tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26972853191637422922024-03-05T20:36:50.600+10:00Papua News GuineaIlya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-83715919720929104342009-07-17T13:39:00.006+10:002010-01-29T14:45:21.009+10:00Death by 1001 cuts<em>NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH</em><br /><br />Papua News Guinea won the Prince Albert Foundation/UNCA global prize for news coverage of climate change, bronze award.<br />The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) was founded in 1948 when the UN began to meet regularly in New York.<br />Its over 200 members come from more than 50 countries and the purpose of the awards is to recognise and encourage excellence in reporting on the UN’s worldwide activities.<br />The award was presented by UN secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon, in at a New York ceremony.<br />The awards were open to journalists anywhere in the world for their work in print, Internet, radio or TV.<br />Coverage of PNG's carbon and enviro woes led to also winning the 2009 Asia-Pacific award for environmental journalism.<br /><br />________________________________________<br /><br />But Due to unpopular demand this is the last post. Sadly Papua News Guinea is to die a very premature death due to AAP concerns the 30 per day who daily read it are undermining the nature of their news service. That and they may be liable for some law suit due to the author's unchecked behaviour. It was but brief. Adieu all ye PNG fateful.<br />ilyaIlya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-19937218384709277952009-07-17T11:21:00.001+10:002009-07-17T11:23:49.462+10:00More Footy Violence in PNG<span style="font-family:arial;">Another killing in post State of Origin fighting in Port Moresby.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><br /><a href="http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/838597/another-png-man-dies-in-origin-violence"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/838597/another-png-man-dies-in-origin-violence</span></a>Ilya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-66100483449410860002009-07-17T08:08:00.004+10:002009-07-17T08:27:12.296+10:00Cockfighting Carbon Trading Australian Horse Trainer in PNG<div><span style="font-family:arial;">By Ilya Gridneff</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">PORT MORESBY, July 16 AAP - A former Australian horse trainer who ran a Philippines cock fighting business is involved in carbon deals central to an inquiry into Papua New Guinea's suspended climate change boss.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Kirk William Roberts denies any wrongdoing in his carbon dealings in PNG and claims former business associates are running a smear campaign against him.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">"I am a loveable larrikin," Roberts said from his Port Moresby home.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">"I've done nothing wrong, we're doing good things.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">"I am the most beneficial foreigner to this country (PNG) right now."</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">But Roberts' role in a series of carbon deals is now at the crux of PNG's carbon trading woes that includes an investigation in Dr Theo Yasause's role as director of the country's Office of Climate Change (OCC).</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Yasause gave Hong Kong based company Forest Top and Roberts, a director of another company called Nupan PNG, an official mandate to trade carbon after Roberts locked in local landowners for potential carbon deals.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">But documents show Yasause issued the mandate when he was the PNG prime minister's chief of staff, signing documents as interim director of OCC on May 12, 2008, one month before he was officially appointed director.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">The documents show Yasause allowed Roberts to go to the world market offering lucrative carbon credits in PNG.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">On the same day Roberts and Yasause also signed a memorandum of understanding with Forest Top director David Leamey to facilitate international carbon credit deals.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Forest Top then gave Australian company Carbon Planet the exclusive rights to broker the credits and provide technical and scientific input to verify the credits.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Forest Top was to be the body that distributed carbon credit sale proceeds to the stakeholders like Nupan, Carbon Planet and landowners.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">An Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) document shows Carbon Planet last year gave $1.2 million for projects in PNG which were associated with Nupan and Forest Top.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Carbon Planet literature predicts the global voluntary carbon market will be worth around $US9.9 billion-$US17.1 billion ($A12.5 billion-$A21.5 billion) per year by 2012, with the global compliance market worth up to $US2 trillion ($A2.5 trillion) by 2020.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Carbon Planet chairman Jim Johnson said they still stood by their PNG deals but declined to comment further.