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 People’s Progress Party Leader Sir Julius Chan retains New Ireland Regional seat by Absolute majority Votes. Photo by NBC New Ireland After Primary count of all 10 LLG’s, incumbent Governor and Senior Statesman Sir Julius Chan won through a convincing 31,717 Votes. 54.66 percent of the total formal Votes   of 58,024. Governor Sir Julius Chan thanks all New Irelanders who voted for him, for trusting in his leadership and allowing him to lead New Ireland for another 5 years. Congratulations Sir J , People’s Progress Party and the people of New Ireland Province. Next :  PM Marape congratulates New Rabaul MP elect

 There will be no Prime Minister and National Executive Council for Papua New Guinea after today- Friday, 5th of August, 2022. PNG Justice Secretary Dr Erick Kwa told NBC’s Election Talk Show “Make It Count” last night, that the country should know by next Tuesday, who the next Prime Minister will be.  PNG Justice Secretary Dr Erick Kwa [Photo by NBC]  ”Technically when the writs are returned, there is no government that’s why with the timings, we go the weekend and then Tuesday, so there is no big gap where there is no government, that is why we assume that they will exist in theory until Tuesday, Dr. Kwa explains. The Governor General is expected to receive up to 90 Writs from the Electoral Commissioner, who will then decide which Party is invited to form the government. This invitation is expected to be made over the weekend. ”According to the law, the party that has been invited must be given the first preference to nominate their candidate on Tuesday, and so on Tuesday the party t

Over three decades-plus of automotive journalism, there have been occasions when having a particular car outside my door made me nervous, writes Brian Byrne. Mainly due to its price, and my responsibility for having the vehicle in my care. Most recently, such a car was the Mercedes-Benz S 580 e. Thankfully, I returned it at the end of my time in the same pristine shape as I had received it. Provided you don’t aspire to the even more rarified Maybach-Mercedes, the S-Class in any form is not just the top Mercedes-Benz model, it is also arguably the benchmark for its rivals to attempt to match or surpass. Whether they succeed in that is very much a personal subjective matter, as cars at any level tend to be. But there’s no doubt about the exclusive cachet to the S-Class. When I first reviewed the current S-Class back in late 2021, I mentioned what I saw as an unexpected positive in that the styles of Mercedes saloons have all become alike — it’s not always easy to identify at a glance whe

Our Hands help us do so many things and express our feelings. From counting, to waving to eating, to brushing to writing a letter, helping others and so much more. That’s the central theme behind Max Lucado’s One Hand, Two Hands . Read more »

Ok, so I accept that ‘why I hate exotic gardens’ is a bit strong in this context (especially the ‘hate’ part) but I do get really frustrated in the Spring by the lack of seasonal interest in tropical effect gardens. Of course Lorna does not agree with me but I feel I have made a decent case against what appears to be the current fashion. If you are going to plant up a strictly exotic garden then you will have a long wait until you have a rich and fulfilling display of plants. In most cases this won’t happen until about June which means you have to wait a good three months while your plants sit and wait (mostly underground) until it is warm enough for them to emerge, sprout, blom etc. This is all well and good in a public display, where you have set you certain arbitrary parameters, as you have a choice not to visit it. However when you trying to achieve this in a private garden you are going to have to get used to a desolate show for the entire spring! If you would like to see more con

When growing in the UK the ‘Bird of Paradise Flower’ – Strelitzia regina is notoriously difficult to bring into flower so what are the secrets to repotting that are required to make this exotic plant bloom? The key thing is to allow the roots to grow undisturbed until it has reach flowering age which can be up to 4 years, however under favourable conditions it is possible for a young plant to produce blooms in two years! So in this video English horticulturist Simon shares his secrets to potting on a Strelitzia in order to get the best performance from it. 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 can unsubscribe immediately at any time. Don’t forget to to click onto the notification ‘bell’ icon. That way you will be notified whenever a new video is published.