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Can PNG Air Help Spur Tourism in Papua New Guinea? -- http://giaman.com/pg/?1a11d4
National Football Stadium Ready for 2016 -- http://giaman.com/pg/?c494ed
UN Criticizes Australian Refugee Policy -- http://giaman.com/pg/?791b9c
Two found guilty over Australian's murder -- http://giaman.com/pg/?6a7e8c
A Frontier Emerging Market -- http://giaman.com/pg/?15bdf8
Visa on arrival at several PNG International Airports -- http://giaman.com/pg/?53950b
Villagers get asthma from New Guinea forest fires -- http://giaman.com/pg/?10f209
New Zealand won't appeal Olympic tournament disqualification -- http://giaman.com/pg/?80ba7e
Misc. Links
Beckham is a True Ambassador -- http://giaman.com/pg/?55aaac
Local Scientists Invite Government for More Dialogue -- http://giaman.com/pg/?40766a
Red Cross Special Education Centre-- http://giaman.com/pg/?ab5c34
Helping children and mothers in need in Alotau -- http://giaman.com/pg/?153568
An entry in the 2015 Rivers Award for Writing on Peace & Harmony -- http://giaman.com/pg/?96c99a
PNG Tourism -- http://www.papuanewguinea.travel
Record Evangelistic Series Yields 424 Baptisms -- http://giaman.com/pg/?63aeb5
PNG Images
Trobriand Island Girl Dancing -- http://giaman.com/pg/?ec7e3d
Olsem Wanem - Episode 35, 2015 -- http://giaman.com/pg/?2fcdbc
Sports Scene - Episode 38, 2015 -- http://giaman.com/pg/?85b5fe
News Items
Drought Crisis
An estimated one-third of the population of PNG, the most populous Pacific Island state, is now suffering from the country's worst drought this century and experts predict El Nino's influence will carry on through March 2016.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?ef412c
Allison Sudradjat Awardee
Pamela Toliman from the PNG Institute of Medical Research has won an Allison Sudradjat prize.
Allison Sudradjat was the Minister Counsellor in Indonesia for the Australian Agency for International Development, AusAID. She died tragically on the 7th of March 2007 as a result of a plane crash in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. -- http://giaman.com/pg/?cdf115
Improving Justice for Children
Police and legal professionals will be better prepared to investigate and prosecute crimes concerning children, following a 'Pikinini Witness Workshop' held recently in Port Moresby. The workshop involved 22 Australian and police officers and prosecutors, working together to strengthen investigative, interviewing and examining skills. Since the introduction of the Lukautim Pikinini Act in 2014, there has been increased recognition that vulnerable witnesses, particularly children, require special care and consideration when their evidence is given to police and in court.
-- http://png.embassy.gov.au/pmsb/567.html
New Colombo Plan
Education will remain a key bilateral understanding between PNG and Australia. Australia's Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, says it's a people-to-people focus. The New Colombo Plan will give equal opportunity to Australians to study and work in PNG.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?586de0
Canterbury Bulldogs Rebuild School
Thanks to players from the Canterbury Bulldogs in Australia two school buildings on tiny Enuk Island, which is located 850 kilometres from Port Moresby, have been repaired and rebuilt. While in PNG, the players have also conducted coaching clinics and promoted the importance of education, healthy lifestyles and respect for women and children, for whom it has only recently become compulsory to attend school.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?b61823
Police on Alert
Police in Lae, PNG's second largest city, remain on alert after a mass protest against foreigners left one person dead and several others injured. Lae Chamber of Commerce president Alan McLay said the protest was aimed at illegal street vendors, including Chinese traders.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?5d28b4
City returns to normal -- http://giaman.com/pg/?3a2676
PNG teachers' college close early because of riots -- http://giaman.com/pg/?cbf3fa
Woman Killed By Stray Bullet
A woman has been shot dead at Kakandetta in Popondetta, Northern Province. According to eyewitness in the province she was preparing food for her sons' Grade Eight graduation at Resurrection Primary School when the incident occurred. She was killed by a stray bullet fired from a police issued firearm.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?6dab44
PNG Power Exec Arrested
The suspended Chief Executive Officer of PNG Power, John Mangos, was arrested today over fraud and corruption charges. Mangos turned himself in at the National Fraud and Anti-Corruption officer today with his lawyer, where he was questioned over the allegations of misappropriation and false pretence.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?7bb1f4
PNG Air
PNG Air (CG, Port Moresby) has outlined its planned ATR72-600(C) operations following the delivery of its maiden aircraft of the type to Port Moresby.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?6d45f4
PNG Air Design Attracts Locals -- http://giaman.com/pg/?1c48dd
PNG AIR to continue provide best air service -- http://giaman.com/pg/?7530b9
25 Years Loyalty with PNG Air -- http://giaman.com/pg/?d8cc31
Juffa Commends Kouza
EMTV - Northern Governor, Gary Juffa, has commended Lae Open member, Loujaya Kouza, for standing up for the churches. His comments come after Loujaya Kouza was sacked from the People's National Congress Party.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?4f62d5
Aussie Scholarships
