Solomon Islands Introduction THE Catholic Bishops of Papua New Guinea along with many ordinary citizens of this country believe that one of the most serious problems our country faces at this time is corruption.
People know what it means.
And while many may not be able to define the word, most can describe practices they accurately consider to be corrupt. Already, it seems, corruption has firmly taken root. Allegations of fraud, mismanagement and misappropriation of funds arising from investigations into suspended provincial governments and elsewhere also indicate that corruption is an immense problem. Talk on the street and at the village markets reveal that people assume that corruption exists everywhere, within the highest echelons of government down to its lowest levels in the district and council ward. When people in high places gain advantage and enrich themselves through corrupt practices, those at other levels of society follow their example.