A peaceful approach
MICHAEL GEKETAAn entry in the Rivers Prize forWriting on Peace & HarmonyWhen he is talking Be harmonious by being a good listener He will obey you Even in little thingsWhen he is in penury Be...
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The priest who came to stay: Fr John Nilles, Papa bilong Simbu
MATHIAS KINAn entry in the Rivers Prize forWriting on Peace & HarmonyFATHER John Nilles (1905-93), who was to be accorded the Simbu name Kawagl, was born in a small town in Germany, the eldest of...
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A call from the beggar
PHILIP G KAUPAAn entry in the Rivers Prize forWriting on Peace & HarmonyIf life's meant to be fair why hardly share it's noble to give to help one live but high you walkand to me, you rarely talk...
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Long walk for water: the modernisation of Port Moresby
BUSA JEREMIAH WENOGOIT is overwhelming when one tries to comprehend the pace of development taking place in Port Moresby. A drive around the city gives a clear impression of the huge level of...
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Crying for Goilala - Bishop's plea for PNG’s most neglected people
RAYMOND GIRANA | Catholic ReporterBISHOP Rochus Tatamai of Bereina Diocese has called upon various arms of government to take the lead in assisting remote communities in the mountains of Goilala in the...
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Three infants died in blaze while mothers played cards
JIMMY AWAGLTHREE infants died when a semi-permanent house burned to ashes on Monday night at Gera village on the Highlands Highway in Simbu Province.Two young mothers aged 25 left their homes for a...
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Graham Taylor’s kiap’s story tells it all & makes history live
HARRY WESTGraham Taylor, A Kiap’s Story: A decade in the life and work of an Australian Patrol Officer in the Kokoda, Madang, New Britain, New Ireland and Sepik Regions of Papua New Guinea 1948-1958,...
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Grandpa’s peace
THOMAS OKUNAn entry in the Rivers Prize forWriting on Peace & HarmonyTHIS poem recites methods used in traditional times in the highlands provinces to achieve and maintain peace it.The bird of...
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In Oro there was plenty of thunder, but the rain also came....
GARY JUFFALET me explain. It was quoted that someone in Oro mentioned, "Gavna pairap pairap olsem klaut i pairap tasol nogat rain pundaun!" [The Governor’s very angry, like thunder without rain.]Yet...
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Thank you, prayer warriors, God is listening
PHILIP G KAUPAAn entry in the Rivers Prize forWriting on Peace & HarmonyI feel that it is worth appreciating some special individuals and groups of people who, behind the scenes, spend their time...
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The police fraud squad begins to move on corrupt politicians
KEITH JACKSONI was sharing a beer with a Papua New Guinean politician not long ago when I casually asked what proportion of PNG members of parliament he reckoned were either corrupt or silent fellow...
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Finding a Buka home: greedy owners, flies, dogs & share toilets
LEONARD FONG ROKADURING September’s Crocodile Prize event in Port Moresby, I was asked by people from the media and communications division of the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) to visit...
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Angela’s story – a bush birth, an argument & puerperal sepsis
GEORGE KUIASIT would take Angela, from Bur village on the border of Nuku (Sandaun) and Ambunti (East Sepik), almost seven hours to get medical attention at the nearest health centre in Mirsey. She...
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Expensive road
BENITA BAGASELIt’s a long, rough, stretchy road The road that has brought so much talk in the old times and at present The road that can make or break a person The road that changed from informal to...
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A diversion into conflict from the usual peaceful journey
AGNES RITA MAINEKEAn entry in the Rivers Prize forWriting on Peace & HarmonyTHE Grade 8 exams had come to an end by half past eleven on the Thursday and some of the girls had already planned their...
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The good old days and my good old tumbuna
WARDLEY DESMOND BARRY-IGIVISAAn entry in the Rivers Prize forWriting on Peace & HarmonyGood old days and my good old tumbuna, they ever soar the skies together, Like steady streams kissing the...
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PNG’s land grab problems brushed aside at rainforest summit
KEITH JACKSONTHE Global Witness organisation was blunt in its effort to (rightly) bring pressure on the Papua New Guinea government's SABL antics before this week’s rainforest conference in...
View ArticleEmpathy the key to peace
FIDELIS SUKINAAn entry in the Rivers Prize forWriting on Peace & HarmonyEmpathy holds fort the understanding for love and respect, To understand is to know, to feel and to share, We stay stubborn...
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Sipu! Sipu! And the battle plan is the wealth of knowledge
PHILIP G KAUPAWAY up in the highlands it stands, an almost legendary land of rugged terrain, fast flowing rivers and magical views where the earth meets the sky. A land its forefathers knew for the...
View ArticleBougainville’s route to peace
MICHAEL GEKETAAn entry in the Rivers Prize forWriting on Peace & HarmonOh triumphant Bougainville, you stand the test of time Say no to gifts, for they leads to hand-out mentalityOh sovereign...
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