Minister for Justice and Attorney-General, Pila Niningi, has announced that he would be asking the Supreme Court to clarify whether a second Vote of No Confidence (VONC) motion is allowed to be moved against the same prime minister. Minister Ninigi will be seeking clarification on two sections of the Constitution and has instructed lawyers to institute proceedings under section 19 of the Constitution to seek the Supreme Court’s interpretation and application of constitutional provisions relating to the process of a VONC. “As the country’s principal legal advisor to the National Executive, I am seeking guidance from the Supreme Court on…
Author: Emmanuel MAIPE
Parliament got off to a slow start this afternoon in Port Moresby city for the November session, but once things were underway, the issue of law- and- order once again dominated question time with the MP for Wabag, Dr. Lino Tom asking what the police minister is doing to address it. Dr. Lino’s questions mostly stem from the law-and-order issues in the Enga province and some parts of the Highlands region that continue to experience tribal conflicts and other forms of crime, including misconduct at public administrations and corruption. He also questioned why there have been a lack of arrests…
Today, the National Capital District (NCD) wardens started their engagement with the police at Boroko and Gordons following their introduction on Monday by the National Capital District Commission (NCDC) in partnership with the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary. This morning, they were up as early as 5am to start their first day at work. At Gordons, the Police Station Commander (PSC), Senior Inspector Gabriel Kini was there to receive them and place them at locations that he thinks they should base to do their job. The public is encouraged to work with them to help make our city clean and…
PRICE OF COOKING OIL TO INCREASE IN COMING MONTHS The country’s consumer watchdog, the Independent Consumer and Competitions Commission (ICCC) is warning consumers to brace for an increase in the price of vegetable cooking oil. The ICCC has made it clear that the increase is solely due to international price increases in vegetable oils, which the ICCC Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Paulus Ain further elaborated that the looming price increase is attributed to the diminishing supply of palm oil from Southeast Asia, coupled with surges in global demand. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) also showed this…
The West New Britain (WNB) Provincial Government was just recently recognised for its efforts in improving financial inclusion by the Bank of Papua New Guinea (BPNG) and the Center for Excellence in Financial Inclusion (CEFI). This recognition came in the form of a Provincial Engagement Award, which was presented on Friday 22nd November at the APEC Haus in Port Moresby city in the Financial Inclusion Excellence Award, hosted on the evening following the inaugural Financial Inclusion Forum held during the day. There to receive this prestigious award was Mr. Leo Makmani, the West New Britain Provincial Administrator (PA). “It’s a…
The Papua New Guinea (PNG) AFL national men’s team, the Mosquitoes (Mozzies), will bring home the Pacific Cup after a magnificent performance in the inaugural 2024 AFL Pacific Cup yesterday in the grand final showdown against Nauru at the Sunshine Coast, Australia. The Mozzies were crowned inaugural Pacific Cup Champions after defeating Nauru Chiefs 62 to 19 in the Open Men Grand Final on Saturday 23rd November, wrapping up what has been a tough challenge for the PNG national teams that participated in the Under 17 (U17) and the Open divisions against some of the best countries in the sport…
Prime Minister (PM) James Marape has fired back at the Opposition on claims that the government is withholding funds to districts and provinces represented by Members of Parliament who are in the Opposition, calling it a lie and stating that funds have been fairly distributed. Prime Minister Marape in a statement said that he will prove this once the Finance Department makes available printout of the funding, which he would have it published for public scrutiny the distribution in service development funds of District Services Improvement Program (DSIP) and Provincial Services Improvement Program (PSIP). Marape, in turn, criticised Members of…
The much-anticipated inaugural Central Province Investment Conference (CPIC) has now been moved to next year instead of next week as initially scheduled. This was announced by President and interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Central Chamber of Commence and Industry (CCCI), Linda Paru, stating that deferral will also give enough time for the organising committee to finalise things. The investment conference was originally set for November 27- 28, but now it has been rescheduled to February 27- 28, 2025. Central Governor, Rufina Peter also made a statement on the deferral saying that the upcoming parliament session was the reason…
Investors looking for information on the various key regulatory policies on doing business in Papua New Guinea will have access to all of that in the upcoming 2024 PNG Investment Week in Sydney, Australia next month. Such information is critical for making informed business decisions, especially if one is choosing to invest in PNG, and with this in mind, PNG’s flagship investment promotion event, the 2024 PNG Investment Week has opted to commence its proceedings with a Regulators Forum first before moving on to other things. To take place on Day 1 of PNG Investment Week – Sunday December 8th,…
The much-anticipated full investigation into the East New Britain Palm Oil Limited (ENBPOL) dealings and alleged price fixing is finally set commence next week in Kokopo city, East New Britain (ENB) province. The Minister for International Trade and Investment, Richard Maru, announced this following the arrival of the Chairman, Mr. David Mather to Papua New Guinea from London on Tuesday, who will lead the investigation team. He will be in the beautiful city of Kokopo next week for the investigation to commence from November 24th to 30th, 2024. They will be meeting with the oil palm farmers, the provincial government…