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 Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape  wants people to vote for Prime Minister . He  announce this while  speaking at the Government House.  Mr Marape says by 2027, eligible voters will vote for the Prime Minister. Marape  was at the Government Haus this morning when his  party (Pangu Parti) was invited by the Governor General for the formation of government . Mr. Marape says, after the new government is formed, the government will focus on; the Census Update,  looking into laws which will enable voters to vote for Prime Minister, find solutions to the pressing issues that the country is currently facing. “For individual citizens to vote for Prime Minister will be a better system as citizens can vote in all layers of government from local to district to provincial to national,” Marape added. Meanwhile, the election of the Parliament speaker and the prime minister is expected tomorrow (Tuesday, 9 August). So the Pangu pati camp has over 82 MPs.  Next :  Andapanga Bali...

At least, eight  people are dead after the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that rocked  Papua New Guinea’s East Sepik Province on Monday. This was confirmed by the Provincial Disaster Office to NBC East Sepik. A child among eight dead in PNG’s East Sepik 7.3 magnitude earthquake[Photo by NBC News] The Provincial Disaster Office confirmed that the districts of Wewak and Yangoru-Saussia reported a death each, and Wosera-Gawi district recorded two deaths. It said in Angoram district, three lives were lost in Karawari Local Level Government. The LLG President there Emil Kongian told NBC News that of the three, a mother and child were killed in Kundiman village, and another woman passed away in Konmei village, as many were trying to seek medical attention. A 13-year old girl was also instantly killed by a falling timber as she was asleep when the earthquake hit. Many more sustained injuries from the massive earthquake. Mr. Kongian said from the 15 Ward Council areas in Karawari LLG asse...