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While most other Pacific nations take a strong abolitionist stances on the death penalty, PNG is moving in the opposite direction – despite not having executed any prisoners since 1954. ....
Namah says PNG should agree to Bougainville independence immediately Papua New Guinea s opposition leader is calling for Bougainville s referendum agreement on independence to be brought before the national parliament and ratified. Belden Namah said the overwhelming 2019 vote for self-rule needs to be brought before parliament without further delay. Photo: Alex Smith Namah told The National that the plebiscite was taken under the watch of the current parliament and should not be deferred to the next parliament. He said there are reports of a 2027 deadline agreed between Prime Minister James Marape, Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama and Bougainville Regional MP Peter Tsiamalili. ....
Air Niugini, Papua New Guinea Photo: RNZ / Johnny Blades PNG is struggling with widespread community transmission of the virus, with over 17,000 confirmed cases and climbing. Police commissioner and pandemic controller David Manning yesterday placed strict limits on who can travel by air between provinces, at the same time as revoking a number of other edicts that were recently issued. Much of PNG is not interconnected with highways, so people are dependant on air travel between to reach many regions and villages. Those who are fully vaccinated will still be allowed to travel, and some domestic air travel will still be allowed for: medical treatment, people returning home, students going home or to their educational institute, essential business, and emergencies (including repatriation of the dead). ....
Concerns hundreds of COVID-19 cases missing from PNG s national tally By PNG correspondent Natalie Whiting in Port Moresby Nestled in Papua New Guinea s remote highlands region, the Mount Hagen Hospital has about 250 beds and services about half a million people. As a result, the hospital usually functions at or above capacity, and that s outside of a pandemic. So, when COVID-19 cases began to surge this year, the hospital was put under even more strain. It escalated further when staff themselves soon became infected. We ve had about 110 staff who have been infected, or are currently, with COVID. And yes, when you have a limited pool, that does mean that you need to redirect services, manager of the Mt Hagen Hospital and acting chief executive of the Provincial Health Authority, Jane Holden, said. ....