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The essential Chips Mackellar
Chips Mackellar - master storyteller, anecdotalist and, by definition, historianPHIL FITZPATRICKTUMBY BAY - I’ve been reading the words of Malcolm ‘Chips’ Mackellar for many years now.I first came...
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They are gone
RAYMOND SIGIMET I miss them They are gone nowI miss the bubbly, babbling days The first words The assisted walksI miss the patter of feet Along the corridor Up the doorwayI miss those question sessions...
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Embracing the future - we must believe in ourselves
PETER O’NEILL CMG MP | Prime Minister PORT MORESBY - We must prepare our communities to adapt to changes in the modern world.This includes dealing with natural disasters brought about by climate change...
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Fred Hargesheimer’s legacy lives on in the Nakanai region
Richard Hargesheimer and his wife Christy surrounded by students and teachers of Nantabu, where new teachers’ housing will be builtGRAHAM KINGKIMBE – Seventy-five years after he was shot down and...
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‘Lurking beast' of polio casts a shadow over independence day
At Malahang health clinic near Lae, a health worker administers oral polio vaccineLISA MARTIN & KATE LYONS | The Guardian | ExtractYou can read the complete article herePORT MORESBY - Sunday should...
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Only independence will appease Bougainvilleans, O’Neill told
Bougainvilleans, bearing their flag, marching for an independence day that has yet to comePATRICK MAKIS | PNG Post-Courier/Asia Pacific Report/Pacific Media WatchBUKA - The people of Bougainville will...
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In response to Peter O’Neill’s Independence Day message
Peter O'Neill - a message empty of meaningful content and nothing that might serve to engage people's hearts.CHRIS OVERLANDADELAIDE - Periodically, all political leaders feel the need to play the role...
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Happy 43rd birthday PNG - & 98th to the great Fred Kaad
Bill Brown MBE & Fred Kaad OBEKEITH JACKSONNOOSA – Fred Kaad OBE, pictured here with his close buddy Bill Brown MBE, has just celebrated his 98th birthday and it seemed a good opportunity today to...
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Dai lukluk i stap
Arapesh childrenRAYMOND SIGIMET‘Dai lukluk i stap’ is translated as ‘Death is looking’. It is a village figure of speech which refers to a deceased person lying in the mortuary or funeral home awaiting...
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In the shadow of the volcano
BEN JACKSON | Sun Earth Sea BlogOur world is filled with a diversity of cultures, geographies and ideas. Sun Earth Sea is a new blog that celebrates exploration; the elements that make places and...
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Reflections on our 43rd year of independence
Students in Huli dress mark the 43rd anniversary of Papua New Guinea independenceIAN LING-STUCKEY CMG MP | Shadow Minister for Treasury & FinancePORT MORESBY - On the occasion of our 43rd...
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Papua New Guinea ‘Quo Vadis’? (Whither Thou Goest?)
Albert EinsteinPAUL OATESGOLD COAST - The constant issue everyone seems to agree on these days is the demonstrable lack of real leaders who can enunciate both a clear vision and a set of achievable...
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DFAT health sector report pulls punches on a critical situation
Health Minister Dr Puka Temu administers oral polio vaccine - when the dreadful disease returned recently after 18 years, he tried to play down its impactKEITH JACKSONNOOSA – Australia’s foreign...
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Former UNRE head nails chancellor for threats & untruths
Professor John Warren - "The most important untruth in the letter of 13 August is Professor Sumbuk’s claim that he did not threaten me"In a statement sent to students and staff at PNG’s University of...
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Can the ADB solve the corruption crippling PNG’s health system?
Health Minister Dr Puka Temu - just three months ago was proclaiming PNG's health standards were improvingSTAFF REPORTER | Tokaut Blog | PNGi CentralThis article was first published on 5 JunePORT...
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Health complacency; unsanitary conditions caused polio outbreak
STAFF REPORTER | Down to EarthNEW DELHI - Eighteen years after Papua New Guinea was declared polio-free, the virus has come to plague the children of this island nation in Oceania. In May, lower limbs...
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PNG tries to raise funds in a challenging bond market
JULIE WERNAU & MANJU DALAL | Wall Street Journal | ExtractsYou can read the complete article hereNEW YORK - A planned $500 million bond sale from Papua New Guinea, a country that has tried and...
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Phil’s had it up to here: it’s time to take action, he says
Phil Fitzpatrick - Papua New Guinea, enough is enoughPHIL FITZPATRICKTUMBY BAY - Papua New Guinea is in a great big mess.It has spiralled down the plughole and is sitting in the u-bend among such...
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Kiap days: The ballad of the Wantoat - Leron road
Chips MackellarPHIL FITZPATRICKTUMBY BAY - There were very few kiaps who didn’t have a big sense of humour. This was understandable.They had been given the monumental task of bringing Papua and New...
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Why PNG goes for high interest loans: to avoid too much scrutiny
CHRIS OVERLANDADELAIDE - The post global financial crisis era (Americans call it ‘the great recession’) of virtually free money is drawing to a close.After years of quantitative easing (let’s call it...
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