Posted in Family, Health, Politics on July 31, 2007 | 10 Comments »
SOME welcoming news. Outgoing Minister for health, Sir Peter Barter announced to the PNG Women Doctors Association that the government has allocated K5 million kina ($USD 3million) to resurrect the radiotherapy unit that was based at the Angau Memorial Hospital in Lae.
It is indeed good news. Full credit to the PNG Women Doctors Association who [...]
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Posted in Family, Health, Politics on July 30, 2007 | No Comments »
Yali’s election a mockery of law
THE election of convicted rapist and former Madang Governor James Yali raises serious questions about the law which need to be addressed.
Under a technicality in law, Yali was allowed by the Electoral Commission to contest the 2007 general elections on the basis that he has appealed against his conviction. His [...]
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Posted in Family, Health, Politics on July 30, 2007 | No Comments »
IN a previous post of mine I mentioned about a convicted rapist marrying the victim. Well here is another one. A former member of parliament, found guilty of rape was cleared to run for the national elections in Papua New Guinea - while serving a prison sentence. Guess what? This particular candidate won. He has been declared as the member elect [...]
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