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BY: Loop Author 18:58, July 1, 2024 Presiding Judge Justice Derek Hartshorn this morning truncated that order 4, Rule 25 of the Court Rules gives the interveners, which is the Speaker of Parliament Job Pomat and Attorney General Pila Niningi, 14 days to serve their statement. Hartshorn told the interveners they have until Thursday 11 July to file and serve their response, while the Leader of Opposition Douglas Tomuriesa has until Thursday, 18 July to file his reply.

BY: Loop Author 18:00, July 1, 2024 The tournament will be played in two segments. Round five played on the weekend was the final round of the first segment. Since the tournament started in April, the tournament has enjoyed interesting showdown from participating teams. Teams have been putting their all in each round, for a placing in the finals. Male Vice President of the Port Moresby Hockey Association, Milton Kisapai, said, “Currently the men’s competition is equally contested.

BY: Loop Author 17:48, July 1, 2024 The national census since its start on 17 June, had been delayed in many parts of the country and the extension comes timely. Minister of Administrative Services, Richard Masere, today announced that the 2024 Census data collection period, which began on 17 June and concluded on 30 June, will be extended. Masere said this extension is necessary to address various challenges and ensure a comprehensive and accurate count.

Despite the heavy Lae downpour, Morobe Governor, Luther Wenge, officiated at the event in the presence of the first secretary to the Minister for Conservation, Motsy David, the Morobe Provincial Liquor Board, SP Brewery management and staff. Speaking at the event, managing director, Ed Weggemans, outlined that the wastewater treatment plant plays a vital role in safeguarding water resources and the environment by mitigating the harmful impact of untreated waste water.

BY: Loop Author 17:05, July 1, 2024 With just over five minutes remaining before fulltime, and the scoreboard locked at 12-12, Spartans halves combination of Karak Poland and Mega Varen setup Hoki in the opposition’s 30-meter. He slotted an easy field-goal to give his a tiny bit of hope that would take them to the final whistle.

The four-day training is a pilot program for four (4) court areas of Bitapaka and Kulaun in the Kokopo District, and Balanataman and Rabaul Urban LLGs in Rabaul District. The training, hosted at the Vunapope Conference room in Kokopo, concluded on Friday, June 28th.

Both teams traded points earlier with successful penalty kicks to draw 2-all before the real battle intensified and a number of players were either placed on report or sin binned for dissent and dangerous play. Muruks were leading 16-12 until Wigmen took an attacking opportunity inside Muruks territory and scored the equalizer.

The Central boys were anticipating nothing less than a physical showdown and they did with a strong defensive mindset to hold on until the end. It was a scrappy opening half for both teams. They struggled for consistency in their attacking sets and weren’t able to build any momentum which was disappointing for both coaches and fans. From the outset, Dabaris appeared overwhelmed by their latest three game-winning spree and were caught in their game by Tumbe’s powerplay and no-nonsense defense.

BY: Loop Author 14:55, July 1, 2024 After days of hand-wringing about Mr Biden's poor night on stage debating Mr Trump, Democratic leaders firmly rejected calls for their party to choose a younger presidential candidate for the November 5 election. Mr Biden, 81, meanwhile, was huddling with family members at the Camp David presidential retreat on Sunday. The New York Times cited people close to the situation as saying that Mr Biden's family was urging him to stay in the race and keep fighting.

The Morobe Urban census team was in the Lae City Authority office this morning to input Rosso’s data. The provincial census coordinator for Morobe Urban, Waina Orama, said with Morobe having the largest landmass in the country, they have divided themselves into Morobe Urban and Morobe Rural; with each team covering five districts each. “For the urban, most districts have already completed their training and they have gone ahead to do the enumeration,” Orama stated.