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">The deal between Yasause and Roberts' company Nupan became public last month, and as PNG does not have any carbon policy nor legislation for such ventures, the PNG government sidelined Yasause and launched a full investigation into the OCC.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">The prime minister's media secretary Betha Somare said any of the deals struck were not valid. The new acting director of the OCC, Wari Iamo, is expected to make a similar statement this month.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">"As Nupan (PNG) Trading Corporation is the power-of-attorney for numerous incorporate land groups, it is inappropriate for us to comment on any media speculation at this time," Roberts said.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Nupan and Forest Top are now in dispute and Leamey and Roberts are locked in various legal battles over wide ranging allegations centred in the Philippines, where Roberts is under investigation by the Philippine immigration department.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">"I want nothing to do with carbon credits and nothing to do with Kirk William Roberts," Leamey said.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Roberts, equally as frosty in his opinions of Leamey, was involved in what is considered the Philippines' national sport of cock fighting, running an operation in Olongapo, 130km northwest of the capital Manila.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">"Cock fighting in the Philippines is the equivalent to pokies in Australia," he said.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Roberts said jealous cock fighting rivals, former business partners and competitors were running a smear campaign against his efforts to help PNG.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">That smear campaign includes details of his time as a thoroughbred trainer in NSW, when his horse Yobro won the 1997 Auckland Cup and came second in the Brisbane Cup the following year.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">But in March 2002 NSW Thoroughbred Racing Board stewards charged Roberts for verbally threatening his vet, Dr Darren Gibbins, during a December 2001 telephone call.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Roberts was given a six months disqualification after being found guilty of asking his vet to withhold records from an inquiry.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Previously Roberts had a six-month ban for administering a prohibited substance to a racehorse.An ASIC prosecution report for July to September 2007 shows Roberts also was fined $2,800 under the Corporations Act for failing to assist liquidators and failure to provide reports to the liquidator.</span></div>Ilya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-73958453591047597652009-07-16T10:09:00.003+10:002009-07-16T10:13:26.193+10:00Death by 1000 Cuts - Logging by stealth in PNG<span style="font-family:arial;">While everyone focuses on illegal logging and logging practice - PNG's woes are much more obvious when you see the millions of hectares of land given over for 'Forest Conversion' projects like Oil Palm. Sadly many operators are using forest conversion as a back door to log by stealth.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=125252"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=125252</span></a>Ilya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-58315888117533402102009-07-15T14:37:00.002+10:002009-07-15T14:40:59.452+10:00PNG creates two new provinces<span style="font-family:arial;">PNG's will soon get two new Highlands Provinces - Hela and Jiwaka. See the story below. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><a href="http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/png-to-create-two-new-provinces-20090715-dkyh.html"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/png-to-create-two-new-provinces-20090715-dkyh.html</span></a>Ilya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-59151121534495894782009-07-15T11:06:00.002+10:002009-07-15T11:08:17.486+10:00Digger's remains found in PNG<span style="font-family:arial;">Three skeletons suspected to be those of Australian diggers have been uncovered near Rabaul in Papua New Guinea. In World War II Australia first clashed with Japanese troops when they invaded Rabaul on January 23, 1942. The 1400 Australian troops known as Lark Force were outnumbered and forced to evacuate Rabaul. More below.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25785149-23109,00.html"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25785149-23109,00.html</span></a>Ilya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-82154385677919417022009-07-15T08:17:00.005+10:002009-07-16T14:07:27.320+10:00Carbon Cheating<span style="font-family:arial;">I've come a bit late to this one but it's good satire on the whole carbon credit saga. Worth a look. And it's a great opening act to a story in the pipeline due out today that includes - one horse trainer, Philippine cock fighting, a transvestite and carbon trading in PNG. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I kid you not. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.cheatneutral.