Day: September 1, 2017
A place where the river and sea meet
By MALUM NALU HOLLIE Maea frontman Robert Oeka’s song Kerema Yu Yet Kam Na Lukim (Kerema, come and see it for yourself) is an anthem for both the least-developed province […]
Seymour is Gar of Wampar
By PISAI GUMAR ONE day in the late 60s, a headmaster at Erap Primary School in Morobe made a decision not to enroll a young child of mixed race when […]
World’s first for a canoe on the way home
By DAPHNE WANI BEHIND the story of the ‘World’s first circumnavigation of the island of New Guinea in a traditional sailing canoe’ – is another story – of the people […]
A small tree brings new hope to Sogeri
By CYRIL GARE VILLAGERS from the Sogeri plateau in Central are keen to develop a massoy (also massoia) cultivation project in partnership with the University of Papua New Guinea. Edobewa […]
Truth and honour don’t always win
By ELLEN TIAMU VINCENT Kumura was educated at a University in the United States. Returning from the bright lights of America to his “handred maunten” people in Bundi, he saw […]
Indigenous people provide window to the world
By STEVEN WINDUO THE world of the indigenous people is viewed through their language, which British behavioural researcher Daniel Nettle and American linguist Suzanne Romaine describe as a window; a […]
Dancers turn Divine Word into melting pot
By KEVIN PAMBA MADANG town turned into a melting pot as it was treated to a colourful display of cultures during the annual Divine Word Cultural Day at the campus […]
Bridging the gap
By EHEYUC SESERU STIGMA is a dirty word when it comes to people with disability. It paints them into a corner and sets them apart from the rest. In Morobe, […]
Mobiles: Use or be used
Anyone that owns a mobile phone, and knows how to use it, is aware that access to ICT – information and communications technology – is now almost a necessity. It […]
Young woman with big dreams
By ELIZABETH MIAE MARTHA Waim has seen it all. Growing up in a remote village in the highlands she has experienced the difficulties and hardship that come with isolation. The […]