From across Papua New Guinea
It was a Valentines Day point of order romance in Parliament this morning during the first question of the session. As both sides of the house raised over a dozen point of orders to the point where Deputy Speaker Koni Iguan told members of parliament ” you are putting answers to my mouth ” and […]
Becoming a norm in Parliament, Wednesday’s proceeding started an hour late from the 10am start. First in the chamber were the Opposition members of the House led by a new look front bench. The Opposition Leader seat occupied by Douglas Tomuriesa [Kiriwina-Goodenough], Deputy Opposition leader seat James Nomane [Chuave], Allan BIrd [East Sepik Governor], Kerenga […]
The Opposition has nominated East Sepik Governor Allan Bird as their alternative Prime Minister. Leader of the Opposition Douglas Tomuriesa announced this in a news conference this afternoon at the end of parliament sitting. The opposition confirmed handing the vote of no confidence motion to acting Parliament Speaker Koni Iguan before parliament convened at 2pm […]
The Opposition today presented the vote of no confidence motion to acting speaker of parliament Koni Iguan before the house convened for its first sitting at 2pm. Following the democratic process under section 145 of the constitution, Mr Iguan confirmed receiving the notice of motion of no confidence in the Prime Minister James Marape, by […]
Security operations are expected to beef up starting today with about 300 Police and 200 Soldiers dispersed to provide security within the premises of the national parliament and around Port Moresby in the vote-of-no-confidence period. The joint security effort by police and defense force is effective today and will operate for the next 14 days […]
Prime Minister James Marape has expressed confidence in government’s stance to survive a potential vote of no-confidence against his leadership as the National Parliament is set to resume today. Marape assured both sides of the house that democratic process will be exercised in the Parliament sitting today, giving the opposition to throw in the VONC […]
Papua New Guinea’s ambitious dream to become the 18th NRL team remains cloudy as PNG international Justin Olam reveals uncertainty over the idea to base the team in Australia. Instead, Olam is pushing to see the team reside in Port Moresby and get the government to focus more on developing proper pathways to support the […]
The PNG Kickboxing Federation is preparing for another amateur Kickboxing championship next month. Billed as the Highlands Regional Kickboxing Championship, the event is scheduled for March 16th – 17th in Wabag town, Enga Province. Seven provinces in the region are expected to attend with fighters as young as 12 years participate in both the female and male divisions respectively. Tournament […]
PANGU Party’s 27th Convention held in Port Moresby over the weekend has created a platform for better discussions between the parliamentary and non-parliamentary under the theme ‘Structuring for Growth’. In a media conference at Port Moresby’s Hilton Hotel on Sunday, the Party’s General Secretary Morris Tovebae said Pangu has stood firm across PNG and contributed […]
K92 Mining Ltd [K92], the operator of the Kainantu Gold Mine in Eastern Highlands has welcomed 11 graduate students as part of the 2024 class of the K92 Graduate Program. The Graduate Program awards students who have completed their degree qualifications with the opportunity to undertake a formal two-year program to improve their development outcomes […]