By Gary Juffa | 22 November 2020.
I have to marvel at what seems to be an amazing phenomenon taking shape largely due to the internet and the rapidly evolving technology that makes global education possible almost instantaneously.
People are learning, becoming wiser and more careful about their choices. Not fast enough, but for sure. It gives me much hope for our country. Meanwhile I am seeing a younger, more intelligent and brilliant young generation rising up. They are not colonized mindsets.
They don’t accept the status quo. They are global citizens. Even if they are in the village, settlement or urban centres, many are moving with determination and confidence and their talents are phenomenally capable of making a mark for PNG in the world.
We are but 45 years old.
Just a baby nation.
Many times it’s easy to feel anxious that PNG isn’t progressing but these are just the growing pains. In fact many nations when they were just 45 years old were in very dark places. Yet they matured and grew up and became the great thriving economies they now are.
It isn’t easy for a land of a thousand tribes and 830 languages to suddenly merge together with their plethora of customs, cultures and mindsets to be as this diverse and yet so united.
The hope is our youth. They shouldn’t be dismissed and ridiculed. They must be embraced and nurtured to take up the fight from when we step down.
We are marching to a better future. The key is resilience and a positive CAN DO mindset.
The naysayers and critics and CAN NOT mindsets are also useful. Don’t dismiss them. They challenge us and energize us in necessary ways to move us all forward and upward.
Our role is to be guardians of a greater PNG and a future we own, to encourage them and help them fight this war for true freedom. And it will happen. People are no longer easily fooled. There are still many sheeple. But amongst them are rising lions.
Have a great day PNG. Be proud of your place in this world. It’s no longer just THEIR world..it’s OURS too.
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Papua New Guinea’s inclusion on the FATF grey list highlights weaknesses in enforcement systems against financial crime. The need for stronger government coordination, transparency in company ownership, and firm anti-corruption measures to achieve removal from the list.
The Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea has called for stronger, fairer laws, warning that some current legislation may not serve the national interest. He urged lawmakers to ensure that all laws are clear, enforceable, and designed for the benefit of all citizens.
PNG’s return to the global grey list has sparked political debate, with Opposition MP James Nomane warning of rising costs, investor uncertainty, and weakened national sovereignty amid a K65 billion debt burden.
PNG grey listing is linked to weak enforcement of money laundering laws, with over 5,000 cases reportedly left unprosecuted. Experts warn that unless serious financial crimes are addressed through the legal system, the country risks remaining under international financial scrutiny.
