By PNG Echo On January 24, 2012, almost two years ago to the day, 3 million cubic metres of earth, estimated to be 30 metres high, and 150 metres wide covering an area the size of 14 rugby fields, fell 560 metres from the escarpment to the toe in Tumbi in the Komo sub district of the Hela Province The death toll In the debris’ pathway were 25 people who were either killed instantly or, worse, were buried alive. (Official
By PNG Echo This week, Task Force Sweep (TFS) was scheduled to ‘interview’ Finance Minister, James Marape and Treasurer, Don Polye. At this time, they would have been arrested for their part in the Paraka matter. Task Force Sweep’s investigations have uncovered enough evidence of the pair’s alleged involvement to make this a certainty. Following the Tiensten conviction, these arrests would have marked another watershed moment in the fight against corruption in PNG – a real indication that the tide of fortune was turning against corruption in PNG. But I didn’t happen, and there’s only one man to blame –