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The PNG Power saga (Part 1)

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By PNG Echo It has been difficult to unravel the many and varied thrusts and counter thrusts of the cases of John Mangos and John Tangit when they were both working at PNG Power Ltd (PPL). So, perhaps it’s best to start with the current state of play and work backwards. John Mangos was charged twice with various offences, firstly relating to his employment contract with PPL and secondly with the allegedly illegal payment to a third party amounting to K62,000. Neither raft of charges got past a committal hearing where the both were found to be lacking in evidence. Continue reading The PNG Power saga (Part 1)→

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Paga Hill – Koim’s complicity

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By PNG Echo Who can forget the mayhem and the abject misery as the bulldozers rolled onto Paga Hill and razed the houses and shelters of a long-established community – albeit a settlement. Women were screaming, men were shouting but to no avail. The police had been deployed to keep them in line; to keep the way clear for the bulldozing contractors to ply their heartless trade. I remember a valiant Dame Carol Kidu standing in front of bulldozers trying to stop them only to be manhandled out of the way by the police. Her standing in the community meant Continue reading Paga Hill – Koim’s complicity→

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