Eminem has joined the ranks of some of the world’s greatest entertainers as an inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The bestselling rapper was inducted into the hall of fame by his longtime collaborator Dr. Dre on Saturday (Nov. 5). The West Coast rap icon signed Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers III, in March 1998. Since then, the Detroit native has sold more than 200 million albums. During his induction speech, Dre recalled being shocked to learn that music executive Jimmy Iovine wanted him to work with a white rapper.  “That f**ked me up,” the former N.W.A member said of the memory before revealing that other industry figures had attempted to sway him from joining forces with Eminem. “I knew that his gifts were undeniable. Each of us was what the other one needed — and I was willing to bet my entire career on it,” Dre said.  After the speech, Slim Shady took the stage to perform of some of his popular hits, including “Forever,” “Not Afraid,” and “My Name Is.” With his latest honor, the animated wordsmith joins a short list of hip-hop artists who have been inducted into the hall of fame.  “I know that I’m a rapper, and this is the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and there’s only a few of us right now who have been inducted in already,” Eminem said in receiving the honor. To date, the only other rappers to be inducted include Run-D.M.C., N.W.A, Jay-Z, LL Cool J, The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur, Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Continuing his speech, Em said: “My musical influences, when they say it takes a village to raise a child, well, it took a whole genre and culture to raise me. They say success has many fathers, and that’s definitely true for me. So whatever my impact has been on hip-hop music, I never would’ve, or could’ve, done this s**t without some of the groundbreaking artists I’m about to mention.” He then went on to name his fellow hip-hop inductees, as well as other hip-hop acts he also believes should be inducted, such as 2 Live Crew. Earlier this year, Eminem earned his first Emmy alongside Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent, and Mary J. Blige for their 2022 Super Bowl halftime performance. The 15-time Grammy Award winner is now only a Tony Award short of becoming an EGOT.  Source: Revolt tv

Prime Minister and Pangu Pati Leader James Marape says the Registrar of Political Parties has extended the deadline for MPs to declare their election financial returns by a month. He said this today (November 9, 2022) in response to a front-page report in the Post-Courier that 91 MPs were yesterday (November 8, 2022) declared to have trespassed the Leadership Code by failing to declare their election financial returns. The report claims that the MPs are “guilty of misconduct in office”. “The headline gives the impression that leaders deliberately didn’t file their returns,” PM Marape said. “Contrary to this, we have been informed by the Registrar of Political Parties that there is a one-month extension for MPs to file their election financial returns, so the headline is misleading “The winning MPs did not fail to comply with the deadline as the Registry of Political Parties has extended the deadline for filing of returns by a month. “Most leaders, I am aware, are now working on completing their election financial returns.” PM Marape said Pangu had over 50 MPs, and with late return of writs and many of them facing election petitions, everyone had sat together to complete their returns. “The one-month extension notice ensures that all 50-plus Pangu MPs will complete their election financial returns,” he said.

