Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Top Papua New Guinea government officials refered to Ombudsman Commission


By Gelab Piak*

Three top leaders of the Papua New Guinea Government will be referred to the Ombudsman Commission by Opposition Leader Sir Mekere Morauta after the long adjournment of Parliament yesterday. The three top leaders to be refered are Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare, Speaker Jeffery Nape and Leader of Government Business Paul Tiensten.

“We in the Opposition will be referring three leaders to the Ombudsman Commission. Speaker (Nape) for entertaining the motion, Prime Minister as the leader of the executive arm for engaging the house to vote for its adjournment and the Leader of Government Business for moving the motion,” Sir Mekere said. National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop joined in the MP's political rally announce that they were considering taking the Government to court for breaching and not fulfilling the 63-day sitting days as required.

They sat for 41 days, according to records and still need at least 22 days to fulfill Parliament sitting requirement days. “What happened today, when the Government adjourned Parliament to November, is an outrage. It confirms what the parties in Opposition have been saying for months, that the ruling clique is a law unto itself.

They are clearly scared of facing a vote of no confidence, so they have shut down Parliament,” Sir Mekere said.Parliament has not sat the required number of days stipulated by the Constitution. The Government’s action to shut down Parliament yesterday was unconstitutional,” he said.

The Opposition members said for seven years, the National Alliance Government had used the Speaker’s office as a political tool when this office was supposed to be impartial. They claim that clearly the reson for the MP's Political revolt and the Vote of no confidence is simply that the Somare Government has not delivered much, and when MP's want to take responsibility and fill in the void created by the Government, they are hampered the Somare Regime using Project funds and Funding to threaten or manipulate them, and their decisions they make on the floor of Parliament.

* Piak is a student at the Divine Word University in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea

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Top Papua New Guinea government officials refered to Ombudsman Commission


By Gelab Piak*

Three top leaders of the Papua New Guinea Government will be referred to the Ombudsman Commission by Opposition Leader Sir Mekere Morauta after the long adjournment of Parliament yesterday. The three top leaders to be refered are Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare, Speaker Jeffery Nape and Leader of Government Business Paul Tiensten.

“We in the Opposition will be referring three leaders to the Ombudsman Commission. Speaker (Nape) for entertaining the motion, Prime Minister as the leader of the executive arm for engaging the house to vote for its adjournment and the Leader of Government Business for moving the motion,” Sir Mekere said. National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop joined in the MP's political rally announce that they were considering taking the Government to court for breaching and not fulfilling the 63-day sitting days as required.

They sat for 41 days, according to records and still need at least 22 days to fulfill Parliament sitting requirement days. “What happened today, when the Government adjourned Parliament to November, is an outrage. It confirms what the parties in Opposition have been saying for months, that the ruling clique is a law unto itself.

They are clearly scared of facing a vote of no confidence, so they have shut down Parliament,” Sir Mekere said.Parliament has not sat the required number of days stipulated by the Constitution. The Government’s action to shut down Parliament yesterday was unconstitutional,” he said.

The Opposition members said for seven years, the National Alliance Government had used the Speaker’s office as a political tool when this office was supposed to be impartial. They claim that clearly the reson for the MP's Political revolt and the Vote of no confidence is simply that the Somare Government has not delivered much, and when MP's want to take responsibility and fill in the void created by the Government, they are hampered the Somare Regime using Project funds and Funding to threaten or manipulate them, and their decisions they make on the floor of Parliament.

* Piak is a student at the Divine Word University in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea

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Top Papua New Guinea government officials refered to Ombudsman Commission


By Gelab Piak*

Three top leaders of the Papua New Guinea Government will be referred to the Ombudsman Commission by Opposition Leader Sir Mekere Morauta after the long adjournment of Parliament yesterday. The three top leaders to be refered are Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare, Speaker Jeffery Nape and Leader of Government Business Paul Tiensten.

“We in the Opposition will be referring three leaders to the Ombudsman Commission. Speaker (Nape) for entertaining the motion, Prime Minister as the leader of the executive arm for engaging the house to vote for its adjournment and the Leader of Government Business for moving the motion,” Sir Mekere said. National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop joined in the MP's political rally announce that they were considering taking the Government to court for breaching and not fulfilling the 63-day sitting days as required.

They sat for 41 days, according to records and still need at least 22 days to fulfill Parliament sitting requirement days. “What happened today, when the Government adjourned Parliament to November, is an outrage. It confirms what the parties in Opposition have been saying for months, that the ruling clique is a law unto itself.

They are clearly scared of facing a vote of no confidence, so they have shut down Parliament,” Sir Mekere said.Parliament has not sat the required number of days stipulated by the Constitution. The Government’s action to shut down Parliament yesterday was unconstitutional,” he said.

