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Thursday 25 July 2024 New Director – General of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency, Mr Noan Pakop. (picture courtesy of Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources). Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources, Hon. Jelta Wong has announced the appointment of Mr Noan David Pakop, as the first Papua New Guinean to be the Director … Read more
Thursday 25 July 2024 The Minister for Transport and Civil Aviation, Walter Schnaubelt has assured the public, the National Airports Corporation has not imposed any increase in airport levies and charges, since 2013. “For the past 11 years, despite the high costs of operations due to inflation and other economic factors, National Airports Corporation (NAC) … Read more
Thursday 25 July 2024 Governor General, Grand Chief Sir Bob Dadae, laying a wreath at the Remembrance Memorial Park, Ela Beach on Tuesday 23 July 2024, Commemorating 43rd Remembrance Day. (picture courtesy of Government House). The 43rd Remembrance Day was marked with solemnity and pride at Ela Beach Memorial Park, as Papua New Guineans gathered … Read more
Thursday 25 July 2024 Australia continues to support law enforcement activities in Papua New Guinea, as witnessed by the recent opening of the PNG-Australia Policing Partnership Kokopo Office in East New Britain. As part of the Australia’s Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), the official opening on 24 July, marks the beginning of the next phase of … Read more
Friday 26 July 2024 Prime Minister Marape has assured all provinces and districts that the government is being fair in allocating resources to everyone. He made these remarks when addressing claims that the government had diverted funds meant for the Gulf Provincial Government to the Enga Provincial Government. “I assure all provinces and districts that … Read more
Thursday 4 July 2024 Chief Secretary to Government, Ivan Pomaleu, (second from right) with representatives of affected business houses during a cheque presentation on Wednesday 3 July 2024. (photo: PM’s Media). The Chief Secretary to Government, Ivan Pomaleu, presented the National Government’s wages support assistance for six months, to five more companies on Wednesday 3 … Read more
Friday, 5 July 2024 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has congratulated the Papua New Guinea Chamber of Resources and Energy (PNG CORE) for successfully hosting a ‘resource week’ that saw stakeholders in the mining and petroleum sectors meet to discuss industry matters. The Prime Minister was speaking at the resource week closing gala dinner at … Read more
Monday 8 July 2024 Prime Minister James Marape Addressing the Pacific Adventist University on Thursday 4 July 2024. (photo credit: PM’s Media). Prime Minister Hon. James Marape, congratulated the Pacific Adventist University (PAU) on achieving 40 years of providing service to Papua New Guinea and the South Pacific. The Prime Minister paid tribute when he … Read more
Thursday 18 July 2024 Minister for Provincial and Local Level Government Affairs, Hon. Soroi Eoe, has deferred the Local Level Government (LLG) election from 25 July to 26 September 2024. Minister Eoe cited certain challenges and issues that allowed the deferral of the LLG election to September. “Whilst the National Government is committed to supporting … Read more
Friday 5 July 2024 The Minister for State Owned Enterprise, William Duma, has assured the country that shares held by the Motor Vehicles Insurance Limited (MVIL), in Bank South Pacific (BSP) have not been sold. Minister Duma was responding to a recent news article, claiming MVIL has sold its BSP shares, which he asserted was … Read more
