Residents of Ward 3 in the Wampar Local Level Government area of Huon Gulf, Morobe Province have expressed dissatisfaction over the manner in which the 2022 National General Election is being run. Ward three Councillor Francis Paul dubbed the 2022 National General Election as the “worst ever election” in the country’s history. “My ward area is the most populated ward in Huon Gulf district with 15 hamlets, 7, 000 population, of which 1,200 are eligible voters,” said Mr. Paul. “The eligible voting population was 1,020 before 2017 and we have additional 180 eligible voters on top of the previous population,…
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PNG Air regrets to advise our customers and the travelling public that due to recent vandalism of airport property and suspension of services by the National Airports Corporation in Wapenamanda, Enga Province, all scheduled PNG Air flights into Wapenamanda have been suspended. This suspension will remain in place indefinitely until such time PNG Air can determine the safe operations of our services back into the Province. Customers with existing tickets can rebook or reroute at no further cost. PNG Air Call Centre will be in contact with passengers for inbound and outbound Wapenamanda travel for further advisories. We sincerely apologise…
St John Ambulance was called to an incident after reports of multiple casualties injured by gunshots at a location in Port Moresby yesterday. Multiple ambulances and paramedics responded to the call and were on scene within minutes and tried to render aid to the victims. Ambulance staff were blocked from accessing the casualties at the scene by some members of the community who were angry about the shooting and demanded that senior police command attend the scene before allowing ambulance officers to treat the victims. “Our ambulance officers are dedicated to their role in saving lives and serving others”. St…
A total of 548 retired Public Servants will be paid out this week their retirement benefits as the second batch of retirees under the Public Service Retirement Exercise for 2022. The 548 officers are from 18 government agencies. The retired public servants will be paid out at a total cost of K50.78 Million on Pay 14 this week. Majority of the retirees are from the Police Department with 329 retired police personnel and public servants. The total cost is the combination of Gross payments and Personal Emolument (PE) Liabilities, excluding their Nambawan Super retirement funds. The retirees are from the…
Prime Minister Hon. James Marape travels to Fiji today (Tuesday, July 12, 2022) for the 51st Pacific Islands Forum (PIF51) taking place in the capital, Suva. He will return on Thursday (July 14, 2022). PIF leaders from 18 member countries will gather face-to face for the first time since 2019 to discuss a basket of issues affecting the region. PM Marape will meet host of the 51st PIF and Fijian Prime Minister Hon. Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama and newly-elected Australian Prime Minister Hon. Anthony Albanese on the margins of the 51st PIF. The meeting, hosted by the Fijian government, is billed…
Polling in the Eastern Highlands will commence tomorrow with polling officials and materials dispatched today, according to the Election Manager, Steven Gore Kaupa. Mr. Kaupa said the polling officials for the eight districts in Eastern Highlands left this morning after distribution of the materials. Insertion of officials for districts which have areas that are geographically challenging including Obura-Wonera and Okapa would be made by helicopter from the respective stations of Okapa and Obura after the road journey from the Eastern Highlands capital, Goroka. Mr. Kaupa also expressed his gratitude for the overwhelming support from the Provincial Police Commander Michael Welly…
Police officers in provincial areas are providing increasingly effective services for survivors of family and sexual violence (FSV) under the training and guidance of senior colleagues. Earlier this year, senior Family and Sexual Violence Unit (FSVU) police officers attended training on responding to complaints of family and sexual violence. The training increased awareness of challenges faced by survivors, the manipulation and control tactics used by offenders, and how police should respond. Following the training, senior FSVU officers, including Senior Constable Joyce Nii from Banz Police Station, Constable Newman Limbao of the Chinatown FSVU in Lae, Sergeant Betty Kanari of the…
Norman Vanua was ranked 16th last year with Charles Amini at 17th and Assad Vala at 20th. Since than Norman slowly made his way up to the TOP 10 group of the ICC Men’s T20I All-Rounder Ranking. Norman is now currently ranked 9th with a rating of 155. Congratulations to Norman Vanua and the KPHL PNG Barramundis on this incredible achievement and continuing to represent PNG in World Cricket. Text Source: Cricket PNG FB Page
A couple from the United States of America (USA) who illegally entered Papua New Guinea and engaged in alluvial mining with locals from the eastern coast of Central Bougainville were deported, the Minister for Immigration and Border Security Bryan Kramer said. The US citizens, Bradley and Christine Noffsinger, were arrested by police and immigration officials in Central Bougainville, detained, and deported to the US State of Los Angeles on the 12th of June. “The couple were deported because they entered the country through an unauthorized port of entry without legal entry permits,” Minister Kramer said. “The couple entered South Bougainville…
Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says Papua New Guinea is saddened at the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Hon. Shinzo Abe. He said PNG, and the world, was shocked at the shooting of Abe while campaigning in Japan on Friday. PM Marape said PNG had benefitted so much from Japan during the term of office of Abe, including the PNG Electrification Partnership that was signed at the APEC Summit in Port Moresby in 2018, and many more projects such as the Nadzab Airport Development in Morobe. “Relationships between Japan and PNG were very strong during the time of Abe…