Over 120 Papua New Guinean future leaders have completed preparations for an opportunity of a lifetime - undertaking a scholarship for study in Australia in 2016. Since 1996, more than 2000 Papua New Guineans have studied in Australia on scholarships. Australia Awards promote knowledge, education links and enduring ties between Australia and PNG and are part of Australia's commitment to providing education opportunities to improve living standards and stimulate economic growth.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?095e55
Land Reform Arrests
Two more officers have been arrested and charged today in relation to the misappropriation of the Land Reform Trust Fund. Vavine Walo and Simeon Andrew will be facing similar charges as those laid against the former lands secretary, Romilly Kila Pat.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?57b21e
Rugby League Bilong Laif
Former Canberra Raider and PNG Kumul Mark Mom, who is now In-Country General Manager for the NRL in Papua New Guinea, says an NRL-run development program has the potential to improve social cohesion and gender relations in the Rugby League-mad nation.
To date, League Bilong Laif has reached more than 32,000 participants (48 per cent female) and trained more than 800 teachers (61 per cent female) from more than 80 schools.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?1b62d1
NCD Boxing Ready
With the National Boxing Championships to be held in New Ireland later this month, the National Capital District (NCD) boxing organisation will be hosting the second of its sparing competitions to prep fighters for the event.
NCD will be aiming to send the best squad that it has, knowing that stiff competition will come from the New Guinea Islands region in AROB and also from the Kairuku Amateur Boxing Association as well.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?b5c437
Conflict Islands
The Conflict Islands are billed as a "rare, untouched marvel" and it's set to become the newest travel hotspot for Aussies. From June, the P&O Pacific Jewel will become the first cruise ship to call at the untouched Conflict Islands as part of its Papua New Guinea itineraries. It's part of a landmark partnership with eccentric entrepreneur and passionate conservationist Ian Gowrie-Smith, a British-based Australian who owns the islands.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?8018b2
Vege Ban Backfires
A ban on the importation of vegetables has had to be modified after a severe shortage of many vegetables has left consumers struggling even to get onions. It is now possible to import "bulb" onions, tomatoes and capsicums but only from Queensland (Australia). The importation of "Irish" potatoes, "round" cabbages, carrots, pumpkins, peas, zucchini, eggplant, pak choi, French beans, lettuce and celery is still banned.
Supermarket managers decry veggie ban -- http://giaman.com/pg/?57d7dc
Cancer Awareness
Almost 200 people, both men and woman, attended the Men's Cancer Awareness Workshop held recently at the Grand Papua Hotel in Port Moresby. The workshop was hosted by Professor Olver, cancer researcher, bioethicist and medical oncologist. Professor Olver is also a member of the Advisory Council for Cancer Australia.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?7b3611
POM Airport Stores
Fijian retailer Prouds has described the opening of arrivals and departures stores at Port Moresby Jackson's International airport as a major highlight. The stores were officially opened by Prime Minister Peter O'Neill on following a National Airports Corporation upgrade.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?9c0823
12th Pacific Festival
The 12th Festival of Pacific Arts will be held in Hagatna, Guam from the 22nd of May through to the 4th of June 2016. Since 1972, delegations from 27 island nations around the Pacific have come to exchange their cultures at each festival of Pacific arts.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?39f1a4
Outrigger Paddling
The paddlers of the Konedobu Kanu Klab start arriving by PMV (bus), utes and on foot from 4:30pm for another training session. Jack, the Captain, is one of the first to arrive and he goes about supervising the launching of the outrigger canoes. Read more by clicking on the link below.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?043170
Waigani Artefact Market
Janet Janet Sape, PNG Women in Business Founder, in partnership with the CPL group of companies has organised a place for women to market their artefacts without having to worry about the cost of renting a place. CPL has reserved half of Waigani Central's upper car park purposefully for businesswomen to market their artefacts on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?c84e9c
Resurrecting WWII Planes
Rebuilding a plane after it has been left in the jungles of PNG for 70 years has been made easier with the use of a HandyScan Laser scanner that allows a 3-D model to be made of any object. The scanner can acquire about half a million points per second. The scanner can often replaces 40 hours with a slide rule and engineering software building a digital 3-D model of the object.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?247dc9
Madang Calls for Sea Law
Kalibobo Vendors Association chairman Alphonse Gumakeli says Madang urgently needs the implementation of the Small Craft Act to monitor the movement of criminals at sea.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?de8d70
Vale Brian Low
Brian Buik Low CBE, a former British High Commissioner, to PNG has died. He was involved in the infamous Sandline affair, a political scandal that became one of the defining moments in the history of PNG. Sandline International was a private military company, based in London, which was involved in conflicts in Papua New Guinea, having a contract with the government under the then Prime Minister Julius Chan.
