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PNG's Pro-Death Penalty Stance Meets International Criticism
JULY 10, 2009 Dr. Allan Marat Minister of Justice Department of Justice Government of Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Dear Minister Marat: We write to express concern over your recent statements in Parl… more →
Tubuans & Dukduks
PNG's Pro-Death Penalty Stance Meets International Criticism
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Tavurvur wrote 4 months ago: JULY 10, 2009 Dr. Allan Marat Minister of Justice Department of Justice Government of Papua New Guin … more →
10 Reasons to Challenge an Australia/NZ – Pacific FTA (Part 2)
Tavurvur wrote 4 months ago: Following on from Part 1 of my previous post, 10 Reasons to Challenge an Australia/NZ – Pacific FTA … more →
10 Reasons to Challenge an Australia/NZ - Pacific FTA (Part 1)
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Tavurvur wrote 6 months ago: For those of you have been reading Tubuans & Dukduks you will know that I’m a big believer … more →
Press Release: Forum Chair Statement on the Situation in Fiji
Tavurvur wrote 8 months ago: PRESS STATEMENTS: 15 April 2009 PRESS STATEMENT 16/09 Wednesday, 15th April 2009 Statement by Forum … more →
Melanesian Symposium - Not Just Talking and Walking
Tavurvur wrote 8 months ago: This post has been in the pipeline for a while now. For those of you have been regular readers of Tu … more →
Urgent Need to Protect IP in the Pacific
Tavurvur wrote 9 months ago: Following Tubuans & Dukduks’ interview with Radio Australia concerning the poaching of the … more →
PNG, the World Ocean Conference & the Coral Triangle Initiative
Tavurvur wrote 9 months ago: I’ve been extremely busy over the past week and haven’t been able to regularly update Tu … more →
Vanimo says "Thank You" to Victoria
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Tavurvur wrote 10 months ago: Do you remember that Sunday-School story in the Bible about the poor widow tithing two very small co … more →
Can You Spot Sir Michael Somare?
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Tavurvur wrote 1 year ago: On the topic of APEC, it didn’t come as much of a surprise when the heads of state emerged for … more →
Is Indonesia Spying on West Papuans in PNG?
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Tavurvur wrote 1 year ago: Is Indonesia spying on West Papuans who live in PNG? That’s a question that popped into my min … more →
Barack Obama's Pacific: Good or Bad?
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Tavurvur wrote 1 year ago: What will the election of Barack Obama mean for the Pacific? That was the question I was asking myse … more →
NZ - Melanesia Symposium: Why does Melanesia Matter?
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Tavurvur wrote 1 year ago: In a previous post I highlighted the inaugral NZ-Melanesian Symposium which recently closed in Welli … more →
Letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Immigration of PNG
Tavurvur wrote 1 year ago: Human Rights Watch (HRW) is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. The … more →
The Bougainville Complication: PNG's New Crisis
Tavurvur wrote 1 year ago: One of the key peace negotiators in the Bougainville conflict has sounded a harsh warning to New Z … more →
Castro's Cuba & Somare's PNG - Where's the Connection?
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Tavurvur wrote 1 year ago: There was a little significant event that occurred from the 16 September and ended on the 18 Septemb … more →
PNG: The Most Corrupt Pacific Country
Tavurvur wrote 1 year ago: Transparency International’s 2008 Global Corruption Index (known as the CPI index) was recentl … more →
The PNG Defence Force: Our Weakest Link
Tavurvur wrote 1 year ago: “Papua New Guinea does have a defence force – they use bows and arrows and National batt … more →
The Inaugural NZ - Melanesian Symposium
Tavurvur wrote 1 year ago: It seems that Australia isn’t the only country trying to mend broken relationships in the Paci … more →
Asia in the Pacific Islands: Replacing the West
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Tavurvur wrote 1 year ago: Following on from my earlier post concerning Chinese investment in the Pacific and more specifically … more →
