Pilots from the US imprisoned in Guinea while refueling now request Trump’s intervention
Two American pilots are currently incarcerated in Guinea for about six weeks, having reportedly entered its airspace to refuel. The pilots, Fabio Nicolas Espinal Nuñez, 33, from Ewing, New Jersey, and Bradley Scott Schlenker, 63, from Chicago, have been detained in Conakry since December 29, and they are urging the Trump administration for assistance in […]
Man in Houston taken into custody for reportedly shooting neighbor at guinea pig funeral
A Texas man, now a fugitive for more than a month, has been arrested following an incident where he allegedly fired a shot at his neighbor during a family funeral for a guinea pig. John Martin Dixon, 46, was taken into custody on Monday after 18-year-old Emmanuel Menchaka was reportedly shot and subsequently passed away […]
Sir Julius Chan appreciation: death of last of PNG’s founding fathers marks end of era | Papua New Guinea
The death of Julius Chang IR, one of the 1975 Papua New Guinea's independent founders, has said the end of the times. As known, J IR was the “last man” from the first postcolonial government of PNG until he died 85 years old in Harris, New Ireland last week. As the first Minister of Finance, […]
‘Moving to the mountaintops’: rising seas displace tens of thousands in Papua New Guinea | Pacific islands
TA few years ago, fisherman Siri James was living in a small village near Pariba Beach on the south coast of Papua New Guinea. But as the tide continued to rise, James was forced to move farther from shore. “It's not easy to move inland. I was born and raised on the sea, I'm a […]
56 people killed in stampede following clashes at a Guinea soccer match, authorities say
Guinea's government said on Monday that 56 people were killed and several others injured in crowds caused by clashes between fans at a soccer stadium in southern Guinea. Communications Minister Fana Souma said in a statement read on state television that authorities were investigating to identify those responsible for Sunday's stampede. According to local media […]
Pope Francis welcomed to remote Papua New Guinea as he seeks ‘to break down distances’ | Pope Francis
Pope Francis visited Vanimo, a remote town on Papua New Guinea's northwest coast, after celebrating Mass before an estimated 35,000 people in the capital, Port Moresby. The pope received a warm welcome in the town, on the peninsula near the border with Indonesia, where he was greeted by members of the small Catholic community served […]
Slingshots and metal darts see tribal violence ‘horrors’ worsen in Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea
TThe spread of slingshot-style weapons that fire metal arrows has exacerbated violence in Papua New Guinea’s northeastern East Sepik province and led to a rise in traumatic injuries, authorities and medical workers said after attacks that killed dozens of people in the region. Last month, young men attacked three remote villages in Angoram district, East […]
Gang kills at least 26 villagers in remote Papua New Guinea, officials say
Gangs killed at least 26 people in three remote villages in the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea on Friday and left eight villagers missing in the latest wave of violence linked to land disputes and allegations of witchcraft, authorities said. “It was a very horrific event. As we got closer to the […]
‘Our hearts are heavy’: anguish as Papua New Guinea picks up the pieces after deadly landslide | Papua New Guinea
IIn a remote village in Enga Province, northern Papua New Guinea, the community House RegionA traditional mourning house, located about 200 metres from the site of the landslide. A place where people were buried in their sleep on May 24th. The house is a place of memorial for those who died in a tragedy that […]
Papua New Guinea PM blames extraordinary rainfall for deadly landslide | Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape has blamed “unusual rainfall” and changing weather patterns for several disasters in the Pacific island nation this year, including last week’s landslides that may have killed thousands. Part of a mountain in the Maipu-Muritaka region of Enga province in northern Papua New Guinea collapsed early last Friday, and […]