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A comment sent after the article on shortage of nursing staff in the March Notes. “After discussing some of your issues last night I was told one of the reasons why there is a shortage of nurses is the fact … Continue reading →


Health dilemma Post Courier 20 March MORE than 300 nursing positions advertised for the country’s biggest referral hospital are all yet to be filled.
The positions for Port Moresby General Hospital were advertised last year; unfortunately most were not filled because … Continue reading →

Social Concerns Notes this month presents a rather gruesome view of the social situation in Papua New Guinea.  Good things happen, but sadly acts of cruelty and violence have hit the news during the last month, some of which appears … Continue reading →

[There have been some excellent articles relevant to Social Concerns in recent times, but it is not possible to include them in full within the limits of this monthly blog. Those with internet access might access an excellent article by … Continue reading →

The Dreams of Ordinary Papua New Guineans PNG Blogs Nov 7, 2012 Everyone has dreams. Every year more then 60,000 school leavers enter Papua New Guineas job market, most certainly with dreams and hopes of finding a job and earning … Continue reading →

Koim: Half of development budget stolen The National, 8th October, 2012 HALF of the development budget over three years has been fleeced off in corruptive activities, the country’s top corruption investigator told an Australian audience last week.
That is a staggering … Continue reading →

Girl builds a Library Post Courier, 11/09/2012 A young Sepik girl’s dream to build a library full of books for her village school came true at last. On September 6, the brave 9-year-old, Deborah Buasin, was present to cut the … Continue reading →

K500m used in national elections Post Courier 8 Aug. AN international observer group has estimated that approximately K500 million was used before, during and after the 2012 National Elections by political parties, independents and international financial backers.
In a summary brief … Continue reading →

Has it been a free and fair election in Papua New Guinea?  Maybe it depends on the criteria used to respond to that question.  The writer has video footage of an elderly woman going to vote and a supporter calling … Continue reading →