Month: October 2015

National court decision: What were they thinking!

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By PNG Echo. The National Court, in two separate decisions today, have stayed four government directives.  Two against the banning of lawyers Egan and Lambert from entering the country and two against the dismissal of Police officers Gitua and Eluh. I have not yet been able to ascertain the reasons given for these decisions but I am very concerned with the staying of the disciplinary action against the rogue police officers. Are the PNG courts fully cognisant of the ramifications of effectively countermanding an internal directive and disciplinary censure of the Commissioner of Police against two of his men? Section Continue reading National court decision: What were they thinking!→

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SABLs – The way forward is here!

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By PNG Echo The government has received the eagerly awaited blueprint of on how best to implement the findings of the Commission Of Inquiry into Special Agricultural Business Leases (SABLs). Under the Chief Secretary, Sir Manasupe Zurenoc, the SABL Implementation Task Force has completed its implementation recommendations on the 42 SABL reports and recommendations received from Commissioners Nicholas Mirou and John Numapo. The Commissioners recommendations were that 30 be cancelled, 11 be suspended, leaving only one legitimate lease. Sir Manasupe explained that laws dealing with SABLs were complex and ineffective to deal with the revocation of leases, hence the government Continue reading SABLs – The way forward is here!→

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