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PNG Politics Updates : Govt Coalition confident of Numbers
The Papua New Guinea government coalition says it is confident it has the numbers to continue to govern for the remainder of the parliamentary term.In a statement released yesterday, Prime Minister...
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PNG government averted no confidence motion by deferring Parliament sitting...
The Papua New Guinea government used its numerical strength Tuesday to avert the no-confidence motion in the Prime Minister Peter O’Neill.It voted 59-50 to adjourn Parliament to May 28 and avoid facing...
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PNG Government shows strength in numbers
The PNG government demonstrated its superior numbers in Parliament in a series of divisions, winning by 59 votes to 50.Parliament has now adjourned until May 28 to allow for new ministers to be...
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PNG Prime minister explains the necessity of the UBS loan
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill Tuesday explained the UBS loan deal which he claimed was a legacy issue inherited from the former Somare government.He was answering a question from the...
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UN chief predicts ‘total disaster’ if warming not stopped
The United Nations secretary-general said the world must dramatically change the way it fuels factories, vehicles, and homes to limit future warming to a level scientist call nearly impossible.That’s...
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PNG lost 120,000 jobs, says Ling-Stuckey
Labour Day on May 6 was a day of mourning instead of celebrations because PNG lost 120,000 jobs under the current government.This is according to shadow treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey who said there should...
View ArticleTaiwan remains a close friend and important bilateral partner: Solomon...
The Republic of China (ROC), Taiwan remains a close friend and an important bilateral partner of Solomon Islands.This statement was made by Jeremiah Manele, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and...
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Pacific not immune to armed conflict
By Pita Ligaiula in Apia, SamoaThe Pacific region is not immune to armed conflict says International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) member, Mauro ArrigoniSpeaking at the 2nd Pacific Islands...
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PNG Oppostion leaks OC Reports in desperation new Political Low
Statement by the Prime Minister, Hon. Peter O’Neill CMG MP, in relation to the leaking by the Opposition of a report from the Ombudsman Commission:There is a process for the investigation of...
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Coalition set to form majority Australian government
Prime Minister Scott Morrison looks likely to win 77 seats, allowing him to appoint a Speaker and govern in majority.Out of three close seats listed on the Australian Electoral Commission website on...
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Court to deliver decision on appeal against discharge of four charges against...
A court decision on an appeal against a ruling by a Magistrate discharging four counts against former Tongan Prime Minister Lord Tu’ivakanō will be delivered later this week. Chief Justice Owen Paulsen...
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Vanuatu Prime Minister to visit New Zealand
Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Charlot Salwai will visit New Zealand from 20 to 23 May, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today.“New Zealand and Vanuatu have a long history of close friendship. I look...
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Motion against Tuvalu PM as UN SG visits
Tuvalu's Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga is playing host to visiting United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres in his island capital today as a motion of no confidence hangs over his...
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PNG's Papua LNG heats up
The signing of the K43 billion (US$12 billion) Papua LNG project has heated up again with former finance minister James Marape and Prime Minister Peter O’Neill locked in a face-off.Marape has accused...
View ArticleDabaris naming rights sponsors terminated
PNGRFL Media ReleaseThe Papua New National Rugby League Competition (PNGNRLC) has confirmed the termination of Vitis Industries as naming Rights sponsors of Central Dabaris.PNGNRLC Chairman Adrian Chow...
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Tourism on the rise in Papua New Guinea
New research shows there were almost 95,000 visitors arriving by air in Papua New Guinea, PNG, in 2018, who generated more than PGK $690 million (USD$205 million) of spending flowing into the country’s...
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Samoa to host signing ceremony for post-2020 ACP-EU Treaty
The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Council of Ministers meeting in Brussels this week has unanimously approved Samoa’s bid to host the signing of the new agreement with the European Union to...
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Papua New Guinea PM denies Australian citizenship claims
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill on Thursday denied claims that he holds Australian citizenship as the embattled leader faces a deepening political crisis.The country's attorney general...
View ArticleSix PNG Government Ministers Resign and join Opposition
A total of six Ministers have resigned from the O'Neill Government and have moved to join the alternate Government camp at the Laguna Hotel in Port Moresby this afternoon.They include State Enterprises...
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Residents, Business Houses and Diplomatic Corps assured PNG Capital covered...
PORT MORESBY: City dwellers, diplomatic corps and business houses have been assured the city is already covered by closed-circuit television (CCTV) which can improve safety and security to higher...
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