Acting District Administrator of Tambul Nebilyer Philip Taipa was arrested and charged yesterday by NCD Metropolitan police for illegally  possessing high powered ammunition.
Taipa allegedly attempted to smuggle 39 rounds of high powered rifle bullets into Mount Hagen yesterday when he was caught by security at the Jacksons Airport terminal.
The public servant allegedly went to the airport and produced his pistol license and consigned a package containing  the bullets when he was caught.
Security staff found four boxes of 9mm pistol bullets (totalling 200) and 39 rounds of 7.76mm high powered bullets inside the package..

The Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission today released the polling schedule for the four regions.
The Highlands region will all have one-day polling, beginning with Hela Province on Monday 4th July, Enga on Thursday 7th, Southern Highlands on Monday 11th, the Eastern Highlands on Tuesday 12th, Jiwaka and Western Highlands on Wednesday 13th and Chimbu on Friday 15th July.
In the Southern region, the National Capital District will have one day of polling on Wednesday 6th July.

PAPUA New Guinea’s efforts to address the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has received a boost in funding support, thanks to the United States government.
The US government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), announced US$5 million (about K17.8 million) in support of the PNG Government’s ongoing Covid-19 response.
Announced by USAID’s visiting deputy mission director for the Pacific Islands and Mongolia, Betty Chung, the support includes US$1 million (about K3.5 million) in technical assistance to support the Health Department and key development partners to implement planned activities under the Global Fund’s Covid-19 response mechanism.

​Businesses should operate as normal on Monday until the end of polling on July 22 but must allow their employees to cast their votes, Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai says.
“It is Papua New Guineans’ democratic right to elect their leaders every five years.
“So, employers are obliged to give time to their employees to exercise their right and responsibility to the nation,” he added.

The election campaigning throughout  PNG officially ends today (Friday 1st July) and polling will commence on Monday 4th,July, 2022. According to PNG Electoral Commission, most polling materials have been sent to the 22 provinces with all necessary training completed this week.
Electoral Commissioner, Simon Sinai says the country is set for polling starting on Monday 4th July 2022.

The Papua New Guinea  Constitutional Law Reform Commission has produced a draft report on the review of the laws on income tax with a specific emphasis on personal income tax.
C-L-R-C Secretary Dr. Mange Matui says the report aims to adapt the best tax regime for the good of the people.
The report with its findings and recommendations was accepted by relevant stakeholders from the public and private sector at a seminar held recently in Port Moresby.

Papua New Guinea government has sent hundreds of security personnel to Southern Highlands and Hela Provinces in preparation for polling next Monday.

THE Papua New Guinea's population increases by three per cent every year, which demands an improvement in service delivery too, says Ialibu-Pangia MP Peter O’Neill.
O’Neill told people at Gumine in Chimbu during a People’s National Congress (PNC) party rally that the national economy needed to meet the demands of the population which was increasing every year to almost 10 million today.
“Our country’s three per cent increase in population exceeds other countries. But despite that rate, the PNC party will still provide its free education policy for every child,” he said.

THE United States, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Papua New Guinea Department of National Planning and Monitoring have signed an implementation letter of US$2.5 million (about K8.8 million) for strengthening women’s equality and empowerment in forestry in Papua New Guinea.
The funding underscored the American people’s continued commitment to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific through the strengthening of US-Pacific partnerships for sustainable, prosperous, inclusive, secure and democratically empowered societies.

The National Capital District goes to the polls next Monday 4th July, without an Assistant Election Manager.
This after the suspension of Roselyn Tabogani for alleged misconduct in office and releasing unauthorized information.
The city of approximately close to a million, will have a one day polling with counting immediately after.
Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai suspended Ms. Tabogani last Thursday, after she was alleged to have breached the Public Service Management Act and the Public Service Code of Ethics and Conduct.