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Ginger lemon tea with a Goroka honey infusion
I’ve been making ginger lemon tea with honey infusions for 10 years now. It started as an experiment when weContinue Reading
If you are in Popondetta, go to Esmie’s E-Cafe, it’s in a league of its own
Five years ago, Esmie Sinapa started a small café in Popondetta Town promoting organic food. She made the drastic changeContinue Reading
Salasie Ngadup Dunusu, the Morobe driver who helped rescue volcano victims 70 years ago | Gabriel Lahoc
Courage, Discipline, and Faith. These are great words and are even greater when practiced, and can save one’s life. SeventyContinue Reading
‘Road Test,’ the ancient machine that had six former lives
“It’s 100 percent unreliable!” They told me about the machine. An old utility parked at Simeon’s block at the edgeContinue Reading
Mt. Lamington eruption – Remembering the 4000 who died 70 years ago
It’s early morning at Hohorita village a few kilometers outside Popondetta town. Organizers of the 70th anniversary commemoration of theContinue Reading
“The stuff of nightmares,” An account of the Mt. Lamington eruption 70 years ago | Des Martin (1926-2018)
Des Martin served in the Australian Army during World War Two. After the war, he applied to work as aContinue Reading
The disease of poor quality education | Hercules Palme Jim
So much has been said on the quality of education in the country. According to a recent news article onlyContinue Reading
Easy budget for hard financial times: 60:40 plan – Part 1 | Max Manimbi Jr
The purpose of this article is to help you examine ways to allocate the 90% of your income, after yourContinue Reading
Portions of Paradise – A documentary still relevant for Melanesia
Portions of Paradise’ is a documentary I filmed and produced in Vanuatu in 2011. It discusses customary land grabbing onContinue Reading
Law and order in Melanesia – Moral decadence in Melanesian | Duncan Gabi
When foreigners first arrived on our shores, they called us primitives because of the absence of clothes. The absence ofContinue Reading
