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PNG YOUNG SME OF THE YEAR: Inspiring story of Pettison Brownie. By Lily PNG Magazine How's this for an inspiring story?! Pettison Brownie is a young Central/Oro man who is still trying to complete his schooling through FODE (Flexible Open & Distance Education) while working part-time at BNG Trading stacking pallets in their warehouse – and on the side he has started an SME squeezing local fruits and creating nutritious fresh juices to sell. Check out the flavours under his 'Petty' label – lemonade, passionade, melonade and orangeade! Pettison, 24, whose SME is called Easy Yoke Fresh Juice Product, won the Young Entrepreneur Award at the annual SME Awards on Thursday night and we applaud his initiative in taking on the big juice companies to sell an affordable and delicious 100% natural juice. "We use all local PNG fruit, not imported," Pettison said. "Our aim is to supply to hotels and restaurants." #SMEAwards

The explosion of Annette Sete as PNG's biggest retail SME success story of recent times culminated in her win as SME of the Year last night – and the keys to her own Hino truck from Ela Motors! Earlier in the night at the annual PNG SME Awards, after picking up the SME Retailer of the Year for the 3rd year in a row, the founder of the Maku Gifts accessories and fabric chain (now with 6 shops and employing 67 people nationwide), made the surprise call to re-gift the award to another SME "who has grown with us" – Barata PNG's Christopher Lam, whose line of street apparel – from caps and bucket hats to men's shirts – are sold in her shops. "Tonight I'd like to help another SME in the space grow as well," she said, adding to Christopher as he joined her on the APEC Haus stage, "Sorry to put you on the spot!" Another big winner on the night was SME Business runner-up Evelyn Mopafi of Apo Meri – who sells the bilums, baskets, pottery and handcraf...

Real Stars are not Born. They are Made. Dato Indera Ir Dr Ahmad Sabirin Arshad Back in the day, Stallone was a struggling actor in every definition. At some point, he got so broke that he stole his wife's jewelry and sold it. Things got so bad that he even ended up homeless. Yes, he slept at the New York bus station for 3 days. Unable to pay rent or afford food. His lowest point came when he tried to sell his dog at the liquor store to any stranger. He didn't have money to feed the dog anymore. He sold it at $25 only. He says he walked away crying. Two weeks later, he saw a boxing match between Mohammed Ali and Chuck Wepner and that match gave him the inspiration to write the script for the famous movie, ROCKY. He wrote the script for 20 hours! He tried to sell it and got an offer for $125,000 for the script. But he had just ONE REQUEST. He wanted to STAR in the movie. He wanted to be the MAIN ACTOR, Rocky himself. But the studio said NO. They wanted a REAL STAR. They said he ...

US companies increasingly eliminate college degrees as a requirement amid 'out-of-control' school costs One report projected that 1.4 million jobs could be opened to those without degrees in the next 5 years By  Kendall Tietz  ,  Nikolas Lanum   Fox News Published October 16, 2023 3:00am EDT "> According to Fox News, the US companies are starting to remove the requirement of having a college degree for certain job positions.  This change is happening because the costs of attending college have been rising rapidly and are becoming unmanageable for many individuals.  As a result, companies are finding alternative ways to assess the skills and qualifications of job applicants, rather than solely relying on a college degree. US companies increasingly eliminate college degrees as a requirement amid 'out-of-control' school costs US companies increasingly eliminate college degrees as a requirement ami... Kendall Tietz,Nikolas Lanum U.S. businesses such as Wal...

The PNG KumuNRL PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS MATCH: Kumuls came out all guns trashed Cook Islands 46 - 10 COOKS COOKED  By Edward Maia  The PNG Kumuls came out all guns blazing in the first half with six consecutive tries running down the Cook Island outfit 30 nil before trashing them 46-10 in the 80th Minute.  Led by a four-try effort from Nene Macdonald, Zac Laybutt also crossed twice in the first half, the second of which came at the end of some hard attacking footy from the home side, and in between that, the front-rowers Epel Kapinias and Valentine Richard, both grabbed a try each with Robert Derby adding one to his name on the wing to help PNG.  The outcome surely as helped Papua New Guinea made a commanding start to their Pacific Championships campaign this year.  Kumuls Coach Justine Halbrook who was very pleased with the outcome said the boys worked very hard week in-week out to achieve this outcome.  When asked about the slack off in the last 18 minutes,...

Representatives Tom Tiffany from Wisconsin and Andy Ogles from Tennessee are proposing a new law  to prevent the US government from bringing Palestinians to the United States and resettling them in American communities. Breitbart News, a news outlet, tweeted that Representatives Tom Tiffany from Wisconsin and Andy Ogles from Tennessee are proposing a new law. This legislation aims to prevent the Biden administration from bringing Palestinians to the United States and resettling them in American communities. . @RepTiffany (R-WI) and Rep. @AndyOgles (R-TN) are introducing legislation that would ban Biden’s administration from importing Palestinians to the United States to be resettled in American communities. https://t.co/xBRIdqJ4mO — Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) October 13, 2023

 The Speech of the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu is surprising, with all the glory to God Almighty! "He never sleeps or will never sleep...the Guardian of Israel...HaShem, God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob."  The Speech of the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu is surprising, with all the glory to G-d! Post by: Shabsey Gartner -  Founder at Living Kiddush Hashem Foundation, 12 Oct 2023. Mr. Nethanyahu said: "Only 70 years ago the Jews were led to the slaughterhouse like sheep. 60 years ago we had no country or army. Just a few hours after its creation, seven Arab countries declared war on our small Jewish state. We were only 650 Jews against the rest of the Arab world, without any Israel Defense Army (IDF). No powerful air force, just brave people. Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, they all attacked us at the same time. 35 years ago we fought against the three most powerful armies in the Middle East, and we swept them away, ye...

National Gaming Control Board Achieves Remarkable Successes in Revenue Generation and Community Development Initiatives News team: www.papuaniugini.org 09 Oct 2023 – The National Gaming Control Board (NGCB) has garnered praise and recognition for its remarkable performance in revenue generation, accompanied by a commitment to community development initiatives. These accomplishments have not only drawn accolades but have also raised the bar for responsible gambling practices nationwide. Chairman NGCB Clemence Kanau, who also serves as the Vice President of the PNG Trade Union Congress, is commended for his pivotal role in steering the NGCB towards outstanding results. Alongside him, CEO Imelda Agon's efforts have significantly contributed to the board's financial success. One of the most significant achievements of the NGCB has been its ability to raise substantial revenues. In recent years, the NGCB has demonstrated a knack for increasing income, and their relentless pursuit of...

  Click here to read more: ( https://lnkd.in/gU5A3RYc ) RELATED NEWS PAPUA NEW GUINEA ‘S NOTORIOUS LAWYER AND SERIAL LITIGATOR, PAUL PARAKA HAS FAILED AGAIN. PNGi Central  | 24 Aug 2021. https://papuaniugini.org/papua-new-guinea-notorious-lawyer-and-serial-litigator-paul-paraka-fails-again-in-his-latest-attempt-to-avoid-allegation-of-k162m-fraud/ Notorious lawyer and serial litigator, Paul Paraka, has failed in his latest attempt to avoid justice over an alleged K162 million fraud, committed between 2007 and 2011. The National Court has refused to grant Paraka a court order to quash or permanently block the indictment against him issued by the Public Prosecutor. This is the second such decision by the court in little over six months. Yet with every month that passes the chances the prosecution will eventually prove successful grow ever dimmer. Witness memory fades. Documents get lost. People pass away. Police and prosecutors involved in the initial investigation move on or ret...