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The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Governor General has finally accepted a request by the PNG Electoral Commissioner, to extend the date for the Return of Writs, from the 29th of July to the 12th of August 2022. Grand Chief Sir Bob Dadae in a statement, says that he has agreed for the extension, because the electoral commission will not be able to complete all counting by this Friday. Sir Bob also says that an extension is necessary, because it will save time and resources, if it is declared a failed election, and new elections are called again in the near future. He also adds that the PNG Electoral Commission must look at what it had done wrong leading into the 2022 election, and start planning as early as 2023 for the 2027 elections. The Governor General has also called for the introduction of the biometric voting system, which he says will avoid all the problems the country has gone through in the 2022 election. Meanwhile, the Governor General  has also appealed to all Papua New Guinean...

Dwarfs, gnomes, fairies, talking animals, and an evil queen – all these and more can be found in The Magic Warble , an enchanting tale of adventure and friendship by author Victoria Simcox who’s guest posting today.   Book Signings Really Aren’t Scary The mere thought of doing a book signing may be scary and intimidating to a new author. After all, you just spent months, maybe years on writing your manuscript. Then you went through the grueling process of trying to get it accepted, experiencing umpteen rejections from numerous agents or publishers, before you finally lucked out and got one to take your work. Then once the hard part was done, you thought to yourself, Yes, I’m finally published! Now I can kick back, relax and watch my book soar to the top of the best seller’s list. Well maybe that might happen in a dream or another world, but in reality, unless you’re the next J.K Rowling or Stephenie Meyer, it most likely isn’t going to be seen in t...