BACASA i welkamim MV Lihir Destiny

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Issue 7
July-Aug 2013
Lihir Today is an official publication of all stakeholders involved in the Lihir Gold Operation, on Lihir Island, New Ireland Province, PNG.
Silul back as NLLG President elect
By Liz Tami-Serafeni
Ambrose Silul has claimed the
President’s seat of the Nimamar
Local Level Government (NLLG)
again after his exit from public
office in 2006.
Silul, a clan leader of the Wera sub
clan and former school teacher
from Malie Island, describes his
comeback as a victory for the
people of Lihir.
“Mi kam insait nating, viktori em
bilong ol pipel bilong Lihir (I come
in with nothing, victory is for the
people of Lihir)”, Mr Silul said after
he was officially declared president
at the counting centre at Potslaka
in July.
Silul’s victory was evident from the
start of the counting when he led
with 695 votes, ahead of six other
candidates who also contested the
Nimamar Local Level Government
President’s seat. He maintained his
lead right through until the fourth
exclusion when he scored 2808
votes and exceeded the absolute
majority mark which was 2741.
(l-r) NLLG President elect Ambose Silul greeted by Fr. Bruno Junalian at the 40th annivessary of Catehist Gregory Klangot on
Masahet. Pic by Anasthesia Angoro
“Mi hamamas na mi tok tenkiu
long yupela olgeta ol Polis, Lo na
Oda, ol wokman ol lain pipel bilong
Lihir long Wod 1 igo inap Wod 15
husait i sapotim mi, ol hausboi tu,
mi laik tok tenkiu. Dispela win em
bilong mipela ol pipel bilong Lihir (I
am happy and I thank all the police,
Law and Order, the counting team,
the people of Lihir from Ward 1 to
15 who supported me, those in the
‘hausbois’ too, I would like to say
thank you. This win is for us the
people of Lihir)”, he added.
Silul holds a bachelors degree in
Political Science and Education,
and was the former manager of
the Lihir Resource Centre before
switching to politics. In 2004, he
was recognised as an Honorary
Fellow of the Australia and Asia
Institute of Civil Leadership
for governance in Local Level
Government. He was decorated
with a Gold Medal of Merit.
Silul’s comeback signals the
people’s desire for change as was
also evident in the declaration of
the 11 new ward members. Only
four out of the total number of 15
members retained their seats.
The Nimamar Local Level
Government ward members elect
who were officially declared after
the counting at Potslaka in July
are: Joe Naseleh, Ward 1; Paul
Miatkiah, Ward 2; Martin Zanayes,
Ward 3; Theodore Batim, Ward 4;
Ignatius Tamgel, Ward 5; Ignatius
Raka, Ward 6; Michael Loskit,
Ward 7; Stanley Tunut, Ward 8;
Bernard Kamielmiel, Ward 9;
Benjamin Amolam, Ward 10; Peter
Teptep, Ward 11; John Yaspot,
Ward 12; Francis Pasap, Ward 13;
Thomas Wanman, Ward 14 and Joe
Sitiaman, Ward 15.
BACASA i welkamim MV Lihir Destiny
Ol singsing na danis tumbuna ibin
kamap long welkamim niupela
sip bilong ol pipel bilong Lihir,
MV Lihir Destiny, long Londolovit
nambis long Augus 10.
MV Lihir Destiny i makim dispela
visen bilong ol pipel bilong Lihir,
na kamap bilong en long Lihir,
i soim sain bilong sakses bilong
tripela Spesifik Isius kampani
husait igat giraun insait long
Plant Site, Caldera na Kapit.
Dispela tripela kampani em
Balasie, Caldera na Saberte
Inside
this
issue
(BACASA).
Dispela sip bai save wokim ol ron
igo ikam long Lae, na bihain bai
surukim ron bilong em tu igo long
Tabar na Manus ailan.
Long toktok bilong em, siaman
bilong BACASA, John Kapsa, i
tok tenkiu long Newcrest long
sapot bilong en; Anitua Grup ov
kamapanis; Lihir Bisnis Sevis;
Lihir Mining Area Landowners
Association (LMALA); na Nimamar
Lokel Level Gavman (NRLLG), na
emi singaut long niupela gavman
long sapotim dispela sip.
Emi tok tenkiu tu long ol bisnis
haus na ol Asian komiuniti long
Lihir long bikpela sapot long
yusim dispela sip, we emi wanpela
invesmen we ino pas wantaim main
na sapos main i pinis, emi ken stil
sapotim ol papa graun.
“Mi laik askim olgeta man long
Lihir, husait i laik yusim dispela sip,
yu welkam na mipela lukim olsem
dispela sip em bilong yumi ol Lihir
long bihain taim main i pinis,” em i
tok.
Bob Hall, bosman bilong South
Sea Lines, kampani we BACASA i
kam aninit, ibin tokaut olsem oli
hamamas long kam long Lihir.
Meri em
niupela Steisen
Komanda
Pg 3
MV Lihir Destiny. Pic by Liz Tami
“Mi hamamas long mipela i kam wei yet long go na em bai kamap
long hia, na yupela imas andastan wanpela gutpela sasteinabel bisnis
olsem South Sea Lines emi gat long long hia long Lihir,” Mista Hall i tok.
Lihir Medical Centre
promotesWorld
Breastfeeding
week
Pg 12
Its the season
for darts
Pg 16
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COMMUNITY
Lihir i Lamel July/August, 2013
Sekunkun celebrates National Book Week
The amazing adventures of
Spiderman came alive when Grade
Six student Sam Gela (pictured),
in attire re-enacting the fictional
superhero, jumped onto centre
stage and amused students and
teachers alike during the National
Book Week character parade.
