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Initiation rites surrounding ‘Te Tahol’ in the Buka culture
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The rich & the poor in PNG – the gap keeps on growing
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Kaiyo the Igam terrorist
ABNER YALUAn entry in the Crocodile PrizeKina Securities Award for PoetryMy children have a bird, a sulphur crested cockatoo, with ruffled feathers, and impeccable impression, he could well have been a...
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Same speed: Two minutes to midnight & another day begins
FIDELIS SUKINAAn entry in the Crocodile PrizePNG Government Award for Short StoriesIT was two minutes to midnight and you could smell the putrid stench from the toilets. The Eda Ranu company had cut...
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The Crocodile Prize 2015827 entries received from 132 writers & illustratorsPoetry 355; Essay 196; Story 130; Children 52; Heritage 48; Illustration 21; Tourism Arts Culture 15; Book of the Year 10
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The Crocodile Prize 2015827 entries received from 132 writers & illustratorsWINNERS ANNOUNCED EARLY SEPTEMBERPoetry 355; Essay 196; Story 130; Children 52; Heritage 48; Illustration 21; Tourism...
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Charles Nir, a humble illustrator with great ideas
FIDELIS SUKINAAn entry in the Crocodile PrizePNG Chamber of Mines & PetroleumAward for Essays & JournalismARMED with a pencil, a biro and an eraser, he sits with the newspapers and takes in the...
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HELEN DELPHINE KURANAn entry in the Crocodile PrizeKina Securities Award for PoetrySoft skin and chubby limbs Crawls on fours Cries out like a whale No teeth but soft pink gums Just a pinch and a...
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The song of the turtle
JOYCELIN LEAHYAn entry in the Crocodile Prize Paga Hill Development Company Award for Writing for Children SP Brewery Award for IllustrationTHE night was still and dark. Dogs did not bark. The wind...
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ALISON KULTAn entry in the Crocodile PrizeKina Securities Award for PoetryWhy the increase in violence From the Highlands to the Islands Neighbouring tribes with conflicts Turn humble tribesmen into...
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Suau: the sons of seafarers
KONETERO RONNIE DOTAONAAn entry in the Crocodile PrizeCleland Family Award for Heritage WritingEVERY Suau-speaking lad is fond of the ocean. Ask him. And ask him about his dream. “Go to maritime...
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Ex police boss Geoffrey Vaki facing 3 years prison
NEWS LIMITEDPAPUA New Guinea's ex police chief Geoffrey Vaki has been sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty of contempt for failing to arrest prime minister Peter O’Neill during a...
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Pacific Games: one people, one spirit, our games
PHILIP KAUPAAn entry in the Crocodile PrizeKina Securities Award for PoetryHere we gather both to compete and to share the weather both to unite and to share our culturesHere we are, where else should...
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PAULINE KARALUSAn entry in the Crocodile PrizeCleland Family Award for Heritage WritingTHE four regions of Bougainville have their own ways of initiating young girls into womanhood. To this very day...
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XV Pacific Games 2015
BESSIELAH DAVIDAn entry in the Crocodile PrizeKina Securities Award for PoetryIf I may see the paradise banner Every fleeting moment counts If I am bold and proud enough, The golden lace will survive...
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The pen & notebook are falling into inexperienced hands
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The flag of the nation
JIMMY DREKOREAn entry in the Crocodile PrizeKina Securities Award for PoetryThe soles of his feet carries the foundation of his nation the rhythm of his heartbeat aligns his promise to his nationThe...
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Finally! Julie Bishop speaks out about money laundering
GRANT WALTON | DevPolicy BlogIN 2012, Sam Koim, head of PNG’s Taskforce Sweep, called Australia the ‘Cayman Islands of the Pacific’ for money laundering. Koim was drawing attention to the millions of...
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The rite of marriage in Buin
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A duet to paradise
JIMMY DREKORE & MARIE-ROSE SAUAn entry in the Crocodile PrizeKina Securities Award for PoetryIf you can see paradise from the ugly terrain, Mt Wilhelm is smiling at you, my dear…I always have seen...
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