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AUGUST 19 2022 PRIME Minister Hon. James Marape has congratulated the Governor-elect of Madang Province, Ramsey Pariwa on his landside election victory while giving his commitment to work together with the new governor and his People’s First Party to develop Madang. The Prime Minister said Pariwa’s victory is indicative of Madang peoples’ wish to have […]

AUGUST 18 2022 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says the K794 million Nadzab Airport Redevelopment Project (NARP) will be “a gamechanger for Lae, Morobe and Papua New Guinea” when completed. He said this today (August 18 2022) after publication of the latest update of the project by National Airports Corporation (NAC). “The NARP is a

AUGUST 18 2022 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has welcomed the signing of the Porgera Gold Mine shareholder agreement by Enga Provincial Government-owned Mineral Resources Enga (MRE) and landowners in Port Moresby today (August 18 2022). He said it was a “milestone achievement” towards reopening of the Porgera mine which has been closed since 2019.

AUGUST 18 2022 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has condemned the burning of ballot boxes in the Mendi Police Station in Southern Highlands in the early hours of this morning (August 18 2022). He has described those who did this as “constitutional terrorists” who would be hunted down by the full force of the law.

AUGUST 17 2022 Prime Minister and Pangu Pati Leader Hon. James Marape says the Government and Pangu appreciates the role of a free media. He, however, cautioned the media to stay away from political and personal preferences. PM Marape said it was quite evident during the 2022 General Election that certain media houses were taking

AUGUST 17 2022 PRIME Minister Hon. James Marape is making a call on Australian businesses to consider importing more from Papua New Guinea to balance the disproportionate import-vs-export scale that the two countries have existing between them. He also wants to see more Australian investors partner with PNG to move his Government’s goals on downstream

AUGUST 16 2022 ONE week after being re-elected unopposed on the floor of Parliament, Prime Minister Hon. James Marape was today (160822) officially welcomed back to Sir Manasupe Hause by his management and staff of the Department of Prime Minister and National Executive Council where he reiterated the importance of the work they hold in

AUGUST 14 2022 PRIME Minister Hon. James Marape hits the ground running in the frontier-breaking clean green energy projects he has been championing over the last two years when he met with leaders of Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) in Singapore today to progress the talks further. He said from Singapore FFI has voiced its intention

AUGUST 14 2022 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says his Government will do its “utmost best” for the people of Papua New Guinea. He said this today (Sunday, August 14, 2022) as he goes through the process of selecting ministers and laying the groundwork for the next five years. “On August 30, 2022, when Parliament

AUGUST 14 2022 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says he is not in a rush to make ministerial appointments after he was elected by an overwhelming 97-0 in Parliament last Tuesday (August 9 2022). He said this today (Sunday, August 14, 2022) when giving an update on ministerial appointments. “We are not in a rush