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Port Moresby City Manager Frank Condemns Election related fight, calls for Peace and Order

 PORT MORESBY: Port Moresby City Manager, Ravu Frank this evening in the strongest possible terms condemned a fight between supporters of candidates over disputed ballot boxes in Moresby North-East Open Seat’s counting centre at the Sir John Guise Stadium. A dispute over the boxes amongst scrutineers escalated this afternoon into a full-scale fight onto the John Guise and Waigani Drive roads. Mr Frank described the filmed fight as disturbing and inhuman. Calling for continued peace and order during the counting period, he calls on all parties to resort to lawful means to address their grievances other than resorting to violence like this. City Manager Frank commended the swift intervention of the security personnel, under the leadership of Metropolitan Superintendant Gideon Ikumu, which prevented the fight from further escalation.  He called on the police to identify machete-wielding youths who were slashing fellow residents without any  second thought, and have them held accountable.

PNG Orchids 70 beat Brazil 00 : Gwasamun grabs semi-final spot for Orchids

 By Jack Lacey-Hatton at the MKM Stadium : rlwc2021 Brilliant Belinda Gwasamun helped Papua New Guinea reach the semi-finals at the Rugby League World Cup with a comfortable 70-0 win over Brazil. The powerful centre produced her own fireworks on a damp Bonfire Night, with her four-try display ensuring the Orchids are into the last four of the women’s tournament for the first time. Belinda Gwasamun smiles as she slides over for her hat-trick try. Getty Images They, along with England who beat Canada 54-4 earlier, have qualified from Group A with the two unbeaten sides meeting on Wednesday to decide the group winners. And Papua New Guinea showed they will be no pushovers with an impressive performance in Hull. The Orchids were in control throughout despite coach Ben Jeffries shuffling his pack, making three changes from the team that beat Canada. Their clinical attack was highlighted with a first points haul of over 60 points, already a huge improvement from 2017 where they scored just 1