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Having stayed in a foreign country for a few years I can imagine the distraught VC must have undergone having been deported in such a disgraceful manner from a country which basically invited him for his expertise. The imposed curfew in Fiji seems more to be a cover up for officials to GO around do whatever without public knowledge rather than the protection facade its been sold off as. I think its high time we make more smarter choices and decisions for our country and its future instead of the people who have no sense of what a democracy really is.

From the time this report was written, has there been any progress or changes to the Gulf Province up till today, compared to the standard today, 2021

Thank you for sharing this article Kingtau, data has been a problem in PNG, in terms of its reliability, accuracy or lack thereof, making it really hard for decision-makers in the government as well as researchers. I look forward to reading your research my brother.

I would continue to get diploma for accounting at ITI in Kimbe so I want Loan to complete my diploma program.

I am always proud of buai sellers. I was one myself too. They are very customer friendly. Sometimes I buy buai just to chat and ask for directions and sometimes I buy just to support my fellow countrymen and women.

Data reliability is very important.

Thank you for this fascinating and useful blog post. It has reinforced for me the importance of the population figure for planning and reporting. I will give an example here from the telecommunication sector. In Papua New Guinea, there are 2.8 million active mobile telephones, owned by 2.5 million unique people (because some people have more than one mobile telephone). If the overall population is 7.3 million, this means that a third of people have a mobile telephone. But if the population is 9.5 million, then only a quarter of people have a mobile telephone. This could make a huge difference for the planning of government-to-citizen information campaigns, disaster responses and all sorts of activities that require communication. Similarly, the overall population figure would be very important for planning purposes in a range of other sectors, such as health and education. Thanks again for the insights. Amanda

Thanks Kingtau and for this piece. Data is huge problem for PNG. As the pointed out by Bourne & Allen’s Devpolicy article today, lack of or incorrect data can be costly as well. During the El Niño relief supplies didn’t match actual population because the last census was conducted 15 years before the El Niño. Consistent and accurate data is very important.

Currently I am a student and my parents are subsistence farmers and cannot afford on their incomes. But I advise that I would really like to get loan for four years and at the time when I am employed the loan fee will be a deduction then. Thank you.

Hi Kevin, you can download the articles as a PDF to send to people via email by clicking the 'download PDF' button, or I also just added a 'share by email' button to the social links at the bottom of each post. It will open a new email in your preferred email client with a link to the blog post for you to share with others. As you note, you can also forward the email newsletters. Thanks for letting us know how the blog could work better for you. Best, Ashlee

Devpolicy and Howes could do a headline on 'how and why PNGEANS cant migrate to Australia ' worth a read

Why can’t we forward these interesting articles to others via email instead of having to subscribe to newsletters?