China seen as key for reducing illegal logging in Melanesia
Civil society is looking at China as the best bet for reducing illegal logging in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. PNG is China’s single largest supplier of timber, large quantities of which come from illegal operations. A policy advisor with the environmental and anti-corruption NGO Global Witness says PNG’s government has largely failed to […]
Enga police on alert after fight
By ELIAS LARI, the National PNG AT least six people were killed and dozens more hospitalised following a fight on the outskirts of the Porgera gold mine in Enga last week. There was a shooting incident last Wednesday at Kumbipara village in Porgera in which four died, followed by an ambush on the road at […]
Halo OAP – Ke Melanesia atau ke Asia? Sekedar Cek-Cek, Otak OAP
Orang Asli Papua (OAP) digunakan saat ini di pulau New Guinea bagian Barat untuk membedakan Orang Papua yang TIDAK Asli, atau istilah kita orang-orang Amberi, atau umumnya kita bisa katakan orang-orang Melayu Indonesia. Jadi, dengan mengatakan OAP, kit…
Islands to Oasis eyes seasonal work for ni-Vans in U.S.A
- Their visit came after the Seasonal Workers Program Forum held in Port Vila in mid-2018
The Vanuatu Daily Post – A team of agriculturalists from California, United States of America (USA) were in Vanuatu recently to explore new possibilities of sourcing local labor for seasonal work on farms in the U.S. Islands to Oasis, an Australian-based company brought 25 farmers, growers and entrepreneurs who run companies that support the agriculture […]
Look to the East: Haile Selassie and the Rastafari Movement
By Adjei-Gyamfi Yaw on November 5, 2018 — Yaw Adjei-Gyamfi explores the links between Emperor Haile Selassie and Rastafarians and considers why he remains a source of inspiration for Rastas all over the world Recently, Ethiopia became the third African country, after Rwanda and Seychelles, to achieve gender parity in their Cabinets when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s appointments […]
Melanesian art exchange takes place in Port Vila
Vanuatu’s capital of Port Vila has witnessed one of its biggest exhibitions of art, with around 5,000 carvings and woven Melanesian products presented for sale last week. Local organiser Tyson Stanley Ghera told the Daily Post newspaper that it is the first initiative of its kind, organised between the sister cities of Honiara and Port Vila. Mr […]
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