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.cheatneutral.com/</span></a>Ilya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-55973715647043358992009-07-13T12:26:00.006+10:002009-07-13T21:49:44.911+10:00Trobriand Islands Yam Festival<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgik3FaOANvO3FYmhxers6IynibQ8cWnjshnrIVAnKO9YMYRQNHMqnOGjs7MFYenaf1Qho7V50K9FL_aAvXUnAYBDeKsXe76rEISQmrnHBew91lZkPlXlKSBNd9IiImOSi0_or5pjS3AUY/s1600-h/IMG_0942.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357781466922423234" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgik3FaOANvO3FYmhxers6IynibQ8cWnjshnrIVAnKO9YMYRQNHMqnOGjs7MFYenaf1Qho7V50K9FL_aAvXUnAYBDeKsXe76rEISQmrnHBew91lZkPlXlKSBNd9IiImOSi0_or5pjS3AUY/s400/IMG_0942.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Just back from a weekend in PNG's Islands of Love - the Trobriand Islands. So bad are the crops that the traditional yam festival (Minimala) has not been held for the last 20 years because harvest sizes are not good enough to literarily sing or dance about. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Above is a picture of one village filling their chief's Yam House with you guessed it -yams. In the past tonnes of Yams were distributed out through the chief's and their yam houses but due to population explosion from too much, ahem, love - harvest is down .</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Trobriand Islander Serah Clark now organises a smaller Ugwabwena Yam festival on Kiriwina in an attempt to revive the islands' dying traditions.<br />The Ugwabwena Festival last weekend drew 50 tourists from around the world to see famous local dances, singing and art and crafts. More pictures and stories to come.<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;"><a href="http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/836861/island-of-love-causing-population-woes">http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/836861/island-of-love-causing-population-woes</a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;">some pictures</span><br /><a href="http://www.aapimage.com.au/Search.aspx?search=PNG+TROBRIANDS+ISLAND%26(IMPORTDATE%3e20090712)&gallery=PNG+TROBRIANDS+ISLAND"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">http://www.aapimage.com.au/Search.aspx?search=PNG+TROBRIANDS+ISLAND%26(IMPORTDATE%3e20090712)&gallery=PNG+TROBRIANDS+ISLAND</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">+</span>Ilya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-76250941115864062912009-07-08T23:05:00.007+10:002009-07-08T23:19:45.633+10:00Journalists and Other Waiters<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmWK7QSXOZQZirurSA3_yV_USmgLYHmrbCtl28nlfx8f0JWV6KPtunlDz6L4vudYzVFXdOKxKxSOXs7qWPApOM3oPpOg2OL5aBk4uccH7qY4OqG3S0U0OVETiDPv2srhJzCXyfv6CG1g/s1600-h/Immigration+letter.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356076538716883442" style="WIDTH: 262px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmWK7QSXOZQZirurSA3_yV_USmgLYHmrbCtl28nlfx8f0JWV6KPtunlDz6L4vudYzVFXdOKxKxSOXs7qWPApOM3oPpOg2OL5aBk4uccH7qY4OqG3S0U0OVETiDPv2srhJzCXyfv6CG1g/s400/Immigration+letter.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Even the highest outpost of Journalism gets caught in the crossfire as contemporary modes slide farther into mere service delivery. Above is a copy of a letter I received from PNG's Department of Labour and Industrial Relations in regard to my short term employment in PNG.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Myself and my company AAP, yumi tokaut olsem mi laik wok insait lo PNG. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">We asked for a three year work permit and we got a three month work permit. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">When you look at the form and see what service industry servants are also signed under the 'Designation' of Jouranalist, albeit better paid and more appreciated, you realise the much maligned PNG public service has a wiked sense of humour.</span></div>Ilya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-78574974979452825012009-07-08T13:07:00.006+10:002009-07-08T13:34:00.931+10:00Musingku conman offers duped investors 'Jesus money'<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaE2YNp5spSBC6f0XET02eklwLlieF8qWAjN8ImtzQ0QVkmpH6-Svjfi44_S5s5OqlGkSEPlTnJxHwaMBjnv6jUqAWOf5KVwPxSCADjXq9EVf88UrcY8H42pcORnu_cl2de_i1C_LGtg/s1600-h/king+musingku.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355923436047737794" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaE2YNp5spSBC6f0XET02eklwLlieF8qWAjN8ImtzQ0QVkmpH6-Svjfi44_S5s5OqlGkSEPlTnJxHwaMBjnv6jUqAWOf5KVwPxSCADjXq9EVf88UrcY8H42pcORnu_cl2de_i1C_LGtg/s400/king+musingku.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSU6HWWfZWYi4WW7F-H5xKkjrKhrkY064wikU6Qpu_-YqQwfR-qc1xA7Z8ihPddkHdBtmUBG-Sp0s0XWIfOMvoY3MRJZv5C-M5hS3-EmXw8dqcjpm4nIVtU1T1P8oxiiHAYDCGn70e2Cw/s1600-h/190209+AK+Gaurd+of+honor.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355923428616314146" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSU6HWWfZWYi4WW7F-H5xKkjrKhrkY064wikU6Qpu_-YqQwfR-qc1xA7Z8ihPddkHdBtmUBG-Sp0s0XWIfOMvoY3MRJZv5C-M5hS3-EmXw8dqcjpm4nIVtU1T1P8oxiiHAYDCGn70e2Cw/s400/190209+AK+Gaurd+of+honor.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Long before naughty Bernard Madoff got in on the scene with billion dollar pyramid schemes Bougainville's self appointed royality </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Musingku"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">Noah Musingku</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> was ripping off people in the Pacific. