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  Papua New Guinea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Papua New Guinea or PNG, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands (the western portion of the island is occupied by the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Irian Jaya).
The PNG legislature has enacted various laws in which a type of tenure called "customary land title" is recognised, meaning that the traditional lands of the indigenous peoples have some legal basis to inalienable tenure.
PNG has the highest incidence of HIV and AIDS in the Pacific region and is the fourth country in the Asia Pacific region to fit the criteria for a generalised HIV/AIDS epidemic.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Papua_New_Guinea   (3712 words)

  
 EPIDEMIC MALARIA IN THE HIGHLANDS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA -- MUELLER et al. 72 (5): 554 -- American Journal of Tropical ...
Reemergence of epidemic malaria in the highlands of western Kenya.
The epidemiology of malaria in the PNG Highlands: 1) Western Highlands Province.
The epidemiology of malaria in the PNG Highlands: 3) Simbu Province.
www.ajtmh.org /cgi/content/full/72/5/554   (4354 words)

  
 New Guinea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The western half of the island contains the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Irian Jaya, while the eastern half forms the mainland of the independent country of Papua New Guinea.
The western portion of the island (Irian in Indonesian), located west of 141°E longitude, (except for a small section of territory to the east of the Fly River which belongs to Papua New Guinea) was formerly a Dutch colony and is now incorporated into Indonesia as the provinces:
The gardens of the New Guinea highlands are ancient, intensive permacultures, adapted to high population densities, very high rainfalls (as high as 10,000 mm/yr (400 in/yr)), earthquakes, hilly land, and occasional frost.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Guinea   (2167 words)

  
 Highlands Art of New Guinea on Tribalarts.com
Within a single generation, much of traditional Highlands art and culture from the time of initial contact had passed away or changed, a reflection of the talents for adapting and innovating that are characteristic of the cultures of the New Guinea Highlands.
In Simbu and the Western Highlands, gerua headdresses made of lightweight wood were fixed to the head during ceremonies to placate the gerua spirit, ensuring the growth and development of children and pigs (fig.
Highlands shields were traditionally stone-adzed, but the introduction of steel blades has resulted in little alteration in shape, size, or design.
www.tribalarts.com /feature/highlands   (3591 words)

  
 Welcome to New Guinea Highlands Coffee Exports Ltd.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
In PNG, approximately 95% of the coffee produced is Arabica and grown in all of the Highlands' provinces with altitudes between 1,000 and 2,000 metres.
Western Highlands Province produces 44% of the total crop, Eastern Highlands 31%, Simbu 10%, Morobe 7%, East Sepik 3%, Enga 3%, Madang 1% and Southern Highlands 1%.
Approximately 75% of PNG's crop is harvested between April and September, the remaining 25% throughout the rest of the year.
www.nghce.com.pg /png_coffee   (854 words)

  
 Western Highlands Leadership Development Forum
The Western Highlands Leadership Development Forum is specifically founded to celebrate, appreciate, and advocate an on-going development of brain power, financial muscle, and fine leadership for ages to come.
The forum is a brainchild of Samson Komati Yuimb, a native of Western Highlands.
Each member is a professional Western Highlander, highly educated, having a stable career, and by his or her own right a leader.
www.pngtourism.com /whldf.html   (870 words)

  
 Papua New Guinea Gossip Newsletter - 26 May 2003
Farmers from the Western Highlands of PNG are confident that after a trial run on potato planting that potato blight can be controlled by chemicals.
The Highlands Highway was blocked in the Western Highlands by armed tribesmen from Kutumb.
PNG Red Cross is appealing to business houses for sponsorship of at least five young women who are eager to take part in the annual Miss PNG Quest.
www.png-gossip.com /news/g030526.html   (2940 words)

