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 PAPUA NEW GUINEA WORLD CUP SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT This year’s postponed Rugby League World Cup is shaping up as the most competitive in history, with high-profile players littered across the competing nations. After an impressive win over the Fiji Bati at the Pacific Test and with the Prime Minister’s XIII all wrapped up, the dust has now settled, and it’s left the Papua New Guinea Kumuls squad announcement with much anticipation.  Stanley has already mobilised his squad, with the team landing in Port Moresby on Saturday. He spoke on the importance of the camp and the need for the team to be seen off by the country before the players make their World Cup Campaign.  “The players needed to feel a sense of ownership of the team. It’s important that they see the country is behind them, and to be seen off by our fans in person means that when they play, they can relate directly to it,” said Stanley. For some of the players, it will be a long-awaited homecoming. “Yes, it’s been a long time for

 PNG Prime Minister James Marape, MP today called on the Constitutional and Law Reform Commission’s newly appointed Chairman and Member for Okapa, Hon. Saki Soloma to begin consultation on the proposed laws recently announced by the Government. Mr Soloma’s appointment by Cabinet came into effect in September following the revocation of the appointment of the Late Member for Wewak Open,  Kevin Isifu as Chair of the Commission. Prime Minister Marape said as Chair, Mr Soloma, must now begin open dialogues with the Commission on some of the proposed constitutional laws recently announced by the Government. He said one of the proposals is the recommendation of having Papua New Guineans vote for the prime minister. “I have announced this proposed law in August of which I wanted to see eligible electors vote for the prime minister of Papua New Guinea. “For citizens to vote for the prime minister will be a better system as our people can vote in all layers of government starting from local to

A County Cork machinery salesman has recently found what happens when the odometer on his 16-year-old Kia Sportage reached 999,999.9 kilometres, writes Brian Byrne. No, it didn’t start at zero again, it just stopped at that figure and doesn’t record any more. At this writing, Ben O’Connor of Colemans of Millstreet has driven his trusty blue Sportage more than 10,000k further, but he relies on the trip computer to track the mileage. Ben is the Sales Manager of Colemans for the company’s New Holland division, right beside their Kia dealership. He says he’s known as ‘the man in the blue car who sells the Blue Tractors’. He has no plans to change his 4×4 any time soon, saying it has become part of his identity. Besides, it has been totally reliable over those million-plus kilometres, only needing a new clutch apart from normal servicing during its time. Even though his driving to see customers in Cork, Kerry and Limerick counties often takes him on poor roads in very rural areas, “the trac