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March 17, 2022
By Claudia Tally in Port Moresby Papua New Guinean police have made a startling revelation that firearms for the National Elections security operations in June have yet to be purchased. Deputy Police Commissioner Anton Billie says the firearms might not be procured and received by the time the election writs are issued on April 28 ... <a title="PNG police arms, ammunition not yet ready for this year’s elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/png-police-arms-ammunition-not-yet-ready-for-this-years-elections/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police arms, ammunition not yet ready for this year’s elections">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2022
RNZ Pacific Sincha Dimara, the news and current affairs manager at EMTV and one of Papua New Guinea’s most experienced journalists, has been sacked after weeks of being suspended. Dimara, who was one of the longest serving journalists in PNG and at EMTV for 30 years, was accused of “insubordination” after political pressure from a ... <a title="PNG’s EMTV sacks top journalist, recruits novices as elections loom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/13/pngs-emtv-sacks-top-journalist-recruits-novices-as-elections-loom/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s EMTV sacks top journalist, recruits novices as elections loom">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2022
EDITORIAL: By the PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea’s police commissioner, David Manning, addressing the International Women’s Day celebrations this week, let it be known that violence against women is becoming a serious disease. Yes, we agree. It is a growing threat to women and children, family unity and community harmony. On the same token Sir, ... <a title="Post-Courier: Violence in any form is a serious disease – target ‘rotten cops’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/12/post-courier-violence-in-any-form-is-a-serious-disease-target-rotten-cops/" aria-label="Read more about Post-Courier: Violence in any form is a serious disease – target ‘rotten cops’">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2022
The National A Papua New Guinean primary school teacher has been arrested for allegedly torturing a woman with a hot knife in sorcery-related violence in Southern Highlands’ Kagua Erave last year. Southern Highlands commander Chief Inspector Daniel Yangen said the 35-year-old teacher, from Aiya’s Pawayamo village, was arrested on Monday. He said the teacher was ... <a title="PNG police arrest suspect in torture and killing of women in ‘sorcery’ case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/05/png-police-arrest-suspect-in-torture-and-killing-of-women-in-sorcery-case/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police arrest suspect in torture and killing of women in ‘sorcery’ case">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2022
PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea’s Justice Minister Bryan Kramer has confirmed that he has ordered his department — Justice and the Attorney-General (DJAG) — to investigate a complaint against the National Judicial Staff Service (NJSS) hiring highly paid overseas consultants. Their wages are paid in Australian dollars and deposited in overseas accounts. Kramer made this ... <a title="PNG’s Justice Minister orders inquiry into foreign consultants status" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/pngs-justice-minister-orders-inquiry-into-foreign-consultants-status/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s Justice Minister orders inquiry into foreign consultants status">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2022
MEAA News The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance’s national media section committee of elected officials has condemned the suspension of 24 Papua New Guinean TV journalists who walked off the job in support of their colleague. They have alleged intimidation by EMTV management and political interference. The journalists may now lose their jobs. EMTV head ... <a title="MEAA condemns EMTV’s ‘assault’ on PNG journalists’ rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/26/meaa-condemns-emtvs-assault-on-png-journalists-rights/" aria-label="Read more about MEAA condemns EMTV’s ‘assault’ on PNG journalists’ rights">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2022
By Thierry Lepani in Port Moresby The People’s Party has made an unprecedented announcement to endorse four women candidates for all four National Capital District (NCD) seats in the Papua New Guinea national election this year. Making the announcement at Parliament House, People’s Party founder and Enga Governor, Sir Peter Ipatas introduced the four candidates ... <a title="People’s Party back all-women team for PNG capital hot seats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/24/peoples-party-back-all-women-team-for-png-capital-hot-seats/" aria-label="Read more about People’s Party back all-women team for PNG capital hot seats">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk A national trade union in Papua New Guinea today blamed State Enterprises Minister William Duma for causing a media freedom furore at the country’s premier television broadcaster EMTV as a general election looms in June. The crisis has led to the suspension of the news chief and a walkout by 19 ... <a title="PNGTUC blames minister Duma’s news blackout order for EMTV crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/pngtuc-blames-minister-dumas-news-blackout-order-for-emtv-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about PNGTUC blames minister Duma’s news blackout order for EMTV crisis">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
COMMENTARY: EMTV’s deputy news editor Jack Lapauve Jr in Port Moresby writes in defence of the newsroom’s decision to walk out in protest over the suspension of head of news and current affairs Sincha Dimara on February 7. The EMTV News editorial decision to run the two stories [about the court cases involving Australian hotel ... <a title="Jack Lapauve: Why we walked out in protest over EMTV news independence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/jack-lapauve-why-we-walked-out-in-protest-over-emtv-news-independence/" aria-label="Read more about Jack Lapauve: Why we walked out in protest over EMTV news independence">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2022
Last week the Bougainville Autonomous Government announced an agreement had been reach with Panguna landowners to reopen the island’s controversial gold and copper mine. Once the backbone of the Papua New Guinea economy, Panguna has been idle since the civil war began more than 30 years ago — a war the mine was at least ... <a title="PNG faces dilemma over ‘momentous’ decision to reopen Bougainville’s Panguna mine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/20/png-faces-dilemma-over-momentous-decision-to-reopen-bougainvilles-panguna-mine/" aria-label="Read more about PNG faces dilemma over ‘momentous’ decision to reopen Bougainville’s Panguna mine">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The national news team of Papua New Guinea’s major television channel, EMTV, walked out last night in protest over a decision earlier this month to suspend head of news Sincha Dimara for alleged insubordination. They have condemned the political “endless intimidation” of the news service which has led to the suspension ... <a title="EMTV news team walk out in protest over suspension of their chief editor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/18/emtv-news-team-walk-out-in-protest-over-suspension-of-their-chief-editor/" aria-label="Read more about EMTV news team walk out in protest over suspension of their chief editor">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the “unacceptable political meddling” behind Sincha Dimara’s suspension as head of news and current affairs at EMTV News, Papua New Guinea’s main public television news channel, after three news stories annoyed a government minister. The Paris-based global media freedom watchdog said in a statement today ... <a title="RSF condemns ‘unacceptable political meddling’ over PNG news chief suspension" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/rsf-condemns-unacceptable-political-meddling-over-png-news-chief-suspension/" aria-label="Read more about RSF condemns ‘unacceptable political meddling’ over PNG news chief suspension">Read more</a>
