Day: March 3, 2017
Local artwork for exhibition
By JOHN RUBEIA THE Royal Queensland Art Society (RQAS) Brisbane Branch is exhibiting artworks by Papua New Guinean artists at its Petrie Terrace Gallery in Brisbane, Australia from 20 to […]
Soccer star inspires Gulf youths
Story and picturesby VINCENT JOSEPH IT is not very often that we hear of an overseas sports personality visiting a remote setting in Papua New Guinea. NRL star, David Mead […]
‘Traditional culture is our pride, identity’
By DAVID LEO CULTURAL shows help to preserve our traditional culture which is our pride and identity. Traditions and cultures vary from place to place in Papua New Guinea with […]
Scrimping on biscuits for a degree
By GIBSON TORASO IN a country made of thousands of tribes and more than 800 plus languages, one’s success and achievements in life becomes the success and pride of the […]
Turtles of Mussau Island face rough waters
By ELAINE VAINA MUSSAU Island in New Island lies 160 kilometres north of Kavieng and is well known for having a large population of green turtles. However, recent surveys by […]
The unique ‘marmar’ market
By JAMES G. KILA THERE is a small roadside market place in the far-flung corner of Basamuk in Rai Coast district, Madang which is occasionally referred to as Marmar market. […]
Living in harmony
By KEVIN PAMBA DIVINE Word University (DWU) is a special place for students from different backgrounds to come together and study and engage in peace and harmony with each other […]
Women farmers’ organisation flourishing
By BARBARA TOMI THE Papua New Guinea Women in Agricultural Development Foundation (PNGWIADF) last week (January 25) celebrated 10 years of service as the voice of women farmers in the […]
For a longer life eat 10-a-day
EATING loads of fruit and vegetables – 10 portions a day – may give us longer lives, say researchers. The study, by Imperial College London, calculated such eating habits could […]
Farmers, villagers take ownership
By LEO WAFIWA THE Coffee Industry Corporation is engaging community leaders and ward councillors in a household survey covering 15,606 farmers and 7,803 hectares in nine coffee growing provinces. The […]