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News that matter in Papua New Guinea Power in the hands of Papua New Guineans PORT MORESBY:  Tomorrow (Friday July 1, 2022) is the last day of campaigning for Papua New Guinea (PNG)’s General Election 2022 (GE22) as voters prepare to cast their ballot from Monday to July 22, 2022). After about 60 days of grueling campaigning by the 3,625 candidates (3,458 men and 167 women), Papua New Guineans need to think hard and decide who they trust to be their leaders to lead them into a brighter future in the 21 st Century digital era. A wrap-up of the GE22 campaigning was published by The National : By SAM VULUM TOMORROW is the last day of campaigning for Papua New Guinea (PNG)’s General Election 2022 as voters prepare to cast their ballots from Monday to July 22. After about 60 days of grueling campaigning by the 3,625 candidates (3,458 men and 167 women), Papua New Guineans need to think hard and decide who they trust to be their leaders to lead them into a brighter future in the

News that matter in Papua New Guinea Flashback file pic Court orders Pang’s presence in court for rape committal PORT MORESBY:  A committal court in Waigani has refused Sanctuary Hotel Operations Manager Jamie Pang’s submission through his lawyer to remain silent in his declaration statement and ordered him to appear in court today (June 30, 2022). Pang’s lawyer Phillip Tabuchi informed the court yesterday (June 29, 2022) that Pang decided not to make any statement regarding the ruling on evidence against his rape charge and wanted it to proceed to the National Court. Magistrate Paul Puri Nii said the declaration statement should be made with Pang’s presence in court. The National reported the court proceedings: Court refuses Pang’s request to remain silent June 30, 2022 The National National Jamie Pang A COMMITTAL Court has refused the Sanctuary Hotel operations manager Jamie Pang’s submission through his lawyer to remain silent in his declaration statement and order

News that matter in Papua New Guinea Cops to proceed with MP’s prosecution PORT MORESBY:  Police have collated all the evidence to proceed with the murder charge against Moresby North-West MP Lohia Boe Samuel and co-accused Fabian Hera. Police prosecutor Christian Iga told committal court magistrate Paul Puri Nii that “we are only waiting for the deceased’s medical report (autopsy) report”. “We ask the court to adjourn hearing for two weeks for us to get Dr Seth Fose to sign the report. We will bring the report to Kerema for the doctor to sign before it is presented to court,”   he said. The National reported the court proceedings:   Police gathering evidence June 30, 2022 The National Main Stories By GEORGINA KOREI POLICE have collated all the evidence to proceed with the murder charge against Moresby North-West MP Lohia Boe Samuel and co-accus

News that matter in Papua New Guinea Wabag candidate Milfred Wangatau nabbed for murder PORT MORESBY:  Papua New Guineans are going to the polls from Monday to July 22 and one candidate, Milfred Wangatau (Independent – Wabag), is already in the soup. Wangatau was arrested and charged with murder on Monday (June 27, 2022), Enga commander Chief Inspector George Kakas said. Kakas said an election campaign supporters was shot dead and another injured in a fight between Wangatau’s men and Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Dr Lino Tom,’s supporters. “We have seized a gun, belonging to Wangatau, and we are conducting ballistic test to determine the shot that killed the election campaign supporter,” he added. General Election 2022 (GE22)-related violence and deaths are expected to rise during polling and counting period as seem in previous general elections. The news break was reported by The National : Cops nab Wabag

News that matter in Papua New Guinea File pic: Bhosip Kaiwi and wife Jenelyn Kennedy during happier times. Baby-sitter stands by her testimony against Bhosip Kaiwi PORT MORESBY:  Bhosip Kaiw’s lawyer Emmanuel Ellison told State witness Rachel Ipang, the baby-sitter and Jenelyn Kennedy’s best friend, that she had lied in her two statements to police. “You said when you went into the room, you saw pliers, screw drivers and kitchen knife, and some clothes with blood stains. That mens you lied in your to police on June 24, 2020, saying that you saw blood stains on the pliers, screw drivers and kitchen knife,” Ellison told Ipang. Ipang admitted that she saw the tools with blood stains and put them in the cupboard. “I did not see with my eyes Bhosip assaulting Jenelyn with the tools but I only saw those tools in their room when I went to clean it,” she said. Kaiwi, from South Waghi’s Minj village in Jiwaka,   who allegedly assau

News that matter in Papua New Guinea Image for illustration only. For image info, go to https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/fighting/ Cops quell two-day fight in 2-Mile Port Moresby PORT MORESBY:  A two-day fight between Korobosea and 2-Mile residents in Port Moresby has been quelled by police. National Capital District (NCD) Metropolitan Supt Giden Ikumu said the communities had been told to leave the matter to the police to investigate and initiate arrests. The fight was sparked by an alleged rape of a woman. The news break was reported by The National : City police take control of fight June 29, 2022 The National National By AILEEN KWARAGU A TWO-day fight between Korobosea and 2-Mile residents in Port Moresby has been quelled by police. National Capital District Metropolitan Superintendent Gideon Ikumu said the communities had been told to leave the matter to the police to investigate and initiate arrests. He said a petition was served to National Capital

News that matter in Papua New Guinea Judge stops state lawyer’s bid to ban media coverage of Bhosip Kaiwi’s murder case PORT MORESBY:  A state lawyer made a shocking bid to stop the media ( The National ) from reporting the ongoing Bhosip Kaiwi murder case in the National Court yesterday (June 28, 2022). However, in the interest of press freedom, Acting Judge Laura Wawun-Kuvi denied Elizabeth Kave’s bid and told her to provide relevant provisions (if any) on which she was basing her concern over The National’s coverage yesterday (June 28, 2022) of Monday (June 27, 2022) proceedings on Kaiwi’s murder trial. Elizabeth said while the State understood that the media had the right to publish the court proceedings, the concern was that the prosecution still had more witnesses to call, and the trial had just started. The National reported the court proceedings: Court rejects bid to bar media June 29, 2022 The National Main