The Miss Pacific Islands patent is underway. But some dynamics of the Miss Pacific Islands pageant, particularly the PEOPLE’s CHOICE AWARD, appears to be lopsided – favouring Papua New Guinea (PNG). This category is won by the picture with the most Facebook reactions. If there’s anything you must know about us Papua New Guineans, it’sContinue reading “Is the Miss Pacific Pageant Skewed?”
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Bending the rules: Uniquely Papua New Guinean
The PNG tertiary institutions participated in a game of rugby for the 2023 Intervarsity Vice Chancellor’s Cup Tournament in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province this week. Two Unitech teams made it to the grand finals – the Unitech Spartans and the Unitech Bulolo Pines. Due to the competition running behind schedule, both teams decided not toContinue reading “Bending the rules: Uniquely Papua New Guinean”
A 150 Year Obsession: Soccer & Christianity in Morobe
The obsession Morobe Province has with soccer goes back to the 1900s. Some 150 years ago, Lutheran Missionaries from Finchafen, Morobe, and Lutheran Missionaries from Madang met at village in Kerowagi, between Jiwaka and Chimbu. They were among a group of missionaries pushing into the frontiers of the Highlands of PNG, evangelizing the people. TheyContinue reading “A 150 Year Obsession: Soccer & Christianity in Morobe”
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