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Authorities in Papua New Guinea have deported a couple from the United States for  illegal entry into the country . The country’s Minister for Immigration and Border Security Bryan Kramer said Bradley and Christine Noffsinger were arrested by police and immigration officials in Central Bougainville, for unauthorized port of entry without legal entry permits as well as engagement in alluvial mining activities with the locals. Immigration Minister Bryan Kramer  Minister Kramer said Immigration movement records show that the couple lawfully visited PNG three times over the last 10 years, engaging with the people of Wau, Morobe province and Bougainville in alluvial mining.  The couple also tried to smuggle alluvial mining equipment into Bougainville in 2016, however were confiscated by Solomon Islands authorities at the maritime border.  Meantime, Chief Migration Officer Stanis Hulahau is appealing to citizens to ensure foreigners invited into the county, to engage in businesses, obtain ap

Papua New Guinea’  acting Prime Minister John Rosso says the Government will embark on an affordable land and housing program to be made available in the market for low and middle income earners in the country. Mr Rosso said that when responding to questions from the media in relation to the recent evictions on settlers who have settled on government and privately owned land in most parts of the urban areas around Papua New Guinea.  acting Prime Minister John Rosso He said the Government has inherited a legacy issue on the issue of unplanned and illegal settlements in and around the periphery of urban areas in many parts of PNG. The Acting Prime Minister who is also the Lands, Physical Planning and Urbanization Minister said the issue of people living in settlements and illegal settlements is a delicate issue that needs a holistic approach to address. And we also have a lot of working class people living there. “I have been brought up in a settlement myself and I do feel for those peop