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Papua New Guinea Oils
Papua New Guinea lacks the capital necessary to provide badly needed infrastructure such as roads.
png • papua new guinea • palm oil • west new britain • west new britain palm oil limited

Many Islands
China throws its weight around, even in outposts far removed from Washington D.C.
east • asia • politic • cook • fiji

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.
guam • solomon islands • papua new guinea • australia • fiji

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.
papua new guinea • china • fiji • niue • uranium

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.
papa new guinea national park • conservation areas papa new guinea • yus conservation area • matschie's tree kangaroos • wooland park

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.
scuba diving • scuba diving • scuba • scuba • skin diving

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.
nature expeditions • port moresby • papua • new guinea • aborigines

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.
pacific beat • fiji • papua new guinea • police officers • port moresby

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.
bill gates • papua new guinea • tourism • guadalcanal • landslides

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.
kokoda jungle battles • japanese on kokoda track trail • brigade hill butchers hill battle • kokoda town • port moresby wartime

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
papua new guinea • pacific plan • coalition • suva • plan delay

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.
suva • heavy rain • eu pacific community proposed • princess anne • png

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.
under the sea 3-d • film review • imax • warner bros. • howard hall

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.
witch burning • lynching of witches • the burning times • witches burned in kenya • witchcraft alleged in africa

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.
science • taipei • nauru • diplomatic arrangement • air tahiti nui

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.
poisonous birds • papua new guinea • birds that use toxins • hooded pitohui • blue-capped ifrita

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.
england v australia world cup match preview • australia v england • rugby league world cup 2008 • england rugby league • australia rugby league

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.
marshall islands • png • australia • hindi • fijian

Katuyausi
My examination of some aspects of the folklore of the Trobriand Islanders is largely based on the workd of Bronislaw Malinowski.
taboos • sexual taboos • chastity • bronsilway malinowski • trobriand islands

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.
papua new guinea • number one something speak it • ambua lodge • mudmen • port moresby

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.
cargo cults • cargo cult • islander pacific • strange military • weird military

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
pearl harbor documentaries • pearl harbor waking the sleeping giant • december 7th 1941 • a day which will live in infamy • battle of midway

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.
butterfly • lepidoptera • conservatory • sustainable • farm

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.
papua new guinea • lae • port moresby • coffee • air transport

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.
yap • diving • manta ray • mandarin fish • clown frog fish

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.
kokoda trekking companies • safety on kokoda track trail • porters on the kokoda track trail • food cooking logistic kokoda • tour guides kokoda trail track trek

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.
eco tourism • village homestay • solomon islands • honoria • scuba diving

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.
economy • amendment to the u.s. constitution • png stock exchange • nauru • blackbirding

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.
doctors • university training • guam • micronesia • guam memorial hospital

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.
tesselata eel • moray eel • rare eel • white tesselata eel • mark martin

Australian Coffee Roasters
G'day! Follow me to this unique source for wonderful coffee beans! Bay Coffee Roasters! They're in Sydney, Australia!
bay coffee roasters • australia • austinson • coffee • roasts

Bird Fun Facts
Here's a few interesting bird facts for you bird lovers.
birds • bird facts • bird eggs • bird fun facts • bird speed

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.
"london mayoral elections 2008 • boris johnson • ken livingstone • london politics • boris johnson profile

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.
london election 2008 • election 2008 • boris johnson for mayor • ken livingstone for mayor • brian paddick

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.
london election results • election 2008 • boris johnson for mayor • ken livingstone for mayor • mayor results

Beating El Nino
The best way to handle El Niño's devastating effects is to plan ahead...
el • nino • weather • research • study

Just The Right Blend
The <i>roasts</i> from a gourmet roaster are actually blends using different beans in different combinations to make their roasts distinct from the competition's specialties.
coffee beans • coffee roasts • beans • roasts • gourmet

King's Park, Perth facts
King's Park in Perth, Western Australia, is an urban oasis that manages to be be beautiful and moving at the same time.
perth • wa • kings park • western australia • kokoda

Protecting Australia's Flatback Sea Turtle
Human encroachment and overfishing are concerns but protection of nesting beaches for other sea turtle species may help the flatback turtle from becoming endangered.
flatback sea turtle • endangered species protection • loggerhead and green sea turtle • nesting beaches in australia • human encroachment and overfishing

Sea Creatures 101: Wobbegongs: Paisley Predators
This is a short article on the wobbegong shark. it is the first of a series of articles on lesser-known sharks.
wobbegong • shark

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