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By Sasha Pei-Silovo – Buka, AROB : FM 100  Counting for the North Bougainville Open Seat will proceed “as normal” and is due to begin this weekend in Buka. Bougainville Election Manger, Justin Pantumari spoke to FM100 News today to clarify the electoral process following the death of incumbent North Bougainviille MP and National Alliance candidate, William Nakin in Port Moresby on Tuesday. “We have policy and procedures regarding how to address any votes for a deceased candidate during scrutiny of the 2022 National Election. The instructions is very clear from the electoral commissioner. “The ballot paper that contains the vote of a deceased candidate is considered as a formal ballot and must be scrutinized and counted.” Mr Pantumari confirmed that according to PNG election laws “the ballot paper must be counted the same as, if the candidate was alive.” “The procedure for scrutiny, counting and exclusion remains the same and should proceed according to the established procedures until

 By Samuel Raitano : FM 100  Mt Hagen city in Western Highlands Province now has it’s second Bank South Pacific (BSP) Branch at Dobel, which is planned to be opened by July next year. The ground breaking ceremony was held  at Dobel Commercial Development Centre opposite Tininga, witnessed by Governor Wai Rapa, BSP Chairman Sir Kostas Constantinou, and CEO Robert Fleming along with Managing Directors of Steamships and Tininga Limited. Governor Wai Rapa also assured business houses that security of their assets were important, hence law and order would be his first priority as governor as he works with the PPC. Representatives of business houses Tininga, BSP and Steamships along with the governor also thank the people of Yamka tribe for releasing their land for the benefit of rest of Western Highlands and country at large. BSP Chairman Sir Kostas Constantinou mentioned during the ground breaking today, that the new banking complex is expected to be open by July next year. Sir Constantino

The ‘Recharge’ suffix used by Volvo cars can be somewhat confusing, writes Brian Byrne. Initially used for any version of one of its models that had an electric drive component, it could mean petrol-hybrid, plug-in petrol hybrid, or a fully electric car. The C40 Recharge is that last, and unique so far in the Volvo range in that the model is only available with battery-electric power. I’ve reviewed the C40 Recharge before, earlier this year. And also the XC40 Recharge, the electric version of the company’s compact SUV, as well as the related Polestar 2. They share powertrains, interiors to a great degree, and infotainment interfaces. So my recent stint with the C40 Recharge brought very familiar impressions. The reason for my revisiting the particular model was its powertrain, this time a single RWD electric motor instead of the AWD dual motors of my C40 of earlier this year. The C40 Recharge is essentially an XC40 with a coupe rear end, a format that has become an almost de rigeur var

In general, when and how to trim, prune and cut back Camellias is all about making sure you do so in such a way that your prized specimen will bloom again the following spring. Get the timing wrong on this and you could delay flowering until the year after next! The same goes for a hard pruning, do so after flowering but this can still shock the plant preventing it from flowering the following year. If you want to have your camellias flower the following year then there is only one opportunity to trim, prune and cut back your camellias and that is immediately after flowering. If you wish to make hard cuts then theoretically this can be done any tie of year but over the summer is generally considered the best time s evergreen plants are generally dormant and also the dry whether reduces the risk of infections entering the wounds. If you would like to see more content like this then check out our YouTube channel ‘Walking talking Gardeners’. It is absolutely free to subscribe to and you c