Month: January 2021

Address by PM Marape at State Funeral of Sir Mekere Morauta

Good morning, families and friends of late Sir Mekere Morauta. On behalf of all citizens and residents of our country, including Grand Chief Sir Micheal Thomas Somare, Sir Julius Chan and all former Prime Ministers and Leaders in attendance, including President of Bouganville Hon. Ismael Toroama: I stand today sadly to offer tribute to this …

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PM Marape denies Opposition claims of involvement in national awards

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has denied claims by Opposition Leader Belden Namah that he controls the National Honours and Awards Council. He said this today in response to a statement by Namah that the Government is “attempting to rort awards for political gain” in the 2021 Queen’s New Year’s Honours. “Namah claims former Chief …

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PM Marape receives 2020 COVID-19 Response Preliminary Report

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape today received the 2020 COVID-19 Response Preliminary Report from Secretary for National Department of Health, Dr. Osborne Liko, during a briefing with the Inter-agency Taskforce of the National Control Centre (NCC).  The full report will be presented to Cabinet for endorsement and presented to Parliament when it resumes in April.  …

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PM Marape visits Goilala landslide haus krai, addresses people

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says the people of Goilala in Central Province are “close to my heart”. He said this today when visiting the haus krai (mourning house) of 15 people killed in the recent landslide disaster at Saki Village in Goilala. Nine bodies have been recovered so far. Prime Minister Marape said he …

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PM Marape welcomes new Secretary of Department of PM and NEC

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape yesterday (Monday Jan 4) welcomed the new Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and National Executive Council, Ambassador Ivan Pomaleu. Prime Minister Marape said abolishing of the Chief Secretary to Government’s position and replacing it with a Secretary position was to maintain a flatter Government structure without compromising the …

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New Year Message from Prime Minister Hon. James Marape, MP

Seasonal Christian greetings to you Papua New Guineans. The year 2020 has been a difficult year of many challenges, including the worst global pandemic in a century of COVID-19, which affected PNG and the global economy.And, of course, many other challenges including politics have had negative tolls on our country but by God’s Grace we …

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