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May 18, 2022
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea police have been tasked to furnish a full investigation report on the death of Deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil and his bodyguard First Constable Neil Maino. Prime Minister James Marape told Basil’s children that “no stone would be left unturned” by police as they investigate the ... <a title="Marape pledges ‘no stone unturned’ in investigation into fatal Basil crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/marape-pledges-no-stone-unturned-in-investigation-into-fatal-basil-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Marape pledges ‘no stone unturned’ in investigation into fatal Basil crash">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2022
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby On the eve of Papua New Guinea heading into its 2022 national general elections, the bearer of one of the highest offices in the country has tragically died. Deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil died in a head-on vehicle collision along the Bulolo Highway in Morobe Province on Wednesday night. ... <a title="Driver in deputy PM’s fatal accident in hospital, PNG police call for calm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/13/driver-in-deputy-pms-fatal-accident-in-hospital-png-police-call-for-calm/" aria-label="Read more about Driver in deputy PM’s fatal accident in hospital, PNG police call for calm">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2022
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s policemen and women around the country have been ordered to arrest and charge anyone in possession of illegal firearms — which carries life imprisonment under the amended law — from the May 19 deadline. Police Commissioner David Manning, who is also the Registrar of Firearms, said ... <a title="PNG police order crackdown on illegal firearms as deadline looms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/13/png-police-order-crackdown-on-illegal-firearms-as-deadline-looms/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police order crackdown on illegal firearms as deadline looms">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2022
RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea’s deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil has died following a car crash in the Bulolo district of Morobe Province. As well being Deputy Prime Minister, Basil was Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, and is the former Minister for Communications, Information Technology and Energy. Police Commissioner David Manning confirmed his death after ... <a title="PNG Deputy PM killed in road accident – a driver on the run, say police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/12/png-deputy-pm-killed-in-road-accident-a-driver-on-the-run-say-police/" aria-label="Read more about PNG Deputy PM killed in road accident – a driver on the run, say police">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2022
By Miriam Zarriga in Mt Hagen About 100 Papua New Guinea security personnel have arrived in Porgera, Enga Province, amid the fighting that saw 17 dead, 100 families displaced and homes destroyed over the weekend. The arrival of the PNG Defence Force (PNGDF) in Porgera on late Sunday evening has eased the tension inside the ... <a title="100 PNG security forces arrive in Porgera, tension eases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/11/100-png-security-forces-arrive-in-porgera-tension-eases/" aria-label="Read more about 100 PNG security forces arrive in Porgera, tension eases">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2022
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Seventeen people have been killed, hundreds of families made homeless, dozens of houses razed and government services ground to a halt in Enga Province’s Porgera district in Papua New Guinea as warring clans took up arms against each other. Calls for government help went unanswered at the weekend. Police ... <a title="Fierce fighting continues in PNG’s Porgera with death toll reaching 17" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/10/fierce-fighting-continues-in-pngs-porgera-with-death-toll-reaching-17/" aria-label="Read more about Fierce fighting continues in PNG’s Porgera with death toll reaching 17">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2022
RNZ Pacific Fiji has been ranked as the worst place in the Pacific region for journalists in the latest assessment by the global press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF). In RSF’s 2022 World Press Freedom Index released last week, Fiji was placed 102nd out of 180 countries — receiving an overall score of 56.91 ... <a title="‘Intimidated’ Fiji worst place for Pacific journalists, says RSF’s freedom index" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/09/intimidated-fiji-worst-place-for-pacific-journalists-says-rsfs-freedom-index/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Intimidated’ Fiji worst place for Pacific journalists, says RSF’s freedom index">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Michael Kabuni and Stephen Howes Central to the selection of the prime minister in Papua New Guinea following a general election is Section 63 of PNG’s Organic Law on Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates (OLIPPAC), which was passed in 2001 (and then amended in 2003). Section 63 requires that the Governor-General invites ... <a title="How a law change in PNG has fostered prime ministerial incumbency bias" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/how-a-law-change-in-png-has-fostered-prime-ministerial-incumbency-bias/" aria-label="Read more about How a law change in PNG has fostered prime ministerial incumbency bias">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
PNG Post-Courier A former election manager for Papua New Guinea’s National Capital District (NCD) who was charged with election fraud for corruptly receiving a large sum of money from a candidate during the 2017 election has been sentenced to seven years in prison by the National Court at Waigani. National Court judge Justice Teresa Berrigan ... <a title="Former PNG election manager for Port Moresby jailed for ballot fraud" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/former-png-election-manager-for-port-moresby-jailed-for-ballot-fraud/" aria-label="Read more about Former PNG election manager for Port Moresby jailed for ballot fraud">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2022
By Phoebe Gwangilo in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s first woman neurosurgeon has graduated from the national university. Dr Esther Apuahe graduated with a higher post-diploma in neurosurgery during the University of Papua New Guinea’s 67th graduation ceremony yesterday. “She is the first female neurosurgeon in Papua New Guinea,” said the dean of UPNG’s Medical ... <a title="Papua New Guinea’s first woman neurosurgeon graduates at UPNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/29/papua-new-guineas-first-woman-neurosurgeon-graduates-at-upng/" aria-label="Read more about Papua New Guinea’s first woman neurosurgeon graduates at UPNG">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2022
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Any deferral of Papua New Guinea’s national general election 2022 will be unconstitutional, warns former Electoral Commissioner Patilias Gamato. He said statutory timelines gazetted in the National Gazette for the national elections could not be breached to accommodate a deferral. “It is important that the 2022 NGE is not ... <a title="Any poll delay ‘unconstitutional’, warns former PNG elections chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/28/any-poll-delay-unconstitutional-warns-former-png-elections-chief/" aria-label="Read more about Any poll delay ‘unconstitutional’, warns former PNG elections chief">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The Pacific Elders’ Voice has expressed deep concern about reports of deteriorating human rights in West Papua and has appealed to Indonesia to allow the proposed UN high commissioner’s visit there before the Bali G20 meeting in November. A statement from the PEV says the reports suggest an “increased number of ... <a title="Pacific Elders call on Indonesia to allow UN visit to Papua before Bali" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/23/pacific-elders-call-on-indonesia-to-allow-un-visit-to-papua-before-bali/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific Elders call on Indonesia to allow UN visit to Papua before Bali">Read more</a>
