BY MATTHEW VARI They lived up to the title of the US Air Force band of the Pacific as the eight member team from Hawaii belted out the famous Barike ‘Wan Kantri’ song at Tuesday night’s US National Day commemorative reception, held in Port Moresby. The amazing voice of Staff Sergeant Rachel Wilson on lead vocals did not miss a beat in Tok Pisin, as she won the hearts of politicians, diplomats, US alumni locals, and other guests beginning with her wonderful rendition of the PNG national anthem, until she brought the Hilton Hotel venue down with her rendition of the popular unity song. “We usually, when invited to a country try our best to reach out and perform a local song just to show our appreciation for the collaboration with that country,” Sgt Wilson said when asked about the song choice. “We reached out to the US embassy and we asked for a list of songs that they would recommend. “They sent about five different songs and I picked that song, … [Read more...] about US Air Force Band woos PNG crowd
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Female students to tour United States on sports exchange program
BY GAILE KIVALI Five Papua New Guinean female students have been selected to visit the United States of America through a sports exchange program. The five female students are Norah Nahua, from Port Moresby National High School, Therese Pomat from Jubilee Catholic Secondary, Talitha Kotauga,from Marianville Secondary School, Forchinia Sakat from Caritas Technical Secondary School and Talitha Elias from Kilakila Secondary School. All of them are doing grade 11 at their respective schools. The program will be for two weeks and they depart coming Saturday, 29th June and return on the 13th of July. A small farewell event was hosted today by the US Embassy at the American corner of the National Library in Port Moresby. The Sports Visitors program is one of the five Sports Exchange Programs that the US offers; Global Sports Mentoring Program (GSMP), International Sports Programming Initiative (ISPI), Sports Envoys Special Sports Initiatives The Sports Visit program for this year will … [Read more...] about Female students to tour United States on sports exchange program
War Bunkers discovered at the heart of Kavieng
World War Two bunkers built nearly 80 years ago in Kavieng have finally been discovered at the heart of Kavieng town. New Ireland provincial government media reports the discovery of the bunker was made unexpectedly as roadwork excavation was being done in a busy section of Kavieng town early last month. PNG Defence Force personnel were called in to do checks if there’s any evidence of live ammunition and bombs. The Road construction cleared the entry point of the bunker, this included the cutting of the reinforced iron frames using oxy-acetylene. The defence personnel were lowered into the bunker. Before that 30 minutes of forced ventilation using two heavy-duty industrial fans had to be undertaken to create a better breathing underground. The defence officers discovered that the overall length of the tunnel 6,600 mm, its height 2000mm, width 1700mm and had four doors which are presumed to be two for exit and two for entry. The thickness of the wall slabs is 300mm. The officers … [Read more...] about War Bunkers discovered at the heart of Kavieng