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 The progressive election results for Western Provincial and Open seats are  stated below.  These results are updated daily. Updated : 6/8/22 SOUTH FLY OPEN Top five candidates (Declared )  SEKIE AGISA PANGU 3,328 (declared winner) SALI SUBAM MAWIA URP 1,721GABIA GAGARIMABU PLP 1,238WAPRI GAINU PP 992JOHN BAIRA LP 933 NORTH FLY OPEN Top five candidates ( Declared) JAMES DONALD PRP 12,648 (declared winner after elimination) SAM BOB AUWI IND 9,092 PETER JOSEPH URP 2,783 TIMOTHY STEVEN GRARI PANGU 2,686 PAIYO BALE LP 2,654 MIDDLE FLY OPEN Top five candidates ( Declared ) MASO HEWABI IND 3, 765  (Declared winner )  ISAIAH SIMAKA URP 3730 MAX HASEPA MIYOBA PNGP 2,548 GEORGE NEIMAN APNG 1,156OPA KEN KIALY IND 1,002 DELTA FLY OPEN Top five candidates (declared ) AGENA GAMAI PNGP 2,911 (declared winner) ABINI GESELE PRP 2,145 PETER NASAM MA 1,704 NEESON GIMBARAK BIYAMA IND 1,641 CHARLES BANI KAWA PANGU 1,610 WESTERN REGIONAL Top five can...

 High cost of power is a major hinderance to trade and investment in Papua New Guinea (PNG), says Minister for Trade and Investment,  Richard Maru.  PNG’s electricity sector is unreliable, expensive and has very low access, making the country one of the least electrified countries in the world with only 13% of the population having access to electricity. “We continue to rely on the expensive diesel generators when we have vast cheaper and cleaner energy options available- the rivers (for hydro projects) and the sun (for solar farms),” said Minister Maru. Minister Maru raised this concern after meeting with a team from the Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation (SMEC) this morning where they discussed about a feasibility study into the Sowom Hydro Project in East Sepik Province. SMEC has done an initial high-level feasibility study into the potential of the hydro project along the Sowom River in 2014. “The Marape-Rosso Government is keen to have a full feasibility study done on the via...