Category: Focus
2021 Census risks failing again
Papua New Guinea plans to conduct its fifth National Census in July. The last census in 2011 was considered a failure. This means that, if this census goes ahead, the […]
What is PNG’s population?
The short answer to the question posed above is that nobody knows and there is no official estimate of the population of the country in 2020, MICHAEL BOURKE and BRYANT […]
History of informal economy
JOHN CONROY’S book The informal economy in development: Evidence from German, British and Australian New Guinea examines formality and informality in economic affairs in PNG in an historical context The […]
Reskilling, labour migration vital to the Pacific’s recovery
A new World Bank study examines the pandemic’s impacts on Pacific labour markets while underscoring regional opportunities and policy responses. While the Pacific and Papua New Guinea have avoided some […]
Labour migration vital for Pacific
A new World Bank study examines the pandemic’s impacts on Pacific labour markets while underscoring regional opportunities and policy responses. It showed that fewer local jobs and sluggishness in new […]
Australia and the Digicel deal
Yes, the potential sale of Digicel to China is concerning. But Australia should think twice before swooping in on the troubled company, ROBERT POTTER and JOHN YOUNG write Within Australia, […]
Tribute to Sir Mekere Morauta
Sir JOHN KAPUTIN writes about his long-standing friendship spanning over 30 years with late Sir Mekere Morauta KCMG, former prime minister of Papua New Guinea. ON Dec 20, 2020, Lady […]
2021: A year of action, progress
As we welcome the new year and farewell the Covid-19-ridden 2020, the United States, with partners, will resume and continue its development programmes in Papua New Guinea and other Pacific […]
Addressing election-related issues
Political problems have developed since the first national election in 1964. From switching to the Westminster system to ignoring warnings and advise, all these have accumulated to problems faced today. […]
A moment in time: Covid-19, localisation and the Pacific
Learning from the Covid-19, countries learn to progress locally and lead response and development. Josaia Jirauni Osborne, LINDA KENNI, SHIRLEY ABRAHAM, JOSIE FLINT, FIONA TARPEY and CHRIS ROCHE write. As […]