Articles related to "Papua"



Papua New Guinea Oils
Papua New Guinea lacks the capital necessary to provide badly needed infrastructure such as roads.
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Many Islands
China throws its weight around, even in outposts far removed from Washington D.C.
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First National Park Formed In Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is home to some rare and endemic species. The drawback to this date was lack of a suitable conservation reserve. The new National Park rectifies this.
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Papua New Guinea Rugby League Bids for NRL 2015
Stars like Mal Meninga have joined a bid for PNG to enter a team based in Port Moresby into the Australasian competition. The social and economic impacts are key.
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Rabaul Eruption, Papua New Guinea, 1994
An eruption of two vents in the Rabaul caldera, Vulcan and Tavurvur, forced the evacuation of residents, buried the airport and collapsed most buildings in the city.
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Star Dancer Diving in Papua New Guinea, Part I
Here's a fabulous way to see and dive the exotic and remote Papua New Guinea.
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Sugar Cane Expedition to Papua New Guinea, 1929
Dr. E.W. Brandes and his team ventured into unexplored jungles of New Guinea in 1929 on an expedition to find new disease-resistant varieties of sugar cane.
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Tales from Melanesia - Papua New Guinea and Fiji
Melanesia - New Guinea and Fiji.
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Breaking News 13
Breaking News as it happens around the Pacific. This news break is about radioactive fallout in Guam,international adoptions,trade agreements,investment growth in Fiji,intriguing political ideas in Tahiti,gold mining in the Solomons and an old hand but a Young leader for Niue.
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Breaking News 17
HIV-AIDS crisis in Papua New Guinea,potential uranium mining in Niue,China's offer to help rebuild PNG's Highlands Highway and The Pacific Flying School in Fiji comprise this week's news.
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Pygmy Kangaroos Are Going Home
A wildlife rehabilitation facility in Java will release 17 young pandemelons, whose parents were rescued from illegal trade, into rainforest on Papua Island.
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Star Dancer Diving in PNG, Part II
Diving in Papua New Guinea, the adventure continues . . .
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Star Dancer Diving in PNG, Part III
Dive with PNG's sharks on the Star Dancer.
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Star Dancer Diving in PNG, Part IV
How to make your PNG adventure come true.
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Breaking News 12
Pacific Tourism is on the rise. Papua New Guinea pipeline is now in the design stage. There is friction between expatriate police officers and homeland police. Gold Mining difficulties crop up in Fiji and proposed forestry legislation in PNG comes under scrutiny of Greenpeace.
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Kokoda Track Wartime History
In 1942 during World War 2, Japanese and Australians fought on the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea leaving battle sites that trekkers visit when hiking the Kokoda Trail.
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Breaking News 18
An improving economy in the Solomon Islands brings an embarrassment due to riches,Hawaiian educators are in trouble over the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the PNG stock exchange is maturing,Nauru's financial woes continue,a Blackbirding conference was held in Queensland,whaling controversy is still in the news, the United States may monitor human rights in the Indonesian province of West Papua,large anniversary celelbrations are being held in New Caledonia,and debt forgiveness is unlikely in Vanuatu.
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Breaking News 19
Papua New Guinea is eager to increase its tourism numbers dramatically by 2008. Guadalcanal suffers significant landslide damage due to torrential rains. PNG and Fiji discuss direct airline routes. Sumitomo will begin prospecting for nickel and cobalt on Santa Isabel. Tuvalu plans universal Internet access for all Tuvaluans.
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Breaking News 6
Breaking News as it happens around the Pacific.
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Movie Review: Under the Sea 3-D
Howard Hall's IMAX documentary Under the Sea 3-D, narrated by Jim Carrey, takes you to a spectacular undersea world. 8/10.
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Witch Burning Continues Today
Between the 14th century and the 18th century tens of thousands of "witches" were executed in Europe; the killings still happen elsewhere.
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Breaking News
Breaking News as it happens around the Pacific.
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Breaking News 23
Pacific Plan debate at meeting in Papua New Guinea;regional police training program;Vanuatu dialing for dollars;Tokelau link trial;overseas aid;Cook Island diplomacy; kava ban; Amnesty Bill and Pacific trade issue sums up this week's news
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Breaking News 24
A huge low pressure system snuck up on Suva and disrupted schools and business. Princess Anne is in Papua New Guinea on a royal visit. Niue is now awaiting assay results from uranium drill cores. Palau shipping receives a major setback when a prominent operator decides to forsake the region. The forestry deparment in PNG is having trouble enforcing forestry regulation. There is escalating unrest in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.
