A Richard Kendall slideshow night!
We met Richard during the 2008 Goroka Show a few months back. An Australian photographer from Melbourne in town to photograph and experience the splendour of Papua New Guinea Highlands bilas…
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Most bloggers would be well aware that from time to time it’s an almost impossible task to find the motivation to write about something. Today’s one of those days and yet here I am pushing myself to get something posted…
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Here’s a selection of a few favourite News Feeds from the last week or so…
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For three days and nights the eight Keto-Tapasi Clans rejoiced. Young and old, they danced and they sang, they celebrated the traditions of their ancestors. Men that had never worn bilas before did so for the first time. The old sat down with the young to teach them the intricacies of body decoration. Over the three day period singsing groups from all over Kaubasis expressed custom with spontaneity and pride. Many an old folk told me how they had not witnessed such a display of unity and community spirit since they were young kids…
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Last night the granny flat where Mama Blogan was living and the “haus kunai” out the back of the house went up in flames. Lucky no one was hurt nor any thing major lost through the fire…
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We have just come back from the most amazing five days in the village. Papua New Guinea is full of surprises but there’s a few experiences that stand out above all others, the last few days will definitely go down in my memoirs as the best of the best…
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A few weeks ago we went for a drive with Angela and Nandex to the Highlands Cultural Center in Kainantu (K92). The drive from Goroka to Kainantu takes about 90 mins and passes through the Eastern Highlands towns (or villages) of Henganofi, Barola and Komprey…
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Yesterday the Secretary of the National Department of Health - Dr. Clement Malau, officially opened the Business Resource Center at Goroka General Hospital. This was a momentous occasion for Hospital Staff, Management and the Board but also a unique opportunity to present and talk about my vision on Open Source Software and how it can provide long term tangible benefits to the National Health System within Papua New Guinea…
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If you still read blogs through a browser rather than a newsreader I think you are absolutely mad!
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After almost 15 months of hard and persistent work we have finally received our certificate of registration from the Investment Promotion Authority (IPA). After a visit to Goroka Post Office a couple of weeks ago I was overjoyed to find an official looking envelope in my PO Box. It’s been tough going and the monthly meetings in the village with the representatives from the eight clans is finally starting to show results…
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The following article was published in today’s issue of The National and written by PNG journalist Malum Nalu. The article is based on a white paper I wrote some months ago titled: “An Open Source Software (OSS) Initiative in a PNG Hospital”. The paper makes a strong case for Open Source Software development projects in Papua New Guinea and has the facts to back it up…
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Does PNG really need another TV Station?
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GOROKA General Hospital has taken a giant step forward into the information age and e-health revolution by being the first hospital in the country to set up a website.
The website http://www.ggh.org.pg/ was set up recently by the hospital’s volunteer IT manager Robert Schilt…
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And I’m ready to head back home.
There would have been a time in my life when doing the Gateway thing and indulging in K50 buffet breakfasts would have been right up my alley. Four days of living life in the fast lane and rubbing shoulders with the who’s who in Papua New Guinea is enough. I suspect that when my plane finally touches down at Goroka and get to see Eli again, I will be overcome with a sense of relief and homecoming…
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The following article was written by Malum Nalu and will hopefully be published in The National later next week. In more ways than one the timing of this article could not have been better. With the Hospital currently going through a process of seeking funding to extend the IT Project to include an Electronic Patient Records System, Malum’s article could not have come at a better time and will certainly attract some much needed attention. There currently exists a golden window of opportunity for Open Source Software Developments in Papua New Guinea and the task of getting this fact through to potential donors and/or investors is turning out to be an arduous challenge…
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Goroka Show 2008 was held in town (Eastern Highlands Province) over the weekend on the grounds if the National Sports Institute (NSI). The weekend was a success with many sing sing groups from all over the Highlands and other parts of Papua New Guinea participating in this magnificent celebration of culture, tradition and custom…
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Lorelle on Wordpress is currently doing a “How has Wordpress changed your life” segment and has asked for readers to contribute a short story which she may or may not include in her presentation at the up and comign WordCamp Portland gathering where she is the keynote speaker…
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Celebrating Culture from the Highlands!
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The number and frequency of power blackouts in PNG is unbelievable.
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The number and variety of languages in Papua New Guinea is unbelievable. It is estimated that there are somewhere between 700 and 800 languages in this country that are currently spoken. Some suggest that this figure could be as high as 900. A tribal or local language is referred to in Tok Pisin as Tok Ples…
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