Sir Michael Somare: The money trail

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By PNG Echo. Sir Michael Somare claims he has never received illegal payments. Oh, really? The Community Colleges rort – and the proof of the pudding… On 16th August 2010, the then Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Sir Michael Somare, received the sum of $US280,000 into his personal account (#0374026963) at the Scott’s Mall branch of the Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore, drawn on the account of M/S Questzone Offshore Limited (“Questzone”). See below. Then, on the 1st September 2010, Somare received a further $US 280,000 into the same personal account from the same drawer. See below. Finally, on Continue reading Sir Michael Somare: The money trail→

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An ill wind blows in Bougainville

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By PNG Echo A cold political wind is blowing on the islands of Bougainville that’s fuelling a cold war. This wayward wind, which was downgraded to a tropical breeze at the cessation of hostilities in the bloody civil war on Bougainville at the end of the 1990s, has never been tamed but held in check by a peace agreement signed by most of the warring parties. The Promise The keystone of the accord was the promised plebiscite for an independent state, to take place within 20 years of the agreement. The promise effectively took the wind out of the sails Continue reading An ill wind blows in Bougainville→

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