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Kepari remembered The National, February 7th, 2014 A CAMPAIGN to outlaw sorcery and eradicate it in traditional communities is gathering momentum on the first anniversary of the torture in public of a mother-of-three in Mt Hagen.Yesterday marked the first anniversary … Continue reading →

Leniata laid to rest The National, January 13th, 2014 KEPARI Leniata’s remains were finally put to rest last Thursday after almost a year since she was accused of witchcraft and burnt alive. Hagen youths from the Warakum AOG Church dug Leniata’s … Continue reading →

Silence Sickness PNG Blogs 26th Nov 2013 Recently on the Masalai Blog, former Prime Minister Mekere Morauta wrote a thought provoking article “No one is safe in PNG” (link: http://masalai.wordpress.com/2013/11/11/mekere-morauta-says-no-one-is-safe-in-png/).  Sir Mekere has noticed that nearly everyone in PNG has … Continue reading →

Youths arrested for stopping logging on conservation area Post Courier 22 November 2013 Twelve youths from Bairaman in the Ralopal Concession area under the Sigete/Mukus Special Agriculture and Business Lease (SABL) Project Site in East New Britain have been arrested … Continue reading →

Law passed to protect family The National, October 17th, 2013 THE Family Protection Bill was passed by Parliament to protect families and individuals from domestic and sexual violence, says a non-government organisation.
The Eastern Highlands Family Voice in Goroka has been … Continue reading →

Solomon Islands – Social Concerns… The editor recently spent time speaking with people about social concerns in Solomon Islands.  What did people say?  The most common concern is logging.  People see their trees being cut and the huge logs shipped … Continue reading →

Report: Bribery endemic The National, July 29th, 2013 THE majority of Papua New Guineas are paying bribes to get services, a Transparency International global corruption barometer (GCB) survey has found. And Transparency International PNG (TIPNG) chairman Lawrence Stephens says that … Continue reading →

There has been no shortage of  “social concerns” in PNG this month.  These notes will start with an announcement in the Post Courier newspaper and then the statement from the Commission for Social Concerns of the Catholic Bishop’s Conference New … Continue reading →

Clinic hosts Pacific health workers The National, Monday 3rd June 2013 THE Epeanda aid post in the Southern Highlands last Saturday welcomed Pacific health workers for the first HIV/AIDS education programme to strengthen a Pacific response to the pandemic.Seven health … Continue reading →

Govt for death penalty   Post Courier, 29 April, 2013 THE Government is seriously considering the death penalty for crimes against women including rape and sorcery-related killings, says the Attorney General and Justice Minister Kerenga Kua.
However the Catholic Church’s Archbishop for … Continue reading →