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 The Papua New Guinea Parliament has re-elected Member for Tari – Pori James Marape as the Prime Minister .  Mr.Marape  got 97 – 0 votes to become the Prime Minister of the 11th PNG Parliament. Among those that voted were People’s National Congress party members, including Pomio MP Elias Kapavore, Central Governor Rufina Peter, Ijivitari MP David Arore and Kandrian Gloucester MP Joseph Lelang.  PNC Party leader Peter O’Neill walked out of the chamber before the election of Mr. Marape. After his election, Mr. Marape was rushed to Government House to be sworn in by Governor General Sir Bob Dadae. He will later return to Parliament to complete proceedings. Speaker-elect Job Pomat congratulated Mr. Marape for his re-election, which was indicated through the overwhelming support from his colleague MPs. NBC News  / PNG Today Next :  Manus Open MP Job Pomat elected Speaker of PNG Parliament

CONGRATS TO LUCKY WINNER – CYNTHIA Readers, please join me welcoming Eva Etzioni-Halevy , author of The Triumph of Deborah who will be guest blogging here today! Eva is a professor emeritus of political sociology at Bar- Ilan University in Israel. The search of her roots led her to the discovery of the rich world of the Bible, and to the intention of bringing it to life for contemporary readers through the writing of Biblical novels. How the Fascinating Women of the Bible Can Empower us Today A while ago, I participated in a symposium on women of the Bible at which a lady in the audience asked: Why should we be interested in biblical women? They were concerned mainly with marriage and bearing sons, while we, today, have so many more ambitions for our lives. But this is very challenging question, is based on a misconception. While the women of the Bible lived thousands of years ago, in essence we are still similar to them in our hopes and anxieties. Hence listening to their voice...