Young Gela was among students
of Sekunkun Primary School who
celebrated the weeklong National
Book Week with the presentations
of book characters on Friday, August
9.
According to teacher in charge,
Mrs Dinah Philippo, the activities
started on Monday, August 5, with
poems, riddles, rhymes, jokes, songs
about books (Grade 3 and 4), posters
(Grade 5), character parade (Grade
6), treasure hunt (Grade 7) and
debate by the Grade 8 class.
The theme for the National Book
Week this year is ‘Learn to Read,
Read to Learn’, and is celebrated by
all schools nationwide.
Sam Gela jnr amuses fellow students at Sekunkun Primary School with his re-enactment of Spiderman. Pic by Liz Tami
A letter from the DPM and the Minister for InterGovernment Relations Grand Chief Leo Dion
08th July 2013
Mr. Peter Aitsi Country Manager Newcrest Mines Limited
P 0 Box 789
Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea
Dear Sir
RE: Newcrest Lihir Operations -Lihir I Lamel April Publication
Reference is made to your letter of the 17th May 2013 of even subject.
My office and I formally acknowledges with commendation the Lihir I Lamel publication which is an
important medium of communication that provides an important conduit for information sharing between
the company and the host community.
The effective and open communication strategy that Newcrest Mines employs contributes to large extent
towards community involvement and participation. It is a model that has proven its successes and in my
view must be encouraged in all resource development projects.
Yours sincerely,
GRAND CHIEF HON LEO DION, GCL, CMG, QPM, MP
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
Letters, comments, debates, issues are welcome and can be addressed to:
The Editor,
Lihir i Lamel,
PO Box Londolovit,
Lihir Island, New Ireland Province
Our email address is:- [email protected]
For those who wish to send their letters by email. As a sign of good faith, please provide your full name, contact details and include a pen name if you wish.
COMMUNITY
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Meri em niupela Steisen Komanda
Liz Tami-Serafeni i raitim
Wanpela yangpela mama em i
kamap nambawan polismeri long
kisim posisen olsem Polis Steisen
Komanda long Lihir Ailan.
Inspekta Julie Palakai i senisim
Sinia Sajen Michael Kereu, husait
ibin ekting long dispela posisen
taim pastem steisen komanda,
Sinia Sajen John Lokonbo ibin dai
long 2011.
Inspekta Palakai ibin wokim ofisel
endova wantaim Ekting Polis
Steisen Komanda, Sinia Sajen
Kereu, long wanpela pereid long
Augus 6 long ai bilong Lihir Polis
Steisen insait long Londolovit
taun.
Wanpela samting Inspekta
Palakai i toktok strong long en,
em long wok sapotim Viktims
Desk we narapela polismeri, Sajen
Lyn Watah, i lukautim. Dispela
seksen em we ol hevi bilong ol
marit na pikinini i save go long en.
“Nau mi stap, bai mi sapotim
dispela seksen long wok na ron
gut, na olgeta keis long domestik
Inspekta Julie Palakai, lidim Polis pereid long taim Polis Komisina Tom Kulunga ikam long wokim ofisel wok bilong em ol Polis
Steisen Komanda bilong Lir. Piksa em Liz Tami kisim
vailens bai go long dispela seksen
we Sajen Watah i lukautim”,
Inspekta Palakai i tok.
Long endova pereid, Inspekta
Palakai i mekim singaut igo long
olgeta polis man na meri long
wokbung wantaim.
“Mi kamap olsem polis steisen
komanda bilong yupela na mi
askim yupela long wokbung
wantaim, givim moral sapot, na
loyal taim yumi wok wantaim
long edresim ol hevi bilong Lo na
Oda”, em i tok.
Inspekta Palakai bai lukautim 26pela polis manmeri, tasol em tok
bai gutpela sapos bai gat sampela
moa regula polisman long kam
halivim ol polis nau istap bikos
populeisen bilong Lihir i go antap.
Em i tok tu olsem em bai hamamas
long toktok wantaim ol lidaman
na meri long ol ples long kamapim
ol wei long edresim ol Lo na Oda
problem long ol wanwan ples
bilong ol.
“Bai yumi solvim ol hevi taim polis
i wok wantaim komiuniti. Polis
yet ino nap long wokim wok”,
Komanda Palakai i tok.
Em ibin wok olsem Konstabol
long sevenpela yia, na bihain
em ibin kisim promousen olsem
Fes Konstabol na emi wok long
dispela posisen long tripela yia.
Bihain em ibin go long Bomana
Polis Kolij we emi skul olsem
Kadet Ofisa long tupela yia long
kamap Inspekta.
Inspekta Palakai em bilong
Raluana ples long Kokopo, Is
Niu Briten Provins na em kamap
olsem nambawan komisen ofisa
meri bilong Is Niu Briten. Em
igat 37-pela krismas na em marit
wantaim faifpela pikinini.
Students urged to get HIV testing Lihir women nominate reps
of the women representatives
was the highlight of the meeting.
Mrs Membup said the women’s
stakeholder meeting is the right
venue for this, as all heads of
the stakeholders representing
and
supporting
women
organisations in Lihir, like the
churches, Petztorme Women’s
Association (PWA), Tutorme
Women’s Association, New
Ireland Provincial Administration,
Newcrest Mining Limited (NML)
and NCS, were present to discuss
programs for women here on Lihir.
“It is hoped that with the new
government in place, more
attention will be geared towards
implementing and delivering
service programs right down to
the village level, not like in the
past”, she said.
By Liz Tami-Tami
With the increase in teenage
pregnancies and HIV/AIDS, young
people have been encouraged to
go for Voluntary Counselling and
Testing (VCT) to know their status.