Michael Maguire has been telling his players for five years that they could be the best in the world and the Kiwis aren’t shying away from their No.1 ranking ahead of this weekend's World Cup semi-final against Australia. While some in the Kangaroos camp have spoken out about the IRL World Rankings, in which Australia were fourth heading into the World Cup, New Zealand captain Jesse Bromwich said his side was comfortable about being labelled favourites. After losing to Tonga and then being eliminated by Fiji in the quarter-final of the 2017 World Cup, the Kiwis have been working for five years under Maguire towards lifting the Paul Barrière Trophy for just the second time since the inaugural tournament in 1954. New Zealand players admitted that last weekend’s 24-18 win against the Bati after trailing at half-time was a reminder of their spectacular fall from grace in 2017 and has sharpened their focus towards retaining their No.1 ranking by winning the World Cup final at Old Trafford. “I think all of the credit has to go to our coach, Michael Maguire,” Bromwich said. “I remember the first day he came in and him just talking about being the best in the world, constantly. [caption id="attachment_29991" align="alignnone" width="906"] Match Highlights: New Zealand v Fiji[/caption] “At every meeting he spoke about being the best in the world. He was planting seeds in the boys’ heads and just making sure that we moved on from what happened at the World Cup in 2017. “I am really proud of how far the team has come and obviously Madge and the coaching staff have done a terrific job. "A lot of players have gone back to NRL level after playing for the Kiwis and really turned themselves into elite players of the competition. “It is something we are all really proud of, and it is a place we want to be – the favourites – and to be able to call yourselves the best in the world after this competition would be very special. “I think Madge has been talking about it for so long that we believe in what we are doing at the moment.” Bromwich has added motivation after being banned from the 2017 World Cup by the NZRL over an off-field incident in Canberra after the mid-season Test against Australia. The 33-year-old Dolphins-bound prop, who won three premierships with the Storm, also knows the World Cup is likely to be the last time he plays in England with the Kiwis. “Obviously, I made a mistake in the past, but I have worked really hard to get myself back in this position and it is something I am really proud of,” Bromwich said of regaining the New Zealand captaincy for the World Cup. “With the COVID situation of the last few years I wasn’t sure that another World Cup was going to be possible for me and a couple of us other older fellows. [caption id="attachment_29992" align="alignnone" width="906"] One red hot minute: Joseph Manu[/caption] “It is a pretty crazy team to be a part of, and I am really grateful for the opportunity. It will probably be my last tour.” With Joey Manu among the favourites to win the Golden Boot award after starring for the Kiwis at fullback, Brandon Smith at hooker and the halves pairing of Jahrome Hughes and Dylan Brown, many consider New Zealand’s spine to be the best they have ever fielded. The Kiwis also have arguably the best forward pack in the world, with the availability of Bromwich, James Fisher-Harris, Moses Leota, Joseph Tapine and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves giving Maguire the option of playing Nelson Asofa-Solomona on an edge. “If I look at the depth of the squad it is one of the strongest teams we have had in a long time,” Bromwich said. “I think especially our spine players. Those guys have really taken over at NRL level the last few years. “I just think the longer the tournament goes the better we will gel together. We don’t have State of Origin, so we don’t get a lot of games together.”   [caption id="attachment_29993" align="alignnone" width="906"] Rapana: We need to be better[/caption] If the Kiwis win the World Cup, Bromwich said Maguire deserved much of the credit for his work over the past five years, along with the coaching staff, which includes Kiwis greats Stacey Jones and Thomas Leuluai, Sharks assistant Steve Price and new Panthers assistant Ben Gardiner. “He has been constantly in contact with all of the boys, and always offering support and a different perspective on how you are playing at your club,” Bromwich said. “He has been a really good coach for us at a Kiwis level and I don’t really recall any other coach constantly talking about being the best in the world. I know we have got a really good group of guys who are willing to play hard for each other. Source: NRL.com

PNG now has additional molecular testing capabilities with another one successfully established at the Goroka General Hospital last week. This is a significant achievement for the Papua New Guinea National Department of Health (NDoH) and PNG and is part of the National COVID-19 Emergency Response Plan, to ramp up resources to strengthen the public health laboratory system. With support from Central Public Health Laboratory (CPHL), PNG Institute of Medical Research (IMR). The Health Facility Standard Branch from NDoH, WHO and other partners, the laboratories now able to perform molecular testing this year include, the Angau Hospital, the Mt Hagen Hospital, and now, Goroka Hospital. These laboratories now support the existing CPHL and IMR laboratories to ensure molecular testing capacity in all four regions, Southern, Momase, Highlands and New Guinea islands to be able to effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and other public health pathogens. The NGI region will see a laboratory set up in East New Britain’s Nonga Hospital to meet the needs of the region. The Goroka Hospital Management welcomed the achievement, a milestone for the province in public health preparedness and response. The management thanked the NDoH, NCC, PNGIMR, CPHL and WHO for making this happen. Source: Papua New Guinea Department of Health

