Papua New Guinea
Nationwide Haus Cry 15th May 2013 Papua New Guinea
Until the men of Papua New Guinea start supporting the no violence women movement, there will be no real change.
PNG women are at the forefront of these movements and voicing their outcry and still men are quiet about these issues.
Skin blo yupla ol man PNG no kirap liklik and that’s a damn shame!
THE FORGOTTEN CODE: TRIBAL TATTOOS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
© 2005 by Lars Krutak
As far back as the old men and women can remember, tattooing has been a tribal custom of the coastal peoples of Papua New Guinea. Among the Motu, Waima, Aroma, Hula, Mekeo, Mailu and other related southwestern groups, women were heavily tattooed from head to toe, while men displayed chest markings related to their exploits in the headhunt. By World War II, however, tattooing traditions largely disappeared in these areas and today only the Maisin and a few neighboring peoples of Collingwood Bay in southeastern Papua remain as the last coastal people to continue tattooing itself.
Tattoos were generally inked upon women in a fixed order among all coastal Papuans. First, girls between five and seven years of age were tattooed on the backs of hands to the elbows and from the elbows to the shoulders. Girls between seven and eight were tattooed on the face and lower abdomen, the vulva and up to the navel, then the waist down to the knees and the outside of the thighs. At ten, the armpits and areas extending to the nipples were tattooed with the throat done shortly thereafter. When puberty approached, the back from the shoulders down, then the buttocks, back of the thighs and legs were marked. When ready for marriage, V-shaped designs from the neck down to the navel were tattooed. Sometimes, special tattoos could be added if the father, brother, or close relative of the girl killed another man, or if they showed prowess in fishing or trading expeditions. All of these markings were ritualistic, and in some cases erotic. If a girl did not have them, she was not acceptable for marriage.
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News Bits: PNG-SABL leases flawed, Google to end support for BlackBerry Gmail…
PNG news via Post Courier Online
POMIO women expressed shock before the SABL inquiry in Kokopo yesterday when told they were signatories to the lease-lease back agreement.
They were in even more shock to learn that some of the signatories were their own children who were so young they would not even hold up an ink pen.
SABL Commission of Inquiry commissioner Alois Jerewai expressed concern at the findings which is hearing into four SABL leases in Pomio which involve Gilford Limited, a subsidiary of Rimbunan Hijau, the owners of The National newspaper.
Mr Jerewai said it appeared the documents involved in securing the SABLs were flawed.
He questioned the Land Investigation Report used to supplement the SABL leases.
Mr Jerewai heard from Pomio women leaders Claudia Koisilele and Ludwina Kora that they had never signed any agreement giving their land away. (read on here)
Google to end support for BlackBerry Gmail app this month (SOURCE 1) (SOURCE 2)
Google has already made quite a few significant cuts to services it’s deemed outside of its focus in the past few months, and it’s now made another that surely won’t please a particular subset of its users. It’s announced that it will end support of the Gmail app for BlackBerry phones on November 22nd. Those that have the app installed will be able to continue using it indefinitely, but it will no longer be supported by Google or available for download after the cut-off date (so you might want to grab it now if you don’t already have it). In its place, Google is directing BlackBerry users to the mobile web app accessible through the browser, and it notes that it will “continue investing in this area.”
Several thousand’ more apps set to hit Kindle Fire next week (SOURCE)
Poised to give the Ipad 2 a run for its money the Kindle Fire will arrive with several thousand android apps when released later this month-including Twitter, Facebook and Netflix.
Read on for their Press Release
Facebook, Pandora, Netflix, Rhapsody, Games from Electronic Arts, Zynga and Rovio, and Several Thousand More Apps and Games Coming To Kindle Fire Next Week
When Kindle Fire customers across the country open their boxes next week, they will be able to choose from several thousand of the most popular Android apps and games, including Netflix, Rhapsody, Pandora, Twitter, Comics by comiXology, Facebook, The Weather Channel and popular games from Zynga, EA, Gameloft, PopCap and Rovio. Kindle Fire customers will be able to download these apps and games without having to register multiple times and using Amazon’s simple and secure 1-Click payment technology. Plus, all apps are Amazon-tested on Kindle Fire for the best experience possible, customers can get a great “paid” app for free every day, and once you’ve downloaded an app from the Amazon Appstore, it’s available on Kindle Fire as well as your other Android-based devices.
