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October 29, 2020
By Miriam Zarriga and Clifford Faiparik About 400 squatters in Papua New Guinea watched helplessly as excavators demolished their homes and properties to make way for the construction of a K100 million four-lane road outside the capital of Port Moresby. Police were present to ensure that the court-ordered eviction at 14-Mile on the border of ... <a title="Port Moresby evicts 400 squatters to make way for new capital highway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/29/port-moresby-evicts-400-squatters-to-make-way-for-new-capital-highway/" aria-label="Read more about Port Moresby evicts 400 squatters to make way for new capital highway">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2020
By Jimmy Kalebe in Lae Landowners are unwavering in their opposition to the deep sea tailings placement (DSTP) method for waste from Papua New Guinea’s proposed K18 billion (NZ$7.7 billion) Wafi-Golpu mine project. They travelled to Lae yesterday from various areas of Morobe which will be affected by the project. It is awaiting approval by ... <a title="PNG landowners protest over deep sea tailings waste plan for K18b project" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/23/png-landowners-protest-over-deep-sea-tailings-waste-plan-for-k18b-project/" aria-label="Read more about PNG landowners protest over deep sea tailings waste plan for K18b project">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2020
By Clifford Faiparik in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s Auditor-General has questioned who approved a US-based international auditing firm to audit the awarding of contracts by the Health Department to pharmaceutical companies. Acting Auditor-General Gordon Kega said his office should “sanction” the involvement of any private firm in the auditing of public funds. “Under the ... <a title="PNG auditor calls for ‘sanctions’ in private probe over medicines row" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/22/png-auditor-calls-for-sanctions-in-private-probe-over-medicines-row/" aria-label="Read more about PNG auditor calls for ‘sanctions’ in private probe over medicines row">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2020
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Dash cameras have been installed in Papua New Guinea police vehicles to monitor the activities of drivers and officers using them. Police Minister Bryan Kramer has stressed the importance of using vehicles for work purposes only and not to transport family members or for drinking sprees. “The days of ... <a title="Dash cameras to brush up PNG police ‘transparency’, says minister Kramer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/dash-cameras-to-brush-up-png-police-transparency-says-minister-kramer/" aria-label="Read more about Dash cameras to brush up PNG police ‘transparency’, says minister Kramer">Read more</a>
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October 7, 2020
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Three Papua New Guineans have been killed and another man is recovering in hospital after 16 armed bandits ambushed a vehicle they were travelling in with a priest and others in West Sepik. Provincial police commander Chief Inspector Moses Ibsagi said two men were shot at point blank range ... <a title="16 armed robbers kill three, wound one in remote PNG highway ambush" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/07/16-armed-robbers-kill-three-wound-one-in-remote-png-highway-ambush/" aria-label="Read more about 16 armed robbers kill three, wound one in remote PNG highway ambush">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Papua New Guinea’s opposition has called on the government to explain the paralysing martial law type restrictions that has crippled the economy and will take years to return to normal, reports the PNG Post-Courier. Opposition Leader Belden Namah said blaming covid-19 was not good enough and has called for an immediate ... <a title="PNG opposition’s Namah calls for end to ‘martial law-like’ restrictions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/28/png-oppositions-namah-calls-for-end-to-martial-law-like-restrictions/" aria-label="Read more about PNG opposition’s Namah calls for end to ‘martial law-like’ restrictions">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2020
By RNZ Pacific The covid-19 outbreak in French Polynesia has reached Tahiti’s prison and infected 20 people. The French High Commission said that after two cases were detected among corrections staff, tests had revealed an initial tally of 13. A second round of testing then found another four cases among staff and three among the ... <a title="Tahiti’s Nuutania prison detects covid-19 outbreak with 20 cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/28/tahitis-nuutania-prison-detects-covid-19-outbreak-with-20-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Tahiti’s Nuutania prison detects covid-19 outbreak with 20 cases">Read more</a>
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September 27, 2020
By Clifford Faiparik in Port Moresby Retired and serving police officers in Papua New Guinea are being investigated for alleged offences such as gun-smuggling, fraud and theft, according to Police Minister Bryan Kramer. It includes “massive corruption at the police headquarters in Port Moresby by retired and serving senior police officers”. “Cases now under investigation ... <a title="PNG police minister says officers being probed for gun-smuggling, fraud" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/27/png-police-minister-says-officers-being-probed-for-gun-smuggling-fraud/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police minister says officers being probed for gun-smuggling, fraud">Read more</a>
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September 27, 2020
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Three crew members of an unnamed foreign ship intercepted by a Papua New Guinea Navy vessel near Kavieng, New Ireland, last month have denied violating local laws and withholding information from authorities. In the Kavieng District Court before Magistrate Patrick Baiwan on Wednesday were ship’s captain Shi Kehu from ... <a title="Arrested ship crew deny ‘bunkering’, other marine charges in PNG court" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/27/arrested-ship-crew-deny-bunkering-other-marine-charges-in-png-court/" aria-label="Read more about Arrested ship crew deny ‘bunkering’, other marine charges in PNG court">Read more</a>
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September 24, 2020
By Romulus Masiu in Port Moresby Full independence will be top of the agenda pledges Ishmael Toroama, the newly elected president for the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. Straight after his declaration yesterday at Hutjena in Bougainville, President-elect Toroama, a former rebel commander during the Bougainville civil war of the late 1980s, said he was looking ... <a title="Toroama declares independence top of agenda, offers ‘olive branch’ to rivals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/toroama-declares-independence-top-of-agenda-offers-olive-branch-to-rivals/" aria-label="Read more about Toroama declares independence top of agenda, offers ‘olive branch’ to rivals">Read more</a>
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September 24, 2020
By The National A father-daughter team will join the Autonomous Bougainville Government House of Representatives after winning their seats in the recent election. Raymond Masono retained his seat as the Atolls MP while daughter Amanda Masono Getsi was declared the winner of the North Region Women’s Representative seat. She told The National she was overwhelmed ... <a title="Father, daughter team win seats in Bougainville general election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/father-daughter-team-win-seats-in-bougainville-general-election/" aria-label="Read more about Father, daughter team win seats in Bougainville general election">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Keith Jackson Ishmael Toroama built his reputation as a bold fighter and later a commander in the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) in its struggle to close the Panguna copper and gold mine and gain independence for Bougainville from Papua New Guinea in the 10-year civil war of the 1990s. Later, in 2001, he ... <a title="Bougainville president-elect Ishmael Toroama – rebel, peacemaker, farmer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/bougainville-president-elect-ishmael-toroama-rebel-peacemaker-farmer/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville president-elect Ishmael Toroama – rebel, peacemaker, farmer">Read more</a>
