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	History of Papua New Guinea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The term "New Guinea" was applied to the island in 1545 by a Spaniard, Ynigo Ortis de Retez, because of a fancied resemblance between the islands' inhabitants and those found on the African Guinea coast.
		Papua was administered under the Papua Act until it was invaded by the Japanese in 1941, and civil administration suspended.
		Papua New Guinea’s currency, the Kina, has been eroding in value and the pressure on it continues, with capital flight and frustrated development partners (and subsequently reduced aid flows) exacerbating a declining situation.
	www.historyofnations.net /oceania/papuanewguinea.html (1188 words)

	Papua New Guinea (09/06)
		The term "New Guinea" was applied to the island in 1545 by a Spaniard, Íñigo Ortiz de Retes, because of a fancied resemblance between the islands' inhabitants and those found on the African Guinea coast.
		Papua was administered under the Papua Act until the Japanese invaded the northern parts of the islands in 1941 and began to advance on Port Moresby and civil administration was suspended.
		New governments are protected by law from votes of no confidence for the first 18 months of their incumbency, and no votes of no confidence may be moved in the 12 months preceding a national election.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2797.htm (4309 words)

	Top20PapuaNewGuinea.com - Your Top20 Guide to Papua New Guinea! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Independent State of Papua New Guinea (informally, Papua New Guinea or PNG) is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands (the Indonesian provinces of Papua (Indonesian province) and West Irian Jaya (Irian Jaya Barat) occupy the western half of New Guinea).
		The country was named in the 19th century; the word "Papua" is derived from a Malay word describing the frizzy Melanesian hair, and "New Guinea" was the name coined by a Spanish explorer because of the population's resemblance to that of Guinea in Africa.
		Papua New Guinea is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state.
	www.top20papuanewguinea.com (2186 words)

	Papua New Guinea - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		LOCATION and GEOGRAPHY: Papua New Guinea is located in the South West Pacific Ocean on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea.
		It is bound by the Gulf of Guinea and the Coral Sea to the south, Indonesia to the west, the Solomon Sea to the east and the Bismarck Sea to the northeast.
		In June 1992 Prime Minister Namaliu was defeated in general elections and was succeeded on July 17, 1992 by former Prime Minister Wingti upon the casting vote of the speaker of Parliament.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/papuanew.htm (1162 words)

	Travel Advice for Papua New Guinea - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
		Papua New Guinea is in an active seismic zone and regular volcanic eruptions occur, particularly around Rabaul, Bougainville, West New Britain and Manam Island.
		Australians intending to travel to Papua New Guinea for shorter periods are at much lower risk of infection but should discuss the risk of avian influenza with their doctor as part of their routine pre-travel health checks.
		Australians in Papua New Guinea should monitor the travel advice and bulletin for updated information and advice, and ensure that their travel documents, including passports and visas for any non-Australian family members, are up to date in case they need to depart at short notice.
	www.smartraveller.gov.au /zw-cgi/view/Advice/Papua_New_Guinea (2466 words)

	PAPUA NEW GUINEA: parliamentary elections National Parliament, 2002
		Elections were held for all the seats in Parliament on the normal expiry of the members' term of office.
		The elections were so marred by violence, deaths (at least 25 people were killed and many more injured), stolen ballot boxes, multiple voting and incomplete electoral rolls that observers declared them the worst ever.
		The elections were also marred by a lack of funding for transport and personnel, as a result of which electoral officials were unable to access remote areas where about one-fourth of the country's voters live.
	www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/arc/2247_02.htm (511 words)

	Politics of Papua New Guinea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Politics of Papua New Guinea takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy within the Commonwealth, whereby the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
		The Governor-General of Papua New Guinea is elected by parliament.
		Papua New Guinea is divided into nineteen provinces and the National Capital District, Papua New Guinea.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Papua_New_Guinea (1187 words)

	Papua New Guinea
		Papua New Guinea is a federal multiparty parliamentary democracy.
		New elections in those districts, financed by Australia and accompanied by very little violence, were held successfully in April 2003.
		The national youth wage, for new entrants into the labor force between 16 and 21 years of age, was set at 75 percent of the adult minimum wage.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61623.htm (4963 words)

	Papua New Guinea and Bougainville - elections around the world
		Papua New Guinea is made up of twenty provinces, one of which is Bougainville Island.
		Bougainville’s new autonomous government sworn in describes the swearing-in ceremony with Sir Michael Somare as guest of honour, as well as issues to be tackled by the new government such as HIV/AIDS, employment for ex-combatants and the disposal of weapons.
		The situation on Bougainville: implications for Papua New Guinea, Australia and the Region.
	www.aph.gov.au /library/INTGUIDE/POL/elections/png.htm (868 words)

	Papua New Guinea Forum - Elections & the Electoral Office
		News reporters checking on election developments this morning (Sunday January 19) were surprised to learn that the election was over and counting had finished last night (Saturday January 18).
		The elections are for both the National Parliament and all the local governments in the six National Parliament electorates.
		Election orders called the writs are to be signed and given by the Governor-General and the Minister for Inter-Government Relations next month on Thursday, February 20, for the supplementary elections to start officially with new nominations, and campaigning.
	www.pngbd.com /forum/showthread.php?t=5469 (2117 words)

