Day: May 30, 2022
‘Last election’ for B’ville
By LULU MARK AUTONOMOUS Bougainville Government (ABG) President Ishmael Toroama says this general election will be the final election that Bougainville will take part in. He said Bougainville was preparing […]
Vehicles torched in EHP
By ZACHERY PER EASTERN Highlands General Election 2022 (GE22) campaign rallies kicked off with frustrated locals torching five vehicles in Okapa on Friday. Commander Superintendent Michael Welly said during a […]
Official: Voting awareness crucial
By HELEN TARAWA NATIONAL Capital District (NCD) assistant election manager Roselyne Tabogani says that there will be a one-day polling in the National Capital District on July 6. “Once we […]
Ex-premier taking on Ling-Stuckey
FORMER New Ireland premier Pedi Anis is the National Alliance Party (NA)’s candidate fielded to unseat incumbent Kavieng MP Ian Ling-Stuckey. NA president Stephen Pokawin told a crowd of more […]
Push to make chicken more affordable
THE Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) wants the Government to remove the high import tariffs on imported frozen chicken to make it more affordable, its commissioner and chief executive […]
NCSL notes rise in members, deposits, loans
NASFUND Savings and Loans Society’s (NCSL) members grew by 5.9 per cent to 141,786 last year, chairman Ian Tarutia says. “We continue to see membership growth (every year) and deposits […]
96 to run for ENB seats
By ROSELYN ELLISON AT the close of nominations for the General Election 2022 (GE22), a total of 96 candidates, 13 more than in 2017, were registered to contest the five […]
Democratic elections ‘maintained’
By BOSON WILSON PAPUA New Guinea has a proud history of conducting general elections democratically, Australian National University’s Dr Terence Wood says. “Despite the low quality of elections, democracy was […]
Maru: Indonesia key market
YANGORU-Saussia MP Richard Maru says exclusive economic zones must be strategically located to supply the biggest market in Indonesia. “A free trade agreement with Indonesia will enable more economic returns […]
Yama up against 39 candidates
THIRTY-NINE candidates will be contesting against incumbent governor Peter Yama for the Madang regional seat. His son Ismael Yama is among 45 others challenging incumbent Madang MP Bryan Kramer for […]