Development indicators for Southern Highlands Province are melancholy

A lot of people have raised concerns for developments indicators particularly for Southern Highlands Province (SHP). I note that SHP and Western province are generating considerable amount of funds from royalties (Western 50% and SHP 25% of revenues). These are additional to government grants and other revenues generated from fees, VAT and equity, shares, etc...

Yet both provinces featured prominently in the district development index – among the least developed districts in PNG. Most of the highlands districts including Enga featured strongly in those poverty index although Enga seem to overspent on education, particularly for higher education neglecting all other areas including primary education.

SHP, Enga and Western province have opportunities many of our provinces do not have and it seems those massive revenue generated are not put to priority sectors such as health, education, agriculture and infrastructure development and heavily spent on other non-essential areas. I note that for Enga and SHP over 300% of expenditure is spent on administration alone with health and education receiving the lowest chunk of provincial budgets.

The deal is done but only time would tell what happens thereafter

I also note that most of the provinces fail to use funds allocated for core service delivery areas and those funds are often lost in the carry over processes in the new financial year. While, central level agencies are often get blamed for poor performance, provinces and districts often go into hiding. The district administrators are key people often forgotten who should be held responsible for failing districts. I know a few that facilitate corrupt MPs and often get away with it.

Overall, ENB seems to have better balance of spending over priority areas and generally do well in development indicators at district level. I think we should learn from such experiences particularly for provinces that are generating a lot of income through the various resource booms while we have the opportunity.

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is projected to raise US$32 billion of 30 years in revenue but if the core service delivery areas do not receive much needed attention, PNG will be tipped upside down with the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer every step of the way.

Development indicators for Southern Highlands Province are melancholy

A lot of people have raised concerns for developments indicators particularly for Southern Highlands Province (SHP). I note that SHP and Western province are generating considerable amount of funds from royalties (Western 50% and SHP 25% of revenues). These are additional to government grants and other revenues generated from fees, VAT and equity, shares, etc...

Yet both provinces featured prominently in the district development index – among the least developed districts in PNG. Most of the highlands districts including Enga featured strongly in those poverty index although Enga seem to overspent on education, particularly for higher education neglecting all other areas including primary education.

SHP, Enga and Western province have opportunities many of our provinces do not have and it seems those massive revenue generated are not put to priority sectors such as health, education, agriculture and infrastructure development and heavily spent on other non-essential areas. I note that for Enga and SHP over 300% of expenditure is spent on administration alone with health and education receiving the lowest chunk of provincial budgets.

The deal is done but only time would tell what happens thereafter

I also note that most of the provinces fail to use funds allocated for core service delivery areas and those funds are often lost in the carry over processes in the new financial year. While, central level agencies are often get blamed for poor performance, provinces and districts often go into hiding. The district administrators are key people often forgotten who should be held responsible for failing districts. I know a few that facilitate corrupt MPs and often get away with it.

Overall, ENB seems to have better balance of spending over priority areas and generally do well in development indicators at district level. I think we should learn from such experiences particularly for provinces that are generating a lot of income through the various resource booms while we have the opportunity.

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is projected to raise US$32 billion of 30 years in revenue but if the core service delivery areas do not receive much needed attention, PNG will be tipped upside down with the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer every step of the way.

Development indicators for Southern Highlands Province are melancholy

A lot of people have raised concerns for developments indicators particularly for Southern Highlands Province (SHP). I note that SHP and Western province are generating considerable amount of funds from royalties (Western 50% and SHP 25% of revenues). These are additional to government grants and other revenues generated from fees, VAT and equity, shares, etc...

Yet both provinces featured prominently in the district development index – among the least developed districts in PNG. Most of the highlands districts including Enga featured strongly in those poverty index although Enga seem to overspent on education, particularly for higher education neglecting all other areas including primary education.

SHP, Enga and Western province have opportunities many of our provinces do not have and it seems those massive revenue generated are not put to priority sectors such as health, education, agriculture and infrastructure development and heavily spent on other non-essential areas. I note that for Enga and SHP over 300% of expenditure is spent on administration alone with health and education receiving the lowest chunk of provincial budgets.

The deal is done but only time would tell what happens thereafter

I also note that most of the provinces fail to use funds allocated for core service delivery areas and those funds are often lost in the carry over processes in the new financial year. While, central level agencies are often get blamed for poor performance, provinces and districts often go into hiding. The district administrators are key people often forgotten who should be held responsible for failing districts. I know a few that facilitate corrupt MPs and often get away with it.