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Many still hope he will live up to some of his far fetched promises - the latest is a new currency that proudly sports a picture of him and the other big guy - Jesus Christ. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Pictured above is Musingku and from earlier this year when giving newly appointed Bougainville President James Tanis, following behind, a guard of honour. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Just in case people forgot Musingku was also known as: 'His Majesty King David Peii II, Head of State of the Twin Kingdom of Papaa'la and Me'ekamui' he wore a crown with KING written on it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Only in PNG would a wanted conman be able to give a newly appointed leader such treatment and vice versa could one be able to pull it off.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/uvistract-conman-offers-jesus-money-20090708-dcuu.html"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/uvistract-conman-offers-jesus-money-20090708-dcuu.html</span></a></div><div></div>Ilya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-49611758589157560492009-07-07T11:51:00.003+10:002009-07-07T11:58:29.220+10:00Foreign Climate Change Funding Goes Where?<span style="font-family:arial;">A while back I posted ten questions sent to Australia's Climate Change Minister Penny Wong's office which unsurprisingly did not get a response. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The federal opposition, through the shadow climate change minister Greg Hunt, now urges the government to answer those questions and please explain where all the money goes to foreign initiatives with countries like PNG on climate change...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"Can they (Rudd government) point to a single tree being saved?" Mr Hunt asked.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/834621/govt-urged-to-front-up-on-climate-funds"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">http://news.ninemsn.com.au:80/world/834621/govt-urged-to-front-up-on-climate-funds</span></a>Ilya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-68936957196428744002009-07-06T13:50:00.002+10:002009-07-06T14:03:39.469+10:00Women in PNG parliament<span style="font-family:arial;">PNG Parliament to vote on a special provision under the constitution to get three women into the House. It's already failed once but the PM Michael Somare is urging his government to get behind it despite reservations from all sections of society.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-world/png-parliament-votes-on-places-for-women-20090706-d9zc.html"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au:80/breaking-news-world/png-parliament-votes-on-places-for-women-20090706-d9zc.html</span></a>Ilya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-31335011709824847632009-07-06T07:10:00.004+10:002009-07-06T10:49:20.717+10:00PNG Headhunter in Hollywood<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-6MahTKoQaAc5GAYwuBQiKQyk1el6BRH3pkGUomwSLsK9bUxFIwGmQotT7gUoYRJFtMcs0XhBarEkVbMFWRNDcTd3UVh5Ot4m5vmKbGZcy-59tTMhVDt-1vEoHtaBvQHc81PB-WaAxo/s1600-h/IMG_0681.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355088143732356354" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-6MahTKoQaAc5GAYwuBQiKQyk1el6BRH3pkGUomwSLsK9bUxFIwGmQotT7gUoYRJFtMcs0XhBarEkVbMFWRNDcTd3UVh5Ot4m5vmKbGZcy-59tTMhVDt-1vEoHtaBvQHc81PB-WaAxo/s400/IMG_0681.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Look out Hollywood bad guys - Papua New Guinea's Stanley "Headhunter" Nandex looks to be headed for Tinseltown. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The 37-year-old Nandex, a seven-time World Kickboxing Champion, retired this year at the top of his sport. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">But that hasn't slowed the mean machine whose round house kicks have sent more than a few opponents into intensive care. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Now Nandex is pursuing a role in a Hollywood big screen action blockbuster.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"Chuck Norris has been one of my heroes, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Lee, too," he said. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"I followed them as a martial arts student from when I started at 13. I went to Lee's grave in Hong Kong and met Chuck in Florida in USA. I also met Van Damme. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"It will be good for PNG to one day produce another Chuck Norris." </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Nandex said a project set in both Los Angeles and PNG was being planned.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"They're looking for the finance and once everything is in order, we're thinking next year," he said. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"Certainly it will be a dream come true to work in Hollywood, to take part in a martial arts movie series with Don Wilson. The producer is working on the script now." </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Kickboxing in PNG started in 1996, when Nandex crossed over from martial arts. Today, there are about 2,500 registered kickboxers across the country. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">His career of 48 fights includes 41 wins with 30 knockouts and seven losses. