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 PNG Prime Minister, James Marape has thanked members of the Opposition in an unprecedented move on Tuesday, to vote for him and the Speaker of the 11th Parliament. PNG Prime Minister, James Marape  He says this is the first time, that members from both sides of the House voted in favour of a prime minister.  Mr. Marape was re-elected unopposed with  97 votes to nil.  The only member who abstained from voting and left the chamber, was the Leader of the People’s National Congress Party, Peter O’Neill.  Mr Marape was speaking at the Government House yesterday. NBC/PNG Today Next :  Andapanga Maintains Lead in Port Moresby North -East Count

 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...