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. By Naomi Takoma : FM 100  On this day 246 years ago, America gained its Independence, and for Papua New Guinea through shared values and common interest, our history or relationship with America dates back to World War Two. Picture: American Independence celebrations at the Hilton Hotel in Port Moresby The leader of the US Embassy to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, Chargé d’Affaires Joe Zadrozny made these remarks last week Friday (1st July) during the cocktail reception at the Hilton hotel in Port Moresby. Chargé d’Affaires Joe Zadrozny recalled WW2 as the biggest and deadliest war in history, and a turning point for American history. He further stated that the people of PNG displayed remarkable courage in the war with indescribable kindness and compassion to the American troops who were stationed in PNG. “While we usually talk about the US-Papua New Guinea relationship dating back to WW2, in fact there is another important event that links the two countrie...

 By Isaac Liri / FM 100  President of the PNG Football Association John Kapi Natto is calling on the ICT Minister Timothy Masiu to work on regulating social media in Papua New Guinea.  Mr Kapi Natto made this call after being a victim of cybercrime, following the termination of contract of PNG’s National Women’s Coach Nicola Demaine.  Kapi Nato  The exit of coach Demaine, who coached the victorious PNG side in the OFC Women’s World Cup qualifiers several months ago in Suva (Fiji), resulted in an out pour of critics of all kinds.  Some of these critics went to the extreme in using of abusive languages, defaming the character of Mr Kapi Natto and his immediate family.   Those involved in the cyber crime are now under thorough investigation, and one male has already been arrested and charged.  This person is known to be an employee of a hotel in Port Moresby. Mr Kapi Natto says using social media has its advantages but also its disadvantages. He says PNG needs to regulate social media bec...

I don’t know about you (so plz tell me), but right now my feet are itching like they’ve never itched before (thanks Corona). My second favourite place to visit at the moment (second only to the green grocers) is my kitchen. Anyone who knows me (which, despite my constant oversharing on the web, is very few people) knows that my culinary skills are like my taste in sexual partners – foreign and extremely varied… I didn’t learn how to cook until I left England, so I learnt how to cook Italian food in Italy, Thai food in Thailand and, well, you get the picture.. Now I’ve got my daily word vomit out of the way I’m going to do something unusual – stfu and let the experts take over: I searched for bloggers from all over the world and asked them what the best vegan food is from their country (and/or their adopted country). This is what they came up with: #1. Vegan Indian Food: Khichudi India is varied, so is her food culture. While a lot of us ea...

Suzuki has launched a full-hybrid version of its S-Cross here at a starting price of €31,895, writes Brian Byrne. The car is in addition to the mild-hybrid versions which has been on sale since a year ago. The hybrid system has been developed by Suzuki themselves, and includes an automated manual transmission. It was introduced last year in the brand’s top-seller, the Vitara. In a revised product offering, all automatic S-Crosses will have the full-hybrid while manuals will be powered by the mild hybrid powertrain.