Month: April 2022

Remote Sialum to supply cattle to PNG through Livestock Development Corporation

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APRIL 26 2022 Livestock Development Corporation (LDC) now has an established cattle-buying point at remote Sialum in Tewai-Siassi, Morobe, to supply cattle to the whole country, according to LDC Managing-Director Terry Koim. The LDC has already built a stock yard, rehabilitated the jetty and will next be looking at building an abattoir in Sialum. The …

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U.S. warns of response to any move toward permanent China presence in Solomons

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By Reuters April 21, 2022 By Kirsty Needham, David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina SYDNEY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A senior-level U.S. delegation met the Solomon Islands’ leader on Friday and warned that Washington would have “significant concerns and respond accordingly” to any steps to establish a permanent Chinese military presence in the Pacific island nation. A White House …

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126 new police reservists for NCD/Central Command

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POLICE MEDIA APRIL 22 2022 Assistant Commissioner NCD/Central Anthony Wagambie Jnr has welcomed 126 police reservists, who passed out from the Bomana Correctional Services Training College recently, to the National Capital District (NCD)/Central Command. Wagambie Junior said the bulk of the 126 reservists were middle-class citizens of various professional backgrounds including lawyers, engineers, accountants and …

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22 police officers graduate from Pacific Institute of Leadership & Governance

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POLCE MEDIA APRIL 22 2022 Twenty-two (22) police officers graduated from the Pacific Institute of Leadership and Governance (PILAG) early this month at Waigani in the National Capital District. PILAG is PNG’s oldest public service training institute that has had 402 graduates this year, of which 22 were from the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary. …

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Police preparations underway for pre-election operations in Gulf

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POLICE MEDIA APRIL 22 2022 Preparations are underway to commence pre-election operations to ensure a free, fair and safe 2022 National General Election in the province of Gulf, says Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Chief Inspector Jeffrey Lemb. Lemb said the Gulf pre-election operation campaign kicked off next week and would continue until the issue of …

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Papua New Guinea could be next target for Beijing Security Pact: Australian PM

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By Daniel Y. Teng THE EPOCH TIMES April 20, 2022 The Australian prime minister has hinted that neighbouring Pacific nation Papua New Guinea has faced similar “pressure” from Beijing to consent to a security agreement like the Solomon Islands. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been busy defending Australia’s engagement with the South Pacific after the Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed on April …

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PM Marape: Those responsible for K900 million loss to be prosecuted

Economy, Liquified Natural Gas (LNG), Prime Minister James Marape / By

APRIL 20 2022 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says the Government will prosecute all those responsible for almost K1 billion losses to Papua New Guinea, including former prime minister Peter O’Neill. He said this after today’s (April 20 2022) landmark session of Parliament in which he presented the report on the Commission-of-Inquiry (COI) into the …

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Senior U.S. officials to visit the Solomon Islands amid China security concerns

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By Michael Martina and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) – White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell and the State Department’s top official for Asia will travel this week to the Solomon Islands, the White House said on Monday, amid concerns that the Pacific Island country is making a security pact with China. Campbell and …

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Twenty20 Energy to build 66MW, gas-fired power plant in Hela

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APRIL 18 2022 SINGAPORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Twenty20 Energy Systems today announced plans to design, build and maintain a 66MW, gas-fired power plant in Papua New Guinea’s Hela province on behalf of Dirio Gas & Power Company Ltd. The Hela power plant is the newest investment project in the power generation business for Dirio Gas & Power, which …

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