Prime Minister James Marape announced in Parliament on June 5 that a second submarine cable project, valued at 1 billion kina, has been paused. This decision comes pending a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis. Marape’s statement was a direct response to inquiries from Menyamya lawmaker Solen Loifa regarding the operational status of the existing Kumul submarine cable...

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