JULY 10 2022 PRIME Minister Hon. James Marape has slammed criticisms raised by former prime minister Peter O’Neill on his attendance of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) summit in Fiji. Prime Minister Marape said it was totally irresponsible for the former prime minister to bring into question the work of the Office of the Prime […]

JULY 10 2022 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has become the first candidate to be declared in the 2022 National General Election (NGE) . PM Marape was officially declared Member-Elect for Tari-Pori Electorate which he held for three consecutive terms since 2007. This will be his fourth consecutive term in the 11th National Parliament after

JULY 9 2022 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says Papua New Guinea is saddened at the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Hon. Shinzo Abe. He said PNG, and the world, was shocked at the shooting of Abe while campaigning in Japan on Friday. PM Marape said PNG had benefitted so much from Japan during

JULY 6 2022 Lawyer and Pangu Pati candidate for Esa’ala Jimmy Maladina, whose evidence implicated Peter O’Neill in the UBS Commission of Inquiry, has labelled O’Neill as a “serial liar”. He said this today (July 6 2022) in response to a statement by O’Neill claiming that he was distributing fake ballot papers in Esa’ala in

JULY 4 2022 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says he has nothing to do with a large sum of money that was confiscated by Police at Komo Airport in Hela last Saturday (July 2 2022). He said this in light of Police arrest of a Seth Palipe who had in his possession a large sum

JUNE 30 2022 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has appealed to Papua New Guinea to take voting seriously as the country goes to the polls on Monday (July 4 2022). He said the call in Kavieng today (June 30 2022) as campaigning ends tomorrow (July 1 2022). The PM attended a massive campaign rally for

JUNE 22 2022 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says East Sepik has the potential to become the “economic powerhouse” of Papua New Guinea. He said in Maprik today (June 22 2022) that because of this potential, and in memory of founding Prime Minister the late Sir Michael Somare, the next Government would be formed in

JUNE 21 2022 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has told the people of Ialibu-Pangia that he resigned from the government led by their MP Peter O’Neill in 2019 because he was fed up with O’Neill’s  continuous “lies and deceit”. He said this when campaigning for Pangu Pati candidate, well-known lawyer Stanley Liria, in front of

JUNE 21 2022 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says he has not blamed Porgera landowners for the closure of Porgera mine, as claimed by Peter O’Neill. He said this in response to O’Neill blaming him for the closure. “Nothing could be further from the truth,” PM Marape responded. “I addressed a large crowd of thousands

JUNE 19 2022 PRIME Minister Hon. James Marape today delivered a powerful speech that cut through the heart of two governments’ management of the national economy since 2012 and his Government’s plan to attain surplus budgets and a debt-free economy by 2034. Before a crowd that event organisers estimated to be over 10,000, the Prime