Prime Minister Marape Receives Update on National Census

Monday 11 March 2024 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape is  determined to have the slogan “Be Counted”,  used, to encourage Papua New Guinea’s population to participate in the upcoming National Census. He made his  remarks, as the  the National Statistics Office’s (NSO) preparation for the census gets underway. The census is scheduled to take place … Read more

Mobiha Acknowledges  Marape Government  for NID’s Significant Achievements 

Monday 11 March 2024 Prime Minister, James Marape (centre), Minister for Administrative Services, Richard Masere, (fourth from left) Chief Secretary to Government, Ivan Pomaleu, NID Director General, Mr  Noel Mobiha (right),  Electoral Commissioner, Mr  Simon Sinai (third right) and NID Officials. The National Identity (NID) Office has made remarkable strides in registering 3.3 million Papua … Read more

IMF Reopens Office:  Deputy MD reaffirms PNG’s success towards its 3 year  3.2 billion program.

Monday 4 March 2024 Prime Minister James Marape and Minister Assisting on Treasury matters, Ian Ling- Stuckey (left) with IMF Officials. Prime Minister James Marape and the Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Bo Li, recently opened the new IMF Resident Representative Office  in Port Moresby.  The opening of this office adds the … Read more

Prime Minister Welcomes Reopening of IMF Resident Office in Port Moresby After Two Decades of absence

Monday 4 March  2024 Prime Minister James Marape with IMF Deputy MD Bo Li (left) and Minister Assisting on  Treasury Hon. Ian Ling-Stuckey. (picture credit: PM’s Media). Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has warmly welcomed the historic reopening of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Office in Port Moresby, marking its return after 20 years … Read more

Marape Calls for Accountability from Government Departments, Provincial Governments

Monday 4 March 2024 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has announced a comprehensive review across all government departments and provincial governments, stating, this comprehensive accountability review marks a significant step towards enhancing transparency, efficiency, and service delivery across all levels of government in Papua New Guinea.  This review mandates every government department and agency, as … Read more

Prime Minister Marape Meets New US Ambassador to Papua New Guinea: Discussions fruitful

Tuesday 5   March 2024 Prime Minister  James Marape held fruitful discussions with the new United States Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Her Excellency, Ann Marie Yastishock, on  Monday (4 March), at his Sir Manasupe House Office in Port Moresby. Prime Minister Marape, in welcoming the Ambassador, said PNG is a friendly country with a robust … Read more

ICT Minister Corrects Misinformation on New WhatsApp Rules

Tuesday 5 March, 2024 The Minister for Information and Communications Technology, Hon. Timothy Masiu, has corrected misinformation circulating of new WhatsApp rules’, allegedly claimed to have been issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology. It was claimed  the Ministry would commence monitoring of WhatsApp calls for both voice and video. In a statement … Read more

Prime Minister Marape Meets Vatican Officials on proposed Papal Visit to PNG

Thursday 29 February 2024 Prime Minister James Marape meeting  with Monsignor George Koovakad,(seated next to PM) Head of the Vatican delegation, on Wednesday 28 February at his Sir Manasupe House Office. (photo credit: PM’s Media). Prime Minister Hon. James Marape  says he is pleased to  have had a meeting with an advance team from Vatican … Read more

Koim: Major mining company charged for engaging in work visa-related tax evasion

Wednesday 28 February 2024 The Internal Revenue Commission (IRC) has taken decisive action against a major mining company for engaging in a tax avoidance scheme and imposed a tax assessment of K11.79 million. In revealing the results of an audit action, Commissioner General, Sam Koim, highlighted several incidences of visa violations and tax evasion.  He … Read more