Links
PNG Flags
The following site has a vast quantity of information about the various
flags of PNG. -- http://flagspot.net/flags/pg.html
-- As an example here is a link to the Morobe Flag -- http://flagspot.net/flags/pg-mo.html
Misc
Post PNG web site -- http://www.postpng.com.pg
Telikom PNG web site -- http://www.telikompng.com.pg
Helifix PNG -- http://www.helifix.com.pg
National Economic and Fiscal Commission -- http://www.nefc.gov.pg
PNG People and Places -- http://www.aboutpng.com
Kumul Scholars International -- http://www.kumulscholars.org
World Countries -- http://www.world-countries.net/all/Oceania/papua_new_guinea/society_and_culture/
The Blue Logic: Something from the Darker side of Port Moresby -- http://www.pngbuai.com/800literature/author-yakaipoko/Wiriextract.pdf
Aussie Travel Advice
This is an automated e-mail notification from the Australian Department
of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Smartraveller advisory service. The following
Travel Advice has changed or been added for PNG since their last update
(20 Apr 2006 19:58:23 AEST): -- http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Papua_New_Guinea
Swamp Ghost
A link to information about the Swamp Ghost -- B-17E Serial Number
41-2446 can be found at -- http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-17/41-2446.html
PNG Orchids
If you are interested in PNG Orchids then I suggest visiting -- http://www.orchidspng.com
-- this is another web site with layout and design by Wolfgang H. Bandisch.
Useful PNG Web Sites
http://www.airniugini.com.pg
http://www.bougainville.silvertech.co.nz
http://www.eastnewbritain.com
http://www.ipa.gov.pg
http://www.lastfrontierarts.com.pg/sepik
http://www.madangtourism.com
http://www.michie.net
http://www.milnebaytourism.gov.pg
http://www.ncdc.gov.pg
http://www.pngbd.com
http://www.pngdive.com
http://www.pngonline.gov.pg
http://www.pngtd.com
http://www.pngtia.com
http://www.pngtourism.org.pg
http://www.pomcci.org.pg
http://www.surfingpapuanewguinea.org.pg
http://www.tourismwestnewbritain.org.pg
http://www.toursimmorobe.org.pg
News Items
Cross Border Incident
Radio New Zealand International - Wellington, New Zealand reported
the following news item --
Enquiries are being made in the PNG autonomous province of Bougainville
over a suspected cross border incident into Solomon Islands. see the
full article at -- http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=24877
PNGDF
The PNG Defence Force has indicated that they will destroy ineffective
and unserviceable weapons. Some of the PNGDF are suspicious of the motive
to destroy the weapons with a year to go before the elections.
Meanwhile 100 PNG soldiers who were taking part in "Operation
Wantok Warrior" have returned to PNG after a month of training.
The exercise included Australian soldiers from the Royal Australian
Regiment and PNG soldiers from the Alpha Company of the Second Battalion
of the Second Royal Pacific Islands Regiment (Moem Barracks)
Kokoda Trail Death
A Melbourne man has died while attempting to cross the Kokoda track.
ABC Online - Australia has the full story at -- http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200606/s1667668.htm
Indigenous Museum
The French president has opened a new indigenous art museum in Paris.
The Quai Branly Museum includes funerary poles from PNG. The museum
chair Stéphane Martin, said "It's Paris's longest gallery,
inside which one can walk - as in a landscape - comparing works from
Asia and Africa.... We can pass from one region of the world to another."
See the full article located at http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2006/06/20/museum-paris-indigenousart.html
Mobile Phones
Telikom PNG has made a prediction that by the end of the year there
will be 500,000 mobile telephone users in PNG. Telikom intends to roll
out more than 50 new mobile phone base stations around the country between
now and December. It is expected that there will be over 100,000 mobile
users by the end of this month,
Telikom recently rolled out mobile phone service to Aitape in the West
Sepik Province and at the last minute had to pull out all stops in an
attempt to get mobile coverage for the provincial capital at Vanimo.
Aitape is up and running and Telikom press announcements and advertisements
indicate that Vanimo will be online soon. A few red faces around Telikom
Rumana?
PNG Music
For nearly 30 years, the music industry of Papua New Guinea has developed
- in spurts and short bursts - sustained by nothing other than enthusiasm
and love for music. Full story can be found at -- http://www.thenational.com.pg/062006/column4.htm
Air Niugini
Air Niugini has taken delivery of another Fokker F100, the third for
the airline. The national airline is now preparing the plane and hope
to have it flying passenger around the country by mid July. The plane
has been registered as P2-ANC. One of the Fokker F100's had a heavy
landing in Port Moresby on the weekend and the Post Courier reporter
on board said that possibly two tyres burst on landing.
Air Niugini have also announced price reductions on some fares from
Australia to PNG. CEO, Wasantha Kumarasiri said that the airfares are
just one part of an attempt to lure more tourists to PNG. It is now
hoped that other tourist related operators and businesses will also
do their part to attract tourists to PNG.
Abandoned Hospital
The abandoned hospital located just near UPNG's Medical Faculty Campus
may be developed into a new maternity ward for Port Moresby's General
Hospital. The Motor Vehicle Insurance Limited (MVIL) built the hospital
in 1995 but it has never been occupied after the MVIL was liquidated
in 2001. The hospital was originally intended to be operated as a private
hospital.
Finance Minister
The former Public Accounts Committee Chairman and Bogia MP John Hickey
now hold the Finance Ministry.
Natural Gas
The PNG and Australian Northern Territory governments have used a petroleum
industry conference in Darwin to call for an onshore natural gas supply.
