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PNG Elections : Woman shot dead during Moresby North-East Polling

A woman was shot dead this afternoon, after hours of waiting to vote in the Moresby North-East electorate in the National Capital District. Reports received by this newsroom, indicate that people waited for hours until around midday when the ballot boxes were brought to Ward 9 of ATS Block Two. Voters waited since 8 o’clock this morning for ballot boxes to reach them and the crowd turned rowdy when ballot boxes eventually reached them and were brought to another location. NCD Metropolitan Gideon Ikumu  addresses the community [photo by NBC] Shots were fired by police, resulting in the death. NCD Metropolitan Gideon Ikumu was there to address the community while polling came to a stop. He said “Mipla needim ol man husat i witnesim stret namba plate blong polis kar i kam insait. Em wanem kain kar? Description blong kar. Den polis bai stat bihainim nau.” “Givim nem so that polis bai save husat em witness stap na lukim stret wanem samting kamap. Bicos taim yupla olgeta go nambaut nau, em b

Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka arrives in PNG

 Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has arrived in Papua New Guinea and paid a courtesy call to the Government House. He was welcomed by the Governor General His Excellency Sir Bob Dadae and a traditional Fiji Ceremony by the Fijian Community in Port Moresby. Mr Rabuka is the first Prime Minister to arrive for the Pacific Leaders Summit, ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins. They will be joined by other Pacific islands leaders in the coming days. Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka at Government Haus, Photo by Kalang FM PM  Rabuka acknowledged His Excellency Grand Chief Sir Bob Dadae for welcoming him and his delegation to the Government House. According to statement released by the Fiji government,  Prime Minister Honourable Sitiveni Rabuka is leading a government delegation to Papua New Guinea (PNG) today (18 May) to join other regional leaders at the 3rd Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC). This  also be Hon. Rabuka’