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Marape thanks Opposition for his unopposed re-election as PNG Prime Minister

 PNG Prime Minister, James Marape has thanked members of the Opposition in an unprecedented move on Tuesday, to vote for him and the Speaker of the 11th Parliament. PNG Prime Minister, James Marape  He says this is the first time, that members from both sides of the House voted in favour of a prime minister.  Mr. Marape was re-elected unopposed with  97 votes to nil.  The only member who abstained from voting and left the chamber, was the Leader of the People’s National Congress Party, Peter O’Neill.  Mr Marape was speaking at the Government House yesterday. NBC/PNG Today Next :  Andapanga Maintains Lead in Port Moresby North -East Count

Author Guest Post - Lindsey Davis (& a Giveaway)

Author of the New York Times bestseller Alexandria and internationally acclaimed Falco novels, Lindsey Davis brings us a new work of historical fiction, Rebels and Traitors (St. Martin’s Press; February 2010). Set against the backdrop of the terrifying English Civil War, Rebels and Traitors shows the internal struggles of English citizens of all classes during this historic era of change. Gideon Jukes and Juliana Lovell, on opposite sides of the struggle, meet during one of the era’s most crucial events. After adversity and loss, their mutual attraction may one day bring the comfort and companionship for which they both have yearned.  But the flowering of radical thought collapses; its failure leads to endless plots and strange alliances.  And shadows from the past threaten them individually and together in their hard-won peace. Like Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind and John Jakes’ North and South , Lindsey Davis brings to life a turbulent time through the stories of those who