APRL 8 2022 POLICE MEDIA Two brand-new police vehicles were handed over to the Gulf Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Chief Inspector Jeffery Lemb today at the Southern Divisional Command Headquarters in Port Moresby. Director Media, Chief Superintendent Dominic Kakas, handed over the keys to the two vehicles on behalf of the Commissioner of Police Mr […]
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POLICE MEDIA Morobe Provincial Police Commander Superintendent Jacob Singura has welcomed the K3 million assistance from Morobe Provincial Government for the 2022 National General Election. Mr Singura said of the K3 million assistance, K1 million would be allocated for security operations for elections in the province. He said a big portion of this money would
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The Global Fragility Act designation demonstrates the country’s importance in a vital geostrategic region. Tuesday, April 5, 2022/ BY: Brian Harding; Nicole Cochran UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE In terms of geographical size and population, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is by far the biggest country among the Pacific Islands, a region increasingly central to U.S.
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APRIL 7 2022 Two important documents as part of the important milestones towards reopening of Porgera Mine in Enga were signed at Government House this morning. Prime Minister Hon. James Marape delayed his scheduled visit to Northern (Oro) Province this morning to observe this important signing. These are the Deed of Amendment to the Porgera
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APRIL 7 2022 The Papua New Guinea tax take from mineral and petroleum companies is notably low, according to the Asian Development Bank’s Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022, which was released on April 6, 2022. “Only 7.0% of all tax revenue in 2019, equal to 0.6% of GDP, came from mining and petroleum companies in
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APRIL 7 2022 Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries expanded by an estimated 3.7% in 2021, according to the Asian Development Bank’s Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022 released on April 6, 2022. The ADO said this largely reflected recovery from a low base in 2020, when output was hampered by lockdowns and trade bottlenecks. “Increased production of
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APRIL 6 2022 Economic growth in Papua New Guinea is expected to accelerate steadily to 3.4% in 2022 and 4.6% in 2023 as activity in mineral extraction picks up and more normal global economic conditions return, according to the Asian Development Bank’s Asian Development Outlook 2022 (ADO) released today (April 6 2022). “The Porgera gold
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By MALUM NALU On Friday, April 1, 2022, I flew from Wapenamenda to remote Maramuni in Enga, bordering East Sepik, with Captain James Pima of HeliSolutions. We flew over Wabag and Sirunki before heading into the high country of Maramuni. Enga is amazingly beautiful with breathtaking scenery. Here are some pictures I took:
APRIL 1 2022 Joint Media Statement by the Hon. Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia, with the Hon. James Marape MP, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Papua new Guinea Prime Minister James Marape have welcomed $158 million (PGK415 million) in agreements under the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific
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April 3 2022 A group of 12 young cyclists from Lae have shown the people of remote Maramuni, Enga – situated between Enga and East Sepik – the meaning of “wan kantri (one country)”. The group, know as ‘Lae Pedal Power’, which has already cycled several parts of the country, reached Maramuni last Friday (April
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