Capital is pleased to announce its newly formed partnership with Asigau Mortgage Brokers effective as of Monday 07 November. Founder of Asigau Mortgage Brokers, Mr. Nou Asigau welcomed the team from Capital Insurance Group, consisting of Group COO, Mr. Roger Baweja, the Head of Underwriting and Claims, Mr. Udu Vai, and Channel Partner, Ms. Pamela Taligatus who took part in the official launch of this partnership. The launch took place at the Mortgage Broker’s office at Aopi Centre, Waigani. Capital’s Group COO, Mr. Baweja in his address said, “it’s an exciting opportunity for Capital to help local Papua New Guineans get acce ss to affordable insurance services via Asigau Mortgage Brokers. The goal for us at Capital is to allow local Papua New Guineans get easy access to our insurance products that are ultimately designed to enrich life, support businesses and create a sustainable economy. Our commitment to our local agencies such as this makes us a proud local insurance agent partner. We are committed to Papua New Guinea and our insurance product(s) is a promise of financial support to our clients during or post an adverse (loss) event." Nou Asigau welcomed this partnership and thanked Capital for having confidence in this development and being the first Insurance Company to collaborate with them. Being a local company, Asigau Mortgage Brokers hopes to see this relationship grow for the benefit of our local people and communities. Asigau Mortgage Brokers can now provide home insurance quotes directly with Capital, which should reduce the waiting time for clients seeking home insurance. Asigau Mortgage Brokers is a locally owned company founded in 2020 as the First Mortgage Broker in Papua New Guinea. They specialize in two main areas including Mortgage Brokerage and Housing schemes for both the private and public sectors in PNG. They have also established key banking partnerships including BSP Financial Group, Kina Bank Limited, and Westpac Bank. With Capital now on board, the dynamics of this locally-based partnership are positive with both parties eager to see it grow and thrive.

New Zealand held on to book a fifth Rugby Union World Cup final meeting with England, winning an intense semi-final 25-24 against France. The Black Ferns, who first trailed Les Bleues in the fifth minute, took the lead in the 57th and did not relinquish it, although Caroline Drouin had a late chance to win it for France. Drouin’s last-minute penalty drifted wide of the left hand upright and the Black Ferns were able to regain possession and run down the clock. It means their quest for a sixth Rugby World Cup title continues. New Zealand have played England in four previous Rugby World Cup finals and have won them all. The majority of the fans packed inside Eden Park had arrived in hope of a home win, but it was France who started on the front foot. New Zealand withstood multiple phases of early French pressure on their own line, however, they conceded a penalty in doing so and Drouin sent it through the posts to give Les Bleues a 3-0 lead. France stretched their advantage to 10 points in the 23rd minute as Romane Ménager powered over to score the first try of the match and Drouin added the conversion. The Black Ferns, of course, had been forced to come from behind in their opening match against Australia at Eden Park, and they got on the scoreboard with a Renee Holmes penalty. The hosts were growing into the match and after being held up over the line for a second time, Drouin kicked the resulting goal-line drop-out straight into touch. That gave the Black Ferns a scrum, from which they won a free kick that was tapped quickly by Kendra Cocksedge, who combined with Ruahei Demant to put Stacey Fluhler in enough space to score. Holmes’ conversion levelled the score at 10-10. However, if anyone expected that to shift the momentum decisively then they were disappointed as Les Bleues went up the other end and restored their seven-point advantage. It was centre Gabrielle Vernier who supplied the finishing touch, picking a devastating line to score next to the posts. Drouin’s conversion made the score 17-10 at half-time. The Black Ferns again found a way back into the contest at the beginning of the second half, as Ruby Tui raced onto a Holmes grubber kick, beating the French defender and touching down just before the dead ball line. Holmes missed the conversion and a penalty soon after that would have given the home side the lead, but New Zealand did hit the front with a little under 24 minutes remaining. Following an impressive drive from the Black Ferns forwards it was centre Theresa Fitzpatrick who provided the scoring touch. Demant converted and five minutes later, added a penalty to give the hosts a 25-17 lead. Again, though, France refused to give in and narrowed the deficit to a solitary point as Ménager scored her second try of the match. Les Bleues were reduced to 14 players with a little under 11 minutes left at Eden Park as Safi N’Diaye was shown a yellow card. When Black Ferns replacement prop Santo Taumato was sin-binned late on it gave Drouin the opportunity to claim victory, but her kick sailed wide. Source: Oceania Rugby

