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Member-elect for Moresby South, Justin Tkatchenko, says he’s humbled and overwhelmed by the huge support shown by the people in the electorate to return him back into Parliament this year. Returning Officer, Tau Toea, declared Mr Tkatchenko winner at the Rita Flynn counting centre this afternoon, after Mr. Tkatchenko polled 28,111 first preferential votes, and went past the absolute majority of 23,310 votes. Mr Tkatchenko, a Social Democratic Party candidate, promised to serve the electorate and bring bigger and better services to the electorate than ever before.    Social Democratic Party Leader and National Capital District Governor, Powes Parkop, and PANGU Party Leader James Marape, were also at hand to witness the official declaration.  Moresby South is the first electorate in the National Capital District to declare a winner. Mr. Tkatchenko’s declaration now brings to two SDP Members, after the declaration of Central Bougainville’s Simon Dumarinu on Wednesday. NBC...

 Department of International Trade and Investment will be a “one-stop shop” for all large foreign investments in Papua New Guinea, according to Prime Minister James Marape. This includes large mining and petroleum investments in the country. PM Marape made this clear in Japan last Tuesday (September 27, 2022), when he met with executives of three large Japanese energy companies, and Japan Development Institute (JDI) which will help to develop special economic zones in PNG. This is a direct intervention by PM Marape to do away with the bureaucratic red-tape and corruption, through asking for enticements from investors, that has hindered so many foreign investments from happening in PNG over the last 47 years. International Trade and Investment Minister Hon. Richard Maru was present at all meetings in Japan and later travelled to Singapore and Manila, Philippines, as he starts globetrotting to bring in foreign investments into PNG. “Minister Maru is the Minister for International Trade a...

In the tradition of Gail Sheehy’s classic Passages , All Things at Once shows women how to reach their full potential in all areas of life — and at every stage of their journey. Readers will recognize their friends, their mothers, their daughters and themselves in this refreshingly honest memoir. As the co-host of MSNBC’s popular morning show “Morning Joe,” Mika Brzezinski has established herself as a leading political news journalist and beloved television personality. But success hasn’t always come easy for Mika. Growing up the only daughter of a former National Security Advisor, she struggled to find an identity in a family of over-achievers. She found her dream job early on and was hailed as the “It Girl” of CBS, only to be fired just a few short years later. After an unsuccessful stint as a stay-at-home mom, Mika went back to the workplace with encouragement from her then-8-year-old daughter. She took a job that seemed a long-shot at best, and against...