BOSTON – It’s late March 2018, but the news of Isaiah Thomas’ season-ending hip surgery has me thinking of late March 2017. When Thomas was an MVP candidate, not a twice-traded fallen star. When Thomas was a starter for East-leading Boston, not Lonzo Ball’s backup for lottery-bound L.A. When Thomas seemed destined for a max-level, […]
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Barbara Age appointed PNG’S foreign secretary
PORT MORESBY, 28 MARCH 2108 (PNG GOVT) — The National Executive Council has recently appointed Barbara Age as Papua New Guinea secretary of the Department of foreign affairs and trade. This was announced by Prime Minister Peter O’Neill, saying Cabinet has recognised the wealth of experience, commitment and merit of Age, both within the Department […]
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Contractors paid over K10million for services post-earthquake
PORT MORESBY, 29 MARCH 2018 (THE NATIONAL) — Papua New Guinea Disaster Emergency Controller Dr Bill Hamblin says over K10 million (US$3.1 million) has been paid to road contractors and suppliers engaged after the Feb 26 earthquake after their contracts were confirmed. Road contractors and suppliers are paid according to certificates of inexpediency given by […]
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US says others should pay bigger share of UN peacekeeping bill
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – US Ambassador Nikki Haley told countries at the United Nations on Wednesday they need to “step up” and pay a bigger share of the multi-billion-dollar bill for peacekeeping operations. The largest financial contributor to UN peacekeeping, the United States last year negotiated a $600 million cut to that budget, […]
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With Kim Jong Un’s Surprise Visit, China Sends A Clear Message: It Will Not Be Excluded
Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stunned the diplomatic world this week with an unannounced bilateral meeting in the Chinese capital. Replete with surprise sightings of Kim’s bulletproof train and an elaborate banquet, experts say the secret Beijing visit was a carefully choreographed message from China to the United States […]
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Jesus is Taken up to Heaven
When the apostles met together with Jesus, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time give the Kingdom back to Israel?” [restrict] Jesus said to them, “The times and occasions are set by my Father’s own authority, and it is not for you to know when they will be. But when the Holy Spirit […]