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Somare: illegal ballot boxes is start of terrible trend in PNG

26/06/2012 08:07

MEDIA RELEASE The Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare raised concerns over the confiscation of illegal ballot boxes belonging to certain outgoing members of parliament in different parts of the country over the weekend. Sir Michael said, “This is the start of a terrible trend...

Somare satisfied with outcome of nationwide campaign

26/06/2012 08:03

MEDIA RELEASE The Grand Chief, Sir Michael Somare expressed satisfaction that the campaign period is now over and in most parts of the country, candidates and supporters carried out a clean campaign for the 2012 General Elections. Sir Michael commended people around the...

Polling in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville progresses well

26/06/2012 00:34

MEDIA RELEASE Polling in the Autonomous region of Bougainville (ARB) is progressing well after commencing this morning (Monday 25 June). The Atolls Islands is the only region which has not started as it is still awaiting a vessel, the MV Andreas, to arrive and transport...

Voting in Hela Province to end on Monday 25 June

26/06/2012 00:32

MEDIA RELEASE Assistance Police Commissioner and Coordinator of the National Elections Operations 2012 in Hela, Thomas Eluh this afternoon confirmed that the polling process in the Province will end by this afternoon. The last of the areas which needed to be...

Voting in Enga Province moved to Wednesday 27 June

26/06/2012 00:30

MEDIA RELEASE Enga Provincial Police Commander Superintendent Martin Lakari has revealed this afternoon that polling in the province has now been moved to Wednesday June 27 instead of tomorrow (Tuesday June 26). He says this is due to the last arrival of security...

Tokura: police ready for polling in the National Capital District

26/06/2012 00:27

MEDIA RELEASE NCD-CENTRAL Divisional Commander ACP Francis Tokura said today (Monday June 25, 2012) that after the second day of polling in the Central Province most polling stations resumed as normal throughout the province. ACP Tokura said from Agevairu which is down...

Polling in Hela likely to go on for three days, say Police

26/06/2012 00:23

MEDIA RELEASE POLLING in volatile Hela province is likely to go in to its third day because of bad weather. Assistant Police Commissioner overlooking the polling operations in Hela province, Thomas Eluh told this reporter that it is likely that polling will continue into...

Police appeal to candidates in Simbu province to respect the rule of law

26/06/2012 00:18

MEDIA RELEASE Simbu Police intervene into continuous fights amongst contenders of Chuave Open Seat. Provincial Police Commander of Simbu Province, Superintendent, Augustine Wampe, has summoned all intending candidates who are vying for the Chuave Open seat to front up at...

Police in Autonomous Region of Bougainville ready for polling

26/06/2012 00:16

MEDIA RELEASE POLICE in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (ARB) are all set and ready to kick start polling next week Monday, June 25, 2012, according to Assistant Commissioner Police (ACP) for the ARB Thomas Eluh. ACP Eluh is also confident that elections in the ARB...

Police: we dont expect trouble in Western province elections

25/06/2012 23:20

MEDIA RELEASE PEOPLE in the Western Province have been urged to vote wisely and choose leaders who will bring development, services and a better life to them and the country as a whole. On the other hand, police personnel deployed for the province in the polling have been...

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