February 17th 2021 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape on Tuesday (February 16th 2021)welcomed the new United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Representative to Papua New Guinea, Dr Claudas Kamenga. He welcomed Dr Kamenga during the presentation of the letter of appointment to him by the UNICEF Representative. “I acknowledge the work of the outgoing […]

Friday February 12th 2021 From TERRY MARK in Kainantu Prime Minister Hon. James Marape  today encouraged the people of Kainantu in Eastern Highlands  to get involved in agriculture and for youths to be serious about furthering their education. He said while officiating at the launching of seven major Government projects in Kainantu. The projects are:

Friday February 12th 2021 From ANASTHASIA ANGORO in Goroka Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says the National Government will make available K7 million to Eastern Highlands for coffee price stabilisation. PM Marape said the money would be chanelled through the Office of the Vice-Minister for Agriculture and Daulo MP Hon. Pongio Ghate. The K7 million

Thursday February 11th 2021 From ANASTHASIA ANGORO in Goroka Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has given K2 million to Goroka MP Hon. Aiye Tambua to complete miscellaneous works at Goroka Town Market before its official opening at a later date. PM Marape said the K2 million would be added on to K25 million already used

Thursday February 11th 2021 From ANASTHASIA ANGORO IN Goroka Prime Minister Hon. James Marape, MP, has worked with leaders of Eastern Highlands to secure K59 million for various projects in the province. PM Marape announced in Goroka today that the National Government has transferred: – K4 million for Kainantu-Aiyura Road; – K4 million for Mauga-Sindari

A full video of the joint press conference by PNG Prime Minister Hon. James Marape and Autonomous Bougainville Government President Hon. Ishamael Toroama after the Joint Supervisory Body (JSB) meeting in Arawa on Friday, February 5, 2021.

February 8th 2021 The first-ever Bougainville Economic and Investment Summit will be held in Arawa on May 5 and 6 this year. This was one of the nine resolutions of the Joint Supervisory Body (JSB) meeting in Arawa last Friday (February 5, 2021).  Prime Minister Hon. James Marape got the ball rolling with K3 million

February 8th 2021 The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) will now receive a generous 70 per cent of taxation collected in the Region, last Friday’s (February 5th 2021) Joint Supervisory Body (JSB) meeting in Arawa has resolved.  This was one of nine resolutions passed by the JSB.  The JSB endorsed that the formula of the taxation

 February 7th 2021 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has hailed the Joint Supervisory (JSB) meeting in Arawa on Friday (Feb 5th 2021) as a “historic” milestone in Bougainville-Papua New Guinea relations. He said this after the JSB meeting with Bougainville President Hon. Ishmael Toroama, leaders and public servants from both governments, observers from the diplomatic

PM Marape: PNG to pay K621 million owing to Bougainvill February 7th 2021 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says the Government is committed towards fully retiring the K621 million owed to Bougainville in Restoration Development Grants (RDG). He also reiterated his Government’s commitment to give a separate K100 million every year to Bougainville in Special