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 By By Mortimer Yangharry | FM 100  PNG’s veteran Enga Governor Sir Peter Ipatas told the Enga Provincial Assembly on Monday afternoon that the delay in the reopening of the Porgera mine is not necessarily caused by the national government nor the provincial government but by pressing issues at hand. Sir Peter informed the Provincial Assembly that the delay in reopening of the Porgera mine was due to the pressing shareholding issues and complicated necessary taxation processes which the national government had no control over.  Picture: Veteran Enga governor Sir Peter Ipatas (middle) chairing the first Provincial Assembly Meeting of the year on Tuesday at the Provincial Assembly Hall, Ipatas Centre [Photo FM 100] He admitted that for the last three years, the internal revenue of the province was badly affected due to the premature closure of the mine. “Impact projects funded by the tax credit schemes and other royalties from the mine did not happen since May 2019 when the Pogera gold m

 The SP PNG Hunters will be playing their first home game at the Santos National Football Stadium in Port Moresby against the Suzuki Brisban Tigers on the 25th of March, which is this Saturday. The Hunters will be looking to make a mark in the HostPlus round three at home for the 2023 season. Assistant Coach Paul Aiton in an interview with FM 100  today said his boys are looking forward to the game especially the new players who will be playing in front of family and fans in the Hunters colours for the first time. SP PNG Hunters player Brendon Nima “After two weeks in Australia for rounds one and two, the boys are really excited to be back home and are looking forward to playing in front of their home fans” Aiton said. After opening the season with a win and a draw last weekend, the hunters are hoping to seal this round in Port Moresby with a win and to share the win with the people here in Papua New Guinea. Hunters number 68 and a senior player, Brendon Nima said he is looking forward

The second generation Mercedes-Benz GLC SUV has now arrived in Ireland at a starting price of €80,310, writes Brian Byrne. The new car is longer and has a wider track than the outgoing version and a 70-litre increase brings boot capacity to 620 litres. It will be available as a mild-hybrid in petrol and diesel, and plug-in hybrids in petrol and diesel which the carmaker rates at more than 129km of EV range (general PHEV real world experience is usually less — ED). The first generation of the GLC was launched in 2016 and a facelift was revealed in 2019. A coupe variant was launched the same year.  The best-selling model in the Mercedes-Benz range for the past two years, the car achieved 2.6 million units sales globally through its first generation iteration. 

Alison McQueen, author of Under The Jeweled Sky Forbidden love set against the backdrop of a maharaja’s palace in post-World War II India is at the center of Alison McQueen’s new novel, Under the Jeweled Sky (Jan 21, 2014; $14.99 U.S.; Fiction; Trade Paper). Sophie Schofield always knew she would return to India. When she does in 1957, she is the new bride of ambitious British diplomat Lucien Granger and part of the glittering expatriate set that called New Delhi home following India’s partition. But it’s not the country she fell in love with 10 years earlier and Sophie is soon confronted with the memory of her first love and its devastating consequences. The past still haunts her – the guilt she carries, the destruction wreaked upon her fragile parents, and the boy with the tourmaline eyes. Join me in reading what Alison McQueen has to say about her research involving declassified diplomatic documents, and her love affair with India while writing this interesting book. Read more »