Female cocoa farmer collects prizes October 22, 2019
October 22, 2019, A WOMAN from Guadu village in Salamaua, Morobe, who won the best woman farmer at the Kumul blo Morobe Cocoa of Excellence Show in July received her prizes on Friday. Nanuo Kaukesa... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Buai seller killer September 18, 2019
September 18, 2019The National By REBECCA KUKUPAPUA New Guinea’s 44th Independence Day anniversary celebrations on Monday were marred by violence when a buai (betel nut) seller was allegedly battered... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Only two betel nut wholesale points, city manager says August 9, 2019
CITY manager Bernard Kipit says the NCDC betel nut control centre at Duran farm, Eight-Mile and the Edics Holdings betel nut wholesale operator at Tete, Gerehu remains the only approved locations for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Solar combination dryer for Qbora cocoa farmers in Tinputz August 2, 2019
A group of cocoa farmers from the Qbora Farmers Business Group in Tinputz District in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville has started construction of a solar combination dryer to improve the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Vale John Talu Tekwie – Soft power and FTZ July 29, 2019
My late brother JT was championing of the Free Trade Zone in Vanimo. His work on the the FTZ was progressing very well, until his untimely passing yesterday. What is Free Trade Zone? According to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Vanuatu’s Reputation in Tourism July 19, 2019
Vanuatu’s reputation as an alternative destination and one of the best Pacific venues for hosting regional and international events must continue to be protected and well-guarded at all times.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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PM: Agriculture, digital economy the way forward for PNG June 19, 2019
Papua New Guinea (PNG)’s 8th Prime Minister James Marape spoke to The National’s senior writer MALUM NALU in an exclusive interview last week. Marape wants to transform the agriculture sector into a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Senior Sephardic rabbi, Yitzhak Yosef [Ali Fouldakar/YouTube]

Israel’s chief rabbi calls Afro-Americans ‘monkeys’

Post by wantok on December 22, 2019 Views: 3

Israel’s chief Rabbi, Yitzhak Yosef, has stoked controversy by describing Afro-Americans as “monkeys” during one of his weekly religious lessons. The remark, which will prompt further discussion about entrenched racism within the country, was reported by Israeli newspaper Ynet News. Yosef, whose status as chief rabbi is constitutionally recognised, is no stranger to inflammatory remarks having previously […]

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Solomon reefs damaged irreparably from latest bauxite spill

Post by wantok on July 10, 2019 Views: 4

The coral reefs off Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands are likely to be permanently damaged from the latest shipping environmental catastrophe to hit the area. With authorities still assessing the scale of the environmental impact from the bunker spill in February of the Solomon Trader bulk carrier, the same remote bay in the Solomon Islands was struck by another dire […]

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Students encouraged to plant more trees

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[Photo: Lachlan Eddie] STUDENTS are encouraged to plant more trees. Japanese volunteer Honami Kanehori, 24, made the suggestion as she prepares to leave the country after completing her three-year assignment. “I wish to encourage students across the country to plant more trees as their contribution to preserving your country’s forests,” Kanehori, who had worked at […]

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Most of the Marshall Islands lie less than two metres (6.5 feet) above sea level (AFP Photo/GIFF JOHNSON)

Marshall Islanders ‘sitting ducks’ as sea level rises: president

Post by wantok on June 27, 2019 Views: 4

Geneva (AFP) – Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine stressed Friday the need for dramatic climate action and international support to ensure her people are not left as “sitting ducks” when sea levels inevitably rise. In an interview with AFP in Geneva, Heine detailed a range of projects underway aimed at helping prepare and adapt her […]

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Climate change real in Airara

Post by wantok on June 17, 2019 Views: 12

By VERONICA AURE ACCORDING to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) “global climate change already has observable effects on the environment. Scientists had predicted in the past would result from global climate change are now occurring: loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level rise and longer, more intense heat waves.’ (https://climate.nasa.gov/effects/) It is very […]

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West Papua Province Earns Global Conservation Hero Award

Post by wantok on June 03, 2019 Views: 3

Conservational International (CI) has awarded West Papua Province its Global Conservation Hero Award at the organization’s annual gala in Los Angeles, California. The recognition comes after West Papua formalized a legal framework for sustainable development and conservation in the province. The legislation is particularly significant for the region’s tropical forests and the unique Bird’s Head Seascape, which […]

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Sir Paliau Maloat, OBE, ESQUIRE, LAS PROPHET BILONG WOL,

Tete, Manus i laik go insait long Autonomy, but wanem samting tru em autonomy?