He died on the 28th of October 2015 after a short illness.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?1ffbba
Vale William Harrison
Former Director of Music (Band Master) of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary, RPNGC, William Thomas Harrison MBE, has died on the 18th October 2015 aged 81.
PNG National Anthem for Voice & Piano -- http://giaman.com/pg/?500e4e
Kina Securities
Following the recent acquisition of Maybank PNG, Kina Securities has launched its new banking brand in the nation's capital, Port Moresby. This completes both an eventful and successful year in which the company marked its transformation as PNG's fourth largest bank.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?09c54c
Dinghy Found
Two boatmen have been found safe and well in a Papua New Guinea village two days after they went missing in a dinghy in the Torres Strait. The PNG nationals ran into trouble between Saibai Island, which is close to the PNG mainland, and the tip of Cape York on Wednesday.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?f4e597
Miss Pacific Islands PNG
What used to be known as the Miss South Pacific Pageant promoting tourism and Pacific women beauty changed its name in 2014 to the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant.
The change was first raised in 2011 when board members of Papua New Guinea and Hawai’i presented their views on the issue in Apia during the Miss South Pacific pageant that year. Their concerns were that Papua New Guinea and Hawai’i were not in the South Pacific zone, yet they have always participated in the competition.
Miss Pacific Islands PNG for 2015 / 2016 is Abigail Havora
1st Runner-Up Shamilla Paliwa (Miss Garamut)
2nd Runner-Up Mary Konobo (Miss PNG Air Services)
3rd Runner-Up Takeiti Helen Vetali
250 Tonne Monsters Ready
Three 250 tonne mega machines, to be used by Nautilus Minerals to chew up the seafloor in PNG, have been unveiled. The three pieces of equipment - a bulk cutter, an auxiliary cutter and a collection machine - are now due to be taken to an unnamed location for testing in shallow waters before they loaded onto a specially built vessel and deployed in the Pacific Ocean. -- https://smd.co.uk/products/submerged-mining/list.htm
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?389a19
Rabaul Queen Trial
A trial date has been set for the owner and four others over their alleged role in the Rabaul Queen inter-island ferry disaster in Papua New Guinea, which killed at least 173 people in 2012.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?dfe086
Coming Events
Note: please verify any date mentioned as dates change and events can sometimes get cancelled. Of course I may also put down a wrong date.
National Boxing Championship, 18 - 22 November 2015 (Kavieng)
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November 2015
PNGAA Christmas lunch in Perth - 11:30am 27 November at RAAF Association, Bull Creek Drive, Bull Creek - $25 head - RSVP -- linda121@bigpond.com
Christmas Day - 25 December 2015
Boxing Day - 26 December 2015
New Year's Day - 1st January 2016
Trade Pasifika - 2016 in Port Moresby
2016 8th FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup tournament (Port Moresby) -- http://giaman.com/pg/?18525e
12th Festival of Pacific Arts 22 May to 4 June 2016 (Hagatna, Guam)
Pacific Mini Games - Vanuatu 2017
2018 - APEC summit to be held in Port Moresby -- http://giaman.com/pg/?a3e64e
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