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The Papua New Guinea Inter-Departmental Election Committee’s (IDEC) official government website:  http://elections.info.gov.pg including the Toll Free number, 1800 500 are now zero-rated on all mobile operators in the country and fully operational. IDEC Chairman and Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and National Executive Council, Ivan Pomaleu expressed his gratitude to Vodafone, Digicel, and Telikom /Bemobile for continuously supporting the government during such a national event. The zero-rating now allows Papua New Guineans to access the website without any financial cost, especially without having data, to access the site. Mr Pomaleu is encouraging citizens to visit the website and obtain verified relevant contents  on the elections for their purpose, especially now, during this polling period. Mr Pomaleu added that the Toll Free Number 1800500 is also zero-rated, where Papua New Guineans can call in free of charge, on any issues relating to the election process. The Ca

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 Minister for Foreign Affairs Justin Tkatchenko met with Saga Alhoshan, Minister for Tourism of Saudi Arabia on Thursday 23 February at the margins of the Special Leaders’Retreat in Nadi, Fiji. Both Ministers acknowledged the importance of establishing diplomatic ties between both countries to enhance trade and economic ties including promoting tourism, agricultural cooperation in diversifying economic activities as well as development cooperation in terms of infrastructure development. Minister Tkatchenko informed of PNG government’s priorities which includes economic independence for our people.  Minister Alhoshan informed that the Government of Saudi Arabia is ready and willing to assist PNG realise it’s economic independence not only in agricultural and tourism cooperation but more so in the infrastructure development.  Through the Saudi Fund for Development, PNG can benefit from the concessional loans with low interest rates that Saudi Arabia can offer to PNG t

MG have been the first in of a wave of Chinese brand electric cars coming down the road to Europe, and are making the most of their head start here, writes Brian Byrne. Their latest model is the MG4, the first EV hatchback from the marque, once a sporty iconic British one but now owned by the giant SAIC Motor Company in China. Driving the MG4 was being very much in the public eye. It turned heads all the time, and not just because of the orange colour, appropriately named Volcano. The car is very smartly styled, and quite distinctive. The designers went for advanced-looking lights up front and a brace of spoilers at the back extending from the roof that reference some supercar styling motifs. The visual kink in the profile made by black colouring in the lower parts does its bit too. No question, here is something smart. In size The MG4 sits between Renault’s Megane E-Tech and Cupra’s Born electric cars, but is wider than both. All three can be considered in the space where Volkswagen’s

Dying for Mercy 400p, Avon Reprint Edition, Isbn-0061286125 Synopsis – The recently renovated Pentimento, located in New York’s exclusive moneyed enclave of Tuxedo Park, is no ordinary estate. Strange secrets have been ingeniously built into its fountains, frescoes, statues, and architecture—clues to a bizarre mystery that is first brought to light when the owner commits suicide during a lavish gala. Eliza Blake, co-anchor of the popular morning television show KEY to America, is present when the party is cut short by the host’s sudden, macabre death—and she’s the first to discover that Pentimento is a giant “puzzle house.” But each piece is leading Eliza and her KEY News colleagues—producer Annabelle Murphy, cameraman B. J. D’Elia, and psychiatrist Margo Gonzalez—deeper into darkness, toward a killer who believes that some puzzles must never be solved. And it soon becomes shockingly clear that no amount of wealth or privilege can keep the residents of Tuxedo Park safe . . . and alive

The Royal Horticultural Society gardens at Wisley are not only the best of the five gardens currently under the RHS stewardship but they are also amongst the best in the world! So why not join English horticulturists Lorna and Simon as they walk around and discover the delights of their Desert glasshouse which holds their permanent collection of established cacti and succulents as well as a rolling display of quality pot grown specimens. Keep your eyes out and you will always see a number of extremely rare and unusual cacti and succulents usually only found in the grasp of the most ardent and enthusiastic cacti and succulent collector! We have visit Wisley numerous times over the years and the desert glasshouse is always an absolute treat. If you would like to ask us a question then please leave a message in the YouTube comments section. Also consider pressing the ‘LIKE’ and ‘SUBSCRIBE’ buttons. It is absolutely free and also as helps to support out channel.

We love the spring because it is a great time to asses our garden for the coming season and is a wonderful excuse for us to add new plants for our exotic garden. So we have pulled a selection of the plants we have chosen to solidify the our tropical effect garden which we hope you will enjoy. But don’t worry as we probably adding new specimens throughout the year. A number of the plants discussed here are those we have propagated ourselves or purchased online from specialist nursery’s. This is because they are very difficult to find at you local garden centre but you can usually find what you need by googling it even though it may arrive much smaller than you would expect despite the generally high postage costs! If you would like to see more content like this then check out our YouTube channel ‘Walking Talking Gardeners’. It is completely free to subscribe to and you can unsubscribe at anytime. Click onto the notification ‘bell’ icon and you will be notified whenever we publish a new