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Breaking News 14
Australian police officers leave Papua New Guinea. HIV is of concern in PNG. Scientists claim that fish can hear. Nauru switches horses mid-stream. Large tourism project slated for Tahiti receives adamant opposition.
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Poisonous Birds
Species of Pitohui and Ifrita have a potent toxin in skin and feathers that repels parasites and predators. Other birds may use toxins similarly.
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Safety Preparation for Hiking the Kokoda Track
The Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea is a considered a tough and dangerous trek. With careful preparation and planning the Kokoda Trail can be a safe hike.
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Katuyausi
My examination of some aspects of the folklore of the Trobriand Islanders is largely based on the workd of Bronislaw Malinowski.
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Number One Something Speak It
Some people come to New Guinea and stay for a week, others come for a week and stay for a lifetime. Papua New Guinea is eternally fascinating and frustrating. Home to the world's largest butterfly, the bird of paradise,orchids galore, and the world's best coffee, it offers natural beauty in abundance.
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Pacific Military Cargo Cults
The isolated cultures of the south pacific were influenced by occupying Allied (usually US) military forces in World War Two with lasting effects.
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Review: Pearl Harbor Waking the Sleeping Giant
Essentially a collection of 10 black and white documentaries exploring "the day that will live in infamy", this informative two-disc set is a must for war buffs. 6.5/10
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Rugby League Four Nations 2010 Preview
As the winners of the rugby league Pacific Cup, PNG will join Australia, England and New Zealand down under to fight for the Four Nations title. France miss out.
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Saving Biodiversity in Sarawak
Australian scientists are assisting the Sarawak State Government in a visionary Planted Forests Project that will provide income from trees and protect biodiversity.
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The butterfly industry
Butterfly conservatories house tropical species throughout the year thanks to farms that provide income for communities in countries like Costa Rica, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia.
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The Post War Life of the Tacomas
Meant to be a wartime stopgap and quickly discarded by the US Navy and Royal Navy, the ships of the Tacoma Class went on to sail every ocean for another 50 years.
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Third World Pacific
Third World Pacific island nations often have poor returns because of high operating costs and a small local market, are overshadowed by larger nations such as Australia or New Zealand and to boot are undercapitalized.
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Ultimate Pacific Dive Spots
The Pacific Ocean provides many great dive locales. This article is about the sites that I would rather dive if I had my druthers.
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Australia Face England In World Cup
Despite their disappointing start to the tournament last week, England's players are confident they can overcome the hosts Australia in Melbourne on Sunday.
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Breaking News 15
Major changes in Fiji education are on the horizon, the Australian police assistance in PNG has been temporarily suspended, an undersea volcano filled with never-before-witnessed undersea creatures awaits further exploration, and the aftermath of American nuclear testing in the Pacific still looms in the Marshall Islands.
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Breaking News 20
There is a shortage of doctors in the Islands and especially in Guam; Brutality by PNG police reported; Guest work concept broached; Coconut power in the offing; Raratonga Flycatcher numbers increase; Fiji has plans for sugar money;Proposed Pacific Space launch a possibility.
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Breaking News 9
Breaking News around the Pacific as it happens.
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Let There Be Dragons
We need dragons more than they need us.
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Logistics of Trekking Kokoda Track
There are many things to address when planning a trek on the Kokoda Track. Attention to these items will improve the chances of a trekker having a rewarding trip.
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Village Homestay
A village homestay, I can assure you, is the closest that you will ever come to absorbing the culture and lifestyle of the Solomon Islands, unless of course you would to undergo tribal initiation. I wouldn't recommend it.
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Christmas In the Orchid Garden
All about the orchids that have been nicknamed for Christmas. There is the "Christmas Bell," the "Christmas Flower," the "Christmas Lilly," the "Christmas Star," and two "Christmas Orchids!"
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Ultra-Rare White Tesselata Moray Eel from Bali
Blue Zoo Aquatics Director of Marine Ornamental Research discusses the husbandry and natural history of this very rare color variant of Gymnothorax favagineus.
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Why do Trekkers Die Hiking Kokoda Track?
The Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea has a reputation as a dangerous hike for trekkers. Four hikers died on the Kokoda Trail during the 2009 trekking season.
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Boris v Ken: London Mayoral Battle
The London 2008 mayoral race is practically down to two candidates and even the popular Boris Johnson may find it hard to upstage the current mayor Ken Livingstone.
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London Mayoral Election In 6 Days
Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson remain the front runners for the second job in British politics. Both may have to rely on secondary votes to secure victory on May 1st.
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New Tory Mayor For London
On secondary preference votes, Boris Johnson has been elected mayor of London. Critics however still remain to be convinced he is up to the task.
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