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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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Tall tales and true: Strategically yours

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By Susan Merrell I’m a journalist, people tell me things – lots of things. The information ranges from the factual to the fanciful and everything in between. Some want to see justice done through the media, others just want their story told, while some try to use the media, through me, for mischievous purposes and for all sorts of reasons, including to make me appear foolish and gullible by publishing their lies. So I’m cautious, but just occasionally a story is run past me that is so fantastical, so amusing that it would be a travesty not to share it. Continue reading Tall tales and true: Strategically yours→

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