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">He has received the industry's 'knockout of the year' award four times, been honoured with an MBE (Member of the British Empire) and has twice been named PNG's Sportsman of the Year. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">His career has taken him around the world and he has a massive fan base in PNG. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">But success for Nandex means giving something back to his country.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">He has no interest in politics, preferring to focus on training young fighters, working as a motivational speaker and even visiting Port Moresby's Bomana jail. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"Winning a few title belts is something, but changing someone's life for the positive - that would be the biggest achievement and that's what I want to do for my country," he said.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"I see in the sport a lot of potential, these kids are off the street, keep them busy and learn something positive for their future. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"Kickboxing gives them a direction, it's also about changing routine about finding their potential." </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">watch here some of the Headhunter's KOs</span></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRLd0AYoeLI&feature=PlayList&p=C9F57F3EA2EF8633&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=3"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRLd0AYoeLI&feature=PlayList&p=C9F57F3EA2EF8633&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=3</span></a></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;"></span> </div>Ilya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-26101346696087378962009-07-04T11:05:00.007+10:002009-09-29T07:35:32.612+10:00REDD the colour of GREED in PNGKirk Roberts, Carbon Planet, Forest Top, Papua New Guinea<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;"><a href="http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/1050">http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/1050</a></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">and one prepared earlier on Carbon Planet - Kirk- Landowners and the vacuum of law/policy/sense...</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.industrysearch.com.au/News/Aust-firm-caught-in-PNG-confusion-over-carbon-trading-40079/"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.industrysearch.com.au/News/Aust-firm-caught-in-PNG-confusion-over-carbon-trading-40079/</span></a>Ilya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-85039979723558760162009-07-04T11:05:00.005+10:002009-07-04T11:14:33.019+10:00Cabon in PNG<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBPGcA0SIrxMYI8lD5wgLMijAFMcE72aAd5YmohQ2BNMQKVSH8lgak2NrHwMBDIsKm4zLP_6I8I0UU5E9P3BoctySEdVHqnxNb0AhOTV_4F9Sff3uwzyqaC507EHjcCrUoj_T9Q2zuA4/s1600-h/not+shown+to+anyone+4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354406902639310914" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBPGcA0SIrxMYI8lD5wgLMijAFMcE72aAd5YmohQ2BNMQKVSH8lgak2NrHwMBDIsKm4zLP_6I8I0UU5E9P3BoctySEdVHqnxNb0AhOTV_4F9Sff3uwzyqaC507EHjcCrUoj_T9Q2zuA4/s400/not+shown+to+anyone+4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgE7ybZyXXFARBTKX524kTRUFtbWlI2eQbsP_5LXsEP4G6VLA2fGA3MiPj818wkIWCsIVMHk0lRzMzfbLAgqocFRU04W5B8Ookzlc-0Siw9nfL2eneJGliOnBNb-Y9r5dJvcWC9VQpkU/s1600-h/not+shown+to+anyone+3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354406899032628962" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgE7ybZyXXFARBTKX524kTRUFtbWlI2eQbsP_5LXsEP4G6VLA2fGA3MiPj818wkIWCsIVMHk0lRzMzfbLAgqocFRU04W5B8Ookzlc-0Siw9nfL2eneJGliOnBNb-Y9r5dJvcWC9VQpkU/s400/not+shown+to+anyone+3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDypVyJdf-wiyROgJ84BDQHFAObTyCo835EcUc_XiNJZiUgHJD3RwgDCw8OW7Nqz_6FeKwdBI6OAOILQFldL1fce6KyvkD08TnDcHvr45pn0DTAHQUZ_BTQWqVT7PWJ5M1fzP7Rc5miOY/s1600-h/not+shown+to+anyone+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354406895518449730" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDypVyJdf-wiyROgJ84BDQHFAObTyCo835EcUc_XiNJZiUgHJD3RwgDCw8OW7Nqz_6FeKwdBI6OAOILQFldL1fce6KyvkD08TnDcHvr45pn0DTAHQUZ_BTQWqVT7PWJ5M1fzP7Rc5miOY/s400/not+shown+to+anyone+2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhz9DumuIjZV9y3OS3gpmeql92SMx56xvVW7234GyMil26BU5Ufad64IAnw6V1Bk5SBmV4jBVL9zKQcjwwtFG_3-HWrIPYDaJHI4nMfId-SnqXJuDa0tMpvSSx0j1rpTAfApi0BLIphM/s1600-h/not+shown+to+anyone+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354406891066863122" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhz9DumuIjZV9y3OS3gpmeql92SMx56xvVW7234GyMil26BU5Ufad64IAnw6V1Bk5SBmV4jBVL9zKQcjwwtFG_3-HWrIPYDaJHI4nMfId-SnqXJuDa0tMpvSSx0j1rpTAfApi0BLIphM/s400/not+shown+to+anyone+1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">More cabon woes in PNG -</span> </div><br /><div><a href="http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-world/pngs-pm-nephew-pushing-carbon-deals-20090703-d7g8.html"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-world/pngs-pm-nephew-pushing-carbon-deals-20090703-d7g8.html</span></a></div><div> </div></div></div></div>Ilya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-6165555594136990772009-07-03T13:59:00.008+10:002009-07-06T11:01:56.831+10:00Lark Force Pilgrimage<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwPY57XipSCgrE9f5W_1UBW9llGVca8UgX-tUb8XQY4TZ5DJ3OKbXmXhSQHn64WVBhMjIiWM2UCS92XVPHjDK6PHGDDHKjeHy-u4-3Zz26rU2EcxnhXNrXBGE0LIJ7RW-95Vtfi8Kaw8/s1600-h/DSC_0015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354080728739972898" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwPY57XipSCgrE9f5W_1UBW9llGVca8UgX-tUb8XQY4TZ5DJ3OKbXmXhSQHn64WVBhMjIiWM2UCS92XVPHjDK6PHGDDHKjeHy-u4-3Zz26rU2EcxnhXNrXBGE0LIJ7RW-95Vtfi8Kaw8/s400/DSC_0015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Pete McGuiness with Bainings kids.