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  Click here to read more: ( https://lnkd.in/gU5A3RYc ) RELATED NEWS PAPUA NEW GUINEA ‘S NOTORIOUS LAWYER AND SERIAL LITIGATOR, PAUL PARAKA HAS FAILED AGAIN. PNGi Central  | 24 Aug 2021. https://papuaniugini.org/papua-new-guinea-notorious-lawyer-and-serial-litigator-paul-paraka-fails-again-in-his-latest-attempt-to-avoid-allegation-of-k162m-fraud/ Notorious lawyer and serial litigator, Paul Paraka, has failed in his latest attempt to avoid justice over an alleged K162 million fraud, committed between 2007 and 2011. The National Court has refused to grant Paraka a court order to quash or permanently block the indictment against him issued by the Public Prosecutor. This is the second such decision by the court in little over six months. Yet with every month that passes the chances the prosecution will eventually prove successful grow ever dimmer. Witness memory fades. Documents get lost. People pass away. Police and prosecutors involved in the initial investigation move on or ret...

K300 Million Allocated For The 2022 National General Election (NGE) Allegely Diverted to Government Minister Without Control BY JEFFREY ELAPA,  Post Courier, 02 June 2023. About K300 million allocated for the 2022 National General Election (NGE) has been allegedly diverted to fund government ministers without control. However, yesterday afternoon the Prime Minister James Marape responded that he was not privy to the report. The K300 million is from a total of K650 million allocated through for the 2022 National General election allocated through the 2022 National Budget. The 11 page Prime Minister’s special brief from the PNG National Intelligent Organization (PNGNIO) dated Monday 28 November, 2022 indicated a total of K650 million was allocated through the Budgetary allocation in the 2022 National Budget but only K350 million of the funding was released to the PNG Electoral Commission (PNGEC) while unconfirmed reports received by the NIO alleged that the reminder of K300 million w...

Dr. Lino Tom said the PHA system itself is working but needs competent people with management skills to run it. "We need to get competent people. People with management skills in place in charge of PHA's." INVESTIGATIONS ORDERED INTO NON-PERFORMING PROVINCIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES Marape - Rosso Government 2022 by NBC News PNG, 24th October 2022. An investigation will be carried out into non-performing Provincial Health Authorities (PHAs) in the country. Health Minister Dr. Lino Tom issued this warning in an interview with NBC News. He said he has started already with the Enga Provincial Health Authority and will continue with others if they've not performed to expectations. Dr. Lino Tom said the PHA system itself is working but needs competent people with management skills to run it. "We need to get competent people. People with management skills in place in charge of PHA's." "PHA's are working well. We can't change the systems that are workin...

KNOW YOUR STATUS OF SETTLEMENT IN URBAN CENTRES IN PNG TO MAKE PROPER DECISIONS AND TO ACT ACCORDINGLY. ARE YOUR LEGALLY OR ILLEGALLY SETTLING IN PNG? Port Moresby and Lae Cities have high density of settlements in the country. Within these cities, we have formal and informal settlements. The formal settlements are allowed by law and the informal settlements are not recognized by law. Informal settlements fall under three categories and they are classified based on land tenure. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gMRxnbAP #portmoresby #Lae #MtHagen #Goroka #Kimbe #Rabaul #papuanewguinea #pngs #eviction #evictionnotice #Evictioncleanout #EvictionPrevention #EvictionDrive #settle #settlement #settlementagreement #settlementcheck #settlements Understanding Different Categories of Settlements in Papua New Guinea by Vincent Payati   The word "settlement" refers to a place where people live. It can be a single house in a remote area or a mega city with millions of peo...

PETER NUPIRI Arrested and Charged as the first of 15 persons of interest to police relating to post national election violence in the Southern Highlands Province (SHP). Police allege that Nupiri, 46-years-old from Olea village, Mendi, Southern Highlands, communicated with individuals to destroy about 200 ballot boxes that were stored at the Mendi police station. Police allege his communication via mobile phone to several men led to the six days of destruction of Mendi town. The ballot boxes were stored at the police station after supporters had disputed the counting of the 200 plus ballot boxes. On August 18, several armed men entered the premises and fired several gun shots and threatened the duty officers, they then took control of the premises and opened the two containers where the boxes were kept and took the boxes out and destroyed the ballot boxes by setting them on fire. The result of the actions taken by the men led to the burning down of properties, killing of 15 people and d...