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People’s Party Founder and Chief Sir Peter Ipatas has retained his seat as the Enga Governor this afternoon after reaching the absolute majority on first count. Sir Peter Ipatas who ran under the party he founded managed to poll 172, 652 votes to surpass the absolute majority of 140, 220 votes to be declared. The runner up Laken Lepatu from the Liberal Party only managed to polled 30, 352 votes, while Independent Candidate Sandy Talita finished on the third place with 24, 277 votes. This will be the 6th term for Sir Peter Ipatas as the Governor of Enga Province.  Formal declaration and signing of writ was done today at 5pm. Sir Peter Ipatas’s declaration now brings the total number of People’s Party members to three. The two earlier declarations are for Dr. Lino Tom, Wabag Open and Freddy Reu Kumai, Talasea Open. Next :  PNG Election : Tketchenko retains Moresby South Open Seat

Papua New Guinea has removed all COVID-19 requirements for all air travel.   PNG airline Air Niugini  has  advised the travel public that PNG as of today(Thursday 06th October), has removed all Covid-19 restrictions associated with air travel. This includes the requirement to wear a mask whilst inside airport terminals, or wear a mask on an aircraft. It also removes the requirement that passengers travelling to PNG from overseas have to show evidence of having been vaccinated against Covid-19. Likewise whilst passengers travelling to Australia do not have to show evidence of having been vaccinated against Covid-19, many other international destination do still have restrictions in place and passengers are encouraged to check their international destinations to ensure they are compliant. Next :  PNG Finance and Tax Headquarters Locked out