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Marape outlines priorities
PRIME Minister James Marape said his priority was fixing the system of government and getting the country “back in the right direction”. He said it includes restoring the public service machinery, key constitutional offices for example the police and courts to function.

Making PNG safe vital: Kramer
POLICE Minister Bryan Kramer says making Papua New Guineans feels safe is his priority. Kramer, who is also a former police reservist, said for him it was about making Papua New Guineans feel safe and that was a priority that came before everything else including fighting corruption.

‘Share the love’
SHARE the love and have hope was the main message Prime Minister James Marape told the people of Morobe during his visit to Lae, Morobe, last week. “Law and order is in the hands of our very own people. When we show love, there is no need for policing in the rural areas, because it cost the government so much,” Marape said.