	Papua New Guinea
		Visitors to Papua New Guinea should avoid using taxis or buses, known as Public Motor Vehicles (PMV's), and should instead rely on their sponsor or hotel to arrange for taxi service or a rental car.
		Travel to isolated places in Papua New Guinea is possible primarily by small passenger aircraft; there are many small airstrips throughout the country.
		Papua New Guinea is prone to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and sudden tidal movements.
	travel.state.gov /travel/papua_newguinea.html (2469 words)

	::: Papua New Guinea Expedition :::
		Spain "relinquishes" its claim on New Guinea to Holland and England in the Treaty of Utrecht.
		The boundary between the Dutch-controlled western New Guinea and British-controlled southeastern New Guinea is established at 141ºE longitude, with the exception of a slight westward curve of the Fly River.
		Due to effects of global warming, it is determined that the Duke of York atoll is slowly sinking.Papua New Guinea authorities announce that the 1,000 inhabitants of the atoll must relocate.
	sio.ucsd.edu /png/expedition/timeline.cfm (946 words)

	Transparency International PNG (Inc.)
		With its vision to protect the integrity of the nation, the Papua New Guinea chapter of Transparency International (TI) is raising public awareness of the adverse effects on society of dishonesty and mismanagement.
		Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one of the most beautiful and amazing countries in the world, with human and biological diversity unparalleled by any other place.
		There are many challenges ahead for Papua New Guinea, but given the energy and goodwill of its people and elected representatives, PNG will one day take its rightful place amongst the most livable places in the world.
	www.transparencypng.org.pg (553 words)

	Calls for state of emergency in Papua New Guinea elections
		With polling in the national elections due to begin on June 15, a series of calls have been made in Papua New Guinea for the government to impose a state of emergency in response to reports of campaign violence.
		In April, Morauta attempted to defer the election by seeking an injunction in the National Court preventing the governor general from issuing writs on the basis that the electoral roll was inadequate.
		The majority of candidates in the present elections are independents who are likely to win at least one third of the seats and will trade their votes to the highest bidder.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2002/jun2002/png-j07_prn.shtml (1480 words)

	CNN - Ministers defect from Papua New Guinea Cabinet - Mar. 24, 1997
		PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (CNN) -- The pressure on Papua New Guinea's prime minister, Sir Julius Chan, to resign over his decision to hire international mercenaries to crush a rebellion increased Monday, with mass defections of ministers from his Cabinet.
		Korowi is the representative of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, who is Papua New Guinea's official head of state.
		In the midst of the turmoil, Papua New Guinea's Pacific neighbors are making preparations to extract their nationals from the country if the situation deteriorates.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9703/24/papua.new.guinea (461 words)

	Papua New Guinea - Special coverage sites
		Papua New Guinea, the counting of votes have started in some of the seats in the first week of general elections.
		The election period, which began last Saturday has already been marked by violence in some areas, frustrating delays - even the Prime Minister had to wait nearly five hours to vote, and serious discrepancies in the electoral role.
		This is a subpage of the Papua New Guinea WWW Virtual Library.
	coombs.anu.edu.au /SpecialProj/PNG/topics/E02_special.htm (170 words)

	Skating on Thin Ice
		Papua New Guinea is a Pacific island nation of about 4.5 million people, 96.8% of whom profess Christianity.
		The news article went on to fault Hinn for being a “multi-millionaire” who lives in a “luxurious mansion,” suggesting he was a con artist who was in collusion with certain politicians there for mutual gain.
		Because of the Skate debacle in New Guinea, the constant lying, the promotion of an outdated, defunct theory as “revelation,” contradictory conversion stories and the promotion of occultism (and now denial of the book, not repentance), Benny Hinn’s world is not only confusing but it is a disastrous world as well.
	www.pfo.org /thin-ice.htm (6913 words)

	Correspondents Report - Papua New Guinea's elections
		HAMISH ROBERTSON: Election time is always a busy time in Papua New Guinea.
		And it's doubly busy for the ABC's new Port Moresby correspondent Shane Mcleod who arrived in the PNG capital last week in the midst of a festival of democracy.
		Outside the places where the counting's been going on, scores of supporters and interested people have been gathering to try and get the latest news on how their candidates are going.
	www.abc.net.au /correspondents/s588465.htm (457 words)

	Books fr. University Papua New Guinea Press 1995-1997 and Back List Publications
		Papua New Guinea is commonly thought to be a land without railways.
		Another sub category of such an ideology is the Papua New Guinea manufactured ﾒWantokﾓ system, where economic conditions were determined by ﾒ having a wantok at the right place and landing a jobﾓ.
		The chapters on what Papua New Guinea could or can do to reduce the high illiteracy rate among its two million illiterates should motivate th e nation to revise policies and propose realistic action plans for the implementation of some of the recommendations.
	www.pngbuai.com /000general/publishers/papuanewguinea/pngpubs01.html (5588 words)

