Posts Tagged ‘ PNG ’

Repost: Profits Mask Food Shortages in a Land of Plenty

Repost: Profits Mask Food Shortages in a Land of Plenty

By Damian Baker: As part of our new focus on development and human rights issues, theangle.org is reposting old articles printed on the site which still have a high degree of revelance. We start with co-founder Damian Baker’s trip to Papua New Guinea in November 2009 where he encountered the lives of the people...

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Meeting the Bougainville Militia

Meeting the Bougainville Militia

By Damian Baker: After a somewhat tense introduction we finally got to meet and talk with the leader of the remnants of the Bougainville militia General Chris Uma. Following the initial breaking of the ice, as General Uma seemed to realise we were there to tell his story, he relaxed and came across as...

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People and Power, Papua New Guinea Style

People and Power, Papua New Guinea Style

By the NewsHooker: Sitting in the comfortable surrounds of the Bismark Ramu offices in northeastern Madang, with broadband, air-conditioning and the relative comforts I’m used to in Australia, PNG and its accompanying drama seem a little like a surreal dream. The highs of making new Papuan friends and diving in the islands are balanced...

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Porgera: PNG Paradise Lost

Porgera: PNG Paradise Lost

Porgera is nestled in a valley in the PNG highlands shadowed on one side by 300-meter rock walls, with all other approaches covered in dense tropical jungle.

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Porgera Gold Mine:Killings and Burnt Villages

Porgera Gold Mine:Killings and Burnt Villages

Security guards in the PNG Porgera valley have been accused of killings, assaults and the burning villages in the name of Barrick gold.

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Hooker in Port Moresby

Hooker in Port Moresby

Well a couple of days rest and research have been interesting in Port Moresby.

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Hooker In Hot Water, Pap for Papua

Hooker In Hot Water, Pap for Papua

This week its pink yachts,Georgie Parker, Johnathon Thurston, Michael Caton, Panties, Bras, Jennifer Hawkins, Johnno and Catriona Rowntree

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PNG Maternal Health in Crisis

PNG Maternal Health in Crisis

Developed Pacific countries such as Australia should do more to help combat the "horrific" maternal health crisis in PNG.

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PNG: Opposition Calls For PM's Resignation

PNG: Opposition Calls For PM's Resignation

The Papua New Guinea Opposition has called for the resignation of Prime Minister Michael Somare, blaming him for rampant corruption in the country.

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