30 May 2012
5:00PM - O'Neill has just been sworn in as prime minister.
4:30PM - PNG still does not have a prime minister, although there are signs of some action at government house. Mr Nape has been meeting for some time with both Peter O'Neill and Belden Namah. What can they be discussing?
1:40pm - Now acting governor-general Jeffrey Nape refuses to swear in Peter O'Neill as prime minister and leaves the room. O'Neill tells Nape's official secretary the governor-general has no choice.
12:00pm - Peter O’Neill has been re-elected prime minister of Papua New Guinea 56-0. He was unopposed. Nou Vada, Tavurvur and the ABC’s Liam Fox have all been tweeting from parliament house. Nou got his message out first, seconds ahead of Tavurvur.
Keith Jackson and Friends - You are doing a great job in getting latest news from PNG as it happens.
Friends of PNG around the globe always feel seamless attchment to PNG and its people.
Professor N.G. Patil
Hong Kong
Former Surgeon at Madang and Port Moresby
Posted by: Dr. N. G. Patil | 30 May 2012 at 07:27 PM