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Papua New Guinea Police Commissioner David Manning has appealed to people for their continued support and cooperation in delivering the 2022 National Election, as the country heads into the fifth day of polling. A statement from the Police Media today say there’s been mixed news around the country, with some reporting quiet and peaceful polling whilst others reported instances of attempted hijacking of the election process as reported in Hela and the Enga Province.  PNG Police Chief Appeals to Citizens to unite to deliver 2022 Polls To members of the security forces, Mr. Manning said, “This is a test for all of us. We do not have the luxury nor the option to give up. Be assured we are doing our level best to maintain the electoral process. We have many servicemen and women who believe in our country and are committed patriotic Papua New Guineans. “We will push on and fill aspects of the electoral operations that have or are failing. Trust each other, support each other and put our fait

The PNG Women’s National Soccer Team arrived in the country to a rousing welcome and reception by the football fraternity, family and friends, at the Jacksons International Terminal yesterday.  PNG Women’s National Soccer Team arrives Home with OFC Cup [Photo by PNGFA] Co-Captains Megan Gunemba and Yvonne Gabong hoisted the OFC Women’s Nations Cup upon their arrival.  Accompanying them on their return was PNG Football Association President John Kapi-Natto who was proud of the team’s win.  Mr. Kapi Natto says that he is grateful that PNG has achieved so much within a space of three years, especially in women’s football. He says that they are now looking forward to the much bigger challenge which lays ahead of them, and that is the second leg of the World Cup qualifiers in New Zealand. NBC News / PNG Today  Next :  Principal Porgera Mine Landowner Maso Karipe becomes pioneer MP elect

Sian Redmond, Director of Marketing Partnerships at Live Nation; Caroline Lawlor, Marketing Communications Manager at CUPRA Ireland; Virginia Fortune, Head of Private Members Clubs at 3Arena. The Cupra performance car brand from Volkswagen has teamed with 3Arena in Dublin to provide information about its range of cars, writes Brian Byrne. On the reasoning that music is very important in Irish culture and that the Cupra brand likes to be associated with music, the partnership means that over a million people attending gigs in the Dublin venue each year will have access to ‘touchpoints’ offering insights into the Cupra range. The models to date include the Formentor SUV, the Leon hatchnack and Leon Sportstourer, the Ateca SUV and the 100pc electric Born.

Ford Ireland is again supporting the annual Defence Forces Band Concert which will be held in the City Hall in Cork on Friday 24 February, writes Brian Byrne. The concert is in aid of the Defence Forces Benevolent Fund, and Ford has been involved since 1989. The event was last held in 2020 and has been absent in the last two years because of Covid restrictions. This year’s concert will feature personnel from the Bands of 1 Brigade, 2 Brigade and the Army No. 1 Band. As is traditional, the concert will also feature Defence Forces pipers and drummers, who are always very popular with the Cork audience. The guest artiste will be soprano Rachel Croash. Pictured at the launch for the concert recently in Collins Barracks Cork were General Officer Commanding 1 Brigade, Brig Gen Brian Cleary and Market Lead for Henry Ford & Son Ltd John Manning.

Before we jump in to the technicalities, let’s talk a bit about what exactly a Virtual Private Network, commonly known as VPN really is. The VPN is an online security tool that is used to connect to the internet to send and receive data through an encrypted tunnel which reduces the potential risk of your important data from being hacked by third parties which may misuse your data. A VPN hides your Internet Protocol Address (IP) and masks it with that of the VPN’s server you are connected to.  The IP address is provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP), thus whatever you download, upload or whatever purpose you use the internet for is visible to your ISP. For example but not limited to social media account passwords like that of Facebook, Netflix, Gmail. Online banking transactions and your account details might be visible to the ISP and anyone who is monitoring your online whereabouts if you are not using a VPN, this puts your data at a very high potential risk of falling into t