This blog is currently out of action
Unfortunately I have had to take this blog offline. It seems that some of the stories and photos I have posted over the past two days in relation to the looting and riots in Goroka have not gone down too well in certain circles. As much as I love this blog and sharing with you the good, the bad and the ugly – under the circumstances I feel that I need to respect this request…
The looting in Goroka continues
I just received news that two policemen have been brought into Goroka Hospital’s emergency. One policeman shot dead at the center of Goroka town. The other with severe bush knife cuts to the head. I’m edging to pack up and head out the door with my camera. More news of the riots in Goroka to follow…
The rioting in Goroka continues this morning
As I write this short post I can hear the roar of the mobs and police shots coming from nearby West Goroka. I am now confronted with the dilema of whether to wear my IT hat and go to work or don the aspiring photographer’s cap, grab the camera and try and snap some of the action…
The two untold stories of the week
On top of the rioting and looting by local youths two incidents took place in town during the week that never made it to press. First one was an attack on a white couple near the Kakaruk market that resulted in one kid being kicked to death and the other seriously injured. The second one was a plane crash that was meant to have happened around Mt Otto early Thursday morning. One thing PNG certainly is not and that is boring!…
The day riots and looting shook Goroka
The shit hit the fan in Goroka this morning. Youths gathered in different parts of Town and unleashed their rage against Asian stores and property. The anger that has been welling up inside the “bel” of the average Papua New Guinean ignited in Port Moresby earlier this week and has since spread to other PNG towns such as Lae and Madang…
The intensity of it all
Amidst the depth of frustration, uncertainty and overwhelm there rises a sense of fulfilment, belonging and purpose like I have never experienced before. Although the future remains elusive there is comfort in knowing that true spirituality lies in the direction of unknowing-ness.…
The Bureaucracy speaks
An advert was placed in The National newspaper today by the Acting Chief Secretary to the Government – Margaret Elias – arguably the most senior of bureaucrats in Papua New Guinea. Through this advert she basically has instructed all Department Heads, Provincial Administrators and Heads of Statutory Authorities that all organisational restructures, advertisements & recruitment be halted until further notice…
10 Tips for keeping your PC safe
On Friday, March 26, 1999, W97M/Melissa became front-page news across the globe. Estimates have indicated that this Word macro script infected 15 to 20 percent of all business PCs. The virus spread so rapidly that Intel, Microsoft, and a number of other companies that used Outlook were forced to shut down their entire e-mail systems in order to contain the damage. The estimated damage caused by the Melissa virus approximately US$1 Billion. Read on for some simple tips on how you can protect your PC…
The difference between men and women?
The difference between men and women? As they say a picture equals a thousand words!…
How much can a koala bear?
The following story about a fight between Chinese and Papua New Guinean workers at the Ramu Nickel mine project appeared on the front page of todays issue of The National. I find this story most disconcerting and wander how long landowners in this country will continue to tolerate being treated like mushrooms (feed’m bullshit and leave’m in the dark) by Government and Investors alike. There will come a day when the current systemic extraction of resources from this beautiful country will be viewed and thought of as rape and pillage…