  
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Southern Highlands is one of the provinces with diversed clutures and living legend of traditional magic with almost over eight languages where Huli language holds a vast population.
SHP is the leading province with the highest number of population compared to the rest of the provinces in PNG, where over 85% live with subsistance farming, especially fresh sweet potatoe, cabbage, and other fresh vegetables.
Travelling for business, sightseeing, scubadiving, honeymoon or just relaxation on vacation; PNG has the pristine waters and virgin forests you might be the first to embark on.
www.geocities.com /jmoks12   (1053 words)

  
 COFFEE PACIFICA INC.
(“PNG”) is a note, in the Annual Reports of British New Guinea, of coffee being planted in “a small botanical garden.” This same source advised that by 1882 the crop was thriving in the Rigo district and that extensive plantings had been established in the Sogeri area by 1898.
It is recorded that the first plantation in the highlands Provinces was established near Goroka by James Leahy.
In July 1964 the PNG Legislative Council established the Coffee Marketing Board, thereby passing responsibility for policy determination to the industry in consultation with the Department of Agriculture.
www.coffeepacifica.com /main.asp?file=development   (608 words)

  
 Radio Australia - Asia Pacific - Programs - PNG: At least two dead in election chaos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
He claimed PNG's electoral commission had not done the groundwork to ensure the election would be free and fair.
Robert Lak, the Governor of the Western Province says, says PNG's national voter roll is a mess and is the root of many of the problems plagueing this election.
Mount Hagen in the Western Highlands has been the worst hit, with at least two men killed in clashes between the clans of rival candidates.
www.abc.net.au /ra/asiapac/programs/s586086.htm   (1006 words)

  
 NSW Teachers Federation: World Teacher News: Papua New Guinea: Pay us first, teachers demand
WESTERN Highlands teachers who have resigned together with about 10,000 others in the Highlands regions, have demanded that the Government pay them their dues before their return to class.
At a lunch-hour meeting Western Highlands PNG Teachers Association branch president Andrew Kalang said Highlands teachers who resigned are not going to reconsider their decision.
Mr Kalang met with branch presidents from the other four highlands provinces on Saturday and resolved that the 10,000 teachers who tendered their resignations on July 17 are not to return to teaching until the Government met their demands.
www.nswtf.org.au /world/20000728_png.html   (624 words)

  
 Where Is that Papua New Guinean Village?
If the linguistic group to which the village belongs is small, there may be some uncertainty as to whether the village belongs to one of a few neighboring linguistic groups, and it would be necessary to find some sort of corroboration.
The Ethnologue links many PNG villages with language names and is an excellent resource; it is available for searching on the Web and is also available in a printed edition.
Some place-names occur multiply in PNG, for example, there is the well-known town of Wau in Morobe Province, as well as lesser-known villages called Wau in East Sepik and Madang Provinces.
members.tripod.com /~THSlone/where-is-that-PNG-village.html   (1105 words)

  
 Highlands of Papua New Guinea
Parts of the Highlands remain untouched just as they were when first 'discovered' in 1933.
The Eastern Highland Province is a one hour flight north from Port Moresby or half an hour from Lae or Mt Hagen.
The Bismarck Range, part of the central highlands of northeastern New Guinea, includes Mount Wilhelm, the highest mountain in Papua New Guinea.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /png/about_destin/highlands.html   (547 words)

  
 WWF Papua New Guinea | News Release | PNG to Gazette 12 Protected Areas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The proposed protected areas are in Madang, Sepik River, Mount Bosavi (Southern Highlands and Western provinces), and the Transfly (Western province).
“PNG has the largest block of tropical rainforest in the Asia Pacific, the largest and healthiest wetlands in the region and some of the richest coral reefs on the planet.
The event was organised by WWF and the PNG Department of Environment and Conservation, with support from PNG.
www.wwfpacific.org.fj /current/news/press_releases/png/05-10-26_12PAs.cfm   (632 words)

  
 Papua New Guinea Tourism Resources Online by Samson Komati Yuimb
PNG Tourism Resources Online (PNGTRO) is a volunteer initiative of Samson Komati Yuimb to promote PNG as a tourist destination on the Internet by featuring needed information for potential travelers.
PNG enjoys a stable and vibrant democracy, a Westminister system of government, a capitalistic economic system, and is home of 5.2 million people.
PNG is a living cultural, biological, and ecological theatre.
www.pngtourism.com   (710 words)

