I grew up on Nubia plantation in the heart of Hansa Bay, Madang province, Papua New Guinea. Both my...
Category - PNG
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...
Safety in Port Moresby: citizens’ perceptions
Port Moresby, the capital city of Papua New Guinea, is known to many as one of the most dangerous...
Nobody wins in a tribal fight
As a companion to today’s article on armed conflict in the PNG Highlands, and with the...
Stop the see-saw: how to address conflict in the PNG Highlands
A question commonly asked about the inter-group conflict currently occurring in the PNG Highlands...
The paradox of empowerment: gender norms and intimate partner...
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global scourge, with nearly one in three women experiencing...
A new Porgera? Part II
“It’s the same old blues again,” sang Eric Clapton, and there might be a few Ipili and Engan people...
Polygamy is spreading in PNG
In Papua New Guinea, the proliferation of social problems related to polygamous marriages has led...
Is the kina depreciating?
There is lots of talk these days about currency depreciation in Papua New Guinea. And the kina did...
A new Porgera?
Sometimes writing headlines is just too easy: “The new Porgera: old wine, new bottles” would have...