PNG Gossip Newsletter - 26 Dec 2014

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"Pidgin English"

Neo Melanesian English
askim ask
gavman government
gutpla good
hamamas / hepi happy
kalabus jail
kantri country
Katolik Catholic
krismas Christmas
lida leader
lotu church
mekim make
olsem wanem how
opim open
opis / ofis office
pinis finish
sapotim support
seeka seeker
taem time

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Merry Christmas
One of Bob Browne's many Christmas Cards

Remember that this mailing list is mainly for people who have an interest and already know a little bit about the people and geography of Papua New Guinea. The PNG Kina, which is mentioned from time to time in this newsletter, was recently worth around

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but the exchange rate varies on a daily basis.

If you are really keen on finding out what the Kina is worth a currency converter for most world currencies can be located at -- http://www.michie.net/pnginfo/moni.html -- The PNG Business Directory also has daily rates based from a PNG perspective

Want to find out more about Papua New Guinea? Try searching at -- http://www.michie.net/pnginfo -- and -- http://www.michie.net/png_faqs or try the PNG Business Directory located at -- http://www.pngbd.com -- and the PNG Tourism Directory -- http://www.pngtd.com. Both are excellent places to look for information about the country.
For those who are not so familiar with the geography of Papua New Guinea I suggest taking a look at -- http://maps.google.com -- and then clicking on the "+" to zoom in to the area of interest. Go to the following link for a quick start to a map of Port Moresby. -- http://www.michie.net/pnginfo/pom-map.html

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PNG News Links

Milne Bay coping with several natural disaster issues -- http://giaman.com/pg/?681adb

Temporary easing of Port Moresby's betelnut sales ban -- http://giaman.com/pg/?1640d1

Lae gateway port gets upgraded -- http://giaman.com/pg/?6e7df4

Call for new supplementary budget -- http://giaman.com/pg/?adf274

PM opens road link in Middle Ramu -- http://giaman.com/pg/?b8b864

InterOil Spuds Antelope-5 -- http://giaman.com/pg/?b1464c

Governor Juffa Slams PNG Government over West Papua -- http://giaman.com/pg/?992f1f

New Irelanders get eyesight restored thanks to Australian doctors -- http://giaman.com/pg/?344f5f

Air Niugini's first commercial flight to Aropa airport, Kieta -- http://giaman.com/pg/?3ae414

Port Moresby Rugby League optimistic for 2015 season -- http://giaman.com/pg/?9ce31e





Misc. Links

Introducing PNG -- http://www.lonelyplanet.com/papua-new-guinea

Bob Browne -- http://dogbitesman.net/2011/03/goodbye-mr-grass-roots

The News Manual Online -- http://www.thenewsmanual.net

Good maintenance vital -- http://giaman.com/pg/?f6246b

Exhilarating encounters in a 'tropical Switzerland' -- http://giaman.com/pg/?b834bf


News Items

Hanuabada's Flag Bearer

With a push to long-off, Lega Siaka made history. On the 9th of November, he became the first Papua New Guinea batsman to score a one-day international century. Within a few weeks he had been signed by the Melbourne (Australia) Renegades.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?232bfc





Former Detective Reinstated

A senior police detective, Bina Gibiba, who was terminated from the force 4 years ago for misplacing a police issued firearm while on duty has been ordered to be reinstated by the national court.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?f1817f





Treasurer Denies Crisis

PNG's economic minister has rejected growing concerns - shared by Opposition Leader Don Polye and former senior Australian Treasury official Paul Flanagan - that the country faces a budgetary crisis following the oil and gas price collapse.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?8cff10





Chimbu Landslide

A landslide, at Moromaule, 20km south of the provincial capital of Kundiawa, has completely blocked a portion of the 43km Kundiawa/Gumine Road in Chimbu province recently.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?3e4fd0





Out on Bail

Convicted Gulf Governor Havila Kavo has been granted K5000 bail by the Supreme Court in Waigani. Kavo is serving an 18-month jail term after he was convicted on the 9th of December by the National Court of misappropriating K131,338 of public funds four years ago.

-- http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/80252





Highlands Law Breakers Warned

People arrested during Christmas and New Year police's operation in the Highlands will be locked up until after January to appear in court.

-- http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/80242





Mercy Works

Mercy Works, in partnership with other NGOs and the Hagen Kona Kai Town Authority, has gone rural for the first time to celebrate human rights day recently.

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?96d9ed





Tribalism Tearing PNG Apart

The spirit of unity and nationalism that was once the pride of Sogeri National High School students is no longer present today, the organiser of a reunion said.

-- http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/80233





Illegal Boats Destroyed

Two PNG registered fishing boats suspected of conducting illegal fishing activities have been blown up by the Indonesian navy in Ambon Bay, Indonesia, recently.

The ships, Century IV and Century VII, were caught on the 7th of December near the sea border of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea,

-- http://giaman.com/pg/?36a042





Rabaraba Jetty

A new K2.7 million jetty has been officially opened by the Prime Minister in the Rabaraba district of Milne Bay. The occasion was significant to the people as it was the first time for a Prime Minister to visit the district.

The jetty will make loading and unloading of copra, coffee, timber building material and other goods easier.

-- http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/80228





Coming Events

Note: please verify any date mentioned as dates change and events can sometimes be cancelled. Of course, I may also put down a wrong date.

New Year's Day 1 January 2015

MV Ammari to visit PNG in 2015 -- http://giaman.com/pg/?b0355c

Full Pacific Games - PNG 4 to 18 July 2015 -- http://giaman.com/pg/?081f78

Christmas Day - 25 December 2015

Boxing Day - 26 December 2015

Trade Pasifika - 2016 in Port Moresby

Pacific Mini Games - Vanuatu 2017

2018 - APEC summit to be held in Port Moresby.

Do you have an event that you want advertised? - Use the submission form located at -- http://www.pnggossip.com/misc/ctc.html




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Created 26 Dec 2014
Updated 6 Jan 2015


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