Nation building and the necessity of historical national symbols

By PNG Echo. Who gave Speaker of the Papua New Guinean Parliament, Theo Zurenuoc, the right to shape Papua New Guinea after an image that he chooses? Who gave him the right to arbitrarily reinterpret the constitution and what the founding father’s meant – and to decide where they’d erred? I’m speaking, specifically, of the tearing down of traditional artefacts originally commissioned for the Haus Tambaran to be replaced by others that the Speaker finds more to his taste, sensibilities and his personal interpretation of the Christian doctrine.

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The week that was – ending 9 December 2013: Of awards and websites, sharing, sacrilege, downturns and death.

It’s one thing to be an opportunist – to be in there with the main chance – but to be the one who knowingly creates the opportunity, is one step up again.  In drug speak:  Namah is not just the user, but the supplier.  More heinous still is when the ‘supplier’ is in a trusted position. By PNG Echo Last week, the Australian Federal Police and PNG investigative authorities, signed an historic agreement to share information on corrupt activities affecting both countries. And it’s not before time – they should start with getting an updated list of PNG nationals owning Continue reading The week that was – ending 9 December 2013: Of awards and websites, sharing, sacrilege, downturns and death.

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