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From Anna Yambo on They don’t see a problem: indifference to language loss in PNG
Please I want to be in the team for the research
From Ghandi Katao on The path to kina convertibility in PNG: part two
The prepostion for further kina devaluation talks started back in 2016 or even before that, by IMF. Why hasn't the BPNG devalue kina a decade ago than today? Devalution as a government policy should work well in an export based economy and not import based. Besides kina value is already weak, why further weaken it?
From Paul de Villers on “Geopolitics fo wat?” Reassessing Malaita’s rural development
Thank you Anouk for sharing this very deep and smart insight
From Ancuta Hansen on The chasm between anti-corruption pledges and practicalities
Thank you for this informative article, Shailendra. Anti-corruption efforts are worth the investment, but they are increasingly hindered in an international environment that is becoming more transactionalist and less accountability-oriented.
From Laun Petrus on PNG’s rural decay: a personal perspective (Part 1)
Very heartfelt being from the same area and felt the same things... the scare is imprinted on us forever untill such time when true government services reach the area.
From Laun Petrus on PNG’s rural decay: a personal perspective (Part 3)
This is very informative from @Andrew Anton. The area is being so isolated till today even after government is talking multi billion Kina Connect PNG programe. It the so called connect PNG is true and reall in this country, it should have been included for true economic corridor connecting Sepik and Enga via Paiela Hewa LLG areas.
From Maria Ramatau on PALM sending-country diversification
I have registered with National Employment Centre in Fiji since 2023 and still waiting...I applied in the agecare department and was told if I could get a referral from Employers overseas...I work as a caregiver here in Fiji and my only dream is to go for a four year work visa to complete my home ...
From Naren Prasad on The Pacific’s remittance dependence: labour out, cash in
Dear Tihomir, Thank you for your question on the definition of diaspora. By “diaspora”, I was referring to the stock of people born in the country (or holding citizenship) who reside abroad on a medium- to long-term basis, drawing on UNDESA/IOM migrant stock estimates. It does not include short-term seasonal workers counted at a given moment, but rather accumulated migrant stocks over time.
In small countries like Vanuatu with a population of around 320,000, even relatively modest absolute numbers can produce between 8-15%. My argument in the blog does not rest on whether the figure is 8%, 1%3, or 15%. The structural point remains: in small island economies, outward migration stocks, especially of working-age and skilled populations, are proportionally far more consequential than in large countries.
From Aihunu Jeffrey Joel Houakau on “Geopolitics fo wat?” Reassessing Malaita’s rural development
There is saying that goes like this; Don't make plans in the hope that what is in another man's basket will finance/fund it.
From Tihomir Rangelov on The Pacific’s remittance dependence: labour out, cash in
What is the definition of diaspora here? If it's the number of citizens who reside abroad, 15% for Vanuatu seems very unlikely. Even if you count non-Melanesians who have been naturalized, and even if you count those that may be doing seasonal work abroad at any given time (around 2% of the population I believe).
From Shedric Bisapen on A new Porgera?