Lifetime’s third movie about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry has a new trailer. On Friday, the network released a sneak peek of “Harry and Meghan: Escaping the Palace,” which is premiering on September 6 – Labor Day – in the United States. The latest installment depicts Markle (Sydney Morton) and Harry (Jordan Dean) at a crisis point with the rest of the British royal family. It even shows a palace aide advising Prince William (Jordan Whalen) and Kate Middleton (Laura Mitchell) to “let it be known who the real royals are.” In a separate clip, Harry vows, “I will not be bullied into playing a game that killed my…
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Teenagers who have close, secure relationships with their families are more likely to extend empathy to their peers, according to a new study. More specifically, when teens feel safe, supported by and connected to parents or other adult caregivers, they are better equipped to pass the empathy they receive on to others. “I don’t think teens in particular like being told what to do, and I don’t think it’s going to work to tell teens they should empathize with other people,” said Jessica Stern, lead author of the study and a postdoctoral fellow in the department of psychology at the…
The government has announced that it will provide a monthly data top-up of $20 per month to domestic university students and Year 13 students to assist them in their online studies. It will partner with Amalgamated Telecom Holdings for this initiative. Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says due to the pandemic, the 25,983 domestic students across three universities in Fiji are currently attending classes and having examinations on online platforms. He says there are also over 8,000 Year 13 students that need access to data to undertake research for their studies. Sayed-Khaiyum says the data provided to students will only…
Fiji’s National Budget worth $US1.78 billion announced on Friday night is designed with three objectives, all of it linked to the Covid-19 pandemic. Aimed at protecting Fijians from the coronavirus, supporting individuals and businesses and ‘future proofing Fiji,’ the government relies on loans to make up almost 45 percent of the funds it needs to run the country into 2022. In his address to Parliament, Attorney-General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, said the aim is to protect Fijians from the escalating Covid-19 crisis. His comments come amid record daily case numbers and deaths reported by the health ministry -…
SP PNG Hunters switched on the highlight reel as they returned to winning form with a stirring 34-22 victory over Northern Pride in Atherton tonight. Solo Wane scored three tries, including one before halftime that will take some beating as the best try in this weekend’s Intrust Super Cup Country Week round of matches. But his 61st minute try was vital – a scorching run down the right-hand touchline that enabled the Pride to break a 16-all deadlock. Charlie Simon crossed from a kick nine minutes later to spark scenes reminiscent of rugby league in PNG. The loud Hunters fans…
Camila Cabello addressed body image on Friday after she was photographed while on a run. The 24-year-old pop star was wearing yoga pants and a top that showed her tummy. “I was just running in the park minding my own business trying to be fit, trying to keep it healthy,” Cabello said in the video. “And I am wearing a top that shows my belly.” “And I wasn’t tucking it in, because I was running and existing like a normal person that doesn’t tuck it in all the time,” the pop singer continued. “And I was like, ‘Damn.’ But then I reminded myself being…
Simberi employees have joined fellow miners in PNG to stop the pandemic from further disrupting the country’s industry. Over 150 employees have rolled up their sleeves for their first, and for some, their second AstraZeneca vaccine. The number includes contractors and expatriates, mostly Australians, working at the mine which is in the Tabar Islands of New Ireland Province. The vaccine campaign is supported by an extensive awareness program in support of the PNG Government’s appeal to citizens to protect themselves from a possible third wave of the Delta strain. “Like many Papua New Guineans, I have also read a lot…
Rural small businesses are an integral part of local economies and communities. While rural communities need financial services the most, they remain the largest unserved market most times. In the moorlands of West Sepik Province in Lumi District, a rural small business trading as Sauye Trading, owned and operated by a local woman, Joanna Sauye, is one of the successful small trade store business serving the rural populous of Lumi. Joanna has been operating her local trade store for over a decade since seeking financial assistance from BSP Financial Group Limited (BSP) SME loan product. Recently, in the hopes to…
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape signed the first ever New Zealand – Papua New Guinea Statement of Partnership this week. “This new Statement of Partnership reflects the importance we place on the close economic, cultural and people-to-people links our two countries have long shared,” Jacinda Ardern said. “It is an important milestone in our relationship. By formalising the values, priorities and principles which underpin our strengthening partnership, we’ve set a clear pathway forward for the future engagement between our countries’’. “We look forward to continuing to work alongside Papua New Guinea…
The final report with recommendations on the Inquiry to Declare PNG as a Christian country in the Constitution has been unanimously endorsed by CLRC Commissioners in their second quarter meeting on Thursday 15 July 2021. The report in two volumes will be presented to the Government this month at the earliest for tabling in the August sitting of Parliament. Constitutional and Law Reform Commission (CLRC) Secretary Dr. Mange Matui said this in response to a misreporting in a news article in the media Friday 16 July 2021, that the completed final report was already presented to the government. “As part…