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Time of tension: Revisiting Kerry Dillon’s ‘Chronicle’
Kerry Dillon today - his perceptive chronicle of a time in PNG as independence loomed is well worth readingKEITH JACKSONThe Chronicle of a Young Lawyer by Kerry Dillon, Hybrid Publishers, August 2020,...
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Kiluwe, oh Kiluwe
SAMUEL LUCAS KAFUGILIMt Giluwe, oh Giluwe Kiluwe in mother lingua franca, from whose mighty peaks, the freezing mists disgorgeAnd snowflakes that puff out, and ice, the spray-gunned ice, Sending away...
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High school drop-outs could make millions
Paul's village vanilla garden showing the 'tithe row' - God's 10 percent cutDES YANINEN| Gary Juffa’s FacebookPORT MORESBY - I was recently on Ferguson Island in Milne Bay where I met a young man named...
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The Rabaul stickybeak incident
British Square at the Battle Waterloo, 1815. A formation adopted in late 1969 by military strategists in RabaulCHIPS MACKELLARWARWICK - At the end of the 1969 academic year at Queensland University I...
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The new US president & the Pacific
Joe Biden - hope that his victory will boost action on climate changeKOROI HAWKINS| Radio New Zealand PacificAUCKLAND - Congratulatory messages continue to pour in from Pacific leaders to the US...
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The story of Warrant Officer Yauwiga DCM
Lieutenant Commander Pryce-Jones of the Naval Intelligence Division responsible for Coastwatcher operations, presents the Loyal Services Medal to Sergeant Yauwiga, Guadalcanal, October 1943KEITH...
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PNG chaos as Marape losing grip on power
Belden Namah (left) seems to have wrecked James Marape's leadership in a massive movement of MPs against his leadershipKEITH JACKSONUPDATEIn a parliamentary vote today on a non-substantive matter, 57...
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A climate for change in the Pacific
The election of Biden and Harris is seen as a beacon of hope by many governments in the Pacific islandsWESLEY MORGAN| Griffith Asia InsightsBRISBANE - Fiji’s prime minister, Voreqe Bainimarama, was the...
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Epic story of Enga’s clash of civilisations
Author Daniel Kumbon and Enga bigman Paul Kurai Kiap atop their highlands provincePHILIP FITZPATRICKVictory Song of Pingeta’s Daughter by Daniel Kumbon, Independently Published, 2020, 406 pages, colour...
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So PNG, can you find the man you need?
KEITH JACKSONNOOSA – Rumour transitioned into reality yesterday when the Papua New Guinea opposition under Belden Namah seemed to have mustered enough MPs to command the Haus Tambaran.A procedural vote...
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Kramer says Marape can fend off Namah/O’Neill play
Kramer says James Marape has great public support that will only build over time because the people of Papua New Guinea are sick of corruption, self-interest and greed (Kramer Report)BRYAN KRAMER|...
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Marape’s resolute & patriotic stand
CORNEY KOROKAN ALONEPORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea’s prime minister, James Marape, consolidated his political capital with 52 MPs and urged calm to Papua New Guineans, the business community,...
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Marape intends to clean out the house
James MarapeKEITH JACKSONNOOSA – It became clear yesterday that prime minister James Marape was not going to easily relinquish his office, nor Papua New Guinea’s government, to the Belden-O’Neill...
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What James Marape wrote to the people….
JAMES MARAPEPORT MORESBY - As Sabbath descends, I am at peace.All things happen for a reason in its season. To all the people of Papua New Guinea, don’t be uptight of what happened today when some of...
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Bougainville's conman 'king' still on the run
Liam Fox meets Noah Musingku in 2010 (ABC News)LIAM FOX| Australian Broadcasting CorporationSYDNEY - Noah Musingku turns to an ancient PC that looks like it stopped working years ago, taps away on the...
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The dangers of complicity
PHILIP FITZPATRICKTUMBY BAY - Silence has always been recognised as complicity. Failing to speak out when something bad is happening is often interpreted as endorsement, especially by the people...
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Fierce words from Marape to ‘political scumbag’
James Marape - "A Huli doesn’t surrender in a fight, you have to kill me on the battlefield and I will die with dignity"KEITH JACKSONNOOSA – Papua New Guinea’s prime minister James Marape has arisen...
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Ples Singsing welcomes PNG writers & poets
MICHAEL DOM| Ples Singsing Masterminds“The Ples Singsing blog is created to encourage and facilitate this process to “re-thing and reclaim” our own stories, poetry and drama. Here we may interact with...
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Amazon’s PNG book ban – too many ‘go missing’
Shipments of many books to PNG, including some of great importance, are being delayed because of thefts from the postal servicePHILIP FITZPATRICKTUMBY BAY - Amazon in Australia, the United States and...
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Marape: 'I'm in control & won't bow to greed’
James Marape - "I’m surrounded by a group of leaders who want to do the right thing for the country"PACIFIC MEDIA CENTRE NEWSDESK| FM100 | PNG Post-Courier | EditedAUCKLAND - Prime Minister James...
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