R.I.P. TONY FOFOE

We have lost an elder, Mr. Tony Fofoe was a commander and member of the West Papua Liberation Army based in Port Moresby, he was a freedom fighter. Thank you for your Fighting Spirit, I am sure that your struggle, your commitment and dedication have inspired a new generation of Freedom fighters. The struggle continues. Rest is in Peace.PAPUA MERDEKA! Oridek Ap

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REGGAE LEGENDS I-THREE REUNITE TO RECEIVE ICON AWARD

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Paul Gardissat: Vanuatu's legendary

Vanuatu remains forever grateful for the profound contributions of the late Paul Gardissat, expressing deep appreciation for his unwavering dedication to preserving the nation’s musical legacy. 🎶🙏 Paul, an Algerian French resident of Port Vila since the ’60s, significantly contributed to recording Vanuatu’s oral legends and digitally conserving early String Band music. His name is notably…

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Who is the Devon man who inspired the Patteson’s Way?

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You are not entitled to anything

In 2011, I came to POM searching for job. I needed money to buy news paper, bus fare to move around, lunch, internet Cafe fees to check emails, etc…Seeing my school mates with jobs was slowly killing me mentally.I wanted to do anything to earn money 💰. Applied for any vacancies on the newspapers hoping that one would hire me.While waiting I asked a pmv bus driver to wash the bus (who lived at the…

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Fiji and PNG Prime Ministers to.Meet Indo's President on West Papua Issue

Earlier today, the Melanesian Spearhead Group Caucus appointed me as a Special Envoy to address the West Papua issue. Alongside Prime Minister James Marape of Papua New Guinea (PNG), we’ve been tasked with meeting the President of Indonesia to discuss this pressing matter. This significant decision emerged during today’s MSG Caucus meeting when I proposed sending a representative to Indonesia…

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"TRADITIONAL CULTURES IN PNG ARE DYING"

The cultures of Papua New Guinea is too diverse and complex. It is estimated that PNG has more than 8000 different cultural groups, and most groups have their own language and speak respectively according to where they belong. Papua New Guinea is spontaneously blessed with varieties of rare species, beautiful geographical land mass and most profoundly with its (Diverse Cultures) when…

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The musician who became a political activist… ANDY AYAMISEBA

West Papuan sovereignty advocateWest Papua/Vanuatu | 1947 – 2020 Andy grew up in the beautiful land of West Papua, only to witness much conflict and sadness. “It broke my heart to see my fellow West Papuans being displaced from their land and being victims of Indonesian brutality,” Andy said. He became determined for justice, thinking, “Nobody should ever have to put up with abuse,…

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Ancient DNA Reveals Genetic Replacement Despite Language Continuity in the South Pacific 

New genetic research reveals the complex demographic history of Vanuatu, explaining how Austronesian languages were retained throughout its history despite near-total replacement of early Austronesian-Lapita with Papuan ancestry. FEBRUARY 27, 2018 The study, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution and led by a multidisciplinary research team at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human…

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DNA shows first inhabitants of Vanuatu came from Philippines and Taiwan

Those who settled on the archipelago 3,000 years ago – and Tonga shortly after – travelled from farther away than previously believed, scientists say The first inhabitants of Vanuatu hailed from Taiwan and the Philippines rather than the South Pacific island nation’s much closer neighbours, scientists have discovered. A study by scientists at the Australian National University of ancient DNA…

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Early Lapita skeletons from Vanuatu show Polynesian craniofacial shape: Implications for Remote Oceanic settlement and Lapita origins

Source: https://www.pnas.org/ Frédérique Valentin [email protected], Florent Détroit https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5208-6203, Matthew J. T. Spriggs https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7293-6778, and Stuart BedfordAuthors Info & Affiliations Edited by Jim Allen, La Trobe University, Broulee, NSW, Australia, and approved November 24, 2015 (received for review August 14, 2015) December…

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Study reveals Asian ancestry of Pacific islanders

Ancient DNA has revealed the first inhabitants of Vanuatu and Tonga came from Asia, not other Oceanic populations as has long been assumed, a study published Tuesday found. The study sheds light on the last great human migration into unpopulated lands, when a people called the Lapita fanned out into the South Pacific about 3,000 years ago. Little is known of the mysterious culture beyond their…

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Yalirima Kopari, chief of Ira Kelo in Pureni

Yalirima Kopari, chief of Ira Kelo in Pureni Tagabuatribe

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DNA reveals Lapita ancestors of Pacific Islanders came from Asia

All Ni-Vanuatu today can trace 40 – 50 per cent of their ancestry to people that came out of Asia 3,000 years ago(Getty Images: Peter Hendrie) The earliest seafaring ancestors of people living in South Pacific islands such as Vanuatu and Tonga arrived from Asia, an analysis of ancient DNA from four skeletons reveals. A wealth of archaeological evidence, including intricate pottery, indicates…

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Over 600 Ordered to Vacate Before August 17

Over 600 individuals residing in Collen Area at Korman have been ordered to vacate the premises and remove all their belongings by no later than August 17, 2023. This directive stems from a Supreme Court ruling issued on July 11, granting Bellevue Estate Limited (Ltd) a warrant to take possession of properties with lease title numbers 12/0912/742, 12/0912/078, and 12/0912/079. The Supreme Court…

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An Apprentice To A Millionaire : The Story Of Topa Mata

If you want to be a millionaire, go back to your roots and start from there. There’s no such thing as becoming a millionaire overnight.This is the advice from a local entrepreneur who knew nothing about doing business. Topa Mata aka “TM”, also known as ‘Andakapu’ or translated in English as “village man” in Kewapi dialect is another of those successful businessman from Kagua-Erave district in…

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Lazarus Towa: Managing 500 emails/messages per day

Before yesterday, I spoke to Lazarus just once. Sometime this year we met briefly, said hello and passed. That’s what you do when you meet your Facebook friend, right? But I’ve been hoping to speak to this guy. To ask him questions. We all know Lazarus is the guy who runs the popular “Current Job Vacancy Repost with LT”, a Facebook group that has 202, 000 followers. The guy who was awarded the…

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