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10 Qualities to look for in a WordPress Plugin
I have been using Wordpress as a blogging platform for almost three years and during this time I have tried and tested hundreds of plugins. Many fall by the wayside almost instantly but others manage to stick around and…
An urgent request for a large tent
Goroka General Hospital is urgently needing one or more large emergency style tents to assist medicos with the current Outbreak. Patients have already been admitted with Cholera / Dysentery type symptoms and more are expected…
Goroka Bilum Festival 2009
The inaugural Goroka Bilum Festival was held this past weekend. It is envisaged that the Bilum Festival will become the fore-runner event to the famous Goroka Show. The festival is organised by the Goroka District Events Committee and was held this year at the local Raun-Raun Theatre…
Sex Cult goes Bananas
A story appeared in the Post Courier last week about a sex cult emerging in the Wau District located in a remote part of the Morobe Province. The cult leader claims that by having sex in public the locals will automatically experience a bonza crop of bananas…
Goroka Show 2009 (Sunday)
Day 2 of Goroka Show 2009 got of to a late start this morning but once the gates opened people flocked from all directions to make their way to the grounds of the National Sports Institute (NSI) at West Goroka…
Goroka Show 2009 (Saturday)
Goroka Show 2009 got of to a start today in the grounds of the National Sports Institute (NSI) at the western end of town. Despite the initial indecision a few weeks ago as to whether the show would actually take place this year – day one of this two day Papua New Guinea cultural event unfolded according to plan…
Eastern Highlands is on Alert
Things have been pretty hectic the past 24 hours with the local Health Authorities and Goroka General Hospital starting to mobilise after confirmation that Cholera has finally worked its way into the Highlands…
Government declares a State of Emergency
The Government of Papua New Guinea has finally decided to declare a State of Emergency (SOE). If one takes into account the geographic remoteness of some of the affected areas, the lack of resources…
More on the Cholera Oubreak
If I was to base my level of concern to the current outbreak situation going by the newspapers alone I would definitely be hitting panic stations – by contrast – if my reaction was based entirely on the general vibe around Goroka town…
The latest on the Cholera Outbreak
I was having a chat this afternoon with a couple of the doctors from Goroka General Hospital on the Cholera situation in Morobe and now the Eastern Highlands. One of the good doctors commented…