	Papua New Guinea Human Rights Practices, 1995 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Title: Papua New Guinea Human Rights Practices, 1995 Author: U.S. Department of State Date: March 1996 PAPUA NEW GUINEA Papua New Guinea (PNG) comprises some 1,000 tribes and over 800 distinct languages in a population of about 4 million.
		In August a joint police-PNGDF patrol shot and killed a student near the front gate of the University of Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby following a confrontation with a group of students.
		While Papua New Guinea recognizes Irian Jaya as an integral part of Indonesia, the Government nonetheless grants asylum to qualified refugees.
	stockholm.usembassy.gov /human/human95/papaunew.htm (3982 words)

	Elections in Papua New Guinea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elections in Papua New Guinea gives information on election and election results in Papua New Guinea.
		Papua New Guinea elects on national level a legislature.
		Papua New Guinea has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elections_in_Papua_New_Guinea (256 words)

	Papua New Guinea Government Information
		Members of Parliament have been are elected on a "first past the post" system, with winners frequently gaining less than 15% of the vote.
		PNG has a history of changes in government coalitions and leadership from within Parliament during the 5 year intervals between national elections.
		Papua New Guinea maintains an embassy at 1779 Massachusetts Ave.
	www.traveldocs.com /pg/govern.htm (647 words)

	SECURITY COUNCIL ASKED TO EXTEND MANDATE OF UN POLITICAL OFFICE IN BOUGAINVILLE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He supported the recommendation by the Secretary-General and the Government of Papau New Guinea to extend UNPOB’s mandate for a year, saying that would enable the parties to implement the Bougainville Agreement in its entirety and ensure free and fair elections.
		Regarding reconstruction of the infrastructure and the restoration of civil authority, he said it was important that priority be given to health, education, agriculture and basic infrastructure. The Council must continue to remain engaged in the process, and Mauritius, therefore, supported extending UNPOB’s mandate by one year.
		MAMADY TRAORE (Guinea) noted that the 2001 Bougainville Peace Agreement, despite some delays in weapons collection, was moving forward thanks to the joint efforts of UNPOB and the Government of Papau New Guinea. He noted the importance of continuing with earnest efforts to achieve reconciliation, re-establish State authority and attain economic and social development.
	www.un.org /News/Press/docs/2002/SC7572.doc.htm (923 words)

	WSWS : News & Analysis : Australia & South Pacific -- Papua New Guinea
		Papua New Guinea election plagued by corruption, violence and a lack of funds
		BP responsible for Papua New Guinea kerosene explosions
		Papua New Guinea ministers sacked as Australia applies pressure for economic restructuring
	www.wsws.org /sections/category/news/au-png.shtml (476 words)

	Transparency International PNG (Inc.)
		Chairman of TI’s Chapter in Papua New Guinea (TI PNG), Mike Manning, has said that the 2006 BPI that ranks companies from emerging export powers such as India, China and Russia among the worst when it comes to bribing, is a good example that corruption is rampant everywhere.
		One of the major concerns ahead of the 2007 elections in Papua New Guinea is the transition from a first-past-the-post system to a system of Limited Preferential Voting (LPV).
		Transparency International Papua New Guinea (TI PNG) has applauded the setting up of the Constitutional and Law Reform Commission (CLRC) and its work to ensure that the legal framework of PNG is relevant and functional.
	www.transparencypng.org.pg /news.html (851 words)

	Letter to Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (Human Rights Watch Letter, October 3, 2002) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		We are writing to express concern about reports that your government intends to sign an agreement with Australia to extend the use of the Manus Island detention center by Australia for another year, following expiration of the current agreement on October 21.
		The detention of individuals on Manus Island, with little or no contact with the outside world, and without access to legal counsel or due process guarantees, is clearly arbitrary and in contradiction to the Guidelines of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.
		We believe these detentions violate Papua New Guinea's obligations under international human rights law, as well as Australia's responsibilities under the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol.
	www.hrw.org /press/2002/10/pngltr-1003.htm (280 words)

	PNG Post
		Thousands of voters going to the polls in three by-elections in Papua New Guinea this weekend are getting their first taste of a new voting system.
		Papua New Guinea's top public servant says a review of the country's forestry operations has found...
		Papua New Guinea's Government is to review the role and functions of its head of state, the Govern...
	archive.wn.com /2004/05/23/1400/pngpost (796 words)

	IFES - Consulting opportunity
		The PNGEC is responsible for managing the conduct of elections in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
		The design of ESP has acknowledged the importance of raising the awareness of the public about the value of free and fair elections to enable voters to exercise their constitutional right to choose the people who shall govern them.
		Though people in PNG are passionate about elections, sometimes these events have been marred by poor understanding of election processes, corruption, fraud and intimidation which undermine the value of people's votes and can lead to the election of people through a flawed system.
	www.ifes.org /consulting-job.html?jobid=01-06 (582 words)

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