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The Notice of Motion of No-Confidence in Prime Minister James Marape failed to meet all the requirements. National Parliament Speaker Job Pomat revealed in the afternoon session of the house after the Private Business Committee deliberated on notice filed by the Opposition before parliament sat this morning. Under Parliament’s standing orders, members of the Private […]
Opposition leader Douglas Tomuriesa when conveying his condolence to the people of Enga said the government must set aside separate funding to respond to emergencies in the country. He said there is a need for funds to be freely accessible to react to disaster calls urgently and have in place a contingency plan to swiftly […]
Prime Minister James Marape in a statement to the house this morning, conveyed his condolences to the families of the over 2000 casualties from the Mulitaka landslide in Enga. He says the government has released K250, 000 for food supplies. The disaster which happened on the 24th of this month has seen a slow national […]
The movement of trucks and Public Motor Vehicles [PMVs] along Enga province and parts of Tambul Nebilyer and Southern Highlands came to a complete stop after a massive crack on Yu bridge on Tuesday [yesterday]. The bridge is located in Tapulga village in Tambul Nebilyer district along the main Highland’s Highway. This bridge connects the […]
Papua New Guinea’s neighbor and bilateral partner, Australia has delivered a massive load of relief supplies today to assist people affected by the landslide in Mulitaka, Enga Province. Dr Billy Joseph thanked the Australian Government this morning for the two massive loads of humanitarian aid supplies brought in by two Australian Military aircraft this morning. […]
The opposition filed the notice to move a motion of no-confidence against Prime Minister James Marape to the office of the Parliament Speaker before the house sat this morning. Another late start to today’s proceeding at 10:38 am. Opposition media confirm the submission of the notice. Under Parliament’s standing orders, members of the Private Business […]
The K260 million Western Highlands Provincial Government building is unsafe to its occupants. The Sir Mara Haus (house) which houses the Western Highlands Provincial Administration and rented apartments has cracks and leakage to its walls and ceilings caused by earthquakes. Western Highlands Governor Wai Rapa said Sir Mara Haus needs urgent inspection and called on […]
Police Commissioner David Manning has issued a warning to criminals following an increase in armed robberies in the nation’s capital in the last three days. With all eyes on the National Parliament at Waigani, the country’s police boss said the joint security personnel from the Royal PNG Constabulary and PNG Defence Force are on a […]
A cabinet reshuffle is expected as Prime Minister James Marape aims to maintain grip on power with talks of vote of no-confidence against his government looming. Mr Marape said “we [government] have enough talent in parliament to draw on for new ministers and I look forward to put together a constructive Cabinet.” His comments […]
Final preparations are on par for the Papua New Guinea Barramundis as they lean towards the T20 World Cup opener against West Indies this Sunday. As part of their warmup matches ahead of the first match, the PNG Barramundis went down to Oman in a tightly contested game at the Brian Lara Stadium this afternoon [Trinidad time]. […]