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The national government is committed to providing financial relief to business houses affected by the civil unrest last week in Port Moresby, which has left thousands jobless. City wide, a string of shops owned by a major retail company were looted before being set alight, another huge department shop had its major warehouse broken […]
The salary cut on thousands of governments paid workers in their first pay cheque of 2024 was over seven million Kina. Prime Minister James Marape assured public servants nationwide, who collectively lost this amount in payroll deductions last week that government will refund them in the second pay for this year. He made the announcement […]
Port Moresby General Hospital [PMGH] emergency ward resembled a war like scene as increased number of casualties were attended too following lawlessness in the nation’s capital last Wednesday. From January 10 -11, in the space of 24 hours, a total sixty individuals presented at the PMGH emergency department seeking medical attention, three were females. […]
Following a day of lawlessness in the nation’s capital after members of the Royal PNG Constabulary stopped work due to a cut in public servants’ salary, Prime Minister James Marape is now looking at bringing confidence back to his government with a cabinet reshuffle. A statement from the prime minister’s media unit states that “the […]
The decision to restore normalcy in the nation’s capital under the state of emergency orders will not disrupt electricity. PNG Power acting chief executive officer Nehemaiah Naris said it will be business as usual and brushed aside rumors of workers strike. He assures electricity consumers and the general public that it will continue to play […]
Street vendors will be hit hard for the next two weeks as SOE Controller Donald Yamasombi this [Saturday] afternoon announced the ban on street sales, one of five emergency measures in effect and to be implemented by joint security forces in the nation’ s capital. There are five emergency orders; Public gathering, Stop, search and […]
The tax office has clarified that the removal of the dependents tax rebates is not the cause of increased tax on the first pay for public servants this year. Internal Revenue Commission [IRC] Commissioner General, Sam Koim said “we also confirmed that the dependents rebates that were removed by Parliament [in November] Budget, were yet […]
The orders to be implemented under the 14 days’ state of emergency [SOE] in the nation’s capital will be made known by the SOE Controller Donald Yamasombi this afternoon. This afternoon, acting police commissioner Yamasombi and Prime Minister James Marape are scheduled to hold a joint media conference in Port Moresby. In line with […]
Opposition Members of Parliament claim the reason given by the executive government and its agencies on the pay cut of public servants’ salary this week are all lies. In a combined media conference in Port Moresby this afternoon, Opposition Leader Joseph Lelang, his deputy Douglas Tomuriesa and members of the People’s National Congress [PNC] Party […]
The National Executive Council has announced a 14-day State of Emergency (SOE) effective today for the National Capital District. Prime Minister James Marape announced this a while ago alongside his government ministers at Manasupe House following an urgent NEC and National Security Advisory Committee meeting today. Deputy Police Commissioner Special Operations Donald Yamasombi has been […]