PNG Election

Son of former Australian naval officer is PNG's newest politician

12/07/2012 07:22
Ronny Knight, the MP-elect for Manus, signs his declaration papers with PNG electoral officials looking on. Picture courtesy of Qwentan Kiliwi Chollai.   The son of a former Australian naval officer is Papua New Guinea’s newest MP as the country slowly begins to declare winners from...

Somare: bureaucrats should serve interest of PNG

04/07/2012 11:09
  MEDIA RELEASE The Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare today called on all government officials to carry out their duties without being coerced or influenced by desperate people who fraudulently want to obtain the mandate of their people. Sir Michael said, “I have been receiving reports...

Papua New Guinea General Election in pictures: Day 3

26/06/2012 20:38
PNG women in a queue to vote in East Boroko, Port Moresby. Picture by Ruth Waram.     The PNG 2012 General Election in pictures It has been three days since the start of Papua New Guinea’s 2012 general election and enthusiastic Papua New Guineans continue to upload...

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...
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