PNG Gossip Newsletter - 16 Jun 2016

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C O N T E N T S

Neo Melanesian Links
PNG News Links Misc. Links
The News Police Shoot Students
Police Try to Arrest SRC President Media Council Condemns Attack
O'Neill Should Talk to Students Police Fires Shots at Gerehu
OFC Nations Cup FIFA U-20 Mascot Launched
Live Ammunition Unwarranted Air Niugini
Aussie Smartraveller Unitech Returns to Normalcy
Shootings Highlight Aid Needs Somare Visits PMGH
Solomon Islands Students Divine Word Online Exams
Oil Search More Protests Blocked
Bahai's Launch New Website Exercise Koa Moana
Water Desal Unit Mt Hagen New
NRL Expands Program in PNG Bicycle Race
Sydney Protest Moresby Tourism
Foreign Media Blasted National Athletics Championships
Coming Events PNG Media Related Sites

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PNG News Links

PNG AIDS NGO fears more funding cuts -- http://giaman.com/pg/?94909d

Angry students rally against PNG Government-- http://giaman.com/pg/?58612b

PNG leader O'Neill tackles corruption, unrest -- http://giaman.com/pg/?5a5c2f

Private Security Intelligence Agency created by Peter O'Neill and LR Group to ensure O'Neill remains in power after 2017 -- http://giaman.com/pg/?4b15e1

Highlands's unrest following PNG police crackdown on students grounds flights -- http://giaman.com/pg/?b19f7e

Two Mt Hagen high school students arrested in Highlands protest fallout -- http://giaman.com/pg/?1a0d19

Kange's charges increased -- http://giaman.com/pg/?983373

Wisil and Piniua set new track records -- http://giaman.com/pg/?508517

University of Goroka suspends classes -- http://giaman.com/pg/?f69c3e





Misc. Links

Bahai's in PNG -- http://www.bahai.org.pg/

PNG Power -- http://pngpower.com.pg/

Explorer from Oman to embark on Cannibal River Expedition -- http://giaman.com/pg/?324b20

PNG Bilum Hat na Vogue Australia -- http://giaman.com/pg/?915239

Rodent is the first mammal to go extinct because of human-fuelled climate change -- http://giaman.com/pg/?1481c2


News Items

Police Shoot Students

Several people have injured when police shot at protesting university students at the University of PNG.

Port Moresby General Hospital CEO, Mr Grant Muddle, says there have been no deaths or critical university students at the hospital. All gunshot wound casualties have been stabilised and admitted at the hospital.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?3dccd9

Riots erupt after PNG police fire on protest -- http://giaman.com/pg/?3611de

Enga UPNG students walk off meeting -- http://giaman.com/pg/?9e4c72

PNG police shooting: Australia asked to help investigate -- http://giaman.com/pg/?efcf73





Police Try to Arrest SRC President

YouTube video of police trying to arrest Student Representative Council President, Kenneth Rapa at the University of PNG,

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?ee1d9c





Media Council Condemns Attack

The Media Council of Papua New Guinea has condemned the assault of a journalist this morning by members of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC).

National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) journalist Rose Amos was kicked and punched by two police officers at the scene of a confrontation this morning between protesting University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) students and the police.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?b958bf





O'Neill Should Talk to Students

History is repeating itself in Papua New Guinea. The reported killing of four students on Wednesday follows the death of three others at the hands of the police in similar circumstances in 2001. This latest event comes after more than a month of protests from students calling for the resignation of Peter O'Neill.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?db47ee





Police Fires Shots at Gerehu

Police have fired several shots at Gerehu in Port Moresby chasing people away at the main bus stop.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?ea95dc





OFC Nations Cup

The All Whites' OFC Nations Cup semi-final in Port Moresby went ahead, despite police shooting student protesters in the city.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?51eed6

NZ beat PNG 4-2 in a penalty shootout to win to win Oceania Nations Cup -- http://giaman.com/pg/?e58878

Scrappy result enough for All Whites coach -- http://giaman.com/pg/?93b710





FIFA U-20 Mascot Launched

The Official Mascot of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2016 was launched and presented to the public today in front of thousands of football fans at the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?db9ba6





Live Ammunition Unwarranted

Governor of Port Moresby's National Capital District (NCD), Powes Parkop, said the use of live ammunition on students was "unwarranted" and has challenged Government claims that police were provoked with stone throwing, kicking off a violent confrontation.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?78cef9

Somare condemns police for firing on UPNG students -- http://giaman.com/pg/?8af7e6

Investigate violence against peaceful protesters -- http://giaman.com/pg/?9f3e40





Air Niugini

Air Niugini Limited has congratulated Hane Garo, for setting the benchmark as the Buka Port Manager, in facilitating the relocation of the Buka Sales Office. General Manager, Customers and Markets, Dominic Kaumu, was pleased with the commitment shown by Mrs Garo not only as a manager but a woman, in improving Air Niugini's image, in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?c2f8fb

Air Niugini suspends flights to Honiara -- http://giaman.com/pg/?cb55bd

Air Niugini resumes services to Honiara -- http://giaman.com/pg/?07980f

Air Niugini increases flights to Japan -- http://giaman.com/pg/?82da8f





Aussie Smartraveller

During the current unrest it is wise to consult the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Smartraveller advisory service.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?e60e60





