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The new and extended deadline for the return of writs for the 2022 PNG National Elections has now been gazetted. The gazetted deadline is 5th August 2022, moved back from the initially announced date of 12th August 2022. The Gazette No. G597 has been signed off by the Governor General, Sir Bob Dadae today enforcing the decision to extend the date based on special circumstances to allow for a majority of the writs to be delivered to the Head of State. The Electoral Commission now has a week to compile and return the writs by Friday, 5th August at 4pm. Meanwhile, Prime Minister James Marape said this was because the decision to defer the return of writs to August 12 has not been gazetted. Marape says Parliament is expected to sit on August 9th, 2022. Mr Marape, in a media conference this afternoon, urged all counting officials around the country to assist in speeding up the process to meet the deadline. The Prime Minister further called on public servants and security personnel to assist

Kill Me If You Can Little Brown, 384p, Isbn-0316097543 An assassin who calls himself the Ghost, shoots and kills a Russian mobster at Grand Central station in New York. In the resulting mayhem, Matthew Bannon, an impoverished ex-Marine turned art student, stumbles upon the dying mobster and soon walks away with a bag full of diamonds. Prince, a bigwig in the Diamond Syndicate mob, wants his stolen diamonds back at all costs and the Ghost is re-hired, this time to kill Bannon and get back the diamonds. As a precaution, another expert killer is also set the same task. Who comes out on top and how makes for a somewhat entertaining, if highly predictable, read. Spoiler + Cautionary note to all readers – There are Incest scenes in this story ! Read more »