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Papua New Guinea police arrest ex-PM O'Neill over alleged corruption

1d | YAHOO!

Papua New Guinea police arrested former prime minister Peter O'Neill over the alleged purchase of generators from Israel ...

Former Papua New Guinea PM arrested over purchases from Israel

19h | The Times of Israel

Peter O’Neill questioned on suspicion of buying generators from Israel without tender process, leading to allegations of ...

Papua New Guinea court to rule on Barrick mine challenge in June

5d | Metro US

A Papua New Guinea court is set to rule next month on whether Barrick Gold Corp can proceed with a legal challenge over the ...

Papua New Guinea ex-PM O'Neill arrested for suspicious deal with Israel

1d | The Jerusalem Post Blogs

O'Neill was accused of directing the $14 million payment for 2 generators from Israel without following financial management ...

Politics and Porgera: why Papua New Guinea cancelled the lease on one of its biggest mines

12d | The Guardian

The announcement not to renew the goldmine lease is fraught but part of an attempt to ‘take back PNG’ ...

Former Papua New Guinea prime minister arrested over corruption charges

18h | The New Indian Express

Peter O’Neill led Papua New Guinea for seven years before quitting in 2019 after a number of resignations from his government ...

Mum shares how coronavirus affects remote island of Karkar in Papua New Guinea

5d | Metro

German mother-of-three living on a remote island off the coast of Papua New Guinea has revealed that life there has been ...

Former Papua New Guinea PM arrested for corruption

23h | TVNZ 1

The investigation into Peter O'Neil comes after the purchase of the two power generators from Israel for $23 million while he ...

Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Peacebuilding Commission on Joint Mission to Papua New Guinea [as prepared for delivery]

12d | ReliefWeb

English News and Press Release on Papua New Guinea about Climate Change and Environment, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Children, Women and more; published on 12 May 2020 by UN ...

Papua New Guinea police arrest former PM Peter O'Neill over alleged corruption

1d | The Guardian

PNG police say O’Neill was arrested over the $14m purchase of two generators allegedly without parliamentary approval ...

Former Papua New Guinea PM arrested for corruption

23h | TVNZ 1

The investigation into Peter O'Neil comes after the purchase of the two power generators from Israel for $23 million while he ...

Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Peacebuilding Commission on Joint Mission to Papua New Guinea [as prepared for delivery]

12d | ReliefWeb

English News and Press Release on Papua New Guinea about Climate Change and Environment, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Children, Women and more; published on 12 May 2020 by UN ...

Papua New Guinea's Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Markets 2020 - Mobile Market Has Enormous Growth Potential - ResearchAndMarkets.com

10d | YAHOO!

Statistics and Analyses" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. With fixed teledensity having seen little change over the past two decades, progress in PNGs telecommunications has ...

Papua New Guinea's Commissioner of Police under pressure on all fronts

13d | Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Papua New Guinea's Police Commissioner was already under fire over brutality allegations against his officers, and his personal handling of the COVID-19 state of emergency. Now he's had to join forces ...

Papua New Guinea govt orders SIM card registration

6d | Telecompaper

Papua New Guinea's government has called on the public to register their mobile SIM cards by June or risk being disconnected, reports The National. Information Communication Technology Minister ...

Former Papua New Guinea Leader Arrested Over Corruption Charges

20h | RepublicWorld

The former prime minister of Papua New Guinea has been arrested and taken in for questioning over alleged misappropriation ...

Papua New Guinea’s former Prime Minister Peter O’Neill arrested for corruption

13h | The Maravi Post

Police have arrested former prime minister Peter O’Neill on Saturday May 23 at the main airport of Port Moresby, PNG’s ...

Coronavirus: Australia-New Zealand travel bubble with Fiji and Pacific Islands ‘can counter China’

5d | South China Morning Post on MSN.com

Calls are mounting for Australia and New Zealand to allow their Pacific neighbours into the "Trans Tasman bubble" they are ...

Coronavirus: Cases Begin to Surge in Papua

5d | Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Papua has dramatically increased. Doctors say that the sharp increase is a result of people not following health measures. The increased number of cases is ...

Surge in Covid-19 cases in Papua province

6d | rnz

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Indonesia's Papua province has rocketed past four hundred. Last night in Jayapura, ...

Surge in Covid-19 cases in Papua province

6d | rnz

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Indonesia's Papua province has rocketed past four hundred. Last night in Jayapura, ...

'We were behind the eight ball': Papua New Guinea's health minister on Covid-19

25d | The Guardian

Nurse Margaret Melke receives a delivery of PPE sent to coronavirus-hit East New Britain from Papua New Guinea’s National Department of Health. Photograph: Kalo Fainu When Jelta Wong was ...

BRIEF-S&P Says Papua New Guinea Ratings Lowered To 'B-/B' As Covid-19 Pressures Metrics Outlook Stable

26d | Reuters

S&P - WE EXPECT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO FURTHER WEAKEN PNG’S ECONOMIC GROWTH PROSPECTS AND FISCAL METRICS. * S&P - INCREASING DEBT LEVELS AND LIMITED FISCAL MANEUVERABILITY LEAVE PNG VULNERABLE ...

New coronavirus restrictions surprise PNG's resources sector

17d | Australian Broadcasting Corporation

New coronavirus restrictions covering mine sites in Papua New Guinea have caught the resources sector by surprise though major miners say they are unlikely to impact their operations. Under the ...

Papua New Guinea dispute prompts Barrick production guidance cut

18d | Seeking Alpha

Barrick Gold (GOLD-4.2%) tumbles after cutting its full-year gold production forecast after shutting its Porgera mine in Papua New Guinea ... year of gold because COVID-19 so far has caused ...

Papua New Guinea seeks $191-million in back taxes from Barrick, Chinese partner as mining row escalates

18d | The Globe and Mail

Papua New Guinea wants Barrick Gold Corp. and its ... in large part because of the massive uncertainty caused by the novel coronavirus. Compared with many of its competitors, Barrick’s ...

The Drilldown: Negotiations ordered between Barrick Gold and Papua New Guinea

23d | iPolitics

Although Papua New Guinea’s prime minister has said that the government ... This came as global demand for oil hit a wall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, ExxonMobil announced a first-quarter ...

PNG Air supports Papua New Guinea battle against COVID-19

26d | Post-Courier

The PNG Air Dash-8 freighter is capable of moving up to 4 tonne and is a lifeline to many communities who do not have road ...

COVID-19: ICRC enhances support to hospitals and detention facilities in Papua New Guinea

1mon | ReliefWeb

Port Moresby (ICRC) – As the COVID-19 pandemic looms, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has stepped up its humanitarian response in Papua New Guinea and adopted a multipronged ...