“We started talking to app developers everywhere the day we introduced Kindle Fire, and the response has been overwhelming,” Dave Limp, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. “In addition to over 18 million movies, TV shows, songs, books, and magazines from Amazon, we are excited to offer customers thousands of apps and games to choose from on Kindle Fire – from Pandora and Rhapsody to Facebook and Twitter to Netflix, as well as popular games from EA, Zynga and many other top game developers. And this is only the beginning – we’re adding more apps and games every day across all categories.”
With the Netflix app, Kindle Fire customers who are Netflix members can browse and instantly watch unlimited TV shows and movies and resume watching where they left off on their TV or computer. “We’re excited to team up with Amazon to give what we think will be a huge community of Kindle Fire owners the opportunity experience all that Netflix has to offer,” said Bill Holmes, Vice President of Business Development at Netflix. “We’re certain that our members will have a great viewing experience on Kindle Fire.”
“EA is proud to be part of Kindle Fire,” said Bernard Kim, Senior Vice President & Head of Global Sales and Marketing at Electronic Arts. “On Kindle Fire, we’re offering some of the world’s most popular titles with incredible gameplay and breathtaking graphics that anyone can play and enjoy anytime, anywhere.”
“Zynga strives to deliver the best mobile social gaming experiences that can be enjoyed by players anytime and anywhere,” said David Ko, Chief Mobile Officer at Zynga. “Teaming with Amazon to make Words With Friends a featured game on the Kindle Fire provides us with a great way to reach new and existing players on a fresh and exciting device.”
“As Gameloft continues to create games for the mass market, Kindle Fire comes as a very exciting new platform for us to offer our games on,” said Baudouin Corman, Vice President of Publishing for the Americas at Gameloft. “Not only does it provide us with an innovative channel for us to reach new audiences, but the tablet is set to enable a great gaming experience as well. In effect, we plan on providing Kindle Fire customers with a large catalog of top quality premium and free-to-play games.”
“We’re excited to be bringing our massively popular games to Kindle Fire,” said Andrew Stein, Director of Mobile Product Management at PopCap Games. “Kindle Fire is a great gaming device, and consumers will love the touch-screen optimized adaptations of top titles such as Plants vs. Zombies.”
“Personalized radio has the power to enhance all types of experiences anytime, anywhere and we’re thrilled that Pandora is a launch app on the new Kindle Fire,” said Jessica Steel, Executive Vice President of Business and Corporate Development at Pandora.
“We are really stoked to offer our members the Rhapsody experience on one of the most anticipated new devices this holiday season,” said Brian McGarvey, Vice President of Business Development for Rhapsody. “We want to make sure Rhapsody is available on every must-have device, including the Kindle Fire.”
“Being a featured app on Kindle Fire will allow The Weather Channel to continue to fulfill our mission of providing consumers with the most reliable weather information to help plan their daily lives – no matter where they are and what device they use,” said Cameron Clayton, Executive Vice President of Digital Product at The Weather Channel Companies.
Additional examples of apps and games that will be available to Kindle Fire customers include Allrecipes, Bloomberg, Cut the Rope, Doodle Fit, Doodle Jump, Fruit Ninja, Jenga, LinkedIn, Zillow, Airport Mania, Battleheart, Pulse, The Cat in the Hat, Quickoffice Pro, Jamie’s 20-Minute Meals, IMDb Movies & TV, and Monkey Preschool Lunchbox.
Kindle Fire offers more than 18 million movies, TV shows, songs, books, magazines, apps and games, as well as free storage in the Amazon Cloud, Whispersync for books and movies, a 14.6 ounce design that’s easy to hold with one hand, a vibrant color touch screen, a powerful dual-core processor and Amazon Silk – Amazon’s new revolutionary web browser that accelerates the power of the mobile device by using the computing speed and power of the Amazon Web Services Cloud – all for only $199. Customers also enjoy a free month of Amazon Prime, providing access to Prime Instant Video with 13,000 movies and TV shows available for unlimited streaming and the new Kindle Owners’ Lending Library where Kindle owners can now choose from thousands of books to borrow for free including more than 100 current and former New York Times Bestsellers – as frequently as a book a month, with no due dates.
Newsbits: J.Cole album, PomCRS Morning Tea…
J. Cole promises no more hold ups
J. Cole is finally gearing up for the release of his debut album, promising fans that there will be “no more hold up.” Speaking at a press conference for the 2011 BET Awards, Cole said he was preparing to get deep into the promotional cycle with the release of an as-yet-untitled new single.
“Now it’s time,” he said. “I always had the material for the album. The hold-up was always picking the right single. I think we knew that there was so much on the line and the potential that I had, so we were kind of hesitant…. [Now,] there’s no more hold up.”
