Sir Michael Somare

Type: Person

Name: Sir Michael Somare

Title: Prime Minister - Office of the Prime Minister (Papua New Guinea)

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

MP Tabar deserts Liberal Party, joins National Alliance

THE National Alliance Party has welcomed the Member for Gazelle Malakai Tabar into itsranks bringing the party members to 10.Mr Tabar who was in the Opposition is the fourth MP to move over to the government ranks over the past two weeks.National Alliance ... [Published Post-Courier - 6 hours ago]

Entities: National Alliance Party, Patrick Pruaitch, Sir Michael Somare, John Simon

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

End to fly in fly out mooted

By JACOB POKFORMER Prime Minister Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare has urged the government to put an end to the Fly in fly out arrangements for expatriates and qualified national employees working in resource sectors of PNG.The East Sepik governor supported ... [Published Post-Courier - May 15 2013]

Entities: Mining, Sir Michael Somare, Workers, Landholder

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Govt to stop fly-in fly-out

THE Government will not allow future fly-in, fly-out system operating in the country by resource developers, Parliament was toldyesterday.Prime Minister Peter O’Neill said the services provided by companies involved in major mining and petroleum projects ... [Published Papua New Guinea National - May 15 2013]

Entities: Mining, Sir Michael Somare, Peter O'Neill, Mineral Resources Ltd

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Micah assures house of cheaper mobile rates

By KONOPA KANAMINISTER for state Owned Enterprise and Public Investment Ben Micah has reassured Parliament that high cost of mobile communications will be a thing of the past once bemobile-vodafone commences its operations.The Kavieng MP made this statement ... [Published Post-Courier - May 15 2013]

Entities: Digicel, Sir Michael Somare, Telecommunication, Mobile Communications, Fiji

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Australian PM presses for closer military police ties with Papua New Guinea

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard concluded a three-day trip to Papua New Guinea (PNG) on Saturday, after securing agreements for greater military and policing links between the two countries. The new arrangements are aimed at aligning PNG more ... [Published The Sydney News - May 13 2013]

Entities: Papua New Guinea, Military Police, Sir Michael Somare, Julia Gillard, Military/Armed Forces

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Julia Gillard

Australian PM presses for closer military, police ties with Papua New Guinea

Entities: Canberra, Australia First Party (AU), Julia Gillard, Sir Michael Somare, Papua New Guinea

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Aust visas: Just too many hurdles

INCREASINGLY, in circles where Papua New Guineans with some knowledge of history gather, there can be heard references to the continuation of the “White Australia policy”.This unfortunate reference is made in the context of Australia’s very strict immigration ... [Published Papua New Guinea National - May 08 2013]

Entities: Australia, Immigration, Bob Carr, Papua New Guinea

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Clerk eager to work with Speaker

THE new clerk to Parliament, Vela Konivaro took his oath of office before Governor-General Sir Michael Ogio yesterday at Government House.Konivaro, the former second legislative counsel who was behind the drafting of the controversial legislations during ... [Published Papua New Guinea National - May 09 2013]

Entities: Sir Michael Somare, Governor-General, Appointed

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Gillard must stand up for PNG's women

Julia Gillard's first visit to Papua New Guinea as prime minister, starting tomorrow, is loaded with symbolism. Following on from the April visit of Australia's first female Governor-General , the Prime Minister can demonstrate to Papua New Guineans ... [Published The Interpreter - May 08 2013]

Entities: Papua New Guinea, Julia Gillard, Australia, Sir Michael Somare

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Fuelling the wheels of corruption

RECENT events have served to emphasise that the record 2013 national budget, fuelled by extravagant public sector borrowing, will serve one function above all else. In a sense the clock is being turned back. By Inside Track*The external public sector ... [Published PNGIndustryNews.net - May 06 2013]

Entities: Corruption, Mekere Morauta, University of Papua New Guinea

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Former Minister passes on

By KONOPA KANAFORMER Environment and Conservation Minister during the Namaliu government in the 1980s, Jim Yer Waim, died at Port Moresby General Hospital last Friday after a short illness.Mr Yer Waim leaves behind 16 children and 10 wives (two expatriates ... [Published Post-Courier - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Sir Michael Somare, Environment, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Is PNGs mining boom coming to an end?

PNG’S golden era for mineral exploration and development may be coming to an end in the face of gold’s steepest price decline in three decades and a build-up in global copper stocks. By WantokThe sudden change in fortunes will not be an unfamiliar experience ... [Published PNGIndustryNews.net - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Mining, Mekere Morauta, Sir Michael Somare

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A new chapter in our relationship with PNG [Published ABC Online - May 10 2013]
Clerk eager to work with Speaker [Published Papua New Guinea National - May 09 2013]
Gillard must stand up for PNG's women [Published The Interpreter - May 08 2013]
Aust visas: Just too many hurdles [Published Papua New Guinea National - May 08 2013]
British Indiana Jones Examines Evidence for Jew... [Published Algemeiner.com - May 07 2013]
Fuelling the wheels of corruption [Published PNGIndustryNews.net - May 06 2013]
Sepik students enrolled under Bogia education d... [Published Papua New Guinea National - May 01 2013]
InterOil founder unexpectedly quits [Published PNGIndustryNews.net - Apr 23 2013]
Former Minister passes on [Published Post-Courier - Apr 23 2013]
Somare stays out of the race [Published PNGIndustryNews.net - Apr 22 2013]
Is PNGs mining boom coming to an end? [Published PNGIndustryNews.net - Apr 17 2013]
Historic agreements signed by Fiji and Papua Ne... [Published ABC Radio Australia - Apr 16 2013]
PNG-Fiji trade show is on [Published Post-Courier - Apr 16 2013]
PMs wives attend to separate program [Published Post-Courier - Apr 16 2013]
PM's delegation tours LNG plant [Published Fiji Times - Apr 16 2013]
Fiji PM to arrive in PNG today [Published Fiji Broadcasting Corporation - Apr 14 2013]
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