HIV/AIDS coordinator from Lihir
Medical Centre, John Kumb, made
this call when he was speaking
to students of Lihir Secondary
School during the Newcrest’s
Community Relation’s Komiuniti
Wokabaut Progrem (KWP) on July
21.
The HIV/AIDS statistics for Lihir
Island as of July 31 2013, is 91
confirmed cases: Newcrest Mining
Limited 22, Business Partners 31,
PNG Settlers 27 and Lihirians 11.
Mr Kumb gave a frank talk on
the importance of testing before
any form of penetrative sex and
encouraged the students to delay
sex.
“A lot of young people are
experimenting with sex due to
peer pressure, drug and alcohol
abuse, lack of self esteem, and
other contributing factors such
as social media and the extensive
use of mobile phones. So before
any of you decide to have sex,
please make sure you know
the HIV status of you and your
partner so they can practice safe
sex including the proper use of
In a show of solidarity, the women
of Lihir nominated four women in
a shortlist to the Nimamar Local
Level Government Tumbawinlam
House of Assembly.
Helen Lusem, president of
Tutorme Women’s Association,
Maryanne Winaulin, female
leader from Londolovit, Susan
Raphael, vice president of
Catholic Women’s Association and
Anna Rapis, representative of
Petztorme Women’s Association,
were nominated at the Second
Quarter of the Special Women’s
Brief on July 31 by more than
20 ecumenical representatives
including some representatives
from the New Ireland Provincial
Administration Lihir Sub-district,
Newcrest Lihir Gold Operations
and the Meri Development Centre.
Two out of the four women will
then be selected to represent
the women of Lihir in the
Tumbawinlam House of Assembly
for the next five years.
The women also nominated two
female leaders, Monica Kuten and
Mary Pasap to represent them
in the Lihir Agreements Review
(LAR) committee.
According to Lihir Sub-District
Community Development Officer, Rosemary Tohielats, talking at a recent
Jacklyne Membup, the nomination Lihir Women’s briefing. Pic by Liz Tami
KWP at Lihir High School. Pic by Liz Tami
condoms.”
Mr Kumb said the ISOS TB and
HIV clinic provide pre and post
test counselling and offer Antiretroviral Treatment (ART).
He also encouraged the students
and other young people to have
a test before they decide to get
married later on in life.
“You will not identify if someone
has HIV/AIDS because they all
look normal like everybody else,
so before you make any decision
to get married, take your partner
and go to the nearest aid post/
hospital and have blood tests for
HIV/AIDS,” he said.
He said a lot of young people are
now dying of HIV/AIDS in PNG
because they are too ashamed and
scared to have a check up.
PNG Red Cross Lihir Sub-Branch
chairwoman, Liz Daimol urged
the students to take heed of such
awareness as the HIV/AIDS talk.
“Wanem kain toktok ikam, yumi
mas harim bikos long yupela,
dispela infomeisen bai go bek
long ples (Listen carefully to such
talks because through you, this
information must go back to your
villages),” she said.
“You are the educated group, and
you have the responsibility to pass
on this information back to your
respective family members, your
friends and other people in your
villages and communities,” she
added.
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COMMUNITY
Classes underway at Nimamar Uni Centre
Fifty-nine students have begun
classes and many more are
expected to register with the
newly established Nimamar
University Franchise Centre here
on Lihir Island.
The classes commenced on June
24 with the 59 students starting
off with Literacy 1 and Numeracy
1 courses for the Certificate in
Tertiary and Community Studies
(CTCS). A total of 11 courses (8
compulsory and 3 electives) are to
be undertaken for this program.
Seven students have registered
for the Department of Distance
Learning (DODL), a program
intended for Grade 12 leavers who
wish to upgrade their results on
specific subjects.
Nimamar University Franchise
Centre (NUFC) was officially
opened on March 15 by the Minister
for Finance and Education,
Honourable James Marape. It is
the first of its kind in Papua New
Guinea to facilitate courses from
different institutions.
According to the Director of NUFC,
Staff of the Nimamar University Franchise centre, proudly displaying new course materials they just recieved. (l) Kenneth Baras,
Pic by Liz Tami
Mr Kenneth Barras, the Certificate
in Tertiary and Community Studies
is a program from the University
of Papua New Guinea (UPNG),
while the Department of Distance
Learning is from the University of
Technology (UNITECH).
Undergraduate programs are
also available through formal
application, and consist of
Bachelor of Arts in selected
courses, Diploma in Accounting,
Public Policy Management,
Bachelor
in
Business
Management, and Bachelor of
Arts in Education for Practising
Diploma Teachers who wish to
upgrade to Bachelor Degree level.
Coordinator of CTCS and DODL
programs, Mrs Lilah Wokpul, said
they have received applications
for the Undergraduate program
and classes will start for semester
one in 2014.
“The UPNG CTCS and UniTech DODL
programs offered by the Nimamar
University Franchise Centre
(NUFC) are a second chance given
to our Grade 10 and 12 who, for
various reasons, could not make
it into either a Secondary School
or a Tertiary Institution”, said Mrs
Wokpul.
She added that doing the
programs offered at the NUFC
will enhance their access to
higher educational levels so
they are better equiped with the
appropriate skills and knowledge
to cope with further academic
studies and future employment.
The centre is ably run by registrar/
administration officer, Mrs Delvin
Nicholas; coordinator of CTCS and
DODL programs, Mrs Lilah Wokpul;
facilitator for Mathematics
courses, Mr Jerome Wokpul and IT
officer Yuambari Haihuie.
Two Lihir villages receive award from World Health Organisation
Information supplied by Joe
Hobo/LICHP
Two Lihirian villages, Sianos and
Samo, won a grant from the World
Health Organisation in June as
part of the WHO Healthy Islands
Recognition Awards.
