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NOVEMBER 16 2021  PRIME Minister Hon. James Marape today painted a grim picture of Papua New Guinea’s painful struggle to catch up with the rest of the world in COVID-19 vaccination response which, he said, was due mainly to misinformation that – in many parts – was being fuelled by political quarters. The Prime Minister […]

NOVEMBER 16 2021 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says there will be no deferral of the 2022 General Election as claimed by critics. He said this today when answering questions in Parliament from Tewai-Siassi MP, Hon. Kobby Bomareo, on whether the election would go ahead as planned, costing and Common Roll Update. “This means that

NOVEMBER 13 2021 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says Papua New Guinea may be the smallest Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economy but is well-endowed with natural resources. He said this on Friday (November 12) night when addressing the 28th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting. The meeting, hosted by New Zealand, was held virtually. “Papua New Guinea,

NOVEMBER 12 2021 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says he is not deliberately delaying work on the Bulolo Highway, as claimed by former Bulolo MP Samson Napo and other critics. He said this after Napo, in a very-misleading and defamatory statement circulated on mainstream and social media, accused the Prime Minister of playing politics in

NOVEMBER 11 2021 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has urged PNG LNG Project landowners from Petroleum Development License (PDL) areas not to make themselves look silly by  chasing Government for funds that may no longer be a direct entitlement in the Budget. He said landowner direct entitlements from what was signed in the Umbrella Benefits

NOVEMBER 11 2021 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has assured Papua New Guinea’s tourism industry of his Government’s full support, including in the 2022 Budget. He gave this assurance in Port Moresby on Wednesday night (Nov 10 2021) when launching the PNG Tourism Sector Development Plan 2022-2026 of the Tourism Promotion Authority. Present with PM

NOVEMBER 10 2021 PRIME Minister Hon. James Marape says Papua New Guinea’s partnership with Dr. Andrew Forrest and his company Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) is bigger than just hydro in Purari River and will encompass a huge set of projects worth billions of kina that must be appreciated and guarded by Papua New Guineans. He

NOVEMBER 7TH 2021 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says there is space for more commercial banks in Papua New Guinea. He said this in Port Moresby last Thursday (November 4th 2021) night when launching the PNG SME Bank Crowdfunding Movement Online Project of PNG Think Tank Group Inc. The project, which uses PM Marape’s ‘Take

NOVEMBER 7TH 2021 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has thanked all churches for their support in this difficult period of COVID-19. He said this during a meeting with the churches on Friday (Nov 5 2021) which was also attended by Health Minister Hon. Jelta Wong, Controller David Manning and experts of the National Control Centre.

NOVEMBER 2ND 2021 Former Pangu Pangu Pati President Patrick Pundao has withdrawn his court action against the party over the election of Erigere Singin as his successor at the recent National Convention in Port Moresby. This was announced by Pangu leader and Prime Minister, Hon. James Marape, at an online press conference today. With them