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgZCbrds8-UZJmWLi_tQnnpFD61dMFadEjSJ6LamqU8eP-XF4QmE7NrF-fTnPWnm2bcIIG0ogZC72wRaosbVcGFTCTL1ZrZi2tofSiYJ_h0sYIZKkhErZoYVsb-K4wJCNzuImUAidTBI/s1600-h/DSC02226.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354080719516164322" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgZCbrds8-UZJmWLi_tQnnpFD61dMFadEjSJ6LamqU8eP-XF4QmE7NrF-fTnPWnm2bcIIG0ogZC72wRaosbVcGFTCTL1ZrZi2tofSiYJ_h0sYIZKkhErZoYVsb-K4wJCNzuImUAidTBI/s400/DSC02226.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lark Force trek departure photo.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">A while back I carried out a three day trek through East New Britain with <a href="http://www.southseahorizons.com/"><span style="color:#000099;">South Sea Horizons</span> </a>and met some interesting characters along the way. Here is a story about one man's journey to retrace his father's steps when part of the disastrous Rabaul defence during World War II. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.thenational.com.pg/070309/wkender6.php"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">http://www.thenational.com.pg/070309/wkender6.php</span></a><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">and here is a longer version:</span></p><p><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/lifestyle/travel/2567943/Retracing-lark-force-wartime-treks"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/lifestyle/travel/2567943/Retracing-lark-force-wartime-treks</span></a></p>Ilya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-83707313267085579512009-07-03T09:33:00.003+10:002009-07-03T09:48:49.764+10:00REDD Monitor<span style="font-family:arial;">For all those who can’t get enough information on the exciting developments on Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) - check out </span><a href="http://www.redd-monitor.org/"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">www.redd-monitor.org</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">It's a valuable source of climate change and forestry news all into one neat little package.<br />This week they gave the Economist and AAP PNG a pat on the back for their tireless carbon eco-warrior like journalism…So we like them extra more!<br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.redd-monitor.org/2009/07/02/png-update-yasause-suspended-dodgy-carbon-credits-and-carbon-ripoffs/"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">http://www.redd-monitor.org/2009/07/02/png-update-yasause-suspended-dodgy-carbon-credits-and-carbon-ripoffs/</span></a>Ilya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-50558399209830110992009-07-02T17:33:00.001+10:002009-07-02T17:35:38.071+10:00RH Knighthood Outrage<span style="font-family:arial;">Environment groups are outraged billionaire Malaysian owner of Rimbunan Hijau (RH) logging company, Tiong Hiew King, has been awarded a knighthood for work in Papua New Guinea. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The Swiss organisation Bruno Manser Fund dubbed Tiong 'Knight of the Chainsaw'.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><a href="http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=833079"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">http://news.ninemsn.com.au:80/article.aspx?id=833079</span></a>Ilya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-77243573935869028802009-07-02T15:20:00.007+10:002009-07-02T18:14:42.744+10:00Family Mistaken for Car Thieves<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtaH_pY4E7qCLMwjWXU7rcXxXAGAVVGDAxKFlybv3DMz3d9B2c5_kM0SOPP6bbWwBfMHlpteF-cw9Mfxm9M0SoE1PPnpNiaEoeoI2_f2u4klB6fyOakDmqr7R7B82k4fRngzokz_a5-g/s1600-h/rrrr.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353734545452249570" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 297px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtaH_pY4E7qCLMwjWXU7rcXxXAGAVVGDAxKFlybv3DMz3d9B2c5_kM0SOPP6bbWwBfMHlpteF-cw9Mfxm9M0SoE1PPnpNiaEoeoI2_f2u4klB6fyOakDmqr7R7B82k4fRngzokz_a5-g/s400/rrrr.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimee-OaewEr_2PqGQwAptHsU3i9sPRTzSJNSzC9xz4QclwKb5dzD-ar_pFiUDG7iqQ5p7KdAr5oy_tnaGWxVhwWB9RrLBwPpYQFxVsvItGdVYdi1QP7ROnUl1ktTo9GwXH5olDQNeZboU/s1600-h/raskol2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353733736649863378" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 322px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimee-OaewEr_2PqGQwAptHsU3i9sPRTzSJNSzC9xz4QclwKb5dzD-ar_pFiUDG7iqQ5p7KdAr5oy_tnaGWxVhwWB9RrLBwPpYQFxVsvItGdVYdi1QP7ROnUl1ktTo9GwXH5olDQNeZboU/s400/raskol2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2yInprjVSfou4gBaXBkDKSQ8sQlbnjMZXvCm8UBXWNmhwuxg6Sdh9BEJzZI49MMnxY9nIFS8SxJQ-bVeIes4wiw68hGYegpc2OxC1GYjlX-XOnodvq5gpsGc9t34u-tettxKNgAnzCc/s1600-h/raskkkkol.