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A touch of chocolate with extra sugar
This story is as sweet as it gets. One shy, while the other bubbly and the spokesperson was the first…
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Bank accounts do help women in PNG
This is a response to Rohan Fox’s Devpolicy article on 1 April, titled In PNG, women’s economic autonomy goes with…
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In PNG, women’s economic autonomy goes with income, but not with a bank account
Women’s empowerment is a key issue in PNG. However, there is still limited PNG-based evidence on “what works” when it…
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Gender-based violence and private security in Papua New Guinea
by Grant Walton, Sinclair Dinnen Papua New Guinea has well-publicised problems with gender-based violence (GBV) and crime. According to one…
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Foreign Exchange Rationing in PNG: Six Years On
by Rohan Fox Papua New Guinea has been in the grip of foreign exchange shortages and rationing for the last…
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Samoa’s Historic Election Result
Nearly 60 years since independence, and 39 years after the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) took over the reins as…
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New born baby dies as hospital faces drug shortage
By Jim John A new born baby boy died at the Kiunga district hospital in Western Province on Wednesday last…
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Seasonal worker programme under threat
by Richard Curtain Several factors are threatening the viability of the Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP). These include the call for…
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Is aid neo-colonial?
Long ago, in a country many miles from where I currently sit, I worked on an aid project. It has…
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COVID-19 and the ‘Haus Krai’
Papua New Guinea’s COVID-19 situation is worsening. As vaccines arrive, PNG battles disinformation, confusion, and resistance to the vaccine. This…
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