  
 Papuan Languages of New Guinea
The western half of the island of New Guinea is a province of Indonesia and the eastern part constitutes Papua New Guinea.
The official languages of Papua New Guinea (PNG) are Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu, and English.
In Papua New Guinea, traditional musical instruments exhibit considerable diversity, not only in form but also in the uses to which they are put, in their social and ceremonial importance, and in the meanings that may be attributed to their sounds.
www.nvtc.gov /lotw/months/june/papuanLanguages.html   (475 words)

  
 PNG Provincial Information
East New Britain lies between 4 and 6 degrees South of the Equator and was one of the first areas in PNG to be visited by early explorers and navigators.
Goroka is located in the Highlands of PNG and it is a major commercial centre of 25,000 people.
The University of Goroka, P.O.Box 1078, Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province 441, PNG.
www.michie.net /png_faqs/05122100_1.shtml   (1535 words)

  
 Asia Times: PNG premier splits his party into two
Eleven PNG First MPs will go to the resurrected NationalParty, to be led by Western Highlands governor Father Robert Lak.
Skate said disbanding PNG First and resurrecting theNational Party was aimed at political stability and the survival ofhis government.
PNG's 100-plus MPs are currently engaged in intenselobbying and political jockeying before parliament resumes onJuly 13, when Skate is expected to face a no-confidence motion.
www.atimes.com /oceania/AF24Ah01.html   (194 words)

  
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The Bensbach Wildlife Lodge is in Western Province
The Aramba language also known as Itaem, Serki, Serkisetavi and Upper Morehead languages is spoken in the Western Province of PNG.
One group of people, the Hagahais, were the last people in PNG to become literate.
www.michie.net /png_faqs/05138998_2.shtml   (933 words)

  
 Michael Goddard, Central Coast Campuses
I try to convey some sense of the background and contemporary sociality of these urban peoples, displacing popular generalizations with more detailed accounts which do justice to their vitality, their resiliance, and their creative responses to the problems of living in a burgeoning Melanesian city.
A "village court" in session on the outskirts of Goroka town, Eastern Highlands Province.
The Social Construction of Madness in a highland Papua New Guinea Society.
www.ccc.newcastle.edu.au /profiles/michaelgoddard   (960 words)

  
 ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Papua New Guinea: Floods in Central & Western Highlands Province; ...
In the Western Highlands province, three months of constant torrential rains have caused floods in Dei district.
The Western Highlands provincial administration coordinates the flood relief in Dei and has distribut ed 347 water containers on 18-19 March 2006.
The PNG Red Cross Society (PNGRCS) and Federation Secretariat are targeting the two most flood-affected provinces in its relief operation -- the Central and Western Highlands province.
www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/YAOI-6N64Z6?OpenDocument   (1059 words)

  
 Kavali v Peter Wama and Western Highlands Provincial Liquor Licensing Board [1993] PNGLR 504 (22 October 1993)
Declarations were sought challenging the suspension and new appointments by the first defendant of the members of the Western Highlands Provincial Liquor Licensing Board (the Liquor Board).
WOODS J:  This is an application for certain declarations concerning the first defendant's suspension of the plaintiff and other sitting members of the Western Highlands Provincial Liquor Licensing Board (the liquor Board) and the provisional appointment of a new board.
Whilst the letter from the NEC dated 21 December 1992 directs Mr Wama to take whatever appropriate action is necessary to administer the affairs of the Western Highlands Province, there is no power in the Organic Law for the NEC to delegate the powers of appointment in provincial legislation to the Administrator.
www.worldlii.org /pg/cases/PNGLR/1993/504.html   (1159 words)

