Papua New Guinea leader vows tough response after fighting kills dozens
Sydney, Australia Reuters Papua New Guinea will give arrest powers to its military amid an eruption of tribal violence in remote highlands that saw at least 26 men killed in an ambush, Prime Minister James Marape said late on Monday. Papua New Guinea’s police commissioner David Manning is travelling to the scene of the fighting […]
Papua New Guinea’s new parliament returns Marape as Prime Minister
Sydney, AustraliaReuters James Marape was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday after lawmakers in the new parliament returned him unopposed to the post. Voting in PNG’s general election began on 4th July and ended on 22nd July but counting was extended until Monday because of special circumstances including security […]
Gunmen massacre 18, including children, in Papua New Guinea attack
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Gunmen have massacred as many as 18 people including women and children in a remote village in Papua New Guinea, apparently the latest victims of a tribal feud, and Prime Minister James Marape vowed on Wednesday to hunt down the killers. Violence has long ravaged the poor but resource-rich Pacific Ocean nation, but […]
Critic of major gas deal becomes new Papua New Guinea PM
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Former finance minister James Marape, a critic of a major global gas development deal, was elected by parliament as the new Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea on Thursday after weeks of turmoil over the handling of the South Pacific nation’s resource riches. Marape became Prime Minister by an overwhelming majority of 101 […]