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PNG News Links
O'Neill distances PNG government from minister's idea -- http://giaman.com/pg/?e41ac0
Bravery Awards: Angela Ferullo, Christy King awarded Star of Courage for acts in great peril -- http://giaman.com/pg/?c1b3ab
Stray bullet injures woman in nightclub -- http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/85307
Over 50 nuggets from World Cup 2015 -- http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/858153.html
PNG Central Bank urges Govt not to spend -- http://giaman.com/pg/?c7493f
Archbishop Douglas Young SVD of PNG calls for transformation -- http://giaman.com/pg/?ff7c47
PNG schools sweating on tuition fee allocations -- http://giaman.com/pg/?908129
Effort to lift rate of successful prosecutions in PNG -- http://giaman.com/pg/?3b1d5d
Misc. Links
Port Moresby residents to register for birth certificates and National Identity Card -- http://giaman.com/pg/?d89912
ID recorders boycott non-payment of allowances -- http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/85305
Economy -- http://giaman.com/pg/?9f1235
Sights and Smells of Papua New Guinea Part I- The Milne Bay Province -- http://giaman.com/pg/?cd4a06
Could this be an Easter to remember for Erima people -- http://giaman.com/pg/?dfcdca
PNG Women's bank gets top placing in the Pacific -- http://giaman.com/pg/?d22b4a
PNG Images
Mission to Rabaul - Nonstop action in the South West Pacific 1943 -- Http://youtu.be/sSp4RAlm2rc
Footage of Tavurvur and Rabaul -- http://youtu.be/ha2ornJh7dc
787 Dreamliner -- http://www.boeing.com/commercial/customers/air-niugini/
A Chart of New Guinea in 1901, When the Island Was Halfway Between Unmapped and Mapped -- http://giaman.com/pg/?e8ebfe
Yank's New Guinea -- http://giaman.com/pg/?5609ba
News Items
SP Games Relay
The South Pacific Games Relay is making its way around the country. Sponsored by Oil Search the relay baton visted the Baton was scheduled to visit many towns and villages including Vanimo Town, Bewani Government Border Post, Wutung Village, Musu Village, Yako Village, Waramo Village, Lido Village and the Surf Club, Vanimo Green District Office, Vanimo Primary School, Vanimo General Hospital, Sandaun Provincial Government, Dali Beach, Sissano Lagoon, Tumeleo Island and Aitape on the third day.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?9eaae0
Oil Search Pacific Games Relay in Maprik -- http://giaman.com/pg/?c36346
Second Pacific Games radio broadcaster announced -- http://giaman.com/pg/?f91db7
Barrick Gold Compensate Women
A Canada-based gold mining company is paying compensation to a group of women and girls who allege they were assaulted and raped by police and security guards at the company's mine in PNG.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?94d609
Mass Breakout
The Commissioner of Police has asked for a full explanation over the recent mass break-out of over 30 suspects and remandees at the Boroko Police Station. Four murder suspects were among the group of escapees.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?cf0be8
Kokopo Quake
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake has rattled East New Britain. The epicentre of the quake was just 50 kilometres from Kokopo in East New Britain.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?7c398c
Basketball
Wangaratta boys Lloyd and Liam Wright have been selected to play for PNG at the South Pacific Games. While the teenagers are Australian-born, their mother, Helen, is Papua New Guinean, making the brothers eligible to represent the island nation, but 15-year-old Liam was stunned to make it through selections.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?5c8475
Pacific Games Tickets
Tickets for the 15th Pacific Games have gone on sale. The sale of tickets was officially launched at BSP Harbour City Branch in Port Moresby.
The following BSP branches around PNG will be Points of Sale for Tickets: Lae (Top Town & Market), Wewak, Madang, Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Kokopo, Kimbe, Buka and Alotau. In Port Moresby, the general public can purchase at Downtown, Harbour City, Boroko, Waigani Drive, Waigani Banking Centre, Vision City Kiosk and Waterfront Kiosk. The Kiosks are strictly Card Based transactions.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?a53e4b
Malcolm Fraser's Funeral
The Prime Minister, Peter O'Neill, has paid tribute on behalf of Papua New Guinea to former Australian Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Malcolm Fraser AC CH, at his funeral service at Scott's Church in Melbourne, Australia.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?e30b40
Moresby Power
ExxonMobil and PNG Power Limited have signed an agreement for ExxonMobil to provide electricity to the National Capital District electricity grid. The agreement could result in a K35 million saving on power generation cost from July to December. The agreement has come just in time to ensure enough electricity will be available for the South Pacific Games. Under the agreement, ExxonMobil will supply up to 25 megawatts of electricity to PNG Power.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?8302c8
Hunter's Win
The Hunters returned to winning ways with a comprehensive 38-10 victory over Tweed Heads Seagulls in Kokopo to move up to second in the Queensland Cup rugby league standings.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?d20deb
PX Engineers
Four Air Niugini cadet engineers have left for studies at the Air New Zealand Aviation Institute in Christchurch, New Zealand. Air Niugini Chief Executive Officer, Simon Foo said Air Niugini invests a lot of money and resources into training engineers and pilots each year and urged the cadets to be focused and make Air Niugini and the country proud.
-- PX Press Release
Pini Gets Silver
33 year old Ryan Pini has won silver at the Australian National Swimming Championships in the men's 50 metre butterfly finals.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?d13e5f
Fake Passports
Five foreigners allegedly involved in the production of fake passports, visas and work permits in Port Moresby have been detained by Immigration officers, police say.
