Somare Controls Nbc In Reshuffle

PNG’s Chief Minister, Mr Michael Somare, an ex-journalist, is taking over control of the government’s news service which includes the National Broadcasting Commission and the Office of Information.

This is one of the switches an nounced by the Chief Minister in March and follows alterations made in the government’s news dissemina tion arrangements which included direct cables by Telex to all the im portant newspapers and magazines in Australia.

Mr Kaibelt Diria, who controls the NBC, takes over as Minister for Posts and Telegraphs.

To give him time to deal with his new job, Mr Somare shed the port folio of Minister of Justice which he took over when Mr John Kaputin was

sacked last year, and his duties in the division of Social Development are included in Mr John Poe’s Ministry of Justice. Mr Boyamo Sail is now Minister for Commerce and will assist the Minister for Defence, Foreign Re lations and Trade, Sir Maori Kiki ir foreign relations and trade matters His Local Government portfolio hat been absorbed by Sir Paul Lapun who retains his old portfolio of Mine; and Energy.

Mr Stephen Tago, Minister foi Conservation and Environment, take, over the wildlife branch of the De partment of Agriculture, Stock am Fisheries from Dr John Guise. lambakey Okuk will remain in hi post as Transport Minister and assis Minister for Works Yano Belo. Pitt Lus will become Minister for Police