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JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT Monday 11th January, 2021, Sir Manasupe Haus, Port Moresby ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF THE JOINT COMMUNIQUE BY PRIME MINISTER OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA HONOURABLE JAMES MARAPE, MP AND PRESIDENT OF AUTONOMOUS BOUGAINVILLE GOVERNMENT HONOURABLE ISHMAEL TOROAMA, MHR. In furthering the Bougainville Peace process in the Post Referendum period and […]

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has denied claims by Opposition Leader Belden Namah that he controls the National Honours and Awards Council. He said this today in response to a statement by Namah that the Government is “attempting to rort awards for political gain” in the 2021 Queen’s New Year’s Honours. “Namah claims former Chief

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape today received the 2020 COVID-19 Response Preliminary Report from Secretary for National Department of Health, Dr. Osborne Liko, during a briefing with the Inter-agency Taskforce of the National Control Centre (NCC).  The full report will be presented to Cabinet for endorsement and presented to Parliament when it resumes in April. 

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says the people of Goilala in Central Province are “close to my heart”. He said this today when visiting the haus krai (mourning house) of 15 people killed in the recent landslide disaster at Saki Village in Goilala. Nine bodies have been recovered so far. Prime Minister Marape said he

Transport Minister and Goilala MP Hon. William Samb and Prime Minister Hon. James Marape on their way to board a chopper to visit the landslide disaster area in Goilala. A media contingent has gone ahead to cover the PM’s visit.

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape yesterday (Monday Jan 4) welcomed the new Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and National Executive Council, Ambassador Ivan Pomaleu. Prime Minister Marape said abolishing of the Chief Secretary to Government’s position and replacing it with a Secretary position was to maintain a flatter Government structure without compromising the