Madang governor Ramsey Pariwa called on provincial administrator Frank Lau on January 21 to set aside political disputes and to release funding for programs and…
The Mendi-Munihu district in Southern Highlands province is considering relocating its head office to another location to prepare for the split in the electorate in…
The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) is working towards developing an aviation industry and service plans for the region, local reports said on January 14. The…
A tentative election schedule released by the Electoral Commission has set June 21 for the election for new local level government (LLG) presidents and ward…
Deputy Prime Minister and Lae lawmaker John Rosso on January 3 dismissed calls to split the Lae electorate, suggesting boundary realignment as a more practical…
Watchdog Transparency International in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has expressed its fear another electoral disaster is on the way for the country in 2027. The…
Milne Bay Governor Gordon Wesly joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP), boosting the party’s strength now with seven members in the current coalition, local media…
Deputy leader of the political opposition James Nomane on December 23 said a verdict by the National Court on State Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey confirmed the…
Gulf Governor Chris Haiveta returned to the ruling coalition and central government with a renewed focus on ensuring transparency, accountability, and adherence to proper governance…
The Electoral Commission (EC) and the Motu-Koita Assembly on December 7 launched an electoral photo-roll pilot project to improve voter identification and the accuracy of…
Political opposition leader Douglas Tomuriesa on December 5 said the 2025 state budget is only giving false hope and little assurancse to the public on…
Permanent Parliamentary Committee on Plans and Estimates chairman Joseph Yopyyopy criticized the central government for allegedly bypassing procedures in deliberating and delivering the 2025 state…
Deputy leader of the political opposition, James Nomane, said the 27.3 billion kina allocated for the 2024 fiscal year was not delivered properly to the…
Prime Minister James Marape blamed technical issues by civil servants in the Planning and Finance Departments as the deliberation for the 2025 state budget was…
The parliament on November 27 agreed to amend a section of the Constitution which stipulates the imposition of no confidence motions against the prime minister.…
Justice Minister and Attorney General Pila Niningi proposed tax exemptions for judges’ pensions in an amendment to the 1959 Income Tax Act during a parliamentary…
Another vote of no confidence was filed against Prime Minister James Marape by the political opposition on November 27. The motion was lodged by Abau…
The parliament on November 26 appointed Freddie Reu Kumai, a lawmaker from Talasea, as the new chairman of the Public Accounts Committee. Kumai received support…
The parliament resumed its session on November 26 with a focus on the deliberation and approval of the 2025 state budget. The budget will outline…
https://youtu.be/uJCi7CGpcik?si=p6M03G-TxYYbxUiP Prime Minister James Marape on November 21 dismissed claims by the political opposition that his government is withholding funds to districts and provinces represented…
Former prime minister Peter O’Neill on November 22 said data from the Department of Finance and Treasury showed more than 800 million kina of government…
https://youtu.be/eCeXWSBgtFk?si=v-LVdXFS9BTCS_Hr Opposition leader Douglas Tomuriesa on November 21 condemned Prime Minister James Marape on his statement on the need for high number of support for…
A lawmaker from Sinasina-Youngomugl, Kerenga Kua, on November 20 said Prime Minister James Marape should not use development funds to lure more members of the…
Prime Minister James Marape on November 19 said his government is implementing major reforms and needs strong voting numbers from his coalition to pass major…
Electoral Commissioner (EC) Simon Sinai on November 19 said some former officers and former EC head Reuben Kaiulo are collaborating to take over his post.…
