Home at last, the last remaining hostages including Professor Bryce Barker taken by criminals in the Southern Highlands have be released unharmed by the criminals and are now back in Port Moresby with their families.
PM James Marape was at hand to receive them this afternoon at the APEC Terminal.
Marape said the work to have them released was a joint effort by police, the defense force and the provincial governments of Southern Highlands, Western and Hela provincial governments.
Marape also said a sum of cash was given to secure their release, but it was not the full amount of K3.5million that was initially demanded by the criminals.