Category Archives: Politics

PRIVATE VICE AND PUBLIC VIRTUE have been in a tussle for centuries and there seems to be no shortage of venues for the tussle to enlist and stage itself as an issue of public debate. This idiomatic tussle comes into play when matters … Continue reading →

THREE MONTHS AGO IN AUGUST I published an article entitled Cabinets of mendacious Curiosities which offered a commentary on the pscyhology of lying and deceit that is so much part of politics. The article was inspired by prevailing disagreements over the legality of a deal brokered … Continue reading →

WHEN SILENCE ISN’T GOLDEN! is not just a cute aphorism but is equally a poignant imagery that puts the sonoric into a metaphoric dialogue with the perceptual as if these senses share a unity to which our linguistic habits of thought seem too eager … Continue reading →

“THE DEAL IS FLAWED”…. “NO, ITS OKAY”… ” IT WAS RUSHED”! Flawed, okay and rushed are the three kinds of adjectival phrases that captioned front-page news about a recent deal cut between companies and the Government of PNG to develop liquified natural gas (LNG) in the country. The development of LNG … Continue reading →

A bill is now before the National Executive Council for four women nominated members for the PNG parliament to represent women till 2012. This was revealed by the President of the National Council of Women (NCW) Ms Schola Kakas last … Continue reading →

THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA IS GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTANT AND DISCONTINUOUS FROM THE PACIFIC but the situation of some African economies and their dynamics of development have often inspired comparisons with Pacific Island countries irrespective of the elegance and relevance of those comparative projects. The countries of the two regions share a Western … Continue reading →

THE NOTIONAL DIAGNOSIS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA AS A FAILED STATE has been in the air for almost a decade now. Each time the alarm bells of this prognosis is enunciated by an eminent analyst or an institution of some … Continue reading →

TWO SYSTEMS OF LAW is a phrase that carries a familiar ring of echoes. This catch phrase points to the perception of a particular kind of negative discrimination that privileges some people over others when matters of law, justice and … Continue reading →