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or “Shit happens to good folks too” !
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You make up your own mind!At the moment folks around these parts refer to him as Grand Chief or Father of the Nation.What about after he does go?You make up your own mind after you read the following article from Friday's Post courier….
Somare sails in deep water
PRIME Minister Sir Michael…
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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 still planning on going. Hopefully will manage to snap some good shots)As reported in today's Post Courier…THE Highlands Highway has been cut off at Daulo
Pass again.
Continuous rain in the region triggered another massive landslip…
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From boys to men…Recent story in The Post Courier…
Ritual that instills values
Identified adult males only are allowed entry.
Unnecessary people –– out!
For 30 days, 24 young boys, ages ranging from 15 to 25 have been locked up
inside that “banis” (secluded area). No food, no water and no…
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Just because I haven't mentioned it for a while does not mean that it has suddenly stopped. In fact you can pickup the newspaper any day and find stories galore.It's a real shame that the “Big Men” in PNG have slowly evolved from givers to takers - from carers to destroyers and from true leaders to mercenaries. When money speaks louder than words - greed kicks in and all decency…
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Story in today's Post Courier…(My opinion on the matter: Australia should mind its own business and Somare needs to make his way to a retirement village).Somare blasts meddling AustPRIME Minister Sir Michael Somare has accused the
Australian Government of trying to interfere in his country’s election process.
He said yesterday he would raise the issue at the next Pacific Islands Forum
meeting.
The 71-year-old is expected to be re-elected as prime minister…
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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 blocked
MORE than 50 vehicles, including a semi-trailer,
fell victim at a massive roadblock at the…
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Like Sheep!!(Note that in PNG the political party with the highest number of MP's is invited to form government - with counting over - the race is on to woe newly elected MP's into one of several camps).Story as it appeared in Friday's issue of the Post Courier…THE Kokopo camp hosted by Sir Michael Somare’s
group last night had lured parties representing a possible 75 members of
Parliament to its…
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The report that Michael Somare doesn’t want anyone to know about…
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Digicel is a mobile phone carrier that was recently given license by the PNG Government to begin operations here in PNG. It is estimated that Digicel has invested close to K1 billion to date and the company has been busy installing telecommunications towers all over the country. Last Friday the company went live in Moresby with a new mobile service.With Telekom PNG up until now holding a monopoly on the…
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Due to a couple of issues I have not been able to post to my blog the last couple of days.Issue#1:Front page in yesterday's Post Courier:
PNG Power men pull the plug on city lights
BLACKOUT:
PNG Power shift workers at 4pm…
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On the front page of yesterday's Post CourierThe bloke stole K8000 from my volunteer mate Anthony last year. The evidence was on ANZ Bank video - black and white! A sure conviction you might think! Not so in PNG… the stupid ANZ Bank somehow managed to accidentally delete the video footage. The case was thrown out of court after pretty boy Benjamin boy spent three months in Buimo Gaol just…
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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 clash and fight both during the match and afterwards. Papua New Guineans take their Rugby very serious and it's something else to go and watch two arch enemies face each other on the field. The…
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PNG politics shits me!!
Headlines in the two national papers
this morning read as follows:
“The National”: State of Emergency invalid. Court reinstates Southern
Highlands Province Government. The Supreme Court has declared the State of Emergency (SoE) in
Southern Highlands Province invalid.
“Post Courier”: Chief laughs it off. Defiant PM dares union
leaders to race with him for Sepik seat.
It shits me no end to see what politicians are doing to Papua…
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The following holds true:1) I appear to have contracted the big “M” once again. 3rd time lucky! Hit myself last night with a superdose of Lariam (Mefloquin) - this has worked in the past - so fingers crossed. I still feel like absolute shit nevertheless have come into work today… as there is no point in sitting at home : feeling sorry for myself.2) Pigs are high maintenance animals! So…
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‘Unitech needs better IT’Post Courier Newspaper (22/9/06)(Shame no one is doing anything about it !!)THE University of Technology in Lae is desperate
for an upgrading of its information and communication technology infrastructure
to ensure it meets the government’s development efforts. Vice Chancellor Misty
Baloiloi said Unitech, with financial assistance from the European Union, begun
a major program of rehabilitation and upgrading of the physical facilities. He
said this related to…
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Story as it appeared in this morning's edition of the Post Courier: ABOVE: Anthony Powell addressing the
students, staff and parents during the presentation; Pictures: BENJAMIN KUMAN (it was actually me that gave Benjamin the photos)Volunteers show interest for those in Lae settlement areasAN Australian volunteer has taken a particular
interest in disadvantaged people, especially those in settlements. Having
arrived…
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Been years now since I got off getting up Monday mornings and
trudging into work. Once upon a time I disliked Friday's as it meant
that there would be no going into work for a couple of days. Might sound
weird but that's how it was back in days when I had nothing much but
work going for me.
Weekends are great. I enjoy the lazying and getting around, the cruising…
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