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Governor Allan Bird Demands Marape's Removal

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Governor Allan Bird Demands Marape's Removal Allan Bird, the governor of East Sepik, is speaking out against how Papua New Guinea (PNG) is being run. He's not happy with Prime Minister James Marape and wants things to change. Allan Bird is becoming a big voice in the opposition party. He's known for being honest and talking about the problems people care about, like bad government and lack of honesty. He says people are tired of the government's decisions. One of the things Allan Bird is criticizing is the Connect PNG program. This program is supposed to improve roads and other infrastructure across the country. But Allan Bird says the money isn't being used properly. He wants to know where the money is going and if it's really helping people. This raises questions about whether the government is being honest about how it spends money. Allan Bird's speech has started a big discussion about who should be leading PNG and how the country should be run. He...
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His Excellency Ambassador Nobuyuki Watanabe of Japan Visits Oro Province

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His Excellency Ambassador Nobuyuki Watanabe of Japan Visits Oro Province by  Gary Juffa  - 24 January 2023. A wonderful visit to Oro by His Excellency Ambassador Nobuyuki Watanabe of Japan. On Monday Ambassador Watanabe visited Kokoda to pay his respects to the fallen of World War 2.  Meanwhile today Ambassador Watanabe shall be visiting Orobay to look at a potential fisheries project that has come about after a joint effort by the NFA and OPG who signed an MOU in August 2020 with then Minister Dr Lino.  We anticipate a state of the art Fish Market to be built by the NFA with funding assistance from Japan at Orobay. The OPG meanwhile is building a facility that will be owned by it’s development arm, the Northern Provinces Resources Limited next to that facility in an effort to supply our fishermen and fisherwomen. Personally I appreciated the opportunity to give him some perspective of Oro culture and traditions and explain the challenges we face and what we are doin...
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INVESTIGATION CONTINUES INTO KILLING OF PNG PORTS CEO MR. FEGO KINIAFA

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INVESTIGATION CONTINUES INTO KILLING OF PNG PORTS CEO Post Courier - Friday, September 23, 2022 BY MIRIAM ZARRIGA Goroka police have arrested five men over their alleged involvement in the murder of PNG Ports managing director Fego Kiniafa. Provincial Police Commander Chief Superintendent Michael Welly said the men are in police custody and are now being questioned over the slaying of Kiniafa on the morning of September 17 near Nagamiufa village outside Goroka town. Kiniafa and his driver were reportedly slashed with machetes after the CEO shot a Nagamiufa villager. Mr Welly said investigations are continuing into the killing which sparked a tribal fight. In the early hours of last Saturday between 1am and 4am, it is alleged that Kiniafa, who had turned 43 on September 16, PNG Independence Day, was with a few men near Nagamiufa village when a confrontation occurred. Kiniafa, from Korofeigu village in Lower Bena, is alleged to have discharged a weapon. The bullet hit another man. The sh...
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Full speech: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's Address to Papua New Guinea's Parliament

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