Polling in Simbu Province was quiet and smooth with no disturbance. Simbu Election Manager Mr Tom Sine said most ballot boxes from all the districts have being brought in for counting already. However, ballot box from the isolated part of Gumini District, and ballot boxes from Nomane and Karimui in the Sol-Nomane Karimui district have not being brought in yet due to bad weather. Mr Sine said if weather is good later on during the day then chopper will be sent to retrieve the ballot boxes so hopefully counting can start tomorrow.
Author: Kerebi DAVID
The 5-day polling period for the Autonomous Region of Bougainville will kick start tomorrow, Wednesday 06th July. AROB Election Manager Justine Pantumari said Autonomous Region was suppose to start their polling on Monday, however they had to postponed because it was a public holiday in the regions calendar. Monday was Remembrance Day for French Admiral and Explorer Louis-Antoine de Bougainville (1729-1811) who was the first Explorer to discover the island of Bougainville. Mr Pantumari said a thorough checklist of the materials were done and Returning Officers and Assisting Returning Officers were all dispatched with their materials to their respective regions,…
“We are voting for road access into Mt Bosavi region,” said Mr Andrew Awabi, who is the Chairman for Mt Bosavi Sustainable Agriculture Development Inc. For decades and generations there has never being a road access into the Mt Bosavi region and the people of Mt Bosavi have being cut off from the rest of the country. “Mt Bosavi lies between four (4) provinces, part of it towards the Western Province side, another part to the Gulf side, other side toward the Hela Province and the other part towards the Southern Highlands Province, however it is sad to see no…
Election materials for Simbu province have already arrived in the province. “Ballot boxes and ballot papers have arrived last week in the province under heavy supervision and escort by police”, said Simbu Provincial Election Manager Mr Tom Sine. Mr Sine further stated that despite getting all election materials on the ground they still need few more ballot boxes and have requested for them and are hopeful some more ballot boxes will arrive in Simbu by next week. “By next week I will detail how many ballot boxes and ballot papers will be distributed to each districts,” he said. Trainings for…
Nine (9) mile cemetery outside Port Moresby city is about full to its capacity, but sadly relatives of the dead continue bring their loved ones in the hope of giving them a decent resting place in what is already an overcrowded cemetery. Financial difficulties and high costs involved in the repatriation of the dead back to their home provinces is one sad reality that determines the final resting place for their loved ones, but one candidates has raised his hand to support the struggling families in the city if given a chance to be their leader when the country goes…
The country’s economy has grown by K30 billion in the last three years, despite having to go through a pandemic, said Pangu Pati leader and Prime Minister James Marape. Speaking at a political rally in Port Moresby this week, PM Marape stated that the World Bank had announced that the country’s economy will hit K109 billion by the end of this year. Marape elaborated that despite being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic over the last 3 and half hard years, his government used an economic tool “Deficit Budget Financing Strategy” to keep the country’s economy running. Marape said over…
The National Weather Service has warned that the risk of a possible drought is more likely to occur in some provinces as the dry season, which started in May, sets in until the month of September. “The country is well into the dry season which started in late May, and sadly some provinces are at risk of facing drought during this dry season,” says National Weather Services Director Mr Jimmy Gomoga. The Southern hemisphere winter sets over the country today 14th June, bringing the South Easterly winds to well established itself over the Papuan Region thus bringing Cold air from…
44 candidates have so far nominated to contest the open seat of Salt-Nomane Karamui district in Simbu Province. Amongst the nominated candidates is the current MP Mr Geoffrey Kama, who nominated last week Thursday at the Egga Nomination Centre. Returning Officer Mr Andrew Awi has confirmed this figure and stated also that amongst these 44 candidates only one female is running this race, Ms. Bomai Gii Wei. Also running for this National General Election is one of the youngest contestants, 29 year old Mr Guma Kumulgau Kaire from Kamagaulin clan in Kilau village.
As the country heads into a slow start to nominations that opened at 8am this morning, Prime Minister and Pangu Pati Leader James Marape challenged all contesting candidates in the 2022 National General Elections to put the interest of the country and its people at heart. “To contest is not about a tribe against a tribe, or one big man against another nor is it a challenge against how much wealth you have to contest against another person.” Marape said, “Leaders who are elected into office in the first instance and leaders appointed into public office in the second instance,…
Member for Gumine District, Mr Nick Kuman launched his political party called Advance PNG Party recently at the Hilton Hotel. After 15 years in the parliament representing the people of Gumine District and holding ministerial portfolios, Founder and Party Leader , Mr Nick Kuman said he decided to become a back bencher for the first time in his political career 13 months ago, and that was when the project to create a political party started. “I was just a team leader, but there are people like the president of the Party, Mr Tom Sirae Mc Gregor and party Secretary Joe…