Push for Modernizing Payment Systems to Boost Local Development Gets Green Light from PNG Government Approved for Release by Hon. Ian Ling-Stuckey, CMG. MP Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Treasury Matters and Acting Minister for Finance P O Parliament House Waigani. NCD m: +675 71111777 Prime Minister Marape has been making clear at meetings of the Budget Management Committee (BMC) and Government caucus since 2021, that we need to streamline our payment systems to the District level. Bouncing cheques have become a major constraint to local development. The specific call is that all payments to District accounts should be through Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). For whatever reasons, these directives were never implemented on modernizing our payment systems to the sub-national level of government. This is an area of urgent reform” stated the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Treasury Matters and Acting Finance Minister, Ian Ling-Stuckey. “The Marape-Rosso Government ha...

Pangu Pati Candidate Henry Amuli Declared MP-elect for Sohe Open Date: June 9, 2024 Author: Duncan Gabi Press Release, Port Moresby, June 8, 2024 Prime Minister and Pangu Pati Leader Hon. James Marape has congratulated Pangu candidate Henry Amuli for being declared as MP-elect for Sohe Open in Northern (Oro) Province. Prime Minister Marape, in congratulating Mr. Amuli for his win, described him as a “great ambassador” for Sohe, Northern, and Papua New Guinea for accompanying Australian Prime Minister Hon. Anthony Albanese and him (pictured) during their trek from Kokoda to Isurava in April this year while not being an MP. Mr. Amuli polled 12,189 votes at 2:30 pm today to be declared as Sohe MP ahead of People’s National Congress candidate Paulinias Uhena, who received 11,548 votes. “I congratulate our Pangu Pati candidate Henry Amuli on being declared as MP-elect for Sohe Open,” Prime Minister Marape said. “His win goes to show the faith that people have in Pangu amidst so much polit...