PNG’s MP funding: volatile and unaccountable
District Services Improvement Program (DSIP) funds in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are not unique. Similar systems can be found in neighbouring Solomon Islands and in...
Category : Politics
Jacob Zuma, Former South African President, Is Arrested
NKANDLA, South Africa — Jacob Zuma, the former president of South Africa, was taken into custody Wednesday to begin serving a 15-month prison sentence, capping...
Polye presents evidence to COI on UBS Loan
Former Treasury and Finance Minister Don Polye presented documents before the Commission of Inquiry into the Union Bank of Switzerland, three billion Kina loan yesterday....
Samoa PM Statement
The New Prime Minister of Samoa has issued her first ever statement saying the country's integrity and the people's confidence in the systems of government...
Samoa’s first woman PM heralds a change in Pacific politics
What transpired over the last 36 hours in Samoa was largely unprecedented and unexpected....
Accelerating progress towards gender equality in the Pacific
Suva, Fiji – Pacific Ministers for Women endorsed priorities to accelerate progress towards achieving gender equality and a full realisation of women’s human rights in...
Davis Questions NEC Decision
Former Deputy Prime Minister Steven Davis has questioned the National Executive Council's decision to abolish the Police Department and Office of the Secretary of Police....
Opposition concerns PNG heading into a fail economic state
The Opposition is concern the debt to GDP ratio will continue to increase if the Government is not cautious about how it borrows and uses...
Opposition File Motion of Vote of No Confidence
Member for Ialibu Pangia and the second longest serving former Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill is the Opposition’s new candidate for the Prime Minister’s seat in...
Sir Puka Request Statement from Government on PNG’s COVID-19 Situation
Senior Politician and Member for Abau has requested a public statement on the COVID-19 situation in the country....