Trend Results : Papua New Guinea
Blog Post Results (1-20 of 919)
FILTER RESULTS ►Girl Beheads Father After Repeated Rapes
The 18-year-old acted after repeated rapes by her father in Papua New Guinea. Dei District leaders in the Western Highlands Province say the man’s grisly death is justified for his “evil” crimes and they will not turn his daughter over to police following the discovery of his decapitated body Wednesday. “The daughter did what she [...]
Lisa Dabek on How Papua New Guinea’s Tree Kangaroo Conservation Project Does More Than Conserve
“All through Papua New Guinea, in every province, there is logging and mining, but we are the first conservation area,” says Lisa Dabek in this week’s podcast. Dabek is the director of the Tree Kangaroo Conservation Project (TKCP), an effort of the Seattle Woodland Park Zoo that works to protect tree kangaroos while empowering communities [...]
Vale Ward Goodenough
As some readers out there may know, Ward Goodenough passed away this week. A Micronesianist who had done a little work on Papua New Guinea, his death prompted an spate of remembrances on the Pacific Anthropology list I belong to. By any account he was a remarkable man — a prolific author, a careful fieldworker, a mentor […]
SeaDream Yacht Club to Sail Papua New Guinea in 2014
SeaDream Yacht Club expands its cadre of expedition-style journeys with a Papua New Guinea voyage in 2014.
History of Bananas
The earliest evidence for somebody cultivating banana trees identified so far is in Kuk Swamp, a site in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, where bananas have been growing for over 15,000 years, and people have been deliberately planting them for at least 7,000 years.... Read Full Post
Witch hunts in Papua New Guinea linked to jealousy
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — On a tropical island in Papua New Guinea where most people live in huts, a mob armed with guns, machetes and axes stormed a wooden house by night. They seized Helen Rumbali and three female relatives, set the building on fire and took the women away to be tortured. Their alleged crime: Witchcraft.
Crying Meri: Violence Against Women in Papua New Guinea
The international spotlight is on the small Melanesia nation of Papua New Guinea where the level of violence against women is among the highest in the world. 70 percent of women in Papua New Guinea will be raped or physically assaulted in their lifetime, said...
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. - 6th June 2013
Magnitude M 4.7Region NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.Date time 2013-06-06 14:33:25.4 UTCLocation 6.56 S ; 150.53 EDepth 61 kmDistances 119 km S of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea / pop: 18,847 / local time: 00:33:25.4 2013-06-07
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G. - 6th June 2013
Magnitude mb 5.0Region BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.Date time 2013-06-06 08:16:19.4 UTCLocation 6.40 S ; 154.65 EDepth 81 kmDistances 92 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea / pop: 2,916 / local time: 18:16:19.4 2013-06-06
5.3 Magnitude Earthquake PAPUA, INDONESIA - 5th June 2013
Magnitude M 5.3Region PAPUA, INDONESIADate time 2013-06-05 11:55:13.1 UTCLocation 3.30 S ; 139.00 EDepth 65 kmDistances 1131 km NW of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea / pop: 283,733 / local time: 21:55:13.1 2013-06-05 207 km SW of Jayapura, Indonesia / pop: 134,895 / local time: 20:55:13.1 2013-06-05 190 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia / pop: 62,248 / local time: 20:55:13.1 2013-06-05
Despite Legal Moves, PNG’s Terrifying Witchcraft Killings Look Set to Continue
One step forward and several giant steps back. That’s how the U.N.’s human-rights office described the reintroduction last week of the death penalty in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the concurrent repealing by parliament of the country’s bizarre 1971 Sorcery Act. Show More Summary
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. - 4th June 2013
Magnitude mb 5.1Region NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.Date time 2013-06-04 22:55:29.0 UTCLocation 4.54 S ; 153.03 EDepth 80 kmDistances 87 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea / pop: 26,273 / local time: 08:55:29.0 2013-06-05
The Pacific Must Be Free From The Death Penalty
Papua New Guinea has expanded its list of capital offences to deal with a surge in violent crime. If Australia is to uphold our responsibilities to the region, this must not be tolerated, writes Benedict Coyne
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 3rd June 2013
Magnitude M 4.7Region NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEADate time 2013-06-03 10:36:32.0 UTCLocation 4.08 S ; 142.56 EDepth 46 kmDistances 36 km NW of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea / pop: 2,073 / local time: 20:36:32.0 2013-06-03
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G. - 3rd June 2013
Magnitude mb 4.7Region BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.Date time 2013-06-03 08:03:42.0 UTCLocation 6.60 S ; 154.19 EDepth 30 kmDistances 146 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea / pop: 2,916 / local time: 18:03:42.0 2013-06-03
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., Papua New Guinea - 2nd June 2013
Magnitude mb 5.1Region EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G.Date time 2013-06-02 08:08:36.0 UTCLocation 6.33 S ; 147.48 EDepth 80 kmDistances 52 km NW of Finschhafen / pop: 1,054 / local time: 18:08:00.0 2013-06-02
5.4 Magnitude Earthquake SOLOMON ISLANDS - 1st June 2013
Magnitude M 5.4Region SOLOMON ISLANDSDate time 2013-06-01 17:32:54.0 UTCLocation 7.09 S ; 155.76 EDepth 80 kmDistances 90 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea / pop: 2,916 / local time: 03:32:54.0 2013-06-02
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G. - 30th May 2013
Magnitude M 4.8Region BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.Date time 2013-05-30 18:49:34.0 UTCLocation 6.45 S ; 154.51 EDepth 80 kmDistances 108 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea / pop: 2,916 / local time: 04:49:34.0 2013-05-31
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. - 27th May 2013
Magnitude M 5.0Region NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.Date time 2013-05-27 11:29:29.0 UTCLocation 3.52 S ; 152.59 EDepth 467 kmDistances 23 km NE of Namatanai, Papua New Guinea / pop: 1,376 / local time: 21:29:29.0 2013-05-27
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. - 25th May 2013
Magnitude mb 4.5Region NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.Date time 2013-05-25 09:44:59.9 UTCLocation 5.38 S ; 151.86 EDepth 57 kmDistances 122 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea / pop: 26,273 / local time: 19:44:59.9 2013-05-25
- The Legend Continues
- Serena Williams
- Rolling Stone
- Jimmy Fallon
- The LEGO Movie
- Apple TV
- HBO Go
- Channing All Over Your Tatum
- Brandenburg Gate
- Supreme Court
- Michael Hastings
- The Bureau XCOM Declassified
- Anchorman
- Selma Blair
- Kanye West
- Senator Lisa Murkowski
- Ron Burgundy
- President Barack Obama
- Federal Reserve
- Tesla Model S
