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The stage is set for the Hela Province to declare its second PANGU Member elect for the eleventh National Parliament tomorrow.  Magarima Open election counting is on cue for declaration, exactly seven days after Prime Minister James Marape was declared as M-P elect for Tari Pori.  Returning Officer Simon Olaiva, suspended counting into the elimination exercise, before 5 PM this afternoon, after the 15th exclusion of Peter Pipon. After the 15th exclusion, PANGU Party candidate and incumbent M-P Manasseh Makiba still maintain his lead with 14, 301 votes.  This is followed by Independent candidates, Wakinda Benson on 8, 330, followed by Paul Agiru on 7, 823 votes, and Tony Panda with 6, 901 votes.  The second and third preference votes for candidate Peter Pipon, will be shared among the remaining four candidates tomorrow when counting resumes.  Mr. Olaiva said that he is confident that a declaration will be made by then.  Meanwhile, Counting for the Komo Hulia Open seat is also into elimi

The Papua New Guinea Government will impose a blanket ban on the importation of frozen chickens into the country to protect the Billion-Kina local poultry industry.  PNG’s Agriculture Minister Aiye Tambua announced, that the ban will take effect at the end of this month.  He says protecting the poultry industry from imported diseases is the main reason for the decision. Agriculture Minister Aiye Tambua has announced the implementation of advice from the National Agriculture Quarantine Authority to ban the importation of all frozen chickens into the country.  It will take effect at the end of this month, but will not affect orders placed before the ban date.  The Agriculture Minister making the official announcement before the media says protecting the Billion Kina Local Poultry Industry is important.    The Member for Goroka further says the decision is not a bottleneck approach but to safeguard the poultry in the long run.  Meantime, PNG  imports nearly, K200 million worth of frozen c

If you’re even slightly interested in online dating, then you probably know that some users spend a lot of time on dating sites and applications. But have you ever wondered how much? Believe us, the numbers will surprise you!  Today we want to share some interesting statistics about modern web dating, offer expert advice on how to make online dating more effective, and also recommend several online services that will help you find your perfect match. Let’s get started! Revealing modern web dating statistics and expert opinions Millennials spend an average of 10 hours a week on dating apps, according to research by the Independent. That’s almost an hour and a half a day. This is really a lot, given that so much time is spent on social networks, instant messengers and other web communication formats. The problem is that the majority waste this time, and are left with nothing, turning the process of finding their soulmates into a regular routine. A similar study was conducted by specialis