Papua New Guinea’s Minister for
Health, the Honourable Michael
Malabag was due to accept the
award on behalf of Sianos and
Samo villages at a Ministers of
Health Meeting, held in Apia,
Samoa.
The WHO Healthy Islands
Recognition
awards
were
established to recognise health
and community leaders who
successfully achieve, or work
towards achieving the vision of the
Healthy Islands concept.
The award is a fantastic boost for
the villages of Sianos and Samo,
who will receive USD 20,000 in-kind
support from the WHO to continue
to strengthen their Healthy Village
activities.
Particular credit needs to be paid
to Mr Francis Lusem, his wife,
Mrs Helen Lusem, and local level
government member, Mr Stanley
Tunut, for the commitment and
leadership they have shown in
improving the health of the Sianos
and Samo communities.
The village of Sianos has long been a
model village for the communities
of Lihir, demonstrating what can
be achieved when communities
take responsibility for the
health of their people and their
environment.
The Lihir Islands Community
Health Program (LICHP), a program
delivered in partnership between
the Lihir Mine Area Landowners
Association (LMALA) and JTAI,
worked with the Lihir Sub-District
Health office to support Mr Lusem
to submit an application to the
WHO Healthy Islands Recognition
Awards on behalf of Sianos and
Samo villages.
The beginning of the Healthy
Village activities in Sianos village
can be traced back to 2004
when the concept was initially
introduced during outreach
activities conducted by Lihir Gold
Jeremiah 29:11:
Limited.
At the time there was a high
incidence of malaria and filariasis
in the village and surrounding
areas, and the Healthy Village
Concept was recommended as
an approach to preventing the
spread of these diseases. Local
residents undertook their first
Healthy Village Concept training,
facilitated by the PNG Department
of Health, in 2005.
In the early years, the community
experienced
varying
levels
of support from a range of
stakeholders. However this
support often proved to be shortterm in nature or unreliable. The
community, under the leadership
of Mr and Mrs Lusem, made the
decision to take responsibility
for ensuring the Healthy Island
Concept continued to progress.
‘We decided that if this was
going to keep going, we (the
community) had to drive it. We
could not rely on support from
other stakeholders”, Mr Lusem
explained.
A key driver behind this decision
Sianus Health Village Committee Chairman Francis Lusem, speaking during a visit by
the Dept of Planning Consultants to his village in 2009. File Pic
was that, since they began
the Healthy Village activities,
the community witnessed a
significant drop in the number of
cases of filariasis and malaria in
their village. They could see the
connection between the Healthy
Village activities and the improved
health of their community.
“The villagers could see the
changes. They could see a drop in
the cases of filariasis and malaria
and they understood that this was
because of the Healthy Village
activities”, Mr Lusem said.
In recent years, the community
extended the Healthy Village
activities from Sianos to all of
Ward 8, including Samo village,
the other main population centre
in the Ward. Mr Lusem highlighted
the significant support of Ward 8
local level government member,
Mr Stanley Tunut, for the Healthy
Village activities. Mr Tunut has
encouraged his constituents to be
involved and provided significant
financial support.
The success of the Healthy Village
activities in Sianos and Samo is
evidence of what can be achieved
when a community works
together and takes responsibility
for its own health.
‘For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans
for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.’
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Newcrest Lihir’s all female ER team – a first in PNG!
Newcrest Lihir led the way in this
year’s National Mining Emergency
Response Challenge by entering
the first ever all women’s team
which is a first for Papua New
Guinea.
The Lihir gold mine’s women’s
team included four full time and
three volunteer team members.
They are Georgina Lagot (team
Captain), Thomasita Zikbel (Vice
Captain), Wevisi Bolasa, Linda
Buko, Lovelyn Teaku, Leonnie
Lassingan and Joanne Braun.
The women come from diverse
backgrounds but all of them live
the Newcrest values and promote
the safety, health and wellbeing
of all stakeholders associated
with the mine’s activities.
“Newcrest Lihir provided a great
opportunity for us to compete in
this year’s Emergency Response
Challenge,” explained team
Vice Captain Thomasita Zikbel.
“The women’s team was able
to showcase their abilities in
emergency response on an equal
playing field with our male
counterparts.”
“The competition was a challenge
and it also further developed
our emergency preparedness as
Lihir’s ERC Women’s Team. (l-r) Thomasita Zikbel (v/c), Joan Braun, Linda Buko, Lovelyn Teaku, Wevisi Bolasa and Georgina Lagot
(c). Pic by Alison Davis/External Affairs
there were theoretical as well
as practical training exercises as
part of the three day event.”
“Collaborating and sharing
knowledge with the other teams
from other mines is important
as we are all focused on safety and
emergency response,” she said.
Intensive training commenced
two weeks before the event for
both the men’s and women’s team
at the Lihir mine which included
assembly of a breathing apparatus
(BA), fire rescue (hose and
branches coupling), hazardous
materials (Hazmat) and casualty
assessment.
“I wish both teams all the best in
the upcoming Challenge,” said
Karl Spaleck General Manager.
“Newcrest supports women in
mining and we are proud of
the many career opportunities
available for women not only at
Lihir but in the mining sector in
PNG.”
“This is also a great example to
any women who are considering
a career in emergency response
and demonstrates that anything
is possible if you apply yourself,”
he said.
The Newcrest Lihir Emergency
Response team took time-out
during their training schedules
to visit both the Lakuplien and
Lihir International Primary
Schools. The school children were
excited about the visit and asked
questions about the competition,
emergency equipment, and first
aid.
The school visits by Newcrest
Lihir’s Occupational Health and
Safety Department are regular
events and also include visits to
the mine operations. They help to
educate children of all ages on the
importance of staying safe and
well at school, home and when
playing.