By wantok on March 10, 2019

Na autonomy bilong husat? Na manus bai ronim autonomy olsem wanem? Kaen tingting yah i stap long manus bipo pinis or nogat. Mi laik introducim yu go long wanpela papa tru bilong manus autonomy, Sir Paliau Maloat, OBE, ESQUIRE, LAS PROPHET BILONG WOL, Long 1942 long jan 24 wanpela man ikam kamap long Paliau Maloat […]

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Ngenge Sasa: Papuan Merdeka

By wantok on March 10, 2019

IM APPEALING TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDONESIA TO PLEASE GIVE WEST PAPUA OUR FREEDOM, WE MELANISIAN PEOPLE ARE GOOD AND FREINDLY PEOPLE, GIVE US FREEDOM TO BE WHO WE REALLY ARE. YES WE KNOW YOU ARE OVER POPULATED, YES WE KNOW YOU DONT HAVE LAND, YES WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE AFRAID OF US, YES […]

James Marape, MP: My people , my country PNG March 17, 2020
Yesterday National Security Council met and we elevated the Covid 19 ( corona virus ) to a National Security issue instead of just health issue. This pandemic is a cross cutting issue that affects social security , health of our country’s population and economy. And this is not the first health issue and scare and […]
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Authoritis Take Hard Stance on Illegal Foreigners March 16, 2020
Authorities have made it clear that any foreigner who is found to be of threat to National Security will be removed from Papua New Guinea. This is in accordance with Prime Minister James Marape’s warning earlier to any foreigners living and doing business in the country to respect and abide by PNG’s laws. Minister for […]
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Armed conflict surges in Papua’s Mimika regency March 15, 2020
Reports from West Papua indicate more deadly armed conflict in Mimika regency. The West Papua National Liberation Army claims responsibility for a series of attacks on security forces in the Indonesian-controlled territory since last week. A Liberation Army spokesman said its guerilla forces in Tembagapura shot dead an Indonesian soldier at the weekend. He also […]
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Need to suspend democracy? There better be a good reason for it March 13, 2020
When presidents make the consequential decision to suspend democracy, they usually do so at a critical juncture in history and with a grand purpose in mind. Would-be autocrats need to have a perfectly plausible excuse for why such a drastic decision is needed. When Egyptian military leader Gen. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi decided in 2013 to […]
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Indonesia says 1 soldier killed in ongoing Papua clash March 9, 2020
TIMIKA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s military said Monday that a soldier was killed in an ongoing clash between security forces and a rebel group near the world’s largest gold mine in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua region. The clashes, which began Feb. 29 near the Grasberg copper and gold mine in Papua province, had previously killed a […]
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Villagers Flee to Escape Shootings in Indonesia’s Papua March 7, 2020
By The Associated Press, March 7, 2020 JAKARTA, Indonesia — A weeklong shootout between security forces and a rebel group near the world’s largest gold mine in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua region has caused nearly 2,000 villagers to flee, officials said Saturday. The clashes, which began Feb. 29 near the Grasberg copper and gold mine in […]
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West Papuans remain hopeful of Melanesian Spearhead Group prospects March 4, 2020
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua remains hopeful it will be granted greater status in the Melanesian Spearhead Group. The Movement has observer status in the MSG, whose full members are Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia’s FLNKS group. Vanuatu will take over the group’s chairmanship from PNG when it […]
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