The Opposition members said for seven years, the National Alliance Government had used the Speaker’s office as a political tool when this office was supposed to be impartial. They claim that clearly the reson for the MP's Political revolt and the Vote of no confidence is simply that the Somare Government has not delivered much, and when MP's want to take responsibility and fill in the void created by the Government, they are hampered the Somare Regime using Project funds and Funding to threaten or manipulate them, and their decisions they make on the floor of Parliament.

* Piak is a student at the Divine Word University in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guineans need a new government


The warfare erupted recently at the floor of parliament by the government and their corrupt leaders is unconstitutional and those responsible should be referred to the Ombudsman Commission. Such corrupt practices and manipulating of the laws in the constitution of the country is ridiculous. The people of Papua New Guinea are seek and tired of seeing pot-bellied politicians using parliamentary privileges to satisfy their own interests.

Opposition candidate for Prime Minister Dr Bob Danaya (with glasses) making a point during the press conference yesterday. He is flanked by Namatanai MP Byron Chan, NCDC Governor Powes Parkop and Opposition Leader Sir Mekere Morauta

The actions shown by government Members om the floor of parliament portrays not only a dictatorship form of government but a government who is violating the Constitution to cling onto power. To all Papua New Guineans, this is a worst form of tyranny and it's uncalled for for a corrupt government to maintain it's stances on it's corrupt ideologies.

It's right time for people of Papua New Guinea to show their frustrations, be it on the streets, protest marches, stop work, etc...to show the NA led government that they are corrupt and manipulating the democratic system to suit their selfish needs and cling onto power.

Therefore, I urge all thinking Papua New Guineans to speak up and get rid of this corrupt government of Somare and Temu and their lack of government policies under an unproductive party called National Alliance.

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Papua New Guineans need a new government


The warfare erupted recently at the floor of parliament by the government and their corrupt leaders is unconstitutional and those responsible should be referred to the Ombudsman Commission. Such corrupt practices and manipulating of the laws in the constitution of the country is ridiculous. The people of Papua New Guinea are seek and tired of seeing pot-bellied politicians using parliamentary privileges to satisfy their own interests.

Opposition candidate for Prime Minister Dr Bob Danaya (with glasses) making a point during the press conference yesterday. He is flanked by Namatanai MP Byron Chan, NCDC Governor Powes Parkop and Opposition Leader Sir Mekere Morauta

The actions shown by government Members om the floor of parliament portrays not only a dictatorship form of government but a government who is violating the Constitution to cling onto power. To all Papua New Guineans, this is a worst form of tyranny and it's uncalled for for a corrupt government to maintain it's stances on it's corrupt ideologies.

It's right time for people of Papua New Guinea to show their frustrations, be it on the streets, protest marches, stop work, etc...to show the NA led government that they are corrupt and manipulating the democratic system to suit their selfish needs and cling onto power.

Therefore, I urge all thinking Papua New Guineans to speak up and get rid of this corrupt government of Somare and Temu and their lack of government policies under an unproductive party called National Alliance.

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Papua New Guineans need a new government


The warfare erupted recently at the floor of parliament by the government and their corrupt leaders is unconstitutional and those responsible should be referred to the Ombudsman Commission. Such corrupt practices and manipulating of the laws in the constitution of the country is ridiculous. The people of Papua New Guinea are seek and tired of seeing pot-bellied politicians using parliamentary privileges to satisfy their own interests.

Opposition candidate for Prime Minister Dr Bob Danaya (with glasses) making a point during the press conference yesterday. He is flanked by Namatanai MP Byron Chan, NCDC Governor Powes Parkop and Opposition Leader Sir Mekere Morauta

The actions shown by government Members om the floor of parliament portrays not only a dictatorship form of government but a government who is violating the Constitution to cling onto power. To all Papua New Guineans, this is a worst form of tyranny and it's uncalled for for a corrupt government to maintain it's stances on it's corrupt ideologies.

It's right time for people of Papua New Guinea to show their frustrations, be it on the streets, protest marches, stop work, etc...to show the NA led government that they are corrupt and manipulating the democratic system to suit their selfish needs and cling onto power.

Therefore, I urge all thinking Papua New Guineans to speak up and get rid of this corrupt government of Somare and Temu and their lack of government policies under an unproductive party called National Alliance.

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USD 87.6 Million for LWF Projects and Programs in 2008


Total income for the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in 2008 amounted to USD 102.9 million compared to USD 100.2 million the previous year. According to the recently published LWF Annual Report 2008, the LWF member churches and their related agencies provided financial assistance amounting to USD 68.8 million toward the organization’s administrative support and programs.

