The Bumpy Track Band of Laksbay in Kavieng, New Ireland Province was first formed by William Gurumang and Timothy Toketa and the youths from Lakurumau village in Kavieng District back in the year 2000. William and Timothy are now in their forties but their interest in music started off in the late 90s. The band was inspired by other local bands like Azzimba, Dirty Beggars, Barike and local artists like K-Dumen and Anslom. “Mostly it was Papua New Guinea musicians and how the music evolution was changing throughout the years that has had a great influence on our music,” said…
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Rapper Nicki Minaj and her husband, Kenneth Petty, are being sued by a woman he was convicted of attempting to rape in 1994. The woman, now 43, has filed a lawsuit alleging that the couple harassed her to try to make her take back her claims, US media report. Petty served four-and-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted rape of the then teenager. Last year he was arrested for failure to register as a sex offender. In the lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, the woman alleges that Ms Minaj offered…
The University of Papua New Guinea East New Britain Students Association will be hosting a mini fundraiser from 9am to 4pm today at the Stop & Shop Central Waigani carpark. Association President Mr Ezra Kereku said this mini fundraiser will help host the East New Britain Night which in turn will help the association raise funds for their end of year election awareness and book drive project back in the province. Mr. Kereku said the aim this year is to carry out two projects, a Book Drive Project which is a continuation of the book donation drive that started in…
New US census data shows the white population declined for the first time in history last decade, with significant increases among people who identify as multi-racial, Hispanic and Asian driving much of the population growth between 2010 and 2020. The release from the US Census Bureau also marks the start of what will be a fierce partisan battle over redistricting, as states use the local data to begin drawing congressional and state legislative districts for the next 10 years. The data offered a portrait of an increasingly diverse nation. The non-Hispanic white population, which remains the largest race or ethnic…
‘World Lizard Day’ officially falls on the 14th of August this year and Papua New Guinea is home to the World’s Longest Lizard, the Varanus Salvadorii, commonly referred to as the ‘Crocodile Monitor’, which can grow as long as 3.6 meters in length. Lizards live in almost any habitat and can be found on every continent in the world except Antarctica. There are over 5,000 lizard species around the world ranging from geckos to iguanas and Blue-tongued lizards. The Nature Park has a number of lizards that it cares for including the blue–tongued lizards that is part of the reptile…
COVID-19 mobile vaccination will be stepped up in the National Capital District in the coming weeks, bringing vaccination coverage to city residents doorsteps. National COVID-19 Pandemic Deputy Controller Dr Daoni Esorom said the COVID-19 National Control Centre will be organizing several buses in the next few weeks for several mobile vaccination teams to move around within the city for business organizations to have their employees vaccinated. He said this approach is convenient to the working class, who do not have time to visit the static sites to be vaccinated. “Bank South Pacific has already proposed to us to have a…
The people of Central Province will now proudly boast of a unique and positive platform for its’ women thanks to Governor of Central Mr. Robert Agarobe. Mr. Agarobe was present at the APEC Haus last night for the official launch of the Miss Central Province Pageant also known as the Tiare Vavine Pageant. The pageant is an initiative of the governor to further enhance efforts towards promoting a new direction for Central Province with emphasis on the slogan ‘Doing it the Central way’. “Today a dream comes true for a small group of women who have a common passion and…
The Chief of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, Major General Gilbert Toropo departed our shores to attend the 2021 Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense (CHODs) conference hosted by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) in Hawaii from 16 to 18 August. This annual conference is designed to bring together selected Chiefs of Defence to discuss, promote and practically strengthen military-to-military ties and advance defence collaboration on security challenges within the Indo Pacific Region. This year’s focus will be on “Strengthening Partnership Networks through Peace and Security”. Major General Gilbert Toropo said PNG, as a nation in the Indo- Pacific Region, will always…
Supporting Prime Minister, James Marape on the National Covid Vaccination rollout, NCD Governor Powes Parkop calls on fellow Parliamentarians to lead by example in having themselves jabbed with Covid-19 vaccines available in the country to protect themselves and their people from a potential third wave. “Being in leadership requires that sometimes we make tough and even unpopular decisions. Prime Minister James Marape has been subjected to many attacks about the response to Covid-19. Yes, issue about accountability of funds spent is a concern we all must raise but the decision so far to take tough measures including promoting the vaccine…
COVID-19 vaccination coverage in the country to date is amongst the lowest in the world and puts PNG at a huge risk of developing new strains of COVID 19. COVID-19 Deputy Controller Dr Daoni Esorom sounded the warning yet again based on the statistics the National Pandemic Control Centre has received. “An unvaccinated population is a factory for the variant to thrive and also leaves space for new COVID 19 strains to come up,” said Dr Daoni. Dr Daoni, who gave the coverage statistics update said based on the categories, health workers are the only highest vaccinated population and people…