  
 PNG
While in Port Moresby they will be discussing the PNG strategic plan, Festival 2006 and the Madang combined festival for 2008.
The Certificate is recognised by both the Government and Non-Government organisations in P.N.G. The three teachers will help in building that Ministry in Mt. Wilhelm for the glory of God.
It has been very encouraging to see the progress over that time and the growing initiative occurring in the PNG leadership.
www.wcg.org /churches/au/Sydney/png.htm   (639 words)

  
 Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands Accomodation Sorted By Category   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
This deluxe lodge is designed in the local highlands architectural style and built largely from traditional materials.
The central lodge overlooks the river a nd the accommodation facilities offers includes 12 self contained units all with river views, television, telephone refrigerator, tea/ coffee making facilities plus 8 budget rooms with shared bathrooms facilities.
"Ambua lodge is situated at 7000 feet (2100 metres) up in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea, home of the Huli clan with their human hair wigs adorned with colourful bird of paradise features.
www.pngtourism.org.pg /png/export/sites/TPA/services/accommodation/pg_southern_highlands.html   (176 words)

  
 WILDERNESS LODGES IN PNG
Located at 7000 feet (2100 meters) in the PNG Southern Highlands, homeland of the Huli clan with their human hair wigs adorned with colourful flowers.
Recipient of the 1991 Pacific Asia Travel Association's "Pacific Heritage Award" which sighted Ambua Lodge as "superb example of culturally sensitive and ecological responsible tourism".
Located at 7100 feet (2100 meters) in the PNG Western Highlands.
www.pngtours.com /bop-lodges.html   (477 words)

  
 Hardy Phill
Phill was born in Port Moresby to Lillian and Herbert Hardy.
After a happy childhood in Moresby and Samarai and boarding school in Sydney, he returned to PNG at age 16 and worked for Customs in Port Moresby.
Following WWII Phill joined the PNG Administration as a kiap and progressed through the ranks to acting District Commissioner serving in the Central, Western, Milne Bay, New Ireland, Bougainville, Western Highlands and Morobe Districts.
www.pngaa.net /Vale/March_June2003/hardy.htm   (229 words)

  
 LOAN: PNG 32124-01 | Road Upgrading and Maintenance
The objective is to assist the Government institutionalize a sustainable and systematic road network maintenance operation in the Highlands region.
The poor roads, bridges, and transport services of PNG are barriers to economic development and to provision of social services.
Road length in PNG has increased over time, while the maintenance funding has remained constant.
www.adb.org /Documents/Profiles/LOAN/32124013.ASP   (536 words)

  
 Oceania Athletics Association
Born in the Western Highlands of PNG,Toea never attended school and cannot read or write, and speaks only Pidgin English.
She came to the attention of the PNG Athletic Union in November 2003 when the PNG Sports Commission staged a "grass roots" Games in Goroka.
PNGAU President Tony Green noted her performance in the 400m and invited Toea to attend two national training camps in 2004 but she remained a village girl with no access to training facilities until October 2004.
www.athletics-oceania.com /index.cgi?det=1&intArticleID=467&sID=2   (196 words)

  
 PNG Place
Described by early visitors as the Papuan Wonderland, the Southern Highlands were among the last regions to be explored, and they are still home to some of the most fascinating tribal cultures of New Guinea.
Also in the Eastern Highlands is the Wahgi River, which has earned an international reputation as one of the very finest whitewater rafting destinations in the world.
In the Western Highlands, a picturesque region of coffee and tea plantations is the Baiyer River wildlife sanctuary.
bama.ua.edu /~ham005/pngplace.htm   (643 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Pastor Daniel, Co-Director of radio in PNG, traveled to Lae recently to FM Morobe 94.7 to discuss the possibility of that station airing KGS.
KGS is now being heard on the South Coast on Radio Light in the Capitol City of Port Moresby, in the Western Highlands on the Provincial Radio Station in Mt Hagen, and now on the North Coast on FM Morobe 94.7 in Lae.
The PNG radio team is thankful for all the Lord is doing in their ministry.
www.worldmissionbroadcast.org /fr_ap0004.aspx   (186 words)

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