We finally pulled into Goroka town at about 5:00pm this afternoon after a relaxing weekend at the village.
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With a phone line that continues to play up and a head that absolutely won’t leave me alone, I reluctantly write this post.
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The 2008 Goroka Coffee Festival ends on a sour note!
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HALF of Lae city has been caught
up in violence.(Story as it appeared in yesterday's issue of The National)
The focal point of the violence is spread around the Ahi local level
government area of Lae…
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And more on sanguma (sorcery).Story as it appeared in today's The National newspaper:By ZACHERY PER
POLICE in the Eastern Highlands province are
tracking a death squad that has been responsible for the alleged killing of
two…
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A real issue in PNG…From the “small” scale pay-back or retribution situation…(Merenti - from the Henganofi District - copped multiple fractures in both of his legs during a home invasion by members of a neighbouring…
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Was a private sort of a day.A 10 point summary:1) Had “half” the clan over last night. I think about 15 bunked down for the night - young and old. All up from Lae for…
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(as in sundry)- 8:20pm - a house half full of folks and here I am in the lounge room writing this post.- Life is good…- I've back of from the Linux obsession (for now).- Gelo…
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At the opening of the “Hut” at Waraguma during Mum's stay recently and during one of the formal “items” on the day's agenda - I was given clan name by two of the elders…Bolku Kessnah…
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(They are… our dog and cat)The two continue to fight and spit chips - a truce between the two seems to be a long way away.We would like to encourage and perhaps facilitate “caring” relationship…
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During the four weeks that Mum has stayed with us in PNG she has experienced the following:- True PNG hospitality and friendliness.- An overnight stay with a real village chief.- Some pretty hairy 4 wheel…
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The consequences of tribal fighting…A picture equals a thousand words!(The above photo was taken by Henri Kia of a patient admitted to Goroka General Hospital on the 15/6/07).NB: Other “Hot Shots”…
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Working in a hospital in the Papua New Guinea Highlands can sometimes lead to the witnessing of some pretty ghastly sights. A couple of months ago a chap was admitted with an arrow through is…
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A couple of weeks ago a fight broke out in the street outside the house.
The father and son boxing team!
Spectators? Plenty!
Right out the front of the local Jehovah Witness' Church!
Camera handy!
Nothing like a bit of…
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…corrupt, chaotic, complex and at times violent.Today is Monday and it's a Public Holiday in PNG - Remembrance Day. A long weekend! Yeehaaah….Here I am at home: blogging, surfing, emailing and researching Open Source material…
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As counting unfolds for the PNG 2007 elections - tensions rise! In the end there will be just one winner and as a rule Papua New Guineans do not fancy losing. Whether it's rugby, tribal…
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We went to the Rugby on Sunday to watch the game between Goroka Lahanis and Chimbu Warriors. Two clubs in the PNG NRL that have traditionally been “enemies”. The two teams have been known to…
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The following story appeared in last weeks edition of The National newspaper. The story centers around a current dispute in Eli's village over the ownership of a lot of land that has communications tower on…
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Last month I visited Eli's village in Simbu and our visit coincided with the 2007 Kaubasis School Fete. We stayed a night and it rained and it rained - the ground everywhere was slippery, wet…
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The following story appeared in Tuesday's edition of The National newspaper (8/5/07). Jeffery, who was shot dead by Lae Police this week was a friend of Eli's…
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