Breaking: Ruling Pangu Party Splits As Opposition Numbers
"My Message to Prime Minister Marape PM, good evening, the decision I make today will hurt but I make this decision after carefully analyzing all the challenges, majority of the leaders within our own Pangu and other coalition partners expressing the same view of dissatisfaction about the way we run the country’s affairs.
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11/10/2024. Two men from Komo, Hela Province, Papua New Guinea, have been sentenced to six years in prison for kidnapping an Australian national and three locals in a 2022 incident. The men, Donald Tamu, 40, and Ngibe Minape, 23, both from Jokolopa village, were found guilty of holding the victims hostage for four days while demanding a K5 ...
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The Papua New Guinea Marape-Basil Government as sacked Bank of Papua New Guinea Governor Loi Bakani and has appointed Benny Popoitai as the acting governor of the Bank of PNG, replacing Loi Bakani who has been accused of refusing to cooperate with the bank’s review process. Papua New Guinea's Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey said the changes to the ...
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Sep 26, 2024 · PNG 2024 LLG Election Deferred To September 26th. The Minister for Provincial and Local-Level Government Affairs, Hon. Soroi Marepo Eoe, alongside the Electoral Commissioner, Simon Sinai, has announced the deferral of the 2024 Local-Level Government (LLG) and Motu Koita Assembly elections. Originally scheduled for July 29, 2024, the elections ...
PNG PM Marape announces New Cabinet Reshuffle
According to Prime Minister Marape, this reshuffle aims to maintain the government's stability and provide major coalition parties with opportunities to lead crucial ministries. Addressing concerns about a possible Vote of No Confidence, Prime Minister Marape emphasized his commitment to constitutional processes and expressed confidence in ...
From Decline to Recovery: PNG Anticipates Upswing in Living …
Ling-Stuckey underscored the gravity of PNG's living standards decline, citing a substantial drop from an estimated average income of K11,385 per person in 1980 to K6,819 in 2000. Furthermore, from 2012 to 2019, living standards continued to regress, plummeting from K7,522 to K6,656 per person. This downward trend starkly contrasted with global ...
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In the past 24 hours, there was an increase of 248,933 confirmed cases. Six countries in the Pacific and Territories, including PNG, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam and New Caledonia have altogether reported 1,226 cases and 11 deaths. Papua New Guinea alone has reported 383 new cases between 11 and 18 August. Next : Share this. Comments are closed.
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PNG 2022 General Election is underway. The 2022 general election has started after the country's Governor General Grand Chief Sir Bob Dadae signed and issued more than 460 writs for all the electorates. Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai was on NBC National Radio tonight and said this means the election is now underway.
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PNG 2023 Budget to capture Financial Relief for People. PNG Treasurer Ling-Stuckey. As an import driven economy, the prices of goods and services in the country will continue to increase in the coming year. Treasurer, Ian Ling-Stuckey said the Government will provide some relief to households that will be captured in the 2023 National Budget.
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Wednesday 28th September, 2022, Port Moresby – The Government of Papua New Guinea and State Agencies should work to deliver on recent legislation that supports citizens’ right to know said Transparency International Papua New Guinea (TIPNG).