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Incumbent Member for North-Fly and People’s Reform Party Leader James Donald has retained his seat for the second term polling past the absolute Majority with 12 648 votes. Returning officer George Papin made the declaration of the member-elect for North Fly James Donald at 5pm this afternoon at the PNGDF Forward Operating Base -KIUNGA before counting officials, scrutineers and the Joint Security personnel.   Election Manager Paul Max acknowledged the counting officials, scrutineers and the Joint Security forces, the District and the Provincial Administration for the support during this election. Member-elect James Donald also acknowledged everyone for their tireless efforts during the course of the election until the declaration. James Donald wishes to maintain unity in the province saying he will wait for the other four seats to conclude before they depart together to form the next government. Donald says there are many things yet to be done, and he thanks the people of North Fly for

 The Social Democratic Party today welcomed the inclusion of an independent declared candidates who recently joined the party. Party Leader and incumbent NCD Governor Powes Parkop welcomed the inclusion of newly declared MP for Kagua Erave Maina Pano along with its declared MPs at the Hilton Hotel in Port Moresby. SDP MPs at Hilton Hotel. Photo by SDP Media Alongside him was newly declared member for Nipa Kutubu Billy Joseph and Central Bougainville MP Simon Dumarino. The inclusion of Pano now takes the total number of SDP’s parliamentary MPs to four with Parkop yet to be declared. Parkop says the party has made a strategic decision to join the coalition of the Pangu led government not just to make numbers but with working and substantive policies to contribute in delivering for the people. He further called on other independent candidates to join SDP and be mentored in politics. SDP had endorsed 34 candidates in the 2022 National General Elections and have four declared MPs so far. SD

 Papua New Guinea Prime Minister  James Marape has given the green lights to Japanese think tank Japan Development Institute (JDI) to help develop a new Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Master Plan for the country and work with partners like the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the World Bank to build SEZs right across the country. He gave the blessing to CEO and Chairman of JDI, Dr. Shoichi Kobayashi, during a meeting with him in Tokyo last Tuesday (September 27, 2022). PM Marape was accompanied by International Trade and Investment Minister Hon. Richard Maru, East Sepik Governor Hon. Allan Bird and Papua New Guinea Ambassador to Japan Hon. Samuel Abal. Minister Maru and Ambassador Abal also had comprehensive discussions with Dr Kobayashi to progress the SEZ concept in PNG as a matter of urgency, starting with the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone (PMIZ) in Madang. The JDI is an independent think tank/consulting firm, specialised in international