Prime Minister Marape assures that PNG will return to Normalcy
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has assured the Nation, that his government aims to restore PNG to normalcy at the earliest, amidst the presence of COVID-19, for the rest of this year and beyond.
“I am getting our health experts to finalize protocols for living with corona in our schools, our workplace, our Churches and communities.
“I want the specific protocols to be tailored to ensure that the SOE period be used to acclimatize our people to live with COVID-19 protocols beyond June 2, when the SOE expires,” PM Marape says.
He appealed for peace and calm, as we support each other, through this tough time.
“In the meantime, Government will partner our two super funds to ensure those who are laid off from work, have financial assistance flowing, for some time.
The National Government will also partner city/urban authorities, starting with NCDC, to identify unemployed families in Port Moresby, who need food for us to supply at the earliest.
“We ask those who are not employed and have no food to go to a Church nearest to you, give your families’ name or address and work with NCDC, who will tidy the list by family/household and we will supply food rations.
“But, this will not be free food, those who need food will be asked to contribute few hours of free labour to clean your part of city’, PM Marape says.
“For those engaged in MSME and businesses, Government is injecting funds into our Commercial banks for partnerships for low cost borrowing.
“BSP bank (5% for 15 years), Kina and NDB banks (4% for 20 years) and all Banks’ deferral of existing loan repayments, are some interventions we doing in the local economy space.
Prime Minister Marape also says that in the course of the SOE period, those who find life hard in Port Moresby or other parts of the country, and want to go to their home of origin, will be repatriated.
“Let us all remain optimistic that we will rise as a Nation above this crisis. This will not be the last pandemic, let’s adjust to live with it.” Prime Minister Marape says.
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“I am getting our health experts to finalize protocols for living with corona in our schools, our workplace, our Churches and communities.
“I want the specific protocols to be tailored to ensure that the SOE period be used to acclimatize our people to live with COVID-19 protocols beyond June 2, when the SOE expires,” PM Marape says.He appealed for peace and calm, as we support each other, through this tough time.
“In the meantime, Government will partner our two super funds to ensure those who are laid off from work, have financial assistance flowing, for some time.
The National Government will also partner city/urban authorities, starting with NCDC, to identify unemployed families in Port Moresby, who need food for us to supply at the earliest.
“We ask those who are not employed and have no food to go to a Church nearest to you, give your families’ name or address and work with NCDC, who will tidy the list by family/household and we will supply food rations.
“But, this will not be free food, those who need food will be asked to contribute few hours of free labour to clean your part of city’, PM Marape says.
“For those engaged in MSME and businesses, Government is injecting funds into our Commercial banks for partnerships for low cost borrowing.
“BSP bank (5% for 15 years), Kina and NDB banks (4% for 20 years) and all Banks’ deferral of existing loan repayments, are some interventions we doing in the local economy space.
Prime Minister Marape also says that in the course of the SOE period, those who find life hard in Port Moresby or other parts of the country, and want to go to their home of origin, will be repatriated.
“Let us all remain optimistic that we will rise as a Nation above this crisis. This will not be the last pandemic, let’s adjust to live with it.” Prime Minister Marape says.
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