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PNG News Links
PNG court stays arrest warrant against Prime Minister -- http://giaman.com/pg/?7de600
Peter Loko to head new firm -- http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/72374
Political Party jumpers immune from watchdog -- http://giaman.com/pg/?5033c9
Australia's Newcrest says expects impairment of up to A$2.5 bln -- http://giaman.com/pg/?649cae
PNG police boss ordered back to court -- http://giaman.com/pg/?fff6e6
PNG not allowing witnesses to Reza Barati's death to leave Manus Island -- http://giaman.com/pg/?d8b8ea
Floods hit 45,000 in PNG -- http://giaman.com/pg/?d30ae0
Malnutrition kills -- http://giaman.com/pg/?05b3f8
Misc. Links
Off the Grid in PNG with Rainforest, Old Warplanes, and Skulls -- http://giaman.com/pg/?70974d
This is an account of a pilot's go-around at Aseki -- http://www.pngaa.net/Library/Aseki.htm
Art Gallery of NSW - PNG film series -- http://giaman.com/pg/?fa5101
A nail-biting finish sees PNG Hunters back in winners circle -- http://giaman.com/pg/?8a5ba6
The best less-visited destinations in the world -- http://giaman.com/pg/?a7ba58
PNG documentaries challenge stereotypes -- http://giaman.com/pg/?5db07a
Ray White PNG -- http://www.raywhitepng.com
Can the decision to refuse vaccination be truly 'personal'? -- http://www.rbj.net/article.asp?aID=209980
USAID LEAF Program Launches Ridges-to-Reef Training in Madang -- http://giaman.com/pg/?26d212
PNG Images
Lissenung Island Resort -- http://www.lissenungisland.com
Vanimo Surf Lodge -- http://giaman.com/pg/?ef8ab3
Hibiscus flowers -- http://www.pinterest.com/pin/55872851601856823/
More PNG photos -- http://www.pinterest.com/explore/papua-new-guinea/
PNG Blogs
Highlands Pacific recycling old news to try and boost its share price? -- http://giaman.com/pg/?6ab4a4
PNG should not be the guinea pig for experimental seabed mining -- http://giaman.com/pg/?143855
Bogia Coconut Syndrome -- http://giaman.com/pg/?fb731f
Respect for the Dishonourable -- http://giaman.com/pg/?c2573a
Crying Meri Q&A -- http://giaman.com/pg/?2150e6
News Items
Social Media Warning
The Minister of Communications and Information Technology has issued a public warning about a threat of radicalism on social media. The newspaper, The National, reports Jim Miringtoro as warning people to be aware of scams, lies and other misleading information appearing on some social media sites.
New HIV Cases
PNG has recorded 2,172 new HIV cases. There are currently 31,945 people living with HIV in the country.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?64af7d
Turtle Rescue Program
Lissenung Island Resort has been actively relocating turtle eggs from Ral Island near the resort, which is a turtle magnet when it comes to laying eggs. Unfortunately, the locals know that too, so they head over there to collect the eggs and eat them.
-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSiCWirpi_g
BSP Helps Paralympic Committee
BSP has handed over a cheque for K100,000 plus merchandise towards athlete preparations and participation in various international para-sport events in 2014. Part of the funding has been spent on supporting a training camp ahead of the team's participation in the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?eac615
Geothermal Policy
In a recent news piece, New Zealand has agreed to assist and provide help in geothermal policy matters to the government of PNG.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?c57c55 -- and -- http://giaman.com/pg/?187c68
Air Niugini
Air Niugini has opened a sales office in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?7474e8
Financial Inclusion Expo
The Financial Inclusion Exposition has been held from the 16th - 20th July 2014 in Kokopo, East New Britain province.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?7d8c71
Twenty confirmed attendance -- http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/72094
Life-saving Vaccines
UNICEF ambassador Keeley Hawes and Flying Scot Jane McCormick went to PNG to see how UNICEF is helping children get vaccinated. They met two-year-old Jacintha, who lives with her family in a remote village in PNG.
Read more and watch the video -- http://giaman.com/pg/?adbd39
Commonwealth Games Swimming
Ryan Pini, who won gold in the 100 metre butterfly at the 2006 Melbourne Games and a silver medal in the same event in Delhi four years later, is confident his compatriots are ready for the spotlight at the 20th Commonwealth Games currently underway in Scotland.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?16989e
Clinton to Visit Goroka
Former U.S President Bill Clinton was supposed to have visited Goroka to view an HIV lab and treatment centre as well as meet with expecting parents but reports say he skipped the visit.
Clinton, who last visited PNG in 2006, was on a tour of India, Vietnam, Indonesia, PNG and Australia to visit the work of the Clinton Foundation and give a speech at the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, Australia.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?9e4562
Reports Bill Clinton to skip PNG -- http://giaman.com/pg/?98e669
Manus Probe
A spokesperson for the Salvation Army in Australia says it has still not been approached by the PNG police months after the riot at Australia's Manus Island Detention centre which led to the death of an Asylum seeker.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?a70b40
ANZ Wins Award
ANZ has welcomed the announcement that it won the global award for Best Digital Channels Strategy under the prestigious 2014 Retail Banker International Awards.
