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Papua New Guinea: Peoples
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Papua New Guinea offers the traveler a true paradox. With little to no tourist infrastructure, getting around can be tough. Illness and crime are ... obviously a problem in a place without a well-developed health care system or a strong police force. But Papua New Guineans themselves are wonderfully welcome people who will go to great lengths to accommodate strangers. Don't be under any illusion - apart from a very few, very expensive package tours, PNG is 120% adventure travel and not for the inexperienced or faint of heart.
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Because almost all of the land in Papua New Guinea is owned by its people, and not by the government, conservation efforts need to be approved and enforced by the local landowners. Crater Mountain is one of these landowner and NGO cooperative conservation initiatives in PNG.
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Papua New Guinea is a 1992 single by the electronic music group Future Sound of London. It later appeared on their full-length album Accelerator. Many people regard it as the group's biggest hit.
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From November 12-16, high winds and heavy rain from Tropical Cyclone Guba affected Oro and Milne Bay provinces in eastern Papua New Guinea. As of November 20, the cyclone and flooding had caused more than 70 deaths and displaced at least 13,000 people according to the IFRC. The Government of Papua New Guinea (GOPNG) reported that cyclone-associated flooding affected 145,000 people in Oro Province. Flooding ... caused extensive damage to houses, roads, bridges, and crops. The floods severely damaged the water system, electrical infrastructure, and access roads in the Oro provincial capital of Popondetta, affecting an estimated 20,000 people. On November 19, the GOPNG declared a state of emergency in Oro Province.
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In August 2007 Michael Somare was selected as Papua New Guinea’s prime minister for a second consecutive term. Somare’s National Alliance Party formed a coalition government with seven other parties, including the People’s Democratic Movement led by former prime minister Paias Wingti. The coalition was formed following parliamentary elections that were held over a two-week period in June and July.
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In the Melanesian region of the South Pacific lies the exotic wonderland of Papua New Guinea. Let the exquisite, detailed and much sought after artwork of Stephen Kaiwe introduce you to some of the wonderful people who inhabit this relatively unexplored country. Appreciate these natives - the way they were . . . Long before white man and western civilization intruded into their happy, carefree and contented way of life . . . Long before their tribal dances and exotic feathered headware were viewed by the intruders from other countries....
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