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Residents of the National Capital District [NCD] and Central Province are being urged to work closely with police to help fight crime and ensure better service delivery across the region.

A full report on the performance of the Royal PNG Constabulary , under the leadership of Commissioner David Manning will be presented to parliament.

The Government through the Treasury Department did not conduct any investigation into the alleged "glitches" at the Internal Revenue Commission.

The alleged beheading and public hanging of about 20 Orokaiva men at Higaturu station, in Northern Province, during the colonial era was raised in Parliament today.

Prime Minister James Marape is expected to present a report to Parliament this week, outlining his government’s achievements since taking office in 2019. He was responding to Deputy Opposition Leader and Chuave MP James Nomane’s questions on what the Government has done to improve the livelihoods of the people, and the creation of jobs:

Low immunization coverage rates for Papua New Guinea in recent years and a spike in deaths have seen the rollout of tetanus vaccination targeting women and girls of child bearing age between 15 and - 45years old.

Bougainville’s Attorney General and Justice and Independence Mission Implementation Minister, Ezekiel Masatt, is optimistic the third round of moderated talks between the National Government and the ABG, will find some middle ground on issues which remain sticking points between the two parties.

The government is looking forward to increasing the number of police officers to 10,000 by 2030.

With polling days fast approaching for Local Level Government [LLG] and district by-elections, police in Morobe and surrounding provinces under the Northern Command say they are prepared to provide security but a critical lack of funding is threatening their operations.

Voters in Central Bougainville have started polling to elect a new representative in the parliamentary by-election, following the passing of their former MP.