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Hallo 2014 – Political stunts and more violence against women.

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By PNG Echo. PNG Echo is officially back to work after the Christmas break. With so many things of import occurring in early January, it proved a bit of a ‘Clayton’s’ break.  What happened to the usual practice of Papua New Guniean MPs exiting the country for the summer break and only returning in February for the first sitting of  parliament (and sometimes not even that soon)? Political shenanigns Early January saw a dangerous political manoeuvre by the Opposition Leader (were the Casinos closed?) as he insisted on arrest warrants, sworn out at the end of 2013 (of which no one Continue reading Hallo 2014 – Political stunts and more violence against women.→

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Opposition: Baying for blood

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By PNG Echo The arrest warrants out for Prime Minister Peter O’Neill, Treasurer Don Polye and Minister for Finance James Marape over the alleged facilitation of illegal payments to lawyer, Paul Paraka may yet prove premature and an actual hindrance to justice. These warrants, sworn out late last year, have yet to be actioned and the Opposition Leader, Belden Namah, yesterday, broke his ban on talking to the mainstream media to insist that the Police Commissioner arrest the trio. Belden Namah, in this repeated call for arrest, is toadying to the most base instincts of revenge and instant gratification.  It Continue reading Opposition: Baying for blood→

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