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Transparency International PNG has called on the Electoral Commission to take responsibility in delivering the national election. TIPNG Board Chairman Peter Aitsi echoed this is a media conference today, airing concerns over the conduct of election in PNG. He said with the right type of leadership, the Electoral Commission can be able to deliver the elections without any further delays, and achieving a positive outcome for the country as a whole.  Mr. Aitsi said “Unfortunately, what’s worse is that nobody is taking accountability for these problems. Everybody seems to be pointing the finger and passing the buck and shifting the blame. What we want to clearly make a statement about today is that the Electoral Commissioner, the candidates, the supporters, the various agencies of government that are tasked to deliver the election, we as civil society must stand up and take accountability for this election.” NBC News / PNG Today Next :  Businesses in Port Moresby suffer Su...

 Public Servants throughout Papua New Guinea  including elected leaders have been challenged by the Prime Minister, James Marape to perform their duties with diligence and integrity. PM Marape was the keynote speaker at the Public Service Dedication Service today at the Sir John Guise Indoor Stadium in Port Moresby. PM Marape opened his speech by recounting his experience during the last week travelling across the country visiting extremely remote and most neglected people and places. Public Servants in PNG Challenged to Perform  [Photo: PNG PM Marape] Prime Minister James Marape reminisced his experience with the remote places he visited recently. “Before that Wednesday, on Tuesday I was privileged to have visited, rather sad also, visited Weam our closest government border post to the Indonesian border. It looked as if I was going to visit another place, not Port Moresby, not Lae and not Hagen. It was as if it belongs to another country. It was a moving moment, when people there crie...