Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less. – C. S. LewisI learned that the word humility is derived from Hebrew term “harnessed horse.” It began to make sense when I read the Book of Job. Over three thousand years ago, a man named Job complained to God about all his […]
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Fiji Shadow Finance Minister says budget lacks vision to face economic challenges
Fiji’s 2016-2017 National Budget was labelled a “small minded budget” by Shadow Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad. While delivering his response this morning in Parliament on the Budget he said that the Government’s 2016-2017 budget was only big on vote-catching spending promises. [restrict] “It offers no vision on how to prepare our country for […]
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ROC keeps neighboring countries informed on domestic missile incident
The ROC government has kept neighboring countries informed regarding the accidental launch of an anti-ship missile on the morning of July 1 by a navy corvette in the southern port of Kaohsiung. [restrict] The Hsiung Feng III missile passed through a Taiwanese fishing boat without exploding, killing the Taiwanese captain and injuring three crew members, […]
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PNG High court rejects PM’s bid
The Papua New Guinea Supreme Court has rejected an application by Prime Minister Peter O’Neill and two other MPs to join as parties in a case filed by Opposition leader Don Polye seeking the recall of Parliament before July 27. O’Neill, Finance Minister James Marape and Southern Highlands Governor William Powi last Friday moved an […]
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Marshalls, PNG Rank Poorly In US Human Trafficking Report
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, July 4, 2016) – The Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea are the only two Pacific island nations to receive the worst ranking in the United States government’s annual human trafficking report, released on Friday. It is the second year in a row in Tier 3, the lowest […]
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Emotional Chalmers breaks winless spell at Barracuda Championship
Washington (AFP) – Greg Chalmers snapped the longest winless drought of any active player on the USPGA Tour by making an eagle on his closing hole to capture the Barracuda Championship. The 42-year-old Aussie had gone 385 previous starts without a win, and as a bonus he earns a spot in the Open Championship later […]