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August 9, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Papua New Guinea’s incumbent leader, James Marape, has been returned to the top job as the country’s ninth prime minister, reports the ABC’s Port Moresby correspondent Natalie Whiting. “Marape was voted in as prime minister unopposed, with unanimous support from all MPs present in the first parliamentary sitting following the country’s ... <a title="Marape has the numbers to keep PNG’s top post as prime minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/marape-has-the-numbers-to-keep-pngs-top-post-as-prime-minister/" aria-label="Read more about Marape has the numbers to keep PNG’s top post as prime minister">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
RNZ Pacific Pacific athletes have won a total of 13 medals at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, split among six nations. Samoa won the region’s only gold, through weightlifter Don Opolenge and the nation’s lifters also won three silver medals. They also gained a silver in boxing. Fiji won four medals overall, two of them ... <a title="Pacific takes impressive Games haul of 13 medals in Birmingham" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/pacific-takes-impressive-games-haul-of-13-medals-in-birmingham/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific takes impressive Games haul of 13 medals in Birmingham">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
By Gorethy Kenneth of the PNG Post-Courier in Port Moresby If there is a glimmer of hope in Papua New Guinea’s violence marred national general elections, then it has to be the elevation of a lone woman to the National Parliament. It took the People’s National Congress (PNC) Governor-elect of Central Province, Rufina Peter, three ... <a title="Hope for women in PNG elections – Peter becomes lone female governor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/hope-for-women-in-png-elections-peter-becomes-lone-female-governor/" aria-label="Read more about Hope for women in PNG elections – Peter becomes lone female governor">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2022
PNG Pacific A former Papua New Guinea military commander who drew up a plan 17 years ago to try to end gun violence says the first thing he would do is ban the public from owning guns. Major-General Jerry Singirok compiled a gun control report in 2005. It included 244 recommendations for governments to follow ... <a title="Former PNG military chief calls for gun ban to curb election violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/06/former-png-military-chief-calls-for-gun-ban-to-curb-election-violence/" aria-label="Read more about Former PNG military chief calls for gun ban to curb election violence">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2022
By Peter Korugl of the PNG Post-Courier “Shame on yous!” … these are the three powerful words Julie Soso, former governor and candidate for the Eastern Highlands regional seat, had to say for the newly elected members to Papua New Guinea’s Parliament — all men so far. Soso, Carol Mayo (Vanimo-Green Open), Albertine Ehari (Kerema ... <a title="Women leaders condemn PNG men’s ‘violence, bribery, vote rigging’ to keep them out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/06/women-leaders-condemn-png-mens-violence-bribery-vote-rigging-to-keep-them-out/" aria-label="Read more about Women leaders condemn PNG men’s ‘violence, bribery, vote rigging’ to keep them out">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby People’s National Congress party leader Peter O’Neill has blown the race for the Papua New Guinea prime minister’s job wide open by declaring he will not run for the country’s top post. As the national election winds down and lobbying intensifies among Pangu Pati, People’s National Congress (PNC), United ... <a title="O’Neill ‘bombshell’ throws top position in PNG elections wide open" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/oneill-bombshell-throws-top-position-in-png-elections-wide-open/" aria-label="Read more about O’Neill ‘bombshell’ throws top position in PNG elections wide open">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Anton Lutz The sun rises over a strange landscape. Come with me and meet these people over here. Even though they have stayed awake all night, now that the sun has risen, they are jumping up and down, singing happy songs and even expressing tears of joy. Next to them, there is a ... <a title="Break this cycle of sorcery-related violence in Papua New Guinea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/break-this-cycle-of-sorcery-related-violence-in-papua-new-guinea/" aria-label="Read more about Break this cycle of sorcery-related violence in Papua New Guinea">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2022
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea politics — or for that matter, Parliament — will no longer be the same any more in this country. The defeats of experienced and long serving MPs Patrick Pruaitch, Davis Steven, John Simon and Dr Allan Marat has completely changed the landscape of politics in PNG. ... <a title="Pruaitch joins growing list of PNG’s major election upsets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/01/pruaitch-joins-growing-list-of-pngs-major-election-upsets/" aria-label="Read more about Pruaitch joins growing list of PNG’s major election upsets">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2022
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby The two-week extension on the return of Papua New Guinea’s general election writs date has been knocked as unconstitutional. A former Chief Justice, Sir Arnold Amet, said there were no provisions in the Constitution for any extension of writs beyond the fifth anniversary of the date fixed for the ... <a title="PNG’s extension of return of writs date ‘unconstitutional’, says former chief justice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/31/pngs-extension-of-return-of-writs-date-unconstitutional-says-former-chief-justice/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s extension of return of writs date ‘unconstitutional’, says former chief justice">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2022
By Marjorie Finkeo in Port Moresby Nine suspects arrested over a barbaric machete attack on Sunday outside the counting venue at Port Moresby’s Sir John Guise Stadium have been labelled “innocent” and released this week from Papua New Guinean police custody at Waigani. The act stirred up public fear, anxiety and created a lot of ... <a title="Police release 9 ‘innocent’ suspects in Port Moresby machete attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/30/police-release-9-innocent-suspects-in-port-moresby-machete-attack/" aria-label="Read more about Police release 9 ‘innocent’ suspects in Port Moresby machete attack">Read more</a>
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July 28, 2022
PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea’s Sheriff Security at the Waigani Supreme and National Court have stepped up their surveillance of the court premises following this week’s lawlessness in the city. All court users including staff and visitors will be strictly monitored, says a statement. All hazardous and dangerous weapons like knives, pepper spray, mace, razor ... <a title="PNG court sheriffs clamp down on dangerous weapons, boost security" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/28/png-court-sheriffs-clamp-down-on-dangerous-weapons-boost-security/" aria-label="Read more about PNG court sheriffs clamp down on dangerous weapons, boost security">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2022
By Claudia Tally in Port Moresby After 36 hours of unrest, fear and anxiety, Port Moresby city woke up yesterday morning to a quiet start under the watchful eyes of the police and military personnel as tensions slowly faded. Kicking off to a slow start, shops and business houses opened their doors to the public ... <a title="Port Moresby back to normal after 36 hours of election tension" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/27/port-moresby-back-to-normal-after-36-hours-of-election-tension/" aria-label="Read more about Port Moresby back to normal after 36 hours of election tension">Read more</a>
