Netflix has announced its next project with Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex – a Nelson Mandela-inspired docuseries titled “Live to Lead.” Dropping December 31, the series will feature interviews with several familiar and famous faces, from New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and South African rugby player Siya Kolisi, to the late United States Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In a statement, the streaming giant summarized the seven-part series as “extraordinary” leaders reflecting on their lives, while highlighting the “fundamental values, daily disciplines and guiding principles that leaders employ to motivate others and create meaningful change.” “Live to Lead” is executive produced by Harry…
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Director for Local Government affairs and Autonomy has called on New Irelanders to keep pushing for full Autonomy. Speaking during a recent opening of the Kavieng District Administration office he said it was important for all New Ireland landowners to have power over their resources. “Whether you like it or not, we are going into a new system of Government. Autonomy will come. The Districts and LLG’s will benefit from it. You papa, mama graun will get benefit from the gold, timber and fisheries from your respective surroundings. That is the whole idea behind why the Provincial Government is pushing…
South Sydney superstars Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker will remain at the Rabbitohs long-term after officially re-signing with the club on Wednesday. The Rabbitohs announced their retentions in a major double boost before Christmas with Mitchell to remain at the club until at least the end of the 2027 season while Walker’s extension is for a further two years until the end of 2025. Walker, 32, and Mitchell, 25, coincidentally made their NRL debuts against each other in 2016 while Mitchell was at the Roosters. The pair joined forces four years later when Mitchell moved across to the Rabbitohs after…
ANZ today announced Lachlan Halstead has been appointed Country Head, Papua New Guinea (PNG), reporting to Tammy Medard, Managing Director Institutional Australia and PNG. The appointment has received PNG regulatory approval. Mr. Halstead has worked with ANZ for 21 years, most recently in the role of Chief Operating Officer, Institutional Australia, since 2018. Prior to this, he held senior management positions in Singapore, Vietnam and India. Commenting on the appointment, Ms. Medard said: “ANZ has been in PNG for more than a century, and we continue to see opportunities for growth and investment. “Born and raised in PNG, Lachlan is…
Nambawan Super Limited (NSL) is excited to announce the renewal of its Discount Partnership Agreement with the CHM Group (CHM), which will see Members of the Fund receiving up to 15% in discounts on selected products at CHM storefronts across the PNG. Nambawan Super Members, with membership ID cards, can now enjoy an amazing 5% off mobile phones; 10% off all computers, drones and laptops above K5,000; and 15% off other selected products. CHM Group Managing Director, Mr. Raymond Chin, MBE, said, “We are happy to be renewing this Partnership with NSL just in time for Christmas so that the…
Clare Guria is the leader of a hearing-impaired team who, with support from the Australian Government through the PNG-Australia Partnership, provided technical advice and input into PNG’s first Disability Inclusive Communication Guide. Law and justice agencies and other groups can now use the Guide to improve communication and build respectful relationships with staff and clients with disabilities. As a child growing up in Wewak in East Sepik Province, Clare was active and outgoing until one morning in 2006, at just 16 years of age, she had the scary experience of waking up to find that she had lost her hearing.…
The People’s Alliance/National Federation and SODELPA will form the next government. The announcement has been made SODELPA’s negotiation team lead, Anare Jale. Jale says in a secret ballot, 16 SODELPA management board members voted for a coalition with the People’s Alliance and NFP while 14 board members voted for the FijiFirst Party. He says the management board members met for a few hours today. He says it has not been an easy decision on the way forward for Fiji and it was a big responsibility for SODELPA. Jale says the decision was a tough one and a decision that took…
When it comes to Tom Cruise’s daredevil stunts, the sky is literally the limit. On Sunday, the 60-year-old Hollywood action hero shared a video of himself thanking fans for making “Top Gun: Maverick” a box office hit –while flinging himself out of a plane. “Hey everyone, here we are over stunning South Africa, and we’re filming ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning’ parts one and two,” Cruise yells to the camera, while hanging out the door of the plane. “I didn’t want the year to end without thanking you all for coming out to the theaters, and thank you for supporting ‘Top Gun: Maverick.’”…
The original mechatronic model of the little alien from Steven Spielberg’s 1982 sci-fi classic “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” sold over the weekend for a staggering $2.56 million, according to the auction organizers. The filming model, created by Oscar-winning special effects master Carlo Rambaldi in 1981, went under the hammer as part of the “Icons and Idols: Hollywood” sale put on by Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). (TCM , like CNN, is owned by Warner Bros. Disovery.) “Considered an engineering masterpiece, this one-of-a-kind animatronic figure, featuring 85 points of articulation, pre-dates the advent of CGI (Computer Graphic Imagery) effects in filmmaking, and was…
East New Britain (ENB) Province has a gold mine of war relics and history; it is a province whose tourism potential is untapped, says the Vice Minister for International Trade and Investment, Kessy Sawang. Vice Minister Sawang made this comment during her recent visit to the province on Sunday with the Minister for International Trade and Investment, Richard Maru and the Japan Development Institute (JDI) Expert team. Vice Minister Sawang also shared her experience of her recent visit to the war museums in the United States of America (USA) which are a huge tourist attraction. “In those war museums (in…