I almost broke down and cried when I looked at the front page of The National newspaper today…
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The 2008 Goroka Coffee Festival ends on a sour note!
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The Goroka Coffee Festival 2008 was held this weekend.
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No point in reading this post otherwise!
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The 2008 Goroka Coffee Festival is being held this year on the weekend of the 10th of May…
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Slowly takes shape!!
And we move into 2nd gear!
After a visit to the village last week by a local coffee exporter we are
now ready to sell our 1st batch of coffee. Approximately 200 x 50kg bags…
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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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The following story as it appeared in Friday's edition of The National…(Note the reference to Robert Schilt in the story!)Kevin Rudd,
yu trupela manBy HARLYNE JOKU
GOROKA town came to a stand still, excitement filled the…
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The Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is currently in PNG on an official visit. Today he's in Moresby but tomorrow he will be paying a short visit to Goroka in the Highland's. Yes Goroka!More interestingly…
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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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THE Highlands Highway has been cut off at Daulo Pass again.(About half way between Goroka and the village. I was aiming to head out to the “hut” next weekend. Despite the mud slides I am…
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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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The art, science, burden and joy of Social Exchange in Papua New Guinea.
The art… of knowing when and what to give to.
The science… of knowing who to give to and how.
The burden… the obligation and…
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It is just now that I am starting to get on top of work. Work, meaning:
work-work (Hospital), emails, blogging etc… The laptop “crash”
combined with an almost obsession with Linux things got pushed back so
to speak.
Having…
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I posted a short story yesterday titled: ” Over the weekend…”. This story tells how three members of the same family died over the weekend in what was believed to be sorcery related.
A disturbing comment…
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Today was the busiest of days…Between work-work, Rotary and assisting the folks back in the village with the setting up of an association - I'm up to my neck in work. Tis 9:30pm and I'm…
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We got back safely this afternoon from Madang after a 5 to 6 hour PMV ride.
It was a great weekend with our hosts - Nick, Bernadette and Valdek.
Nick came to PNG initially as a volunteer…
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After much anticipation and some nerves - Mum has finally arrived in PNG! It's sure been a hectic few days - not even enough time to post a lousy blog!Nevermind… I'm back!So far:23/8 (last Thursday)…
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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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Politics in PNG Highlands is a deadly and extremely serious business and when it comes to elections, PNG men are lousy losers.Here's a story that made headlines in yesterday's Post Courier that proves the point:
Highway…
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