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Power, position and pragmatism – the judiciary vs the executive in PNG

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By PNG Echo Cast your minds back to 2011/2012 – a significant time in the annals of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) political history It was a time when a defiant executive government squared up to a rampant judiciary in a struggle for supremacy that, arguably, was ultimately won by the executive government (who retained power) However, during the struggle, the judiciary (embodied by the Chief Justice, Sir Salamo Injia) never retreated and many a lesson about the effective wielding of power was learnt by the government players, especially in that which concerns the power, actual and assumed, of the Chief Continue reading Power, position and pragmatism – the judiciary vs the executive in PNG→

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PNG sisterhood – wherefore art thou?

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By PNG Echo. On International Women’s Day yesterday the media were invited to a business women’s breakfast at the Gateway Hotel, Port Moresby. Their purpose was to promote publicly the achievements of these women. Do a little bragging on their behalf, if you like. Under the circumstances, you’d expect that they’d be welcomed and treated with the respect they deserve, wouldn’t you? But no, with breathtaking disdain there was absolutely nothing there to accommodate media (most of whom were female) and a request by one journalist for a glass of water was refused as the waitpeople fell over the reporters Continue reading PNG sisterhood – wherefore art thou?→

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