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‘Too good to be true’: the deal with an Isis-linked Australian family that betrayed PNG’s most marginalised
...each other through the courts: those who it existed to benefit, forgotten. narrative narrative narrative narrative Kristian Lasslett, Ben Doherty, The Guardian & PNGi A distressed sale It was in 2014 that three Australian businessmen – the Elomar brothers and their associate Nick Roniotis – scored what appeared to be an incredible bargain in Papua New Guinea, paying 40m kina...
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Ex-World Bank Funded Project Staff Net Chunk of COVID-19 Spending
...some powerful business connections. In July 2016, as Mandeep Newton, Mandy registered the company Ethos 4 Limited. It is a company she jointly owns with Lynn Dora Micah, Jean Eparo and Martha Kaia. According to an article published on PNG Blogs, Lynn Dora Micah is the wife of former government Minister Ben Micah. Ben Micah has featured in a number...
THE COURT REPORT
Yama Bribery Scandal Takes Another Twist
...Ben Neneo ordered no further action be taken against Yama himself. Yali initiated legal action against the Neneo, arguing this failure constituted a breach of his constitutional rights. Judge Canning agreed. In a frank judgement Canning concluded that the Provincial Police Commander had ‘actively prevented’ any investigation of the complaint against Yama. Justice Canning acknowledged the courts should only intervene...
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How Don Polye helped swing the 2012 election for O’Neill
...PM and joined the T.H.E. Party. Other MPs whose districts also missed out on funds subsequently lost in the election. Tony Aimo lost to Ezekiel Anisi, Benn Temon in Mul Baiyer (lost to Koi Trape), Joe Mek Teine in Kundiawa Gembogle (lost to Tobias Kulang), Timothy Bonga in Nawaeb (lost to Gisuwat Siniwim), Ben Semri in Middle Ramu (lost to...
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Tasion Group Chief Branded Corrupt Fraudster by Deputy Chief Justice
...2009, shortly before Teddy Tasion and Europac Rentals apply for the state lease over the Allotment 5, section 429, Hohola, a company is incorporated XYZ Holdings. Its shareholders include: Sam Tasion Dirk Tasion Romilly Kila Pat Ben Samson Fred Morove and Ian Kundin Sam Tasion is Head of the Tasion Group. Notable among the other shareholders are several senior Department...
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Is the net finally closing in on Isaac Lupari?
...Peter O’Neill and Acting Treasury Secretary Dairi Vele, the Ombudsman Commission identifies Isaac Lupari as having played an important role. It was Lupari, along with Minister Ben Micah, who ‘wrongly and improperly’ issued specific directives and instructions to the Independent Public Business Corporation and the National Petroleum Company of the NEC decision to purchase the shares and for them to...
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UBS, Oil Search and the Forgotten Middle Men
...Minister for State Enterprises Ben Micah was wrong and improper when he directed the IPBC Board and management to approve via a Direction Deed the interest payment to UBS. The conduct of Isaac Lupari, Chief Secretary to Peter O’Neill, was wrong and improper when he advised the IPBC of the NEC Decision 79/2014 for the State to acquire shares in...
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Philip Eludeme and the third Manumanu Land Scandal
...Portion 698 (adjacent to Jacksons airport). PNGi has previously examined the details behind the purchase of Portions 406 and Portions 698 and the roles played by various high profile figures, including government Ministers, William Duma and Fabian Pok, and former Minister’s Tim Neville and Ben Micah. Now we turn our attention to Portions 422 and 423. These two portions were...
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Was the PNGDF Scammed out of K15.4m?
...includes the former politicians, Tim Neville and Ben Micah, expatriate lawyer Greg Sheppard, a sitting Judge, Kenneth Frank, and three Department Secretaries, Messrs John Porti, Dairi Vele and Romilly Kila Pat. The case centres on portion 698, a 30.6 hectare block of land abutting Port Moresby airport. According to the Administrative Inquiry report, ‘Defence needed a property in Port Moresby...