Tag: Peter O’Neill

The National in Port Moresby The Papua New Guinea government plans to introduce laws to curb free speech and freedom of the press, former prime...

PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea's Communications Minister Timothy Masiu has announced stringent measures to control social media in the country for the next 10 days...

By Jeffrey Elapa in Port Moresby Former Papua New Guinean prime minister Peter O’Neill says the controversial US-PNG Defence Cooperation Agreement threatens the country's sovereignty. He...

By Gorethy Kenneth and Majorie Finkeo in Port Moresby The arrest of Papua New Guinea former prime minister Peter O’Neill yesterday was prompted by a...

PNG Post-Courier Former Papua New Guinea prime minister Peter O’Neill has been charged with three counts of giving false evidence in a national US$1.2 billion...

PNG Post-Courier Dissident Papua New Guinean politician and former cabinet minister Bryan Kramer has vowed to fight on in his campaign against corruption, saying the...

The National in Port Moresby Warlords and armed bandits pose a threat to Papua New Guinea's national security and must be destroyed, says Deputy Opposition...

By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby People’s National Congress party leader Peter O’Neill has blown the race for the Papua New Guinea prime minister’s job...

ANALYSIS: By Stephen Howes and Kingtau Mambon It is often said that Papua New Guinea elections are fought on local issues, and this is no...

PNG Post-Courier Today is officially the last day of campaigning in Papua New Guinea's 2022 National General Election. Count tomorrow until Monday as rest days, but...

PNG Post-Courier Three major parties have emerged as frontrunners to form the next government in Papua New Guinea with their party leaders eager to be...

PNG Post-Courier Opposition People’s National Congress leader Peter O’Neill is urging Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape and the government to refrain from signing...

ANALYSIS: By Michael Kabuni and Stephen Howes Central to the selection of the prime minister in Papua New Guinea following a general election is Section...

By Marjorie Finkeo in Port Moresby Only two of Papua New Guinea's general elections -- in 1992 and 1997 -- have had some semblance of...

PNG Post-Courier Prime Minister James Marape has called on Papua New Guineans not to vote for “money, relatives or cargo” in the country's 2022 general...

By Thierry Lepani in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea's Justice Minister and Madang MP Bryan Kramer has been referred to the Public Prosecutor by the...

RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea's parliament has adjourned for almost four months, dashing an attempt to oust Prime Minister James Marape. The adjournment allows Marape to...

By Benny Mawel in Jayapura The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has sent prayers for the recovery of the former Prime Minister of...

By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape has rejected opposition leader Belden Namah's call for him to resign. Namah's call...

COMMENT: By Bryan Kramer in Port Moresby Today, Deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil and 12 other ministers in Papua New Guinea's James Marape government crossed...

COMMENTARY: By Bryan Kramer September 16 - yesterday - marked the 45th year of Independence for Papua New Guinea. It also marked just over a...

ANALYSIS: By Albert Schram This article attempts to put the current governance crisis at the Fiji-based University of the South Pacific (USP), one of only...