News
Candidates Protest, petitioning EC to revert Decision
The placards carried by protesters showed writings like “Gamato, Whose Interest are You Serving?; Burn the Six Boxes Now!; Andrew Kulangie, RO/NW, your incompetency and Indecision Is An Insult to Jiwaka!! Step Down!!; which indicates that the Electoral Commissioner’s decision over the six disputed ballot boxes did not go down well with the supporters, scrutineers and candidates disagree.
ICC Women’s World Cup progressives
Defending champions Australia, England and South Africa Have booked their semifinal spots as of Wednesday.
Woman Candidate On Top 3 Count
Independent and lone woman candidate Rachel Opeti Konaka is currently in the top three of the counting results for the North Bougainville open seat.
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fter count 30 today (Thursday July 12, 2017), Konaka is trailing in the second spot with total votes of 1348.
West New Britain Counting Progress
WNB Regional after 13: 1. Sasindran Muthuvel – 14, 533 ( Sitting MP) 2. Chris Lagisa – 10, 820 3.
Sport
England win Women’s World Cup in thrilling finish
“It was an amazing game from start to finish,” she said. “It was a fitting final for what has been a great World Cup.”
Pacific
Tuvalu Signs Financing Framework Agreement
The agreement was signed by Tuvalu Prime Minister, Enele Sosene Sopoaga, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Osnat Lubrani in Suva, and witnessed by staff of Tuvalu High Commission and the UNDP office.
International
Israeli raid, Jerusalem clashes ratchet tensions higher
Three Israelis were stabbed to death on Friday while eating dinner in a West Bank settlement. Hours earlier, three Palestinians were killed in violence prompted by Israel’s installation of metal detectors at entry points to the Noble Sanctuary-Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem’s walled Old City.