Overall, ENB seems to have better balance of spending over priority areas and generally do well in development indicators at district level. I think we should learn from such experiences particularly for provinces that are generating a lot of income through the various resource booms while we have the opportunity.

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is projected to raise US$32 billion of 30 years in revenue but if the core service delivery areas do not receive much needed attention, PNG will be tipped upside down with the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer every step of the way.

Papua New Guinea Teachers deserve better rewards

I am disgusted at the way the Education Department and it's provincial education divisions are treating the teachers with their leave fares. Teachers serve the communities diligently by executing their duties even though they are not well paid according to the enormous work they do to adhere to the government's policies.

Teachers work tirelessly to implement the government's education reforms and should be given a fair treatment. The 'leave fare' saga is an on going issue and needs to be solved amicably within the various education departments to avoid such disappointments among teachers.

It seems that no one in the education department is paying a close attention to this prolonged issue. This depicts a lack of communication, foresight, and poor administrative organization within the National Education Department and their counterparts in the provinces where most of the teachers are affected.
Balob Teachers College graduates ready to join their colleagues throughout Papua New Guinea to take on the challenges in teaching

This is an issue that needs to be given a top priority prior to the closing of the schools for the year so that teachers could have advance plans for their trips to their homes to spend the holidays with their families and loved ones.

Nothing has improved over the years. The same old issue is coming up every year which has an adverse impact on the poor teachers and their families to suffer the consequences of an issue that is not being addressed adequately by the education officials.

It's getting worse and worse every year because somebody is not doing his or her delegated duty. Let's not make the teachers suffer for something that they did not create. Teachers deserve better rewards!

Papua New Guinea Teachers deserve better rewards

I am disgusted at the way the Education Department and it's provincial education divisions are treating the teachers with their leave fares. Teachers serve the communities diligently by executing their duties even though they are not well paid according to the enormous work they do to adhere to the government's policies.

Teachers work tirelessly to implement the government's education reforms and should be given a fair treatment. The 'leave fare' saga is an on going issue and needs to be solved amicably within the various education departments to avoid such disappointments among teachers.

It seems that no one in the education department is paying a close attention to this prolonged issue. This depicts a lack of communication, foresight, and poor administrative organization within the National Education Department and their counterparts in the provinces where most of the teachers are affected.
Balob Teachers College graduates ready to join their colleagues throughout Papua New Guinea to take on the challenges in teaching

This is an issue that needs to be given a top priority prior to the closing of the schools for the year so that teachers could have advance plans for their trips to their homes to spend the holidays with their families and loved ones.

Nothing has improved over the years. The same old issue is coming up every year which has an adverse impact on the poor teachers and their families to suffer the consequences of an issue that is not being addressed adequately by the education officials.

It's getting worse and worse every year because somebody is not doing his or her delegated duty. Let's not make the teachers suffer for something that they did not create. Teachers deserve better rewards!

Papua New Guinea Teachers deserve better rewards

I am disgusted at the way the Education Department and it's provincial education divisions are treating the teachers with their leave fares. Teachers serve the communities diligently by executing their duties even though they are not well paid according to the enormous work they do to adhere to the government's policies.

Teachers work tirelessly to implement the government's education reforms and should be given a fair treatment. The 'leave fare' saga is an on going issue and needs to be solved amicably within the various education departments to avoid such disappointments among teachers.

It seems that no one in the education department is paying a close attention to this prolonged issue. This depicts a lack of communication, foresight, and poor administrative organization within the National Education Department and their counterparts in the provinces where most of the teachers are affected.
Balob Teachers College graduates ready to join their colleagues throughout Papua New Guinea to take on the challenges in teaching

This is an issue that needs to be given a top priority prior to the closing of the schools for the year so that teachers could have advance plans for their trips to their homes to spend the holidays with their families and loved ones.

Nothing has improved over the years. The same old issue is coming up every year which has an adverse impact on the poor teachers and their families to suffer the consequences of an issue that is not being addressed adequately by the education officials.

It's getting worse and worse every year because somebody is not doing his or her delegated duty. Let's not make the teachers suffer for something that they did not create. Teachers deserve better rewards!