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PAPUA New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape, will be attending the 33rd Asia Pacific Economic Corporation Summit in Bangkok, Thailand. PM Marape will leave tomorrow- Tuesday 15th November for the summit, which starts today-Monday 14th November. PNG PM Marape to attend APEC Summit in Thailand  The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Justin Tkatchenko, and International Trade and Investment Minister, Richard Maru, will also attend the summit.  Minister Tkatchenko in a statement, described APEC as an opportunity to strengthen bilateral ties, and identify strategic trade, and investment opportunities in all development aspects.  The Foreign Affairs Minister will meet with his counterpart from the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and Indonesia, to discuss an array of development issues, which covers health, education, security, infrastructure development, and others.  Minister Maru will focus on encouraging more business, trade, manufacturing, and funding opportunities in PNG thr...

Readers, please join me welcoming Carla Buckley, author of The Things That Keep Us Here who’s guest blogging here today! About the book – Ann Brooks never thought she’d have to answer that question. Then she found her limits tested by a crisis no one could prevent. Now, as her neighborhood descends into panic, she must make tough choices to protect everyone she loves from a threat she cannot even see. In this chillingly urgent novel, Carla Buckley confronts us with the terrifying decisions we are forced to make when ordinary life changes overnight. A Debut Author’s Guide to Agents I began writing fifteen years ago, and found an agent ten years ago. My debut novel is about to be released, and I’ve been reflecting on a few things I’ve learned over the years regarding authors and agents. In order to be published, you have to have an agent. False, sort of. It depends on your hopes and dreams. If you’re writing category romance or looking at e-publishers, you don’t necessarily...