Three Lihirians elected as New Ireland Red Cross Lihir Sub-Branch office bearers
By Anasthesia Angoro
Three young Lihirians are among
seven new office bearers elected
to manage the good work of the
New Ireland Red Cross, Lihir SubBranch.
They are Leoba Siomiel, who was
elected to be the understudy of
the group’s Treasurer and Christine
Laketan and Philip Arpilas were
both given the positions of youth
representative.
The trio were elected during
the Sub-Branch’s 2013 annual
general meeting held on June
22 at Newcrest’s Lihir Operations
Sustainable
Development
Department’s Aginas Conference
room.Leoba is currently employed
by the Lihir Mining Area
Landowners Association (LMALA)
as their business support officer,
Christine also works with LMALA
as a Human Resources Trainee and
Philip is a long time volunteer with
Red Cross, undertaking HIV/AIDS
Awareness throughout Lihir.
The other Executives elected at
the same time include Liz Daimol,
re-elected as Chairwoman for
a second term, Timothy Masiu
now holds the Vice Chairman
position while Killion Konilio and
NI Redcross Lihir Sub-branch Chairwoman Liz Daimol speaking at the first Lihir Sub-branch Youth AGM while Christine Laketan looks on. Pic by Anasthesia Angoro/SD
Media
Alu Kila were both re-elected to
the positions of Treasurer and
Secretary respectively.
Re-elected Chairwoman Liz
Daimol congratulated all the new
executives in an official email sent
to all members of the Lihir SubBranch to officially announce the
new office bearers.
“I would like to especially welcome
on board our young Lihirians in the
Executive”, Mrs Daimol said.
“Our aim is to capacity build our
young Lihirian members so that
they can bring our programs and
the work of Red Cross right into their
communities.”
Mrs Daimol also took time to thank
the outgoing Vice-Chairman Jimmy
Peter for his valuable contributions
to the work of the Red Cross as an
executive and in the area of HIV/
AIDS awareness.
She added that Jimmy is very
proactive
with
community
awareness
and
regularly
participates in programs to address
community issues affecting the
Lihir community today.
“He is still with the Sub-Branch as a
member and will continue to work
with them in their programs.”
A big thank you was also extended
to the Sub-Branch members
including Joe Daimol for his work
in setting up the office of the SubBranch and the latest procurement
of storage containers which were
delivered to the new office on June
25.
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PROVINCIAL
Sir J welcomes newly elected Councilors &
Presidents
Governor Sir Julius Chan extended
an invitation to all declared
Presidents and Members to
attend preliminary meetings to
acquaint themselves with current
government policy. The meetings
were held on Thursday August 1
in Kavieng and Friday August 2 at
Moronai, Namatanai.
The positive response of
Independent and PPP endorsed
winning candidates resulted in a
majority of newly elected members
aligning themselves with the PPP
lead government.
Due to transport and weather the
new members from Lihir and Anir
Islands were unable to attend
the Namatanai meeting, but it is
expected the majority will support
the current government and
Malagan Declaration.
Minister for State Enterprise and
Member for Kavieng Open, Hon.
Ben Micah who was present at both
meetings declared, “I congratulate
all of the newly elected members
and want to remind you that
political integrity at the LLG level
is the key to development in New
New Ireland Governor Julius Chan welcomed at the airport by Lihirians during a visit in 2012. File pic
Ireland. I fully intend to continue
to divest more responsibility to my
Kavieng LLG’s giving you greater
responsibility.”
Provincial PPP President Phillip
Bartsaka also challenged the
newly elected Ward Members
and Presidents saying “under the
leadership of Sir Julius Chan as
Governor we now have innovative
policies that have transformed
New Ireland into a model province,
we must all continue the good
work of this Government.”
Sir Julius openly welcomed all new
and returned leaders expressing
his congratulations and stressing,
“We all have the solemn obligation
to serve our people with honesty,
transparency and diligence.
Working together as a united team
there is nothing we cannot achieve.
I encourage each and every voter
to look to their new LLG and Ward
leaders for delivery of services
and projects, we all have to look
after the people who trust our
government policies, those who
gave us the mandate to lead.”
Following the return of Writs on
the 30th of August, NIPG for the
first time ever, will be organizing
for all Members and Presidents
to be sworn in at one location,
Peter Torot Conference Center,
on September 2, followed by a
full day workshop and induction
of legislative procedure and
Government policies.
The first Assembly of the New
Government will be held on
Wednesday September 4.
Sir Julius cracks the whip in NIPG
The Governor of New Ireland
province, Sir Julius Chan has cracked
the whip by serving suspension
notices to five of his senior staff
members in July for tardiness in a
sweeping move to rid inefficiency,
unproductiveness and cronyism
under his administration.
Whilst taking action against his own
staff, Sir Julius has directed New
Ireland Provincial Administrator,
Monovi Amani to adopt a zero
tolerance approach as well and
move swiftly to deal with lazy and
defiant public servants who are not
politically neutral.
“These are public servants who turn
up for work well after 8 or 9 am and
leave work well before 4.06 pm.
And yet, these are the very public
servants who get paid month after
month fortnight’s worth of wages,”
Sir Julius stressed in his directive.
The directive followed apparent
inaction by Mr Monovi to carry out a
number of measures to improve the
New Ireland public service delivery
mechanism.
It included the realignment of
middle management rank and
file of the public service as well
as addressing punctuality and
NI Provincial Administrator Mr Monovi Amani (centre) at the commissioning of the Lihir Local Physical Planning Board this year.
Pic by Anasthesia Angoro
attendance of staff.
