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O'Neil's Condolence Message to the Late Rt. Honourable Sir Julius Chan, GCL, GCMG, KBE, PC and Governor, New Ireland Province and Former Prime Minister

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By: Peter O'Neil, MP. My speaking notes at the Funeral this evening of the Late Rt. Honourable Sir Julius Chan, GCL, GCMG, KBE, PC and Governor, New Ireland Province and Former Prime Minister Lady Stella Chan, Vanessa, Byron, Mark and Toea and your extended family Thank you for giving us the opportunity to pay our respects to this Great Leader of our country and our people.   Sir Julius as known to all of us, was a man amongst men. A leader of leaders and a statesman who dedicated his entire adult life contributing enormously to nation building.   As one of the founding fathers, Sir Julius served his country and people well. A service to his community and his stance on good governance are his public legacy. Shining examples of not just doing what is good for our people but also ensuring it is done right.   Doing the right thing is not always the easy thing but Sir J demonstrated over and over that this doing the right thing by Papua New Guinea was the only cou...

140 Years Imprisonment For Being in Possession of Drug (Marijuana) in Papua New Guinea.

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PAY K450,000 OR FACE 140 YEARS BEHIND BARS Post Courier  - January 16, 2023 In one of the toughest sentences meted out in a drugs case, five men have been ordered by the Waigani District Court to pay a total of K450,000 in fines or face spending a total of 140 years behind bars. The Waigani District Court magistrate Billy Pidu issued these orders as per the Dangerous Drugs (Amendment)Act 2021 in the case of Jeffery Ben, 38, Sira Ben both from Ataya village, Bobby Michael, 27 from Yamaso village, and Murphy Tusa, 23 from Onamuga village near Kainantu in Eastern Highlands Province. The amended law on production of dangerous drugs states that a person if found guilty is punishable by a fine not exceeding K1 million kina or imprisonment or a term not exceeding 40 years or both. The offence under this subsection is punishable on a summary conviction. Four of the five were charged with one count each of conveying 25.3 kilograms of marijuana while one was charged with transporting the dru...

Full speech: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's Address to Papua New Guinea's Parliament

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