Day: January 27, 2017
Kokopo to Namatanai on jet skis
By TERENI KENS THE call to ride went out just before dawn. As the crew gathered and the engines slowly groaned to life, the loud and powerful sounds resembled Harley […]
Ali Tuli’s self-sacrifice
By HENZY YAKHAM A SELFLESS individual’s wish for two important infrastructure projects has transformed the lives of hundreds of people directly and thousands of others indirectly in the Imbonggu district […]
Language Toktok
By CRAIG ALAN VOLKER Who started Tok Pisin? IN this monthly discussion we will answer one question about language in PNG and beyond. This month we are looking at how […]
Hopewell, a culture disappeared
By PATRICK MATBOB SOME ancient cultures that once lived on earth and later disappeared have left behind some clues about their existence. However, there is little to reveal who they […]
‘Before you start a business, work on mindsets first’
By ELLEN TIAMU HUMAN Development Institute (HDI) Founder, Samuel Tam Snr or Papa Sam as he is commonly known to thousands of people around PNG, says education throughout the world […]
Writers immersion, cultural exchange
By STEVEN WINDUO I AM participating in a writers and writing program called Writers Immersion and Cultural Exchange (WrICE) instituted in 2013, within the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), […]
Highlands Highway woes
By MALUM NALU DRIVING up the Markham Valley stretch of the Highlands Highway brings back memories of another day. It’s Thursday, Dec 22, 2016, and we are travelling up to […]
Poroma’s education fix
By TONY PALME EDUCATED elites of Poroma in Nipa Kutubu district of Southern Highlands have mobilised to ensure Poroma has an educated population. “The fact that few or none of […]
Finding inner peace
By KEVIN PAMBA MY two articles over the last two weeks showed that there are groups of people in the highlands who have consciously abandoned tribal fighting many years ago. […]
CLIP is empowering women
“WHATEVER you do, be different – that was the advice my mother gave me, and I can’t think of a better advice for an entrepreneur. If you’re different, you will […]