The directives include Mr Monovi to:
Furnish total number of applicants
for middle management positions
in the provincial administration (by
cob July 10 2013); not to include
persons in the public service who
do nothing less than thwart the
of current provincial government;
ensure public servants who cannot
comprehend the importance
of the role they play in service
delivery to shape up or ship
out; weed out those who have
compromised/jeopardized their
political neutrality; discipline
and terminate those within
public service that have in any
way put political pressure on him
(Mr Amani) and his senior staff;
provide full report with record of
staff punctuality and attendance
together with procedures for
penalising undisciplined public
servants; brief on disciplinary
actions and dismissal taken so far;
and terminate disobedient officers
for insubordination of the realigning exercise in the provincial
administration.
Sir Julius has been concerned over
the inaction of relevant State law
enforcing agencies including the
police fraud squad, Ombudsman
Commission and Public Prosecutors
office to take appropriate actions.
He said whilst public servants
are accountable for their actions;
public funds designated for
delivery of essential services must
be delivered.
Tractor for
remote Tingwon
Islanders
The people of remote Tingwon
Island in the Lovongai Local
Level Government of New
Ireland province accepted a
brand new tractor on August
22. The K190,000.00 tractor
was transported by the newly
acquired private owned barge, MV
Manmantinut.
Governor of New Ireland, Sir Julius
Chan noted that the over 400
islanders have been neglected
of essential government services
for many years because of the
geographical isolation.
“I feel for our people there.
They face transport and logistic
difficulties and my administration
is assisting to provide some relief.
They, like others in very remote
zones, have been neglected of
basic government services due to
the remoteness of their location.
New Ireland administration under
my leadership will continue to help
wherever possible and continue to
provide new and maintain existing
services to our people”, Sir Julius
said.
Accompanied by members of
the Provincial Executive Council,
administration staff, a delegation
that totaled 50 officials, Sir Julius
personally ensured that the tractor
reached its destination.
The NIPG Team delivered the
Tractor, slasher and trailer,
made the Old Aged, Disabled
and Agriculture Sweat Equity
payments, as well as launching the
2012-2013 Roof Overhead Policy
in which 31 Families of the island
received 372 sheets of roofing
iron and delivered the solar light
for Tingwon Aid Post. The Queen’s
Diamond Jubilee medals were also
presented to the three recipients
of the island- Daslogo Kula, Isaac
Rangai and Paul Kalusmat.
The delivery of the tractor was
a first of its kind for the remote
islanders. The tractor, with trailer
and slasher will assist people on
the island to carry their produce
including copra to the jetty for
transport to markets in Kavieng
and elsewhere. “As their elected
government, my administration
will continue to help wherever
possible and provide basic services
to our people, especially those
that show self reliance and pride
of place such as you Tingwon
Islanders”, Sir Julius said.
COMMUNITY
New Irelanders celebrate throughout PNG
Governor Sir Julius Chan
commended New Ireland
communities in Port Moresby,
Lae, Goroka and Mt. Hagen for
their self-reliance in organizing
celebrations to mark New
Ireland Day in their respective
provinces. It is encouraging to
see the private sector take the
lead in organizing this important
day for New Irelanders.
It is a strong sign of a vibrant
and unified community.
“I was especially gratified to
hear the positive statement
made by Hosea Philemon in Lae
and thank him for his remarks
supporting
the
Malagan
Declaration and Education in
New Ireland”, said Sir Julius. PPP
Ministers Byron Chan and Ben
Micah joined the crowd gathered
in Port Moresby to take part in
the festive cultural day.
In Kavieng, Sir Julius said that it
was especially gratifying to see
an event that was truly a family
day, one in which husband and
wives, parents and children were
able to enjoy themselves with
A Tumbuan from Namatanai at the Port Moresby New Ireland Day. Pic by Marylynne Siginkamrai
no disruptions or altercations.
He said that this is a testament
to us all, and to the community to
which we all belong.
“During my recent visit to
Mt. Hagen I pledged to assist
the Western Highlands New
Ireland Community to showcase
New Ireland culture and my
Government stands ready to support
those that organize and show the
initiative and pride in their New
Ireland heritage”, said Sir Julius.
New Ireland Day is an important
day in our history and affords
the opportunity to demonstrate
that we are all a part of the same
community, the same family. By
working together for the New
Ireland Day Celebrations we can
ensure that our province is one
in which all people, young and
old, men and women, can come
together in peace and harmony
no matter where we celebrate
New Ireland Day. That unity is
truly something to celebrate.
Lihir Sub-branch Youth Volunteers dressed as victims of violence during the National Haus Krai in May this year. File Pic
The Lihir community took part in
the first ever National Haus Krai
event that was held on May 15
2013 to protest against genderbased violence in Lihir and Papua
New Guinea.
Since then, the echoes of the cries
of women all over the country are
still reverberating all around the
world and men are now standing
up to add their voices on behalf
of their mothers, sisters, aunties,
daughters and grandmothers,
Over 100 patients
get eye treatment
on Lihir
Big thank you to National Haus Krai sponsors
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indeed all women who have been
injured, killed or traumatized
through brutal attacks, rape,
sorcery and witchcraft related
accusations and domestic violence.
Newcrest Sustainable Development
Department’s Social Development
Coordinator, Monica Kipong, has
been asked by Newcrest staff and
Lihir business partners to talk to
them about the National Haus Krai
event.
She said it is good to see the interest
from men in the workforce to know
more about the event.
About 14% of employees employed
by Newcrest are female and about
22% of employees across the Anitua
Groups of companies are female. To
show their commitment towards
caring about their employees and
looking after their health and safety
in the workplace, Newcrest sponsored
logistics and provided support for the
National Haus Krai, Anitua through its
flagship business Nationwide Catering
Services sponsored refreshments for
the participants and also provided
security, and Anitua Supermarket
employees took part in the march as
well.
