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 […]

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

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

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

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

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

NOVEMBER 29 2021 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says the 2022 Budget places more focus on the Health Sector than ever before. He said this at Bautama in Central today (Monday November 29) when launching the K500 million 300-bed Central Provincial Hospital for the people of Central and Papua New Guinea. The Prime Minister said

NOVEMBER 26 2021 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has announced the deployment of a 35-member security team to Solomon Islands. This follows a request from his Solomon Islands’ counterpart, Hon. Manasseh Sogavare, following recent protests and vandalism in Honiara. “The security team comprises 20 Police and 15 Correctional Service personnel, with the possibility of more

NOVEMBER 25 2021 PRIME Minister Hon. James Marape has today welcomed the passage of the Connect PNG (Funding and Implementation Arrangements) Bill 2021. The Bill, passed with a vote of 78-5 by a largely unanimous House, will see to the actioning of the Marape Government’s massive infrastructure development and rehabilitation program that is targeted at

NOVEMBER 25 2021 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has welcomed today’s tabling of the record K22.175 billion 2022 Budget by Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey in Parliament. He said it would help Papua New Guinea on the path to economic recovery as well as support successful delivery of the 2022 National General Election. “The total Budget of