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Disgusting – J. Cole by HDMI44
Port Moresby Cancer Relief Society: PNG’s First Biggest Morning Tea
POMCRS invites you to either host your own Biggest Morning Tea at your office or come and join us in front of BSP Bank, Port Moresby (near Deloitte Tower) and help ensure that every cup counts in the fight against cancer.
See here for more details.
Sony resuming PlayStation Network
Sony has said it began a phased restoration of its PlayStation Network games service on a country by country basis and expected the process to be complete by May 31.
The PlayStation Network, which enables PlayStation games console owners to download games and pit their skills against rivals, has been offline since April 19, after Sony discovered hackers had breached security and accessed personal details on 77 million accounts.
It shut down the network and its Qriocity online music and movie service, frustrating many users, but later found out that a separate online games service had also been accessed, forcing a further shutdown.
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Timothy Allen’s Human Planet Photos
Waiting for my latte this morning, I came across this image on the front cover of this month’s issue of Redbull Magazine. Several google searches later and I found that the images were taken as part of a BBC documentary titled Human Planet and features the photos of Timothy Allen. Allen not to be confused with American comedian/actor of the same name, is best “known for his work with indigenous peoples and isolated communities around the world.”
In 2008, the BBC commissioned Allen to shadow its film crews during the shooting of the documentary project Human Planet. This was the first time that the BBC had employed a dedicated stills photographer on a landmark series. He spent over a year and a half travelling with 4 teams, covering stories of human endeavour in over forty countries around the world. The resulting imagery was published in a best-selling BBC book, formed an exhibition and was used in the program’s worldwide branding and publicity. (source). The documentary is currently being screened at 8pm on the Discovery Channel on Sunday nights (see here for listings)
His top 40 round up features a lovely picture of of PNG’s most recognisable tribal groups- the huli wigmen, in this case the little boy in the picture stole the show
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Visit the Human Planet website to read his article Birds of Feather which features images from the Mount Hagen Show or see here for more images featuring Papua New Guinea.
Be sure to check out his personal site http://humanplanet.com/timothyallen/ or visit the Human Planet Blog to see all the images and stories behind the images.
Animal Audio and Naka Blood Collaborate
I’m a couple of weeks late with this post but better late-ish than never. Both groups are based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and they’re styles are a blend of rap, reggae and RnB.
You can find links to their resepective sites here:
Naka Blood on Reverbnation and facebook
Animal Audio on facebook
and download Animal Audio’s Come Retire With Me here
"sky’s the limit" PNG art at 4 mile in The National
Seen on The National’s site on the 18th Feb 2011.
FASHION AND BILUM, FROM TRADITION TO MODERNITY, FROM INDIVIDUAL CREATION TO COLLECTIVE ACHIEVEMENT
Essay by Nicolas Garnier
Centre de Recherche et de Documentation sur l’Océanie
University of Papua New Guinea
Alliance Française de Port MoresbyIn Papua New Guinea (PNG), string bags, or bilum in Tok Pisin (a widely spoken Creole), are commonly used by men and women to transport commodities. Traditionally, men carried small tools, tobacco leaves, and small items in their bags. In the Highland region around Goroka, larger bilums served as quivers for arrows. Today, men’s bilums carry modern commodities reflective of Papua New Guinea’s rapidly modernizing society. Traditionally, men carried one bilum, while women carried several. Large bilums were used to transport crops from gardens to family dwellings, or to carry produce for sale or exchange at local markets. Smaller ones contained tools or objects necessary for daily activities. In some regions of the country, bilums cradled babies. Like men, women have adapted bilums to the necessities of urban life: looping techniques have become smaller and tighter so that bilums have become solid and opaque; carrying straps have become shorter so that “urban bilums” resemble European women’s shoulder bags.
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Yumi PNG perform at North Shore Pasifika 2010
This past Saturday (27/1110), a young group of Papua New Guineans performed at Auckland’s North Shore Pasifika festival in New Zealand.
Comprising of members of Manus, Oro, Kerema, Milne Bay, Western Highland and Engan heritage, Yumi PNG was formed so that the youth based in Auckland’s North Shore could firstly get in touch with their roots through traditional songs and dances and secondly to create a support system for themselves as a number of them have recently moved to New Zealand and transition into a new way of life and culture can be difficult.
Headed by their youth leaders Michaelyn Pokarop, Kimberly Mills and Udu Mea, the group have been practising since September for the event and on Saturday performed a dance from Milne Bay and a dance from Manus.This was the group’s first official performance and the group intend to keep learning new songs and dances and hope to be able to continue performing in and around Auckland to showcase Papua New Guinea and its diversity to a country that still knows little about their island neighbour.
finding forever 
