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Assistant Police Commissioner: O'Neill and Somare need to reconcile

29/05/2012 13:50
    PRESS RELEASE  Two police factions came close to an exchange of gunfire but timely intervention by senior officers prevented it from happening outside the precincts of Parliament on Friday. NCD Central Commander Assistant Commissioner Francis Tokura revealed this...

Somare: pro-O'Neill policemen contributing to demise of PNG democracy

29/05/2012 13:31
    PRESS RELEASE The Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare said the actions of Mr Belden Namah and other members of parliament in storming the court house last Thursday should not be taken lightly. Sir Michael said: "As a senior member of parliament of 44 years, I am embarrassed...

Elevation of Speaker Nape as acting vice regal creates uncertainty

29/05/2012 12:18
    The elevation of Papua New Guinea’s controversial national parliament speaker Jeffrey Nape to acting governor general is set to create further uncertainty amongst Papua New Guineans as they countdown to the general election. Governor general Sir Michael Ogio flew to...

Pro-Somare police and soldiers takeover Papua New Guinea parliament

25/05/2012 11:31
Pro-Somare police and PNGDF soldiers manning parliament. Picture courtesy of NBC   Police loyal to Supreme Court-reinstated Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare took over Papua New Guinea’s national parliament this morning in a looming showdown with security forces loyal to the O’Neill...

Deputy PM Namah leads security operation to 'arrest' Chief Justice

24/05/2012 15:13
  PNG's controversial Deputy PM Belden Namah.   Papua New Guinea’s constitutional crisis has hit a new low with Deputy Prime Minister Belden Namah marching into the Supreme Court today with police and soldiers to ‘arrest’ Chief Justice Sir Salamo Injia. The DPM yesterday...

Sir Mekere gives full support to Loani Henao for Moresby Northwest

19/05/2012 00:05
  PRESS RELEASE The Member for Moresby North-West and Minister for Public Enterprises, Sir Mekere Morauta, today handed a personal cheque for K1000 to Mr Loani Henao to pay his nomination fee to contest the seat of Moresby North-West in the national election. Sir Mekere said he...

NEC authorises new special-purpose company for Yonki expansion

18/05/2012 00:14
  PRESS RELEASE The Minister for Public Enterprises, Sir Mekere Morauta, said today National Executive Council had authorised the creation of a special-purpose company within PNG Power, Yonki Hydro Limited, to rehabilitate the Yonki power assets and expand the scheme. “This brings...

NEC endorses progress report on Port Moresby waterfront

18/05/2012 00:04
    PRESS RELEASE The Minister for Public Enterprises, Sir Mekere Morauta, said today that National Executive Council had endorsed a progress report from PNG Ports on future options for the Port of Port Moresby. “The Port is already working at maximum capacity and cannot keep...

NEC approves immigration and customs processes for Lae Port Project

17/05/2012 23:55
  PRESS RELEASE The Minister for Public Enterprises, Sir Mekere Morauta, said today National Executive Council had approved the adoption of Immigration and Customs processes for the K700-million Lae Port project. NEC’s decision means the Lae Port Project will go ahead under the...

Koim: 'mobocracy' will promote unequal resource distribution

15/05/2012 23:32
Koim: corruption is often legislated by PNG's 109-seat National Parliament.   PRESS RELEASE The following is an extract from a press release by Sam Koim, the chair of PNG's anti-corruption investigation team Task Force Sweep, which was released when he presented his...
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