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Komo Hulia MP serious on accurate population count in his district

The training for the enumerators entered its third and last phase in Dauli village on Tuesday within the Hulia LLG of Komo Hulia electorate, Hela Province.

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Electoral Commissioner optimistic the census will not affect LLG election schedule

The Electoral Commissioner says Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission is aware of the mammoth task of conducting a Local Level Government election using two voting methods.

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Education department unlikely to extend teachers engagement as delay in census exercise blunders into second week

The Department of Education will make a decision on further engagement of teachers in the national census if an official notice is out on an extension, secretary Dr Uke Kombra says.

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Census in Milne Bay to start end of this week

The National Population and Housing Census in Milne Bay should have started over the weekend, but it has been further delayed.

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Ex Kumul skipper throws support behind PNG NRL bid

Kumuls legend and former captain David Mead has rallied his support for PNG in its aspirations to have a team in the NRL.

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Residents in Moresby South refuse to be counted in Census

It's the final week of the National Census and while the electorates of the nation's capital are making slow but steady progress, they continue to face challenges like the refusal by some residents to register their households.

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Enumerators training for Hela province starts today

After a week of conducting a nationwide census, there are still some provinces that have not yet started. Hela province is one of the few provinces that have yet to begin training their enumerators.

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NRL wants me to stay out of PNG discussions: Olam

Justin Olam feels rugby league powerbrokers have not consulted him about the Papua New Guinea expansion bid for fear he will warn against fast-tracking the team's entry into the NRL.

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PNG fall short to progress to semifinal despite win over Samoa

Papua New Guinea failed to secure a semifinal spot despite finishing their OFC Men’s Nations Cup campaign with a narrow 2-1 victory over Samoa at HFC Bank Stadium, Suva.

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Better roads on the horizon after 20 years

Twenty-Years wait for a better road looks certain in the horizon for the 16, 000 people of Tsenga.

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