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Restorers finds curious signature hidden in a WW2 warplane
TRISTIN HOPPER | Regina Leader-Post (Canada)THE fighter plane known as P-47D-23RA managed to survive World War II in the Pacific.Unlike many others from that era, it then dodged the scrapyard torch...
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The writers: Michael Dom – pig keeper as PNG poet laureate
PHIL FITZPATRICKTHERE seems to have evolved two distinct poetic forms in Papua New Guinea. The first is akin to American ‘slam’ poetry, where attention to conventional rules such as rhythm, cadence and...
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75 years on, shocking Tol Massacre forgotten in Australia & PNG
MAX UECHTRITZIT WAS one of the most callous atrocities of the Pacific war.Seventy-five years yesterday, 160 Australian prisoners were bayoneted, beheaded, shot or burned alive by Japanese troops – on...
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Transparency PNG condemns sacking of Defence whistle-blowers
ASIA PACIFIC REPORTREPORTS of the sacking of nine civilian staff of Papua New Guinea’s Defence Department should be of concern to all public servants and the general public, says Transparency...
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Shortlist announced for 2016 Crocodile Prize short story award
EMMANUEL PENIThe Crocodile Prize 2016 has been a long hard battle with Emmanuel (Manu) Peni – struggling almost alone at the business end of the contest, the majority of the support team having drifted...
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Morata mothers recruited to offer door-to-door prayers for cash
KELA KAPKORA SIL BOLKINLIFE is getting acutely more dreadful each passing day in Papua New Guinea and this has finally pushed some morally upright people’s civic virtue to the cliff-edge. It seems that...
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The writers: Those who comes, sparkle briefly, and go
PHIL FITZPATRICKA FEW writers appear in PNG Attitude, publish a few pieces and then fade away never to be heard from again.Something similar happens with the Crocodile Prize. People try their luck,...
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Dying traditions: Respect our past to create a better future
DIANE MIRIOI'VE been living in Kimbe, West New Britain Province for almost 18 years now. West New Britain is a diversified province and home to people from throughout Papua New Guinea, who call Kimbe...
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This corrupt regime is destroying PNG’s bright prospects
PETER S KINJAPACCORDING to many Papua New Guinean citizens and international observers, the O’Neill-Dion People’s National Congress-led government is the most corrupted regime in the short history of...
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The writers: Lorraine Basse – a balanced approach to heritage
PHIL FITZPATRICKTHE heritage award inside the Crocodile Prize was initiated and funded by Bob Cleland in 2012 to address his concern at the way cultural traditions were being lost in Papua New...
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Tuition fee free policy leads to disengagement with schools
BOMAI D WITNETHERE are differing views among parents and teachers about Papua New Guinea’s tuition fee free policy.The government’s policy is well-intended and should be seen as heavily subsidising...
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How the few dominate the many: Stalin, Mao, Trump & PNG
CHRIS OVERLANDRECENTLY I finished reading Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore - an exhaustively researched book of great erudition by the British born, Russian speaking...
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The 6 major building projects set to change Port Moresby
FRASER HAWKINS | Peopleconnexion RecruitmentTHIS year’s business forecasts in Papua New Guinea are looking more modest than previously, but there’s no doubting that better things are on the horizon for...
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Obesity & its impact on deaths from lifestyle diseases in PNG
NELSON HAMISH KAIRITHE Papua New Guinea government must get serious about decreasing the number of deaths caused by lifestyle diseases, according to a researcher.Scientist Andrew Pus conducted research...
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Shortlist of finalists in heritage writing award announced
EMMANUEL PENISO we move to the announcement of the five shortlisted writers in contention for the 2016 Cleland Family Award for Heritage Writing in the Crocodile Prize.In announcing the shortlist, I...
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A thoughtful book advocating the virtues of Melanesian law
DAVID GONOLI HAVE always unashamedly taken huge pride in my beautiful and unique country, Papua New Guinea – the world leader in languages and cultures. And with a long tradition of law.PNG was not in...
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Linking with communities to better understand financial literacy
DIANE MIRIOIN my work with rural people on needs assessment, financial literacy and land use planning, I have seen many changes in Papua New Guinea’s local communities.While many people believe that...
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The writers: Imelda Yabara – great writing on themes of equality
PHIL FITZPATRICKTHE Crocodile Prize created a special category for women writers in 2011 because it took a while for entries by women to materialise. But by 2012, women were active and effective...
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The writers: Angeline Low – 16 years old & total control of narrative
PHIL FITZPATRICKIN 2012, the winner of the only award the Crocodile Prize ever offered for student writing, Angeline Low, wrote an incredibly powerful short story, ‘Going through the Unimaginable’. It...
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The VCT Clinic. It takes a brave heart to visit this place
BAKA BARAKOVE BINA | Editorial assistance by Ed Brumby & Emily Bina | Edited for PNG Attitude by Keith Jackson | With a footnote about Baka Bina’s latest book, Antics of Alonaa, Vol 1IN EARLY 2013...
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