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBl-tU5F7FldhUwF3biPKnTjXDo060k9NtYTyEbXXCM01R0NSP8s2WK2prq3y8NvF5XPSZ-pBR5hixpsoBjT6eFEf8jdqd60jCpLe6oS6Z3OwuPPaxaEPsqCn0HEhcJAVOd2a8KN4EeFM/s1600-h/raskol+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353731734216897746" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 275px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBl-tU5F7FldhUwF3biPKnTjXDo060k9NtYTyEbXXCM01R0NSP8s2WK2prq3y8NvF5XPSZ-pBR5hixpsoBjT6eFEf8jdqd60jCpLe6oS6Z3OwuPPaxaEPsqCn0HEhcJAVOd2a8KN4EeFM/s400/raskol+4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbryuJGziUGqpAIq9C91acFJaN52Tlurd3J4mJSqEbLHona7FSqMayRlS4NsCZVxuVVN0vrhshkAIew36JiTDd05WFXgBdCgk7LkDI_cecax8ozvywnPdm8j9-t3ZAIJWD0Sj8sCX7WgQ/s1600-h/raskol6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353731729177191250" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbryuJGziUGqpAIq9C91acFJaN52Tlurd3J4mJSqEbLHona7FSqMayRlS4NsCZVxuVVN0vrhshkAIew36JiTDd05WFXgBdCgk7LkDI_cecax8ozvywnPdm8j9-t3ZAIJWD0Sj8sCX7WgQ/s400/raskol6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Driving home along up Lawes Road and here is a slice of famous Port Moreby - several shots fired and some locals now lying on the ground. Such is life in Paradise. After a few more questions the story emerges that perhaps here lies innocent men. Over zealous security may have mistaken them for car thieves....again, such is life in Paradise....</span></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ilya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-43472711177792204492009-07-02T14:41:00.002+10:002009-07-02T14:49:47.720+10:00Park versus Supermarket PNG style<span style="font-family:arial;">PNG's PM Michael Somare and his Deputy Puka Temu, the Lands Minister are in dispute over a park opposite one of Port Moresby's major supermarket's Boroko Foodworld. Locals who remember say the same zoning issues lapsed when Foodworld was built. So why is the PM so committed to saving some slides for PNG kiddies?</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=47506"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=47506</span></a>Ilya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-33051666862338912672009-07-01T10:56:00.006+10:002009-07-02T14:41:38.369+10:00This is not a Climate Change pipe<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMfrZ_tT4b-mp5bdph0H05xAU1xYalMePcQa5Vm7es02B-Mi6R8QBqdWRyci7LwTY6i1LqVz6VHsX5RF30pQXC1IiRuSKX_IUtsFiAvBdROYBbp0OwxLIqO_DIazTfxSz-VVuthay0WD8/s1600-h/magritte_notapipe.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353718320704662194" style="WIDTH: 370px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMfrZ_tT4b-mp5bdph0H05xAU1xYalMePcQa5Vm7es02B-Mi6R8QBqdWRyci7LwTY6i1LqVz6VHsX5RF30pQXC1IiRuSKX_IUtsFiAvBdROYBbp0OwxLIqO_DIazTfxSz-VVuthay0WD8/s400/magritte_notapipe.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">PNG's Office of Climate Change director Dr Theo has been suspended so an investigation into the office can be conducted...</span><br /><br /><a href="http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/832299/png-climate-office-director-suspended"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/832299/png-climate-office-director-suspended</span></a></div></div></div></div>Ilya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-36957880931818898642009-06-30T17:09:00.008+10:002009-07-01T08:56:17.782+10:00Stinky End Thwarted<span style="font-family:arial;">In a past life in London I worked for some of the world's best/worst tabloids. But moving to the AAP foreign correspondent role in PNG does not necessarily mean serious journalism. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">In fact it is very apparent the Australian media obsession with PNG is not serious at all. It's all a little too complicated and different so w</span><span style="font-family:arial;">hat they want, or the media wants, is a healthy dose of witches, raskols, 'ooga booga' weird that keeps every one at a safe distance, happy in their prejudices. Oh don't forget a healthy dose of plane crashes and high alert for ex-pat rape and murder.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">But having said all that- there is no doubt an endless supply of cracking PNG yarns that would make any hackneyed tabloid editor moist with excitment.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">So here is some more from the classic PNG vault - I've already been complimented for managing to work sorcery into a toilet suicide bid...</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25712697-12335,00.html"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25712697-12335,00.html</span></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">by popular demand here are some others- </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Wife killed after testicle-jibe<br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.news.com.au/story/0,,24291896-1702,00.html"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">http://www.news.com.au/story/0,,24291896-1702,00.html</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Women bash serial bottom pincher<br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24222989-23109,00.html"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24222989-23109,00.html</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">And here is a friends favourite - picked up by reuters..