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The agony and the ectasy... Emotions coming to the fore in the 13th South Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa last weekend as a member of our women’s hockey team (left) breaks down over the shoulders of her teammate after the Tamioks were denied the gold medal by Fiji 3-2 after extra time, while PNG’s champion squash player Nalunge Guy (right) is a picture of ectasy as she hugs a teammate after the PNG women’s team bagged gold for the first time ever at this SP Games. – Pics by JASON PINI

TOP STORIES:

Miners on strike in Lihir
- THE disruption of gold production at one of Papua New Guinea’s leading gold mine, Lihir in New Ireland province last week had added to the jolted market price of gold.

Agiru mounts probe into SHP payments
- GOVERNOR Anderson Agiru has ordered an inquiry into the financial affairs of the Southern Highlands provincial government.

NA gave out crumbs to partners: Sir Mek
- OPPOSITION and PNG Party leader Sir Mekere Morauta said last Friday he was not surprised to see the National Alliance Party giving “crumbs” to its coalition partners when cabinet positions were distributed.

BUSINESS:

Workers for WA start early 2008
-THE first batch of skilled local workers who meet the requirements can expect to start work at the booming resource projects in Western Australia by early next year.

Micro-loan facility for Yalu villagers
-THE National Development Bank (NDB) has launched a new micro-finance scheme hoping to encourage ordinary Papua New Guineans to venture into small enterprise.

Agro diversification lacks backing
LACK of finance for investment and working capital are amongst major obstacles to diversification, competitiveness and growth in agriculture.

EDITORIAL:
Growing ministries
-THERE are two houses of Parliament in Australia. One is the House of Representatives and the other, the Senate.

SPORTS
We’re on target!
MORE gold are expected to come the way of Team PNG during the next week of the South Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa, PNG Sports Federation chief Sir John Dawanicura said at the weekend.

A goal to our women hockey, but the celebration by these two may have been short-lived. The finals against Fiji ended in a 2-2 draw at full time but in extra time Fiji managed a goal to beat PNG 3-2 in a match which PNG had looked set to win. Picture by JASON PINI,

PNG go down to Fijians in soccer
-Fiji ruled the roost at the XIII South Pacific Games as both the menís and womenís soccer teams took top spot in their respective sections at J.S.Blatter Football Field in Apia, Samoa, today.

Softball gold double for our men and women
- PNG Men and Womenís team on Friday (Samoa time) were crowned kings and queens of the softball at the Xlll South Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa.

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