-- http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/85333
NPF Saga
The saga surrounding the alleged misuse of funds at the National Provident Fund a decade or so is set to appear in court again.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?c16332
Unregistered Police Vehicles
Southern police commander Jacob Singura says seven police vehicles in Popondetta are being used without proper registration.
-- http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/85326
Social Media Control Necessary
An editorial in The National Newspaper says control of social media is necessary.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?a2d36e
Settler's Water Supply
People in the 6-Mile area in the Moresby-South electorate are to get a proper water supply. The K360,000 project was recently commissioned by local MP Justin Tkatchenko and Eda Ranu chief executive officer Henry Mokono.
-- http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/85302
Internet Fraud Warning
The United States Embassy in Port Moresby has warned Papua New Guineans of growing internet-based fraud. It says every day, people around the world have fallen victim to swindlers, who steal money from trusting individuals through fraud and deception.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?b63272
Army Uniforms
The National Events Council has presented a cheque for over K300,000 to the PNG Defence Force for new uniforms.
-- http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/85318
PNG Rugby Cup
Digicel PNG has signed a sponsorship agreement with PNG's premier national rugby league (PNGNRL). Digicel will contribute PGK 1.2 million to support PNG's premier national rugby league competition, the Digicel Cup, this year.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?7cb7bd
Bouncing Govt Cheques
Acting Finance Secretary Dr Ken Ngangan has said that due to the new Bank of PNG cheque clearing system some cheques issued by Government departments may bounce due to teething issues.
-- http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/85324
Vale Doctor Ray Anere
Doctor Ray Anere from the National Research Institute has passed away. Director Dr. Thomas Webster says Dr. Anere's passing as a loss for the country as a whole, describing him as a great intellectual, and a leading political scientist who gave the best of his time, expertise, and knowledge for PNG's development. Dr Anere was one of the first Papua New Guinean to be awarded a Doctorate in Political Science in 1993.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?04cd33
Moresby Clean Up
The National Capital District Governor has contributed K1 million of taxpayers money towards the campaign to clean up the city before the opening of the Pacific Games on the 4th of July.
-- http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/85516
Remove Ugly Fencing
Port Moresby governor, Powes Parkop has called on the city residents to remove or pull down all metal sheet or corrugated iron fencing and barbed wire protectors around their properties. Governor Powes Parkop says all fencing will now be standardized, as part of overall efforts to portray Port Moresby as a safe and live-able city in the world:
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?723829
Saraga Police Station
A new police station, valued at K600,000, has been opened at Saraga, Six Mile in the National Capital District. National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop and Moresby-South MP Justin Tkatchenko had contributed K300,000 of taxpayers money each on the project.
-- http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/85506
Bougainville Elections
Businessman Martin Miriori and his wife Scholastica are contesting the Bougainville Elections. Each are contesting different seats. Martin is contesting the Ioro constituency seat in the Panguna district of Central Bougainville while Scholastica is eyeing the Tsitalato constituency seat in Buka.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?4ef093
Momis challenged by heavyweights -- http://giaman.com/pg/?74a726
Women shy away from the ABG Presidential seat -- http://giaman.com/pg/?ce7f47
Transparency International PNG
Commenting on the suspension of Central Supply and Tenders Board (CSTB) compliance and audit manager Edward Oa, Transparency International said by suspending an officer for stating what appeared to be well known fact, CSTB made the situation worse and improvements will not happen when criticism is punished.
-- http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/85504
Tighter Exchange Regulations Wanted
PNG's Treasurer has signalled that the government wants Central Bank regulations tightened to prevent falling exchange rates. Patrick Pruaitch says companies and foreign exchange dealers have adversely affected the availability of foreign exchange within PNG by conducting transactions in overseas locations.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?ce7889
Murder in Morobe
An elderly man has been brutally murdered and chopped into pieces in Papua New Guinea in a cult-like killing in Finschhafen District over a land dispute between two villages.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?94c448
Aircraft Maintenance Contract
Tamworth, Australia's reputation as an aeronautical training base has been boosted this week with the first group of aircraft maintenance students arriving from Papua New Guinea for a two year contract.
-- http://giaman.com/pg/?5f0c9d
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.
MV Ammari to visit PNG in 2015 -- http://giaman.com/pg/?b0355c
Pacific Games - PNG 4 to 18 July 2015 -- http://giaman.com/pg/?081f78
Remembrance Day, 23 July 2015
National Day of Repentance, 26 August 2015
PNG Medical Symposium, usually held in September
Goroka Show, September 2015
PNG Independence Day, 16 September 2015
Morobe Show, October 2015
Alotau Canoe and Kundu Festival, November 2015
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November 2015
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
PNG Media Related Sites
The following sources are used to help find items for this newsletter -
Post Courier Newspaper -- http://www.postcourier.com.pg
The National Online Newspaper -- http://www.thenational.com.pg
PNG Business Directory -- http://www.pngbd.com
PNG Tok Pisin -- http://www.tok-pisin.com
EM TV (Television) -- http://www.emtv.com.pg -- and of course some of the articles come from contributions from readers and other web sites such as -
National Broadcasting Corporation -- http://www.nbc.com.pg
Wantok Radio -- http://www.wantokradio.net
Tree House Productions -- http://www.treehouse.com.pg/treehouse__productions.htm
Chin H Meen -- http://www.chmsupersound.com
Hitron (Cable TV) -- http://www.hitron.com.pg
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For those who are not so familiar with the geography of Papua New Guinea I suggest taking a look at -- http://giaman.com/pg/?4dbaed -- and then click on the plus "+" sign to zoom in. Go to the following link for a quick start to a link to a map of Port Moresby. -- http://www.michie.net/pnginfo/pom-map.html
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