September 2022

Thursday 15 September 2022; London, United Kingdom PRIME Minister Hon. James Marape has today put a verbal invitation to Papua New Guinea’s Head of State, His Majesty King Charles III, to officiate at the country’s 50th Independence Anniversary in three years’ time. In a delightful conversation that demonstrated the King’s familiarity and fondness of PNG, […]

SEPTEMBER 16 2022 To my fellow Papua New Guineans, today marks our 47 years of nationhood and I want to thank you all for your faith and hope that we will get there. When I become your Prime Minister in 2019, I promised you that we will be the “richest black Christian nation”. Many thought

SEPTEMBER 8 2022 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has welcomed foreign investors into Papua New Guinea, as he launched the K130 million Paga Hill Paradise project in Port Moresby today (September 8 2022). He said the 22-storey luxury apartments project, besides Fairfax Harbour, was at the heart of the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) earmarked by

SEPTEMBER 6 2022 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says fisheries must be put on the pedestal in Papua New Guinean as a major business for the country. He said this today (Tuesday September 6 2022) when addressing the Provincial Fisheries Conference in Port Moresby organised by the National Fisheries Authority (NFA). PM Marape challenged the

SEPTEMBER 5 2022 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape today (September 5 2022) announced a K42.7 billion health intervention programme for the next 10-15 years in Papua New Guinea. He made the announcement today (September 5 2022) when addressing the 56th Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of PNG in Port Moresby, with the theme, ‘ICT

AUGUST 31 2022 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape Hon. James Marape says “the story of our country is not bad” as many make it out to be. He said this today (August 31 2022) when welcoming the 2022 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) presented by Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey which highlighted the fact that the

STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER, HON. JAMES MARAPE, MP, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE 11th PARLIAMENT   ‘RESTRUCTURING GOVERNANCE FOR REAL DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES’ AUGUST 30 2022 Mr. Speaker,  I rise on this occasion to thank the Governor General, His Excellency Bob Bofeng Dadai for officially opening the 11th National Parliament of Papua New