The Meri Divelopmen Senta
provided the venue for the event.
Mrs Kipong and Vagi Hemetsberger
and the organisers of the walk
would like to thank the sponsors
and also those individuals who put
their time and effort to use their
networks to ensure a successful
program.
The team would also like to extend
their acknowledgement to those
groups and individuals who
provided support and were a part
of this important event.
A joint partnership between
Christian Blind Clinic, New Ireland
Division of Health, Australian Doctors
International, Catholic Mission,
Nimamar Local Level Government,
Namatanai District, Lihir Mining
Area Landowners Association and
Newcrest’s Lihir Gold Operation,
ensured that eye treatments and
surgeries that would otherwise be
performed in Kavieng were carried
out for more than 100 patients in
Lihir.
Christian Blind Mission (CBM) is a nongovernment organisation that works
in partnership with Callan Services
(for disabled people) to provide eye
surgeries.
Those who received treatment were
identified in June during an annual
joint patrol by New Ireland provincial
health workers, the NLLG health
office and ADI with logistical support
from Newcrest.
The team arrived on the island on
22 July and performed a total of 39
surgeries including 22 males and 11
female cataracts cases and 6 severe
pterigiums.
Lihir Medical Centre’s Senior Medical
Officer, Dr Oriol Mitja, stated that
patients were mainly from Lihir
villages including outer islands of
Malie, Masahet and Mahur.
“All the patients fully recovered their
sight and returned happily back to
their homes”, Dr Oriol said.
The surgeries were performed by a
team of five lead by Dr Michael Seward
from CBM based in Goroka and also
attending was Dr Robert Ko from
Kimbe. Travel arrangements for the
team from Goroka were sponsored
by CBM while Dr Ko was sponsored by
the Fred Hollows Foundation.
The plan for the surgery was initiated
by Lihir Medical Centre’s Senior
Medical Officer Dr Oriol Mitja and was
supported by LMALA and Newcrest
with approval from the Kavieng
Hospital Director.
To ensure that patients were
available to receive treatment, the
Lihir team consisting of Palie Health
Centre staff, Community Health
Workers, ADI, Sub-District Health
Office and the Lihir Medical Centre
staff, contacted, screened and
prepared patients before the surgical
team arrived. Some of the patients
were accommodated at the Palie
Health Centre while others were
accommodated at the Lihir Medical
Centre. The surgeries were performed
at the Lihir Medical Centre and both
LMALA and Newcrest assisted with
logistics.
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COMMUNITY
Wanem samting ikamap long Lir
Long dispela tupela mun, yumi lukim polis pereid long welkamim niupela Lir Steisen Komanda husait em wanpela meri. Na tu yumi lukim lonsing na blesing bilong sip bilong Lir yet MV Lihir
Destiny. BACASA, husait ol i papa long dispela sip, bai lukautim dispela sip wantaim halivim bilong South Sea Lines. Dispela sip bai karim kako igo long Lae na kam bek long Lir. Ibin gat tu,
wanpela kibung bilong reisim moni bilong halivim ol sumatin bilong Lihir International Praimeri skul, we ol i kolim long Orchid Ball. Ol mama papa bilong ol sumatin bilong skul save wokim
kamap dispela kibung long halivim ol pikinini bilong ol long mekim moni long salim ol long skul trip igo long Ostreilea. Wanpela kibung ibin kamap tu long wankain taim long Masahet ailan
long makim 40-pela krismas bilong Katiket Gregory Klangot long mekim misineri wok.
Polis Komisina Tom Kulunga inspektim Gad of Hona long pereid bilong welkamim niupela Komanda
bilong Lir Polis Steisen. Piksa em Liz Tami kisim
Polis Komisina Tom Kulunga lusim Lir Meri Divelopmen Senta bihain long miting wantaim ol polis manmeri
bilong em long Lir. Piksa em Liz Tami kisim
Pater wokim lotu antap long MV Lihir Destiny bipo long em blessim dispela sip bilong ol pipol bilong Lir.
Piksa em Liz Tami kisim
Ol Dairekta bilong BACASA sanap fran long model bilong MV Lihir, antap long sip yet. Piksa em Liz Tami
kisim
Misis Jean Callister, soim ol kavin bilong oksen long taim bilong Orchid Ball. Piksa em Liz Tami kisim
(L-r) Jamie Torombe lukluk long progrem pepa bilong orchid ball na Adam Pemberton steretim beret bilong
em long kaikai. Piksa em Liz Tami kisim
Katiket Gregory Klangot soim luksave long ol sios lain bilong em bihain long lotu makim 40-pela krismas
bilong em long wokim misineri wok. Piksa em Anasthesia Angoro kisim
Ol MSC misineries putim wanpela danis bilong ol long selebreitim 40 yias aniverseri bilong Katiket Gregory
Klangot long Masahet. Piksa em Anasthesia Angoro kisim
COMMUNITY
9
Kominiti raunraun...
Adam Harvey em wanpela bik neim musik man bilong Ostrelia. Em bin kam long Lir long mun Augus na pilai long klab haus na tu long Kem 1 we planti ol wokman na meri ibin kam
long lukim em wantem poro bilong em Dave Prior. Lusim kem, yumi go lukim ol sumatin bilong Lir Sekenderi Skul long Technical Treining Senta bilong Newcrest, we ol i statim Teknikol
Treining bilong ol long ol wiken. Na yumi kets ap tu wantaim ol ERT tim bilong Newcrest taim ol igo visitim wanpela skul. Lusim taun, nau yumi raun go ken long peles Huniho, we ol i
opim wanpela niupela sios na ol boi bilong Transpot igo long halivim ol pipel bilong Huniho long selebreit. Ol putim wanpela kwaia bilong ol tu.
