Robert
PNG Public Holidays for 2010
Planning a cultural, sporting or community event next year? PNG Public Holidays for 2010 have been gazetted and are listed below for viewing and download…
Pamuk pasin
Shortly after arriving in Papua New Guinea back in April 2005 I seriously thought that I had arrived in a land of sexual abstinence and frigidity. Almost five years down the track and I now have a much better insight into the quirks, nuances and covertness of PNG sexuality…
Live footage of an armed hold up in Madang
Good friends of ours own a Computer Store in Madang which has been held up at least three times since it opened a little under a year ago. The latest armed robbery by raskols was caught on video!…
Flags of Papua New Guinea
In addition to the national flag of Papua New Guinea, each of the 20 Provinces also has it’s own individual flag – these are shown below…
Introducing the PNG Events Calendar
Whilst others have been deeply entrenched in a heated debate over the “Obama Huli” debacle, I have been busy putting together an online PNG Events Calendar here, at the one and only Trupela Tok work desk…
Who remembers a board game called Monopoly?
One of my all time favourite pastimes as I was growing up was a board game called Monopoly. A single game could easily keep us busy for hours and hours and truthfully…
Infant Mortality, Promiscuity and Custom
What do infant mortality, promiscuity and tribal custom in Papua New Guinea have in common? A great deal if one takes a closer look at the history of Eli’s cousin – Kenny…
Anyone in need of a belly laugh?
Anyone in need of a good belly laugh right now? I certainly am!! Nothing like some giggle juice to get the old worry beads a tumbling. Here’s a few cartoons to get you started…
Will Genoka Settlement get razed?
After dinner last night I went out the back and had a muck around with Gelo our dog for a little while; and for a few moments I felt a relief from the worries of the world…
Papua New Guineans and SP beer
I couldn’t help but notice a story in the local press a few days ago about UNITECH administration adopting a Zero Tolerance policy towards alcohol on the Lae campus…