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The Western Highlands Province is prepared, and will start receiving nominations for the Local Level Government (LLG) elections, after the Writs were officially opened at 4:00 p.m yesterday.

The National Capital District has once again witnessed the third brutal killing of a young pregnant mother of five.

The nominations for the 2025 Local Level Government Elections and the Kabwum By-election in Morobe Province was declared open by the Provincial Elections Manager, Simon Soheke a little after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

The mood in Kundiawa town was tense as candidates for the LLG Election flooded in to witness the
issuing of writs yesterday.

The Writs for the Local Level Government elections were officially signed by the Minister for Provincial and Local Level Government Affairs, Soroei Eoe at Morauta Haus at 4pm this afternoon.

With the official issue of writs this Thursday, most of Milne Bay’s Assistant Returning Officers remain in Alotau Town awaiting fuel to get to their respective nomination sites. Officials hope most of them will be moved by Friday.

The Pilot of the Cessna small aircraft which crashed in Madang Province, yesterday, sadly succumbed to his injuries.

The Rigo Schools Rugby League Committee will host a Gala Day this Saturday at Kwikila Station, launching preparations for the 2025 school rugby league season.

At midday today, Governor-General Sir Bob Dadae officially signed the writs for the four vacant electorates during a ceremony at Government House, marking the formal process of the elections for these positions.

Cardinal Sir John Ribat departs the country today to join 135 other eligible cardinals from across the globe to converge in Rome, joining in the funeral of the late Pontiff on Saturday, before voting for his successor.