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Don Polye – the Engan.

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By PNG Echo  Well is he really?  Engan, that is. Polye lived the majority of his life in Mt Hagen.  Perhaps that’s why his elevation to the position of MP for Kandep sticks in the craw of so many.  Because, in an electorate that’s riven with internecine violence, Polye’s rise to power has hardly been a unifying force  – quite the opposite. He has the dubious honour of an attempted assassination on his life during a political rally in Kandep in 2007. It’s clear that this ‘true son of Enga’, is not loved by all.  Election shenanigans The gunman may Continue reading Don Polye – the Engan.→

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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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