In this third post in a three-part series focusing on subnational government financing in PNG, I look at governance arrangements for provinces, districts and local-level governments (LLGs). Governance around subnational government finances in PNG has been lacking. The last provincial audit...
Category - Pacific and PNG
Free movement of people within the Pacific: how?
The Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is the latest to add his voice to calls for the free movement of people within the Pacific. That means the call has been supported now by leaders from Samoa, Solomon Islands and Fiji. The time for debating whether this idea should be taken seriously is over...
The Rabuka government: a first-third assessment
Ice hockey is, almost uniquely, a game played over three thirds. You won’t find much ice hockey in tropical Fiji, but its speed and brutality certainly find parallels in the world of Fijian politics. The Sitiveni Rabuka government is now through one-third of its term. How is it going? Let’s start...
Subnational government spending in PNG
In a previous post, I discussed how provincial revenue in PNG has performed over time, how inequitably it is distributed, and how inadequate it is given aspirations for provincial autonomy. Here I discuss how subnational government — provincial, district and local level government (LLG)...
A different kind of voyage: Tony Hughes, 1936-2024
We republish this unedited obituary of Tony Hughes as a mark of respect for a person of great...
Uncertainty surrounds PNG’s local government elections
In August 2024, Papua New Guinea will conduct local level government (LLG) elections. The...
Cervical cancer prevention and treatment in PNG
On International Women’s Day 2024, we bring you an edited extract from Dr Pamela Toliman’s...
A more cyber-resilient Pacific
It is a truth universally acknowledged that digital developments have shrunk space and time, and...
Self-discovery through education
I grew up on Nubia plantation in the heart of Hansa Bay, Madang province, Papua New Guinea. Both my...
Provincial revenue in PNG: inequitable, volatile and stagnant
Papua New Guinea’s provinces raise their own revenue to help fund the services they deliver. Though...