Ritual that instills values…
Identified adult males only are allowed entry. Unnecessary people –– out! For 30 days, 24 young boys, ages ranging from 15 to 25 have been locked up inside that banis” (secluded area). No food, no water and no comfort…
Toy cars…
Been meaning to write a post on “Toy cars” since coming to PNG!
What does a “Toy Car” look like?…
Ethnic clashes…
A real issue in PNG
From the “small” scale pay-back or retribution situation…
Budget Workshop 2007
Around the middle of last year a Budget workshop was facilitated for Hospital management by the CEO and two staff from the National Department of Health (NDOH) from Moresby…
A Saturday in Goroka…
A restful day but not without a small dose of the unexpected!…
Finally!
All the photos taken last April on our visit to Fatao village have now been posted. You know what this means don’t you…
Corruption is rife in PNG…
Just because I haven’t mentioned it for a while does not mean that it has suddenly stopped. In fact you can pickup the newspaper any day and find stories galore. It’s a real shame that the “Big Men” in PNG have slowly evolved from givers to takers – from carers to destroyers and from true leaders to mercenaries…