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With a history of gold mines and coffee plantations, the Eastern Highlands Province has had more exposure to European influence than any of the other Highlands provinces. The province has a history full of colourful characters, including, miners, missionaries, patrol officers and plantation owners. Traditional dress is seldom worn these days, although the Highlanders still live in villages of neat clusters of low-walled, round huts built amongst the rolling kunai-grass covered hills. Goroka, a small outpost station in the 1950s, has developed into an attractive, well organised town with modern facilities and a relaxed atmosphere. It is a major Highlands…
Source: Money TORONTO – Barrick Gold Corp said on Tuesday it has forged a strategic tie-up with Zijin Mining Group Co and agreed to sell the Chinese miner a stake in a mine in Papua New Guinea as a first step toward further collaboration. Toronto-based Barrick, under the stewardship of Executive Chair John Thornton, has since 2013 vowed closer ties with the Chinese, as it attempts to reduce its debt load and cut capital expenditure risks around the development of large new projects. Thornton, who took over the reins at Barrick from Peter Munk in 2014, spent years working in…
UPDATE 4/6/2015 : The new look Sir John Guise stadium will be put to the test on 13 June 2015 as the SP Hunters take on Souths Logan Magpies in round 14 of the Instrust Super Cup. This will be a night match against the visiting team. According to ticket sellers City Pharmacy Limited, tickets will go on sale from 8am 12 June 2015. Prices for tickets are Grandstand K35 and outer stands K25. Tickets will be sold at the 6 Stop n Shop outlets and not the Express SNS. If you have been wondering what the progress is for the…
Google regularly tweaks its algorithm to determine which websites appear at the top of search results when users conduct a search on Google. The recent tweak has given websites that are mobile compatible. It’s obvious that the tweak aims to make it much easier and of course user friendly for those who conduct searches on the giant search engine given that the number of users using smartphones to access the internet has grown considerably. Not to forget, tablets too are heading the same direction and while it’s probably unlikely that tablets will surpass smartphones, it’s vitally important to Google that…
Update: A great place to start your exploration of Milne Bay is through the Milne Bay Tourism Website. Milne Bay Province takes in the land at the extreme eastern end of Papua New Guinea together with seven groups of islands; the Trobriand, Woodlark, Laughlan, Louisiade Archipelago, the Conflict Group, the Samarai Group and the D’Entrecasteaux Group. The names come from a variety of explorers from as early as 1660 when D’Entrecasteaux sailed through the area. Over the years, Milne Bay Province has been visited by missionaries, miners, traders in pearls, scientists and Japanese and American warships. During the…
*******Download the Pride of PNG Nomination Application******* Recognizing ordinary Papua New Guinean women for their inspirational and extraordinary community service is still fairly uncommon in the country. This is why the Pride of Papua New Guinea Awards for Women continues to foster and elevate these unique and under-acclaimed women who deserve recognition for their accomplishments. This highly prestigious award is a community service initiative by the CPL Group which aims at identifying and rewarding ordinary Papua New Guinean women who have done extraordinary things to make their communities a better place to live. Since its inception in 2007, the Pride…