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Papua New Guinea’s Governor for New Ireland Province Sir Julius Chan has blamed the leaders for the current trend and behaviour of people to attack each other and the divides among others. Sir Julius highlighted this when  congratulating Prime Minister James Marape for his re-election during the first sitting of the 11th parliament yesterday (Tuesday 9th of August 2022). He says as elected leaders it’s their mandate to move out of these behaviours and carry the country forward. ”Mr Speaker our people are attacking each other, they are killing each other, our people divided as they have rarely been divided in the past and though I am ashamed to say it, there are those amongst us leaders, who have encouraged this behaviour and we must change that. ”We are sometimes the cause of it but don’t just live with it, we got to correct ourselves, leave those things behind.  ”Am not here to cast any blame on anyone, but it’s time to move beyond those behaviours and move this nation forward,” said

 THERE is no place for those who think money can be made from criminal acts such as holding people at ransom, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister  James Marape has said.  While commending the PNG Defense Force, PNG Royal Constabulary, and leaders and people of the community for the successful rescue of the hostages, the Prime Minister made a special appeal to the youth of Papua New Guinea today (26.02.23) to let go of their criminal ways of life and turn to agriculture and small business to making a living.  No Place to Hide for Kidnappers , PNG PM Marape warns youths  “I want to offer some counsel to our youth today. To those up there thinking you can make money through the barrel of a gun, I want to make it very clear to you that this is false fascination, a clear imagination that will not bear any long-term dividends for yourself,” said PM Marape.  “There is no place where you can engage in such outright criminal activities and get away. The Law will, and always does, catch up with you.