Don Polye – A man of the people or a man for himself?

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Last week, the Governor General of Papua New Guinea (On behalf of Her Majesty the Queen) awarded Treasurer  Hon Don Pomb Polye an order of St Michael and St George. The award was for services to the people of Kandep and PNG in general In consideration of this honour, PNG Echo has compiled a three-part series examining the Minister’s services to the people of Kandep and PNG in general. In this first part we look how well he is delivering services to his electorate.  In the second part we look at his record as a leader of his people and Continue reading Don Polye – A man of the people or a man for himself?→

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Rausim: Detention Centre at Manus Island

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By PNG Echo While PNG Echo strives to provide its readers with original content, in this instance, I feel that this letter from Amnesty International is worthy of compromising that position. The letter asks for help to spread the message – as the situation is disgusting (you wouldn’t treat an animal as badly), how can one refuse?  From the tone of the letter, the situation is also urgent! This detention centre on Manus is to Australia’s abiding shame and by default PNG’s also. PNG does not need to adopt another country’s problems nor to contribute to the misery of the Continue reading Rausim: Detention Centre at Manus Island→

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