Before the internet, mobile phones, and mp3 downloads, Papindo in Lae sold cassette tapes for K2.50. It was a fortune we were willing to part with at least every month when we had enough cash left over from lunch money. Music […]
In February 2021, when Sir Michael Somare passed on, the person I thought about a lot was Sir Pita Lus. The old knight was and has always been there. His life and stories intertwined with that of Sir Michael. As […]
This is our experience dealing with covid-19. It’s not a textbook approach. I am sharing this in the hope that others may take away the lessons we learned. It is not a perfect method of caring for elderly patients. We […]
Sam Basil chose a difficult path.He was an outspoken critic of the Somare and later the O’Neill Government. A government he helped form before moving to the opposition in protest. In the five years in opposition, he spent most of […]
The road cuts through some of the most difficult terrain in Papua New Guinea. From the air, the land is an expanse of thick, mountainous jungle as far as the eye can see. The blanket of green extends to the Sepik and gradually blends into the grassland marshes of the Karawari.
Papua New Guinea is a collection of nations, each with its own rich history. Much of that history has been lost and much needs to be told. The stories need to be told not in the context of the 200 […]
The 1990s were turbulent years in Papua New Guinea. In the first quarter of 1997, word came out that the government of Sir Julius Chan was in talks with a British security contractor, Tim Spicer. The plan was bring in […]
For the people of Aronis village long the North Coast of Madang, it is difficult to measure the rate at which their cultural practices are being lost every year. Like many communities in Papua New Guinea, traditional knowledge is held […]
Within a space of five years from 2017 to 2022, we saw the most basic services restored in Lae City. Lae’s potholed road sections like the Independence drive (Unitech to Tent City) neglected for 30 years were rebuilt. Kamkumung to […]
Logging companies and banks will be paying more taxes in 2023 as the governmentsets its sights on increasing tax revenue.Treasurer Minister, Ian Ling-Stuckey has announced an additional 20percent increase on log export taxes as well as an increase on a […]