A New York state Supreme Court ordered all New York City employees who were fired for not being vaccinated to be reinstated with back pay. The court found that "being vaccinated does not prevent an individual from contracting or transmitting COVID-19." New York City Mayor Eric Adams claimed earlier this year that his administration would not rehire employees who had been fired over their vaccination status. NYC fired roughly 1,700 employees for being unvaccinated earlier this year after the city adopted a vaccine mandate under former Mayor Bill de Blasio. FDNY-Uniformed Firefighters Association President Andrew Ansbro and FDNY-Uniformed Fire Officers Association President Lt. James McCarthy condemned Adams earlier this year after the mayor allowed an exception to the vaccine mandate for athletes and performers, even as firefighters were still being fired over their status. The pair called on the city to expand the exception to all New Yorkers. NYC WON'T REHIRE UNVACCINATED WORKERS, MAYOR SAYS "We're here to say that we support the revocation of the vaccine mandate that the mayor announced on Thursday," McCarthy said. "We think that it should be extended as well. We support the revocation of the mandate for the athletes and performers that work in New York City. We think that the people that work for New York City should also have the mandate relocated for them." "If you're going to remove the vaccine mandate for certain people in the city, you need to remove it for everybody in the city," Ansbro said. "If you're going to follow the science, science is going to tell you there isn't any danger right now, and putting hundreds of firefighters, police officers and other emergency workers out of work is not in the best interest of the city. It's not safe." Source: Fox News

A Police Criminal Investigation team has been deployed to Kiriwina in the Milne Bay Province to investigate and prepare for a coronial inquest into the fight on October 24 which has since resulted in the deaths of 24 people. Milne Bay Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Superintendent Peter Barkie said 22 people were killed initially in a three-hour fight that broke out after an argument between the coastal and inland villages over a soccer match. Two recently succumbed to the wounds they received during the fight thereby increasing the death toll to 24. Mr Barkie said the police CID investigation team was deployed after the Quick Reaction Force (QRP) completed its assessment of the situation on the ground on Kiriwina Island. Mr Barkie said he wants the coroner to be involved because of the large number of deaths. He said this is a first of its kind on the island so he wants the court to be involved and not just the police. “I have spoken to the senior provincial magistrate about that. My team is up in Kiriwina doing that now. Hopefully they will get all the necessary paperwork done within 14 days,” Mr Barkie said. Mr Barkie said the people from the affected villages in Kiriwina are cooperating well. Police have discussed with the villagers the need to have all the suspects surrender and they have agreed to do so. Mr Barkie said the villages did not destroy any government, private properties or business houses when they fought and the fight did not involve the entire Kiriwina Island. He said the villages affected were from the Southern part of Kiriwina Island and around Losuia station. The Central and Northern part of Kiriwina were not involved. Mr Barkie said that normalcy has been restored, all shops are open, government businesses continue and people are carrying on with their usual daily chores.

