Kokopo, Papua New Guinea – September 21, 2024 – Prime Minister Hon. James Marape’s visit to East New Britain this week was not just a political engagement—it was a heartfelt reunion with a province deeply scarred by tragedy. As the people of East New Britain commemorated the 30th anniversary of the devastating 1994 Rabaul volcano […]
Kokopo, Papua New Guinea – September 21, 2024 – Prime Minister Hon. James Marape on Thursday, September 19, 2024, handed out 199 land titles to families displaced by the 1994 Rabaul volcano eruptions, marking the 30th anniversary of this significant and somber event in Papua New Guinea’s history. The 199 families, originally from the Sikut
Rabaul, September 19, 2024 – Prime Minister Hon. James Marape embarked on a deeply emotional visit to Rabaul, East New Britain, marking the solemn 30th anniversary of the twin volcanic eruptions that forever changed the face of the town on September 19, 1994. Once celebrated as the ‘Pearl of the Pacific,’ Rabaul was buried under
