Tag: James Marape
‘Two-way highway’ – PNG-US defence pact signed in spite of protests
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist, and Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent, in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says the...
‘We’re victims of global power play’ – Pacific backs India, says...
By Sanjeshni Kumar in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the Pacific Islands nations consider the...
Security pact: PNG expects more US military boots on ground
RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea expects to see a steady increase in United States military presence following the signing of the US-PNG Defense Cooperation Agreement...
Pacific leaders arrive in Port Moresby ahead of Modi and Blinken...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
Pacific leaders are starting to trickle into Papua New Guinea for two high level meetings and a number of...
PNG’s Marape confident of pulling off PNG-US defence pact in spite...
By Lawrence Fong and Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape is still confident of delivering the PNG-US Defence Cooperation...
Biden cuts out Australia and Papua New Guinea on Pacific visit
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
US President Joe Biden will cut out his historic trip to Papua New Guinea -- and also to Australia...
US planned security pact with PNG raises concerns for Pacific
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor
The United States is poised to sign a security pact with Papua New Guinea which would give US armed...
PNG beefs up security for visit of Biden, Modi, Pacific leaders
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
Two American C-17 Globemaster transport planes will bring 20 vehicles to Papua New Guinea in the next few days...
Elitist, insensitive, blatant abuse of taxpayer money – PNG’s Coronation trip...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent
It was a tumultuous week in Papua New Guinea after a 30 member delegation returned from...
PNG’s Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko steps aside over video row
PNG's Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko steps aside. Video: ABC News
ABC PACIFIC BEAT: By Marian Faa, Prianka Srinivasan and Belinda Kora
Papua New Guinea's Foreign Minister...
‘We’re not primitives’ says UPNG student protest over foreign minister’s ‘disrespect’
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent
Students at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) marched to Parliament House in in the capital Port...
Snipers, secret service, special forces fly into PNG for superpower visit
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea’s airspace will be closed for four hours with tight security for when US President Joe Biden...
K650m PNG hydropower project opens after 15 years – end to...
By Maxine Kamus in Port Moresby
Port Moresby’s power blackouts may now be over.
After 15 years, Papua New Guinea's national government and its Chinese...
PNG contractors plead for government to pay up after 12-year wait
By Todagia Kelola in Port Moresby
A number of small contractors in Papua New Guinea are still waiting for positive feedback for money owed to...
K100,000 ransom paid for release of PNG hostages clarified as ‘third...
By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby
The three local female researchers who were kidnapped with Australia-based New Zealand professor Bryce Barker are being kept in...
UPNG monument plan for ‘inspired leader’ Sir Michael Somare
By Nathan Woti in Port Moresby
Prime Minister James Marape has approved the building of a monument of the late Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare...
‘Chilling effect on journalism’ – Fiji academic warns PNG against media...
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific digital and social media journalist, and Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific journalist and Pacific Waves presenter
A Pacific journalism academic has...
Marape clarifies kidnappers were paid K100,000 for freeing PNG hostages
NBC News
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape has revealed that about K100,000 (about NZ$46,000) was paid to the kidnappers for the release of...
Nightmare over for final 3 PNG freed hostages – police hunt...
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
The look on the faces of their families said it all, as they cried awaiting anxiously for their loved...
‘Thank God’ says PM Marape in social media post about 3...
RNZ Pacific
A New Zealand professor and his two Papua New Guinean colleagues have been released from captivity, more than a week after being kidnapped...
PNG’s Marape on the Mt Bosavi hostages: ‘Free them all’
By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby
Prime Minister James Marape has urged armed captors to free the remaining four hostages which includes an Australian-based New...
Wenda hopes to get plight of West Papuan people to PIF...
By Felix Chaudhary in Suva
Recognising Indonesia’s sovereignty is one thing.
However, failing to allow West Papuans a seat at regional discussion tables like the Pacific...