They both want a small amount of natural gas held back from the lucrative
LNG export market. PNG's Energy Minister, Sir Moi Avei, told the conference
he is confident a gas pipeline to Queensland will be completed in 2009
and act as the launching pad for PNG's natural gas industry
Exploratory Workshop
The Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies is holding a Exploratory
One Day Workshop provisionally at the Holiday Inn, Port Moresby on the
Tuesday 12th September 2006. James Leach will convene the Workshop from
the University of Cambridge
The Exploratory Workshop wants to question whether the principles enshrined
in general management approaches exhaust the possibilities of how to
make institutions work. What
Please contact:
Don Niles.
Institute of PNG Studies.
ipngs@global.net.pg
PO Box 1432 Boroko, PNG
for more information.
Knighthoods
What is the value of being given an honours award from the Queen when
the nomination has come from PNG? It seems that some of the recipients
of the lower awards have been given the award for doing their normal
duties and not for anything special or outstanding. Surely these people
have already been compensated with their normal salary to do their normal
job?
Angau Hospital
A request by the Prime Minister to business houses in Lae to help fund
the rebuilding of the hospital has brought some honest criticism from
one prominent business personality. Fred Cook said that business houses
in Lae have been waiting for years for the National Government to help
them at Angau. He then went on to list all the projects funded by non-government
sources with the comment that it is now time for the government to take
on its responsibility and provide adequate funding for the hospital.
Something that the government has not done for all too long for not
only Angau Hospital but most other hospitals and schools around the
country. Will an election year see that reversed?
Village Court Payments
The director of Village Court Secretariat Penny Kerris has said that
there is no reason for the Western Highlands provincial government not
to pay village court officials in the province. He said this after more
than 300 village officials in the province turned up at the Kapal Haus
in Mt Hagen and blockaded the office last Wednesday after finding out
that they would not be paid. The officials have not been paid since
March 2005. -- Full story can be found at --- http://www.thenational.com.pg/061906/nation6.htm
PNG Cricket
PNG Cricket has been recognised globally by being awarded an International
Cricket Council Award for its Best Junior Development initiative. The
is a first for PNG cricket. PNG also won Volunteer of the Year and Best
Promotional Program in the region.
Fun Run
Many people from Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Kokopo, Madang, Mt Hagen,
Goroka, Kavieng, Kimbe, Alotau, Lihir and Porgera have participated
in the annual Tru Kai Fun Run. The run helps raise money for the PNG
Sports Federation
Rotary Gift
A Rotary Club from the inner Melbourne (Australia) suburb of Carlton
has donated K18,000 to a centre that looks after 40 children with disabilities
in Vanimo, West Sepik Province. The children suffer from hearing, blindness
and mental disabilities. Port Moresby Rotary also helped with a small
donation of K300. The K18,000 will be used to go towards a K24,000 solar
electricity system.
Stop and Shop Robbery
Five armed men robbed the Rainbow Stop and Shop store at Gerehu and
escaped with a large amount of money. The thieves managed to steal the
takings for the weekend from an armoured vehicle and escaped in a vehicle
stolen earlier.
Snake Road
Here is a request from a reader-
I am trying to obtain a copy of the book "Snake Road" which
I think was written by a Principal from Sogeri High School. The book
was about the development of the road from Port Moresby through 17 Mile,
Sogeri, and onwards. It would be appreciated if you could run a copy
of this request in a future issue of the PNG Gossip
Regards
Kenneth N. McLeod
59, Chesham Avenue
Taupo, 2730
New Zealand.
Morobe Aid Posts
It has been reported that nearly 50 percent of the aid posts in Morobe
province are closed, causing
deaths in many parts of the province -- http://www.thenational.com.pg/061606/nation4.htm
Kumul Scholars International
Kumul Scholars International (KSI) is an International Student Association
for PNG tertiary education students studying abroad (Papua New Guinea's
"academic elite").
Address:
Secretary of KSI,
c/- UQPNGSA,
UQ Union,
Level 2, UQ Union Bldg.,
UQ St Lucia, QLD 4072,
Australia
E-mail: info@kumulscholars.org
Web -- http://www.kumulscholars.org
PNG Mapping
A high tech mapping of PNG is underway. The project, starting very
soon, will see the first ever high-resolution image and terrain maps
of PNG. Earth Data International won a K37 million deal to produce the
maps. The company has enlisted the help of Australian sub-contractors
and will be working on the project over the next 12 months. The Australian
government is funding the project under an agreement signed with the
PNG government. An aerial survey will take 12 months and the actual
maps will be available ion four to five years. The present mapping system
used in PNG is 30 years out of date and some of the areas were obscured
by cloud and smoke resulting in incomplete coverage. Radar technology
will be used for this project to help eliminate problems with smoke
and cloud.
Coming Events
Tolai Warwagira -- from the 5th to the 11th of July
International Orchid Spectacular - Parliament House, Port Moresby 5th
and 6th of August 2006
The Institute of PNG Studies Exploratory Workshop - September.
42nd PNG Medical Symposium will be held in Madang from the 4th to the
8th of September 2006 -- http://www.medsymp.org.pg
PNG 31st Independence Anniversary - 16th September 2006
Annual Hiri Hanenamo Quest and Hiri Moale Festival - 16th September
2006
Goroka Show -- 16th and 17th of September 2007
Kiwi Ball - The fabulous ball held by the Kiwi's will be held on the
28th October this year. This year the New Zealanders hope to have a
five-piece band to entertain the crowd
Morobe Show -- November 4th and 5th
Milne Bay Kundu and Canoe Festival -- 6th to the 12th of November 2006
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