The remainder included income from
United Nations’ agencies, different governments, local income in the field programs and interest earned on short-term deposits. In 2008 the LWF Secretariat expenditure totaled USD 101.3million, compared to USD 96.8 million in 2007. Out of this amount, USD 13.7 million was used for coordination, while USD 87.6 million was distributed to LWF projects and programs. In addition, the total expenditure includes a provision to cover actuarial pension liabilities of USD 549,000.

The Department for World Service spent USD 81.8 million for its work in 36 countries. Some USD 14.1 million went to activities of the Department for Mission and Development; Department for Theology and Studies, USD 1.2 million; and USD 4.2 million to the General Secretariat. The LWF financial statement in the past year showed a USD 1.06million surplus. By the end of 2008, the organization's reserves amounted to USD 22.5 million.

The
LWF Foundation - Endowment Fund had an amount of CHF 9.7million by the end of the year. The Fund was registered in April1999 to supplement financial support for the organization’s work. Its current target is CHF 20 million by 2017, but the long-term goal is to reach CHF 50 million.

Produced in July 2009 with the theme "A Reconciling Communion,"the 2008 Annual Report highlights LWF's work through its Geneva Secretariat units and field offices. The 36-page full-color brochure includes focuses on food security, sustainability,healing and reconciliation, communion as a gift and task, and preparations for the 2010 LWF Eleventh Assembly, with the theme"
Give Us Today Our Daily Bread."

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USD 87.6 Million for LWF Projects and Programs in 2008


Total income for the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in 2008 amounted to USD 102.9 million compared to USD 100.2 million the previous year. According to the recently published LWF Annual Report 2008, the LWF member churches and their related agencies provided financial assistance amounting to USD 68.8 million toward the organization’s administrative support and programs.

The remainder included income from
United Nations’ agencies, different governments, local income in the field programs and interest earned on short-term deposits. In 2008 the LWF Secretariat expenditure totaled USD 101.3million, compared to USD 96.8 million in 2007. Out of this amount, USD 13.7 million was used for coordination, while USD 87.6 million was distributed to LWF projects and programs. In addition, the total expenditure includes a provision to cover actuarial pension liabilities of USD 549,000.

The Department for World Service spent USD 81.8 million for its work in 36 countries. Some USD 14.1 million went to activities of the Department for Mission and Development; Department for Theology and Studies, USD 1.2 million; and USD 4.2 million to the General Secretariat. The LWF financial statement in the past year showed a USD 1.06million surplus. By the end of 2008, the organization's reserves amounted to USD 22.5 million.

The
LWF Foundation - Endowment Fund had an amount of CHF 9.7million by the end of the year. The Fund was registered in April1999 to supplement financial support for the organization’s work. Its current target is CHF 20 million by 2017, but the long-term goal is to reach CHF 50 million.

Produced in July 2009 with the theme "A Reconciling Communion,"the 2008 Annual Report highlights LWF's work through its Geneva Secretariat units and field offices. The 36-page full-color brochure includes focuses on food security, sustainability,healing and reconciliation, communion as a gift and task, and preparations for the 2010 LWF Eleventh Assembly, with the theme"
Give Us Today Our Daily Bread."

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USD 87.6 Million for LWF Projects and Programs in 2008


Total income for the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in 2008 amounted to USD 102.9 million compared to USD 100.2 million the previous year. According to the recently published LWF Annual Report 2008, the LWF member churches and their related agencies provided financial assistance amounting to USD 68.8 million toward the organization’s administrative support and programs.

The remainder included income from
United Nations’ agencies, different governments, local income in the field programs and interest earned on short-term deposits. In 2008 the LWF Secretariat expenditure totaled USD 101.3million, compared to USD 96.8 million in 2007. Out of this amount, USD 13.7 million was used for coordination, while USD 87.6 million was distributed to LWF projects and programs. In addition, the total expenditure includes a provision to cover actuarial pension liabilities of USD 549,000.

The Department for World Service spent USD 81.8 million for its work in 36 countries. Some USD 14.1 million went to activities of the Department for Mission and Development; Department for Theology and Studies, USD 1.2 million; and USD 4.2 million to the General Secretariat. The LWF financial statement in the past year showed a USD 1.06million surplus. By the end of 2008, the organization's reserves amounted to USD 22.5 million.

The
LWF Foundation - Endowment Fund had an amount of CHF 9.7million by the end of the year. The Fund was registered in April1999 to supplement financial support for the organization’s work. Its current target is CHF 20 million by 2017, but the long-term goal is to reach CHF 50 million.

Produced in July 2009 with the theme "A Reconciling Communion,"the 2008 Annual Report highlights LWF's work through its Geneva Secretariat units and field offices. The 36-page full-color brochure includes focuses on food security, sustainability,healing and reconciliation, communion as a gift and task, and preparations for the 2010 LWF Eleventh Assembly, with the theme"
Give Us Today Our Daily Bread."

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