The new media development policy being proposed by the Papua New Guinea Communications Minister...
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PNG as resource dependent as Saudi Arabia
When we think of resource-dependent economies, we normally think of the Middle East, and economies...
Doubling of PNG MP funds a bad move
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape announced during the 2022 festive season that the...
Bikpela wok na liklik mani: smallholders’ decisions on...
When my late colleague Tom Betitis and I were surveying village agriculture on Bougainville Island...
Vale Sir Leonard Wilson Kamit, CBE
This is an edited extract from the eulogy given at Sir Leonard Wilson Kamit’s funeral on 17...
Changes in Papua New Guinea’s fresh food marketplaces
In the mid-afternoon, in an area of West Goroka in Papua New Guinea known as Lopi, women gather in...
PNG’s rural decay: a personal perspective (Part 3)
Close to ten years ago, I penned a two-part personal story to highlight the sad tale of rural decay...
Economic challenges await Papua New Guinea in 2023
2022 was a momentous year for Papua New Guinea. It held its 10th national elections. The 2022...
Is PNG’s economic bust over?
Since 2014, when construction for the PNG LNG project ended and the oil price fell, Papua New...
Undoing Sir Mekere’s financial sector reforms in PNG
The November 2022 session of Papua New Guinea’s national parliament witnessed a flurry of important...