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New PNG CLRC Chair Tasked to start Consultation on Proposed Constitutional Laws

 PNG Prime Minister James Marape, MP today called on the Constitutional and Law Reform Commission’s newly appointed Chairman and Member for Okapa, Hon. Saki Soloma to begin consultation on the proposed laws recently announced by the Government. Mr Soloma’s appointment by Cabinet came into effect in September following the revocation of the appointment of the Late Member for Wewak Open,  Kevin Isifu as Chair of the Commission. Prime Minister Marape said as Chair, Mr Soloma, must now begin open dialogues with the Commission on some of the proposed constitutional laws recently announced by the Government. He said one of the proposals is the recommendation of having Papua New Guineans vote for the prime minister. “I have announced this proposed law in August of which I wanted to see eligible electors vote for the prime minister of Papua New Guinea. “For citizens to vote for the prime minister will be a better system as our people can vote in all layers of government starting from local to

Ben Winters talks about his take on Jane Austen

The New York Times and international best seller Pride and Prejudice and Zombies captured the imaginations and braaaaains of readers worldwide and has been translated into 20 languages. Now, comes a new tale of romance, heartbreak, and tentacled mayhem! Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters (Quirk Books; September 15, 2009) by Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters expands the original text of Austen’s beloved novel with all-new scenes of giant lobsters, rampaging octopi, two-headed sea serpents, swashbuckling pirates, and other seaworthy creatures. Since writing Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters , I’ve gotten a ton of feedback about how nice it is that I’ve made Jane Austen appealing to certain readers — meaning readers who previously suffered a persistent allergy to The Classics. I am complimented for taking the prim and decorous Jane Austen and making her, A) really violent, and B) really funny. The first compliment I will gladly accept. Over the decades since Sense And Sensibility