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July 1, 2023
PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guineans have been challenged to “actively contribute” towards development projects like the Boroko Transformation Project if citizens want to see change in the Pacific’s largest country. Prime Minister James Marape issued this challenge this week when launching the National Capital District Commission’s Boroko Transformation Project in Port Moresby. “This must happen. ... <a title="Boroko declared ‘betel nut-free’ as PNG capital Moresby spruces up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/01/boroko-declared-betel-nut-free-as-png-capital-moresby-spruces-up/" aria-label="Read more about Boroko declared ‘betel nut-free’ as PNG capital Moresby spruces up">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2022
By Robert Iroga in Honiara Tulagi in the Central Islands province of Solomon islands is the first provincial capital to ban the sale of betel nut — for an indefinite period — as a measure to help control any potential spread of covid-19. Premier Stanley Manetiva told SBM Online that the measure became effective yesterday ... <a title="Tulagi bans betel nut selling as covid fears grow in Solomon Islands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/23/tulagi-bans-betel-nut-selling-as-covid-fears-grow-in-solomon-islands/" aria-label="Read more about Tulagi bans betel nut selling as covid fears grow in Solomon Islands">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2021
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby A 15-year-old Papua New Guinean girl, found in a Port Moresby guesthouse during a spot check by immigration and police officers yesterday, says she was sold without her knowledge by her cousin sister for K100 to two men for sex. Officers of the Immigration and Citizenship Authority (ICA) and ... <a title="PNG police rescue girl, 15, ‘sold’ for by her cousin for sex in city crackdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/05/png-police-rescue-girl-15-sold-for-by-her-cousin-for-sex-in-city-crackdown/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police rescue girl, 15, ‘sold’ for by her cousin for sex in city crackdown">Read more</a>