On a day of firsts for the club, the Dolphins held their first pre-season training session with plenty of interest in how the side would shape up in 2023. With many of the club’s more established recruits like Anthony Milford (Samoa), Felise Kaufusi (Tonga) and the Bromwich brothers Jesse and Kenny (New Zealand) still in England for the Rugby League World Cup, it was club’s fresh faces and train and trialists who were on show on the training paddock as excitement continue to build for the club's inaugural season. Coach Wayne Bennett, however, had his eye firmly fixed on one key first – his club’s opening round game. “Terry [Reader – Dolphins CEO] has made the point about all the starts and how many times I have been asked about being a part of something [new]; let’s just get to the kick off in three months’ time," Bennett said. "We’ll all be in a better place [then] and have an understanding of what’s in front of us." Bennett was looking forward to the first session he'd have with his full squad next year with the club welcoming more players into the fold over the coming weeks. When all hands are back on deck, including assistant coach Kristian Woolf who has also been at the World Cup with Tonga, Bennett said that only then would the club be able to fully turn their focus to the 2023 campaign and beyond. “The bottom line is, we start the competition with everyone else next year, and we’ll have a plan in place about how we want to be, how we want to be perceived, and it will be a matter of buying into that,” Bennett said. “It will be a process, if it takes five years or 10 years, who knows. But get the process right, and you’re a lot closer to success. “[The pre-season will be] pretty chaotic. There is really not much you can do except get some guys fit and do a little bit of work with them, but nothing is really going to happen at the club until January 5 when everyone arrives.” One of the players who will be in action then is halfback Milford, who turned in a player of the match performance to see Samoa edge Tonga in their quarter-final. “I was just pleased they won, but I was disappointed for Tonga and Kristian, and I have a few good friends in Ben Hornby and Dean Young who are part the coaching staff who are great guys,” Bennett said at the club’s press conference launching a new sponsor. “But on the other side, I was pleased for Milford, because I just thought it gives him another game and playing with a bit more confidence. "A semi-final is pretty much full on... he’ll come back with a lot of confidence.” With an announcement for the 2023 NRL Draw expected in the near future, Bennett didn't hide his excitement about the rivalry that would inevitably build with his former club and cross-town rivals in the Broncos. “That’ll be just natural, it will be driven by the fans,” Bennett said. “It’ll be two Brisbane clubs together, will be a bit like Manchester City and Manchester United and some of those competitions around the world that have that type of situation. I hope it is [like that] — I want it to be that way as there’s great interest. “When the Crushers were here, we had 40-odd thousand people turn up when the Crushers played and they hadn’t even won a game at one stage... it’s good, it’s healthy.” Source: NRL.com

The National Health Service Standards is running a one week workshop at Jais Aben resort in Madang to train senior medical officers, CEO's and senior executive management staff throughout the Momase region to enhance the standard of health services required in their clinics, aid-post and hospitals throughout their provinces. A total of over fifty plus participants are taking part in this workshop across the region from East Sepik, Madang and Morobe Provincial Health Authorities. The National Health Services team who are coordinating this workshop comprises of the Acting Deputy Secretary for National Health Services, Dr Goa Tau, Clinical Head Chief's in PNG and also the representatives of the Department of Health Sectors to carry out a check list throughout all the facility levels to ensure all the facilities are operating on standards as required. Director Curative Health Services for Madang Provincial Health Authority, Dr Jiuth Gawi stressed that currently with the National Health service standards plan which is in line with the National Health plan 2021-2030, in order to achieve the best care to the disadvantaged rural and urban population when delivering basic health services required at the health centers. "This is to see how we as the health leaders are carrying out health services at individual sections whether at district or provincial hospital, to carry out the check list to ensure health facilities are at a standard that will deliver appropriate health care in the provinces to meet the national standards throughout PNG and international standards as well," Gawi said. Dr. Gawi adds that the one week workshop will conclude on Friday after the team makes a visit to the Modilon Provincial specialist hospital and then to health facilities from Bogia to Madang, and from Madang to Gusap along the Madang to Lae Highway.

