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 A Special Mining Lease (SML) principal landowner of the giant Pogera gold mine in Papua New Guinea is now the pioneer MP elect for the newly created Paiela-Pogera Open Electorate in Enga Province. *Photo shows Paiela-Pogera Open MP elect Hon.Maso Karipe (centre with signed Writ) after his declaration by Provincial Returning Officer Mr.Anton Iamau (left) and District Returning Officer (DRO) Mr.Daniel Arembo (right) inside the  Wabag Primary School Counting Centre this evening. [FM100 Photo] Independent candidate Hon.Maso Karipe polled a total of 15,272 votes after the the 25th elimination of Vincent Pyati to surpass the absolute majority of 14,086 this evening at the Wabag Primary School Counting Venue in the heart of Wabag Town. Another independent candidate and SML landowner Dickson Puri Pundi finished second with 12,974 votes while Vincent Pyati came  third with 10,309 votes. Hon.Karipe’s first mission is to bring back normalcy in the trouble torn golden valley before pushing for th

The Papua New Guinea Government recognizes the importance of Ok Tedi as a State asset, and as a major contributor to the country’s economy. These were the remarks made by the country’s State Owned Enterprises Minister William Duma during his recent visit to Ok Tedi Mine adding that the government will continue to support the Company to operate for as long as possible with the requisite social and environmental license. Minister Duma said Ok Tedi is an important project for the country and that the Government will continue to support it to deliver maximum returns for its PNG shareholders. Grateful for his visit OTML Managing Director and CEO, Mr Musje Werror and his team gave Mr Duma a tour of the mine and the processing facilities, informed him of the challenges the company is facing post-COVID-19 as well as met the senior management team who presented the company’s Three-year Plan and the year-to-date performance and outlook for 2022. The Minister was accompanied by Kumul Minerals Hol