My beloved people of Papua New Guinea, As we gather on this solemn day, July 23, 2024, we find ourselves reflecting on the profound significance of Remembrance Day. This day, etched in our history, is a tribute to the courage and sacrifice of our forefathers, yet it remains a story untold to many of our…

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Prime Minister Hon. James Marape today commended New Porgera Ltd (NPL) for remaining on track with production at Porgera Gold Mine, despite the operational challenges presented by the recent Mulitaka landslide. He made this statement while welcoming the announcement that Porgera Gold Mine has met or exceeded its targets since resuming mining in December last…

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Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has urged PNG LNG Project landowners from upstream Petroleum Development License (PDL) areas to organise themselves to benefit from over K1 billion sitting idle in trust accounts for several years. He said landowner direct royalty and equity entitlements from what was signed in the Umbrella Benefits Sharing Agreement (UBSA) at…

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Prime Minister Hon. James Marape announced on Saturday night that the “transformational” PNG LNG Project has brought in K26.3 billion in economic benefits to Papua New Guinea since the export of the first gas in 2014. He made the announcement at the Hilton Hotel in Port Moresby while addressing a dinner commemorating the 10th anniversary…

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Prime Minister Hon. James Marape today returned from Tokyo, Japan, where he attended the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) from July 16 to 18. Apart from the main PALM10 meeting, Prime Minister Marape also held bilateral meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Hon. Fumio Kishida, as well as leaders of other Pacific countries. “We were…

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Prime Minister Hon. James Marape, MP, today concluded his Indonesia and Japan trips, returning home to Port Moresby, at 8:00, this morning. In Jakarta, Indonesia, the Prime Minister attended and participated in the 3rd PNG-Indonesia Leaders Dialogue, where upon concluding the high-level dialogue, Prime Minister Marape said, despite Indonesia being PNG’s closest neighbor, where our…

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Papua New Guinea and its people sincerely and humbly thank Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for its continued technical and financial support to Papua New Guinea in the last 49 years. Prime Minister highlighted this when he met President of JICA, Dr. Tanaka Akihiko on the margins of the 10th Japan-Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10)…

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Prime Minister Hon. James Marape in his speech at the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM 10) in Tokyo, Japan, today asked his Japanese counterpart Prime Minister Hon. Fumio Kishida on behalf of Pacific Island nations to consider assisting the Small Island States affected by climate change At the Meeting attended by eighteen (18) Pacific…

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Prime Minister Hon. James Marape today rose once more to the occasion to speak on behalf of the smaller islands of the Pacific, strongly advocating for Japan’s intervention in assisting in downstream processing of the region’s marine resources and the growth of PNG’s and the region’s economy. Addressing the high-level meeting of heads of governments…

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Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has welcomed to the Pacific Islands Forum its new Secretary General, Mr Baron Waqa. Prime Minister Marape bid the welcome on behalf of the Government of Papua New Guinea and pledged the country’s support behind Mr Waqa to manage the PIF Secretariat and make sure the Forum continues its work…

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