Air Niugini’s Boeing 737 aircraft operated to Kavieng airport for the first time on Thursday 03rd November, coinciding with the opening of the new Kavieng terminal building. It will soon be a regular sight for the people of New Ireland once the B737 commences on its regular schedule. The new Kavieng terminal facility was officially opened by Prime Minister James Marape, witnessed by local MPs and dignitaries including CEOs of State Owned Enterprises and the people of New Ireland. The new facility costs K125.72million and is part of the airport upgrade works implemented by the National Airports Corporation(NAC) through the Civil Aviation Development Investment Program(CADIP), which is funded by the Government of PNG in partnership with the Asian Development Bank. Air Niugini passengers traveling to and from Kavieng can now enjoy newest airport and terminal facilities and at the same time enjoy the fast, spacious and smooth ride of the B737 aircraft. Under CADIP, three new terminal buildings have been completed so far including Manus, Vanimo and now Kavieng. Other airport upgrades currently underway include Madang, Lae, Mendi and Wapenamanda. Source: Destinations Air Niugini

The PNG Ministry for Community Development Youth and Religion and Autonomous Bougainville Government Minister for Community Development and his Technical Team held a mandatory meeting to fast track the transfer of powers and functions to the ABG Ministry for Community Development on Friday in Port Moresby. The Autonomous Bougainville Government being the custodian of the drawdown of Powers and Functions coordinates the process through the ABG Department of Community Development in close consultation with the National Department for Community Development Youth and Religion. The drawdown of powers and functions was issued in recognition to section 295 of the National Constitution "Dispensation of Constitutional Requirement relating to the Process of Transfer of functions and powers" as agreed in Bougainville Peace Agreement 2001 and the SHARP Agreement 2021. The Joint Community Development Ministerial meeting further reaffirms commitment and gives immediate effect through a joint ministerial directive to accelerate the implementation of transfer of functions and powers to ABG Ministry and its Department of Community Development forthwith. ABG Minister for Community Development, Moris Opeti present during the occasion acknowledged the efforts put forth from the joint technical team in being able to come up with a Joint Ministerial Implementation plan 2022 – 2025 and the Joint Ministerial Statement. Minister Opeti said being a first timer in the ABG political arena and to take up this ministerial portfolio is a mammoth task especially in-regards to the draw down of its 290 powers. He urged to work closely with the technical team to fully understand each of the ministerial agencies roles and its administrative functions in a cordial fashion and to ensure the remaining draw-downs are completed within the agreed timeframes. NYDA Director General, Mr. Joe Itaki alluded the functions and powers transferred is a living document and all responsible agencies within the Ministry for Youth, Religion and Community Development must commit to making the draw-downs happen. He further said everyone must be on transfer mode now and beyond. The Joint Technical Team comprised of senior technical officers from ABG Department of Community Development, Department for Community Development and Religion, Civil Registry, Censorship, National Youth Development Authority and Child and Family Services. The two department Secretaries will Co-Chair the Joint Technical Team and they both will report to their respective Ministers both for ABG and the National Government. The Joint Ministerial Statement was signed by the Minister for Community Development ABG, Hon. Moris Opeti MP and National Minister for the Department of Youth, Religion and Community Development Hon. Jason Peter MP, National Department for Community Development and Religion Secretary, Mr. Jerry Ubase and ABG Department of Community Development Secretary Mrs Mana Kakarouts. The two Ministers with their department secretaries will further sign a Memorundum Of Agreement before end of November 2022 to cement their commitments to implement responsibilities outlined in the Joint Implementation Plan 2022 – 2025. Participants witnessing the signing are ABG Community Development Secretary, Mrs Mana Kakarouts, Director Mr Karaho Siwa and Manager Mandatory and Special Services Mr Desmond Ponpon, NYDA Director General, Mr. Joe Itaki and senior staff, Civil Registry Registra General, Mr. Dickson Kiragi and Deputy Registra, Department for Community Development and Religion Secretary Mr Jerry Ubase, Deputy Secretary Ms Nancy Kavop and senior staff, Chief Censor Mr Abane and senior staff from Censorship Office and Child and Family Welfare Service CEO Mr Wap