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Counting for the Morobe Regional Seat has finally started it’s eliminations, after going through three quality checks.  Luther Wenge Morobe Provincial Returning Officer and Election Manager Simon Soheke, says that this is because they wanted to do proper checks before they go into eliminations. After the first exclusion, People’s Labour Party candidate and former Governor Luther Wenge is leading with 79, 394 votes, and on second is Kemas Tomala. a United Labour Party candidate with 56, 487 votes. Running third is incumbent Governor and PANGU Party candidate Ginson Saonu with 28, 244 votes and fourth is woman candidate and People’s Movement for Change Party sponsored candidate, Jennifer Baing with 19, 796 votes. Counting was suspended after 1 AM this morning and will resume later today. NBC / PNG Today next :  Our Development Party Leader Charles Abel Bows out of Milne Bay Regional Race

Papua New Guinea, like the rest of the world, is being hard hit by skyrocketing inflation – impacting greatly upon citizens with no end in sight. Prime Minister James Marape has said that higher prices of fuel and goods are expected to remain reflecting the impact of the Russia – Ukraine war.  The National Government earlier introduced a K611 million assistance package which includes the 10%  GST cuts to specific goods, fuel prices subsidy, the inclusion of “lifting of the income tax threshold and fully funding school project fee costs in education for this year. Prime Minister Marape told NBC news – a lot of people did not benefit earlier from the subsidy due to agencies being slow in implementing it.  Marape says the subsidy should be fully implemented now with further assistance through a supplementary budget. He says Treasury and other relevant government agencies are re-looking at the model, to see what ways the assistance can be further provided. The revised package from K350 mil

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