</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKSYD29791720080409"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKSYD29791720080409</span></a>Ilya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-60442387323308992992009-06-30T12:14:00.001+10:002009-06-30T12:16:16.333+10:00PNG Boxing Death<span style="font-family:arial;">Questions have been raised over the handling of a boxing bout that resulted in the death of Papua New Guinean boxer making his professional debut.<br />Joel Hayeu, 23, from Manus Province in PNG's north, died in Port Moresby General Hospital on Sunday morning after sustaining head injuries during a six-round welterweight loss in a PNG Pro Boxing Federation bout on June 21.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/png-boxing-debut-ends-in-coma-death-20090630-d2zr.html"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/png-boxing-debut-ends-in-coma-death-20090630-d2zr.html</span></a>Ilya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-24629995409736109662009-06-30T07:57:00.005+10:002009-06-30T08:14:47.154+10:00In questions regarding AFP -AFP can't comment...<span style="font-family:arial;">Journalists dealIing with government agencies and governments know the run-run-run-around you get. The specifics you ask and the bland empty rhetoric you receive. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">But in the ever quixotic task of trying to get to the bottom of the Climate Change debacle, in particular to a host of multimillion dollar Australian-led initatives, I have tried on several fronts to find out what's going on. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">T</span><span style="font-family:arial;">he Australian government responses add to the Grahame Green story line made comical on a daily basis by the Office of Climate Change PNG.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Here are some questions posed to the Australian Federal Police - tied to past media articles - and see the response below...<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Dear Sir<br /><br /><a href="http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25623185-661,00.html"><span style="color:#000099;">http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25623185-661,00.html</span></a> </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">To clarify - I am not making reference to PNG laws. (In PNG no laws have been broken as no laws exist). I did ask Penny wong's office about evolving climate change initiatives with AFP but got no response to that or the nine other questions.<br /><br />I think its pretty clear what the questions are asking. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">So hopefully that clarifies the issues you raise and I pose the original questions again- </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Is the Australian Federal Police involved in monitoring carbon deals or will be involved in monitoring as part of transnational crimes? </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Is there any "dialogue" between the AFP and say the Australian climate change office or the PNG climate change off or any other agencies on this issue? </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">A range of Australian companies are operating in PNG offering carbon trade deals or brokering - often facilitating some of these dubious deals that have been recently exposed by media - what responsibility does the Australian government or the AFP have in monitoring Australian companies in dubious carbon trade practice? </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">ig<br /><br /><br />AFP response -<br /><br />Hello Ilya </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Thank you for the clarification and reference to the Herald Sun story. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Unfortunately the questions touch on policy matters that may or may not be referred to us from Ministerial level, or at such time as legislative initiatives come into being. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">As such they are not questions that we can respond to at this stage and I would suggest that you keep trying Penny Wong's office. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I am sorry that we cannot be of more assistance in this instance. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Regards<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span>Ilya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697285319163742292.post-59420971859465908412009-06-29T13:58:00.003+10:002009-06-29T14:04:11.491+10:00Crime and Punishment in PNG<span style="font-family:arial;">Port Moresby police have destroyed 5-mile settlement after three were killed in the area after the State-of-Origin rugby league clash last Wednesday night.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Chief Superintendent Fred Yakasa said hardline demolition and confiscation of beer from black-market shops was the only thing illegal settlers understood.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"My police will patrol these roads and they have been instructed to break legs and hands of people caught breaking that order.<br />"Enough is enough," he said.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><a href="http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/six-arrested-in-png-over-origin-deaths-20090629-d21v.html"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/six-arrested-in-png-over-origin-deaths-20090629-d21v.html</span></a>Ilya Gridneffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477194739816491618noreply@blogger.com0