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July 26, 2022
Inside PNG News National Capital Dictrict (NCD) police have arrested 18 suspects following the slasher attacks on civilians yesterday outside Papua New Guinea’s national elections counting centre at Port Moresby’s Sir John Guise stadium. NCD Metropolitan Superintendent Gideon Ikumu said the men were “persons of interest” and police would continue investigating. “The men [suspects] are ... <a title="PNG police arrest 18 suspects following election attacks in Port Moresby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/26/png-police-arrest-18-suspects-following-election-attacks-in-port-moresby/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police arrest 18 suspects following election attacks in Port Moresby">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2022
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Running like a pack of animals, a group of political party supporters in Papua New Guinea’s capital Port Moresby were armed with bush knives, iron bars and other weapons as they chased down two men outside the national elections counting centre yesterday afternoon. They reached the first man, and ... <a title="Armed PNG election supporters cause chaos in capital, attack bystanders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/25/armed-png-election-supporters-cause-chaos-in-capital-attack-bystanders/" aria-label="Read more about Armed PNG election supporters cause chaos in capital, attack bystanders">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2022
EDITORIAL: By the PNG Post-Courier editor Matthew Vari For weeks, we have seen the election violence as it spread in horrific proportions around the Highlands region, mainly in Enga and other provinces there. Men, women, and even children caught up in the fray costing lives and properties into the millions. Yesterday, the capital city also ... <a title="Post-Courier: Our capital Port Moresby our last stand for peace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/25/post-courier-our-capital-port-moresby-our-last-stand-for-peace/" aria-label="Read more about Post-Courier: Our capital Port Moresby our last stand for peace">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2022
PNG Post-Courier Chaos. That is the one word for Papua New Guinea’s 2022 national general election. Unfortunately, the election has descended to that level, and polling is slowly slipping out of the set timetables as chaotic scenes nationwide, manpower problems, logistics issues and unexpected postponements hit the schedule. In the capital Port Moresby, voters were ... <a title="PNG’s capital residents shocked with second deferral of polling day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/07/pngs-capital-residents-shocked-with-second-deferral-of-polling-day/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s capital residents shocked with second deferral of polling day">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2022
RNZ Pacific Voting in the Papua New Guinea general election begins today. Voters will elect 118 members of Parliament, including governors of the 22 provinces, from the 3600-plus candidates nominated. There are 6000 polling teams in the 22 provinces. There have also been reports that polling in the capital, Port Moresby has been delayed. #BREAKING: ... <a title="Papua New Guinea voters head to the polls to choose from 3600 candidates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/05/papua-new-guinea-voters-head-to-the-polls-to-choose-from-3600-candidates/" aria-label="Read more about Papua New Guinea voters head to the polls to choose from 3600 candidates">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2022
By Claudia Tally in Port Moresby The impartiality of officials who have been appointed to manage polling in the National Capital District during the Papua New Guinea general election next month has been questioned. In a first of its kind meeting in Port Moresby yesterday, candidates, police and the election manager convened at the Sir ... <a title="Outgoing PNG minister challenges impartiality of officials in demand for fair polls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/24/outgoing-png-minister-challenges-impartiality-of-officials-in-demand-for-fair-polls/" aria-label="Read more about Outgoing PNG minister challenges impartiality of officials in demand for fair polls">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2022
PNG Post-Courier “Powes! Powes! Powes!” The city of Port Moresby was ringing with chants of support for its governor for the past 15 years — Powes Parkop. Hundreds of men, women and children from the settlements to the suburbs flocked at the weekend in support of the three-term politician who stands confident of defending his ... <a title="‘I’m ready – energised,’ Port Moresby’s Parkop pledges to huge crowd" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/23/im-ready-energised-port-moresbys-parkop-pledges-to-huge-crowd/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I’m ready – energised,’ Port Moresby’s Parkop pledges to huge crowd">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 20, 2022
By Claudia Tally in Port Moresby The public’s cry for a safe, affordable and efficient public transport system in Papua New Guinea’s capital Port Moresby has been finally heard. Following almost 10 years of planning and preparations, the National Capital District Commission’s Eda City Bus Service started operations today. The service will pursue a modern ... <a title="Port Moresby public’s cry for safe public transport finally answered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/20/port-moresby-publics-cry-for-safe-public-transport-finally-answered/" aria-label="Read more about Port Moresby public’s cry for safe public transport finally answered">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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January 27, 2022
PNG Post-Courier A Supreme Court ordered mass eviction of settlers on land between Papua New Guinea’s University of PNG, Gerehu Stage 3B and Morata stage one in the National Capital District has been stopped at the 11th hour by Chief of Police Operations and Deputy Police Commissioner Operations Anton Billie. Deputy Commissioner Billie’s orders to ... <a title="Lawyers threaten PNG police with contempt over settlers eviction halt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/27/lawyers-threaten-png-police-with-contempt-over-settlers-eviction-halt/" aria-label="Read more about Lawyers threaten PNG police with contempt over settlers eviction halt">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2021
By Marjorie Finkeo in Port Moresby Hundreds of settlers from the controversial Garden Hills settlement along Waigani Drive in Papua New Guinea’s National Capital District (NCD) have been thrown out of their homes after a court order enforced by police. Their homes on church-owned land were razed by bulldozers yesterday. Policemen deployed at the eviction ... <a title="Garden Hills squatters evicted in Port Moresby crackdown on church land" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/16/garden-hills-squatters-evicted-in-port-moresby-crackdown-on-church-land/" aria-label="Read more about Garden Hills squatters evicted in Port Moresby crackdown on church land">Read more</a>