-- http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/72372
Remembrance Day
As PNG marked its Remembrance Day on the 23rd of July, in Australia the service of thousands of Papua New Guineans in the Australian military will go unnoticed. At Remembrance Park in Port Moresby, services will take place in front of a statue immortalising Raphael Oimbari, the "fuzzy wuzzy angel" of George Silk's 1942 photograph, whose bronze likeness leads a wounded Australian soldier to safety.
PNG's Remembrance Day serves, therefore, as a reminder that Australian soldiers have hailed not just from Sydney and Melbourne, but also from Port Moresby and Rabaul.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?bf3ab3
Kokoda Trek for Oxfam
Rebecca Farrell in Australia is calling for sponsorship to complete the Kokoda Trail for Oxfam Australia. She is aiming to raise AU$25,000 between now and when she leaves for PNG in April 2015. Email rebeccaw1981@gmail.com for details.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?13cf91
Southern Highlands Floods
The Disaster Coordinator in the Southern Highlands province says more money is needed in order to help up to 40 thousand people affected by recent heavy floods. Martin Pat says villages have been swept away by landslides, food gardens lost, and houses and roads washed away by the floods that have killed at least four people.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?85d817
HIV/AIDS Faith Healing
Some revivalist churches in PNG are promoting prayer as a substitute for medication to those with HIV, according to human rights groups. PNG is a deeply Christian society, and most mainstream churches are trying to improve attitudes to those living with HIV.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?eb3b6b
Petrol Colour
According to InterOil the colour of petrol will change from the current colour to red commencing next month. The company said: "The main reason is adoption of common colour that is widely used around the world. The colour coding product is primary for easy identification and safety reasons."
-- http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/72184
Ngaiire Spreads her Wings
Soul singer Ngaiire's (pronounced nyrie) latest single is a contemporary take on the '80s synth pop hit Broken Wings by Mr Mister. Collaborating with composer and producer Nick Wales, the song is lifted from a new Australian feature film called Around The Block. Ngaiire lived in PNG until she was 16.
-- http://ngaiire.com.au/about
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?4435e5
Solar Energy
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Arizona State University have partnered to train local trainers and technicians to install, operate, and maintain clean energy systems in the Pacific Islands. The program, called Vocational Training and Education for Clean Energy or VOCTEC, has established a partnership with the PNG University of Technology (Unitech) in Lae to deliver solar energy training.
-- http://portmoresby.usembassy.gov/pr-072414.html
Grace Period Law
The combined applications by Opposition Leader Belden Namah and former Chief Ombudsman Chief Ila Geno challenging the constitutionality of the amendment made by Parliament on motions of no confidence is fixed for hearing on the 27th of August. Namah's application challenges the constitutional validity of the amendments.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?60a5ad
Youth Heart Disease
Sir Buri Kidu Heart Institute reports more young people are being diagnosed with heart problems. It comes after a 26-year-old patient suffered a heart attack.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?794308
Weightlifter Trainers
PNG Weightlifter Fred Oala has had to borrow a pair of trainers to compete in the Commonwealth Games. The 17-year-old's pair of hand-me-downs held together by yellow tape finally fell apart just days before his event, the men's 56-kilo competition.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?28c2c6
Free Health Policy
A major study of health centres has raised concerns about the future effectiveness of the PNG government's free health care policy.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?c4fcb5
Chinese Medical Ship
China has announced that its navy will send a fully-equipped medical ship to PNG in September as part of a 500 million US dollar programme to enhance bilateral relationships.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?d7838c
Bed Donation
Hydraulic and manual beds replaced at the John Hunter Hospital in Australia will be donated to PNG. The old beds are being packed into containers and are expected to be shipped to the Alotau District Hospital and clinics in Milne Bay in September. The second-hand beds are still in much better condition than many PNG hospital beds.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?6f06e9
Coming Events
Note: please verify any date mentioned as dates change and events can sometimes get cancelled. Of course I may also put down a wrong date.
De la Salle Cultural Show - Saturday 26 July 2014
Wewak Crocodile Festival, 5 - 7 August 2014
National Day of Repentance, 26 August 2014
PNG Medical Symposium, September 2014 - to be held in Goroka
Dedication of Plaque Commemorating Battle of Bita Paka, 6 September 2014 -- https://www.facebook.com/events/560048074067522
Goroka Show, 13 - 14 September 2014
Independence Day, 16 September 2014
Linguistic Society Conference Divine Word Uni 17 - 19 September 2014
PNGAA Symposium, 17 - 18 September 2014 -- http://www.pngaa.net/news/Symposium.htm
Morobe Show, 11 - 12 October 2014
Alotau Canoe and Kundu Festival, 7 - 9 November 2014
6th PNG Games - Lae - November 2014
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November 2014
Christmas Day - 25 December 2014
Boxing Day - 26 December 2014
Full Pacific Games - PNG 4 to 18 July 2015 -- http://giaman.com/pg/?081f78
Trade Pasifika - 2016 in Port Moresby
Pacific Mini Games - Vanuatu 2017
2018 - APEC summit to be held in Port Moresby.
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