By COLIN TAIMBARI ITS two months since the PNG Kumul World Surf League world longboard championships in Madang’s picturesque Uligan Bay down Bogia way, but those in the surfing world […]

By JIM RIDGES THE story in The National’s Weekender of 28 April about the endemic New Ireland monitor lizard (palai) varansus douarrha helped to remind us of the importance of […]

A CLEAN birthing environment and good hygiene practices are crucial to a mother and baby’s survival during and after birth. Sanitary conditions help protect them from infections that could cause […]

By PERO SIMINJI IF Papua New Guineans can have Chris Brown’s songs in their mp3 players, why can’t Chris Brown have a Papua New Guinean song in his mp3 player? […]

By JIMMY KALEBE AS a child, Arthur Imona would strip down toys that his parents bought for him, piece by piece, so he could see the insides of those gadgets, […]

By CORA MOABI SINCE the detection of coffee berry borer (CBB) in the heart of Jiwaka almost three months ago, the PNG Coffee Industry Corporation (CIC) has taken immediate measures […]

Story and pictures by PAULA KARI VILLAGE birth attendants, or VBAs, are mainly older women, who themselves have had children. A village birth assistant helps pregnant mothers during the delivery […]

By MUHUYUPE SORANZI IN this nation of  different tribes and more than 800 languages, one unifying factor that makes us think Papua New Guinean is our music. Local music cuts […]