DECEMBER 20 2O21 THE Marape Government’s investment in reinvigorating the Internal Revenue Commission (IRC) is paying off with a revenue collection of a record K8.1 billion this year 2021 despite a challenging economic environment brought on by COVID-19. This became clear during Prime Minister Hon. James Marape’s address when he spoke today at the launch […]
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DECEMBER 15 2021 THE Papua New Guinea Government and five PNGLNG-impacted provincial governments as well as landowners yesterday (December 14 2021)received a whopping K551.82 million through the country’s leading oil and gas company, Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited (KPHL). Prime Minister Hon. James Marape was presented a cheque of K200 million on behalf of the State
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DECEMBER 12 2021 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says the K140 million 12-storey West New Britain Haus in Port Moresby proves that agriculture is “transformational”. He said this on Friday (December 10 2021) when opening the landmark icon of the people of West New Britain which was funded by money from the province’s lucrative oil
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NOVEMBER 7 2021 PAPUA New Guineans across the length and breadth of the country should expect quality healthcare service delivery “within an hour’s reach” by the Year 2030, Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has said. The Prime Minister issued this directive to the Department of Health, especially the Health Secretary and the heads of the
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DECEMBER 7 2021 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has denied speculations of a major Cabinet reshuffle. He said this in Port Moresby on Monday (December 6 2021) night after returning from Vanimo in West Sepik where he announced delivery of more than K1 billion worth of projects. Opposition Leader Hon. Belden Namah was with him
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DECEMBER 6 2021 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape launched several impact projects today (Monday December 6 2021) in West Sepik during his official visit to the province. PM Marape said the day of his visit was a milestone day, not only to officially open the new West Sepik Provincial Administration Building, but also to announce
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DECEMBER 6 2021 The Electoral Commission Appointments Committee (ECAC) has approved theappointment of Mr. Simon Sinai as the new Electoral Commissioner. Prime Minister Hon. James Marape, who is Chairman of the Committee, said the ECAChad approved to advise the Head of State to appoint Mr Sinai as the Electoral Commissioner for a maximum of four
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DECEMBER 5 2021 PAPUA New Guinea has “the potential of becoming a huge producer of green products for the world” with 19 gigawatts of power already estimated out of the Purari , Kikori and Strickland hydro potentials and the West New Britain geothermal projects, Prime Minister James Marape has been told. Chief Executive Officer of
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DECEMBER 1 2021 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says Papua New Guinea has never been an “uncertain place of investment”. He said this in Port Moresby on Wednesday (December 1 2021) when virtually addressing the 2021 PNG Mining and Petroleum Conference & Exhibition in Brisbane. “We are an oil, gas and mining nation,” the Prime
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NOVEMBER 30 2021 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has described the K22 billion 2022 Budget which was passed without objections by Parliament tonight as a “milestone budget”. The Budget was passed by Parliament with no objections after a marathon debate in which Opposition MPs had the chance to air their views, unlike the previous government
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