Viewing from a Point

The informal economy of PNG is a thriving sector, it is a sector which has the potential to boost and drive the entire economy of PNG. We can talk about mining and its huge benefits, but in the long run, it is unsustainable.  Here are just some ideas I came up with of creating some ministerial portfolios which I believe would address the formal and informal economy domestically in PNG. I suggest that there should be three more ministries added to the current number of ministries in the parliament’s executive arm of government. Just as well, I also propose an idea to abolish a ministry which I believe is a waste of public money to keep it functioning. These are just view points from my thoughts. The Ministry for Internal Migration and Settlements Being that internal migration will become an issue for development in Papua New Guinea, it is important that there should be a ministry set up to address this. We are now seeing the effects of settlement problems in the urban centres a

There is this social identity trend developing subconciously among young males. "Em boi yah" "Yu  boi stret" "Bata boi man"...are a few popular remarks I receive from friends. This social identity is very much asociated with male youths, and in Madang, this has become so popular. The thing that intrigues me about this 'boi' identity among male youths is the general awareness of its existence without us realising its influence on young males. I believe that it has become a subconciously institutionalised form of social identity. Young boys which I often associate with often would call me a 'boi' or 'boi man' every now and then I come across them. Even if walking past a group of boys having conversation, they would always refer to each other in that kind of language. It is a complementing remark as boys would often commend one and other for doing something seen as good or accepted in the eyes of their peers. "ah yu boi stret&quo