Unitech Returns to Normalcy

The situation at Lae University of Technology returned to normalcy after the Lae Metropolitan Superintendent Anthony Wagambie Jr and two of his officers went on campus unarmed and engaged in dialogue with the Senior Executive Management (SEM), Student Representative Council (SRC) and the leaders of the provincial groups assuring them that the police would not enter the campus unless called for by the administration on the understanding that students refrain from destroying public property on campus.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?67cdf6





Shootings Highlight Aid Needs

PNG and Australian officials need to make more effort in increasing joint PNG-Australian police operations and Australia needs to insist that it will coordinate the distribution of funds given through aid programs to organizations and departments that are plagued with corruption. The concept of providing funding in an effort to cease corruption cannot be successful if the funds that are provided are directly put into the hands of those that are corrupt.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?5f0b4d





Somare Visits PMGH

The founding father of PNG, Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare and his wife have visited the Port Moresby General Hospital bedside of a student wounded by a gunshot while recently filming events at the University of PNG (UPNG). Another UPNG student Steven Likas, is still in a comma with a bullet in his head.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?45dc89

Polye visits bullet-wounded students -- http://giaman.com/pg/?3df66c





Solomon Islands Students

The Solomon Islands Government is yet to decide whether to bring back students from the troubles in PNG. Solomon Islands High Commissioner to PNG Barnabas Anga said he's still waiting on UPNG, PNG University of Technology (UNITECH) and University of Goroka to inform him about their operational status for this semester.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?6561d1





Divine Word Online Exams

Divine Word University (DWU) in Madang will be the first University in PNG to deliver its examinations online. The online examinations coincides with the inaugural examinations for DWU's first intake of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) students.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?c34c1c





Oil Search

Oil Search Ltd., the energy producer that agreed to acquire fellow PNG explorer InterOil Corp. for $2.2 billion, is betting it can overcome a languishing liquefied natural gas market to deliver another export project by beating rivals on costs.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?969f22

InterOil Announces Special Meeting to Vote on Oil Search Transaction -- http://giaman.com/pg/?a14c53





More Protests Blocked

It has been reported the University of Papua New Guinea has obtained an injunction to stop protests after a number of people were hurt when a demonstration turned violent.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?12fe83





Bahai's Launch New Website

The National Spiritual Assembly of Bahai's in PNG have launched a new website. The website represents the identity of the Bahai's in PNG, and the faith in general.

-- http://www.bahai.org.pg/

The Bahá'í Faith arrived in PNG in 1954. Sr Violet Hoehnke, of Australian origin, was the first pioneer and the first to reach the shores of PNG arriving at the Admiralty Island and taught the Bahá'í Faith to a first Papua New Guinean man Apelis Mazakmat, a teacher and a respected community leader from New Ireland Province.





Exercise Koa Moana

The United States Naval Ship (USNS) Sacagawea will visit Port Moresby from June 17 to 24 as part of Exercise Koa Moana, a bilateral exchange between the U.S Marine Corps and the PNG Defence Force.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?6a5a7a





Water Desal Unit

There has been an official presentation ceremony of an Israeli-designed mobile water purification and desalination unit to the PNG government at Pangia, the birthplace of Prime Minister Peter O'Neill.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?0a225f





Mt Hagen News

After reconciliation between the Chief Executive Officer of Mt Hagen City Authority, Leo Noki, and the city manager, Pius Pim the newly established Mt Hagen City Authority (MHCA) will be working hand in hand with the Town City Council.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?fcd56c





NRL Expands Program in PNG

GE and the National Rugby League have announced a partnership to expand the league's wellbeing program across Papua New Guinea schools. The NRL Wellbeing program aims to help students make the connections between physical activity, nutrition and mental wellness. Nearly 20,000 primary school students from Port Moresby, East New Britain and the Eastern Highlands province will benefit from the program and increased education.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?5cd1e5





Bicycle Race

Over 200 cyclists of all age groups took part in the Pacific Industries Bicycle Race recently in East New Britain Province, despite bad weather.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?268d48





Sydney Protest

A PNG student studying in Australia says the police who opened fire on a group of university students in Port Moresby should have "a good look at themselves".

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?186d06





Moresby Tourism

Institute of National Affairs executive director Paul Barker says Port Moresby's tourism sector is benefiting more compared to other centres.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?e52480

PNGs Tourism Zone Initiative -- http://giaman.com/pg/?bcaabc





Foreign Media Blasted

The PNG government has termed as "intentionally reckless" reports by some international news organisations regarding recent events in Port Moresby involving University of PNG students and police.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?e595a2





National Athletics Championships

The 55th National Athletics Championships have been held in Lae. The sporting event provides an avenue of opportunity for athletes to showcase local sporting talents for other upcoming national sports events.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?f4e07b





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.

The National Mask Festival -- http://giaman.com/pg/?2cc7f8 -- July 13 - 17 Rabaul

The ABU Pacific Media Partnership Conference 2016 - 24 to 27 August in Port Moresby -- http://giaman.com/pg/?473731

Pacific Youth Leaders (PYL) Basketball Camp 2 - 11 of September 2016 in Port Moresby

2016 8th FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup tournament (13 Nov - 3 Dec, Port Moresby) -- http://giaman.com/pg/?18525e

Christmas Day - 25 December 2016

Boxing Day - 26 December 2016

New Year's Day - 1st January 2017

Surfing Association PNG - World Surf League tour championship in January 2017

Pacific Mini Games - Vanuatu 2017

2018 - APEC summit to be held in Port Moresby -- http://giaman.com/pg/?a3e64e

Do you have an event that you want advertised? - Use the submission form located at -- http://www.pnggossip.com/misc/ctc.html




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