Intanesenel musik man (l-r) Adam Harvey na Dave Prior, pilai musik na singsing wantaim ol pikinini bilong
ol Newcrest wok manmeri. Piksa em Liz Tami kisim
Ol manmeri husait isave laikim musik bilong Adam Harvey, sanap wantaim em long kisim piksa bihain long
em pilai. Piksa em Liz Tami kisim
Ol pikinini long Huniho, danis long taim bilong opim niupela sios bilong ol. Piksa em Tony Sapan kisim
Ol memba bilong Transpot wokim kwaia long halivim ol lain long Huniho selebreitim dei bilong openin
bilong niupela sios bilong ol. Piksa em Tony Sapan kisim
(l) Simon wantaim tupela wan skul bilong em lainim lo wokim ol elektrikel koneksen long LTTC. Piksa em
Anasthesia Angoro kisim
Ol sumatin bilong Lihir High School wokim wiken teknikel treining progrem bilong ol long LTTC. Piksa em
Anasthesia Angoro kisim
ERT Tim bilong Lir, rere long go long Emejensi Rispons Salens long Pot Mosbi. Piksa em Anasthesia
Angoro i kisim
Ol ERT wokmanmeri husait bai igo long ERC lon Mosbi kisim sampela taim long namel long treining progrem
bilong ol long visitim ol skul sumatin. Tenkiu lo ol ERT givim piksa
10
EDUCATION
Sound waves training
Information provided by LSDP Education Program
Tenix and Dempsey donates
to Lihir schools
Donations by 2 companies namely Tenix and Dempsey, whose
projects have recently wound down business on Lihir, donated some
very much needed furniture to schools like Putput Elementary,
Londolovit Urban Primary and Elementary schools, and the
Lihir secondary school. LSDP Education helped facilitate this
distribution. On behalf of the recipient schools, we sincerely thank
both companies for their very generous donations.
Participants participating in a peer teaching class. Pic provided by LSPD Education
A four day workshop on the
Sound Waves Literacy program
saw 22 participants, all Primary
School teachers, get hands on
training in the use of the Sound
Waves Literacy Program. During
the sessions, the participants
were introduced to and made
aware of the phonemic approach.
By working through the skills
activities individually and in
groups, the teachers gained the
confidence to use and teach their
students the same skills which
should hopefully help to develop
the student’s spelling . The Sound
Waves Literacy Program has been
introduced into the schools on
Lihir to complement the current
curriculum taught. It comes with
a complete package which is
fully funded by LSDP Education.
All the teacher needs to do after
the training is to pick it up and
select what they need to teach
based on their student’s needs.
A session was conducted on how
to incorporate work from the
Sound Waves Weekly Overview
as well as the daily plans. In to
their programs in the schools.
The training ended with groups
presenting their lessons to the
other participants..
Sound Waves Games and other
fun activities, prepared by the
VTEC women, the NML Employee
spouses, were distributed to the
participants for their schools.
Teachers sorting out sound waves games which were distributed to schools for use in their lessons. Pic provided by LSDP
Education
DEPI training
One component of the Lihir
Education Plan is to upgrade
the teacher’s qualification. The
Department of Education Primary
In-Service training (DEPI) gives
Primary Schools teachers, who
currently hold a certificate, the
opportunity to upgrade their
qualifications to a diploma. LSDP
Education in support of this has
co funded this exercise with
Nimamar LLG in the past and will
continue to assist with funding so
that as many teachers as possible
can upgrade their teaching
qualifications.
The Department of Education
Primary In-Service training was
first conducted in Lihir for the
current participants in 2009. The
last one was conducted in 2011.
This year, we recommenced this
training so that teachers who
attended the training previously
can complete the training and
gain the required points which
would enable them to graduate
with a diploma. It is hoped that
our first group of teachers can
graduate with a diploma in
primary teaching before the end
of this year.
A total of eighteen teachers
attended the DEPI training while
the other twenty two teachers
attended the Sound Waves
sessions.
The courses offered were Policy &
Planning (school policy), Teaching
& Learning (OBE), Internship,
Math’s & Science (OBE) and
School Management (Resource
Management).
This training was held at the
Lakuplien Primary school.
Reps from Tenix pose for a picture with the students of Putput Elementary
school. Dempsey also donated some furniture to the schools. (Above) Tenix
employees unloading some of the funitures they donated from the semi-trailer
that brough them. Pics provided by LSDP Education
ENVIRONMENT
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Rubber duckies can help us understand ocean currents
Scientists are able to study the
paths of ocean currents thanks to
a container carrying about 28,000
rubber duckies that got lost at sea
in 1992 on its way to the United
States from Hong Kong.
These plastic bath toys helped
pioneering Oceanographer Curtis
Ebbesmeyer to investigate paths
of ocean currents, making it easier
to predict how long and how far
flotsams have travelled. Scientists
can predict the time it would take
for flotsam to reach a certain
destination depending on the
direction of the current.
Here on Lihir, we have the South
Equatorial current that travels
from Antarctica, around the Pacific
island states, passing the coastline
of Peru, Papua New Guinea and
Australia and back to Antarctica.
Then there is the North Equatorial
Current that also runs along the
northern coastline of PNG. Lihir
sea travellers are also affected
by these two currents. According
to oceanographers or scientists
who study ocean currents, these
currents are driven by wind
patterns and the rotation of the
earth.
Currents in the Lihir group of
islands are influenced by both
the South East and North East
trade winds with more influence
coming from the South East
winds. Wind speed and direction
also play a very important role in
influencing the ocean currents.
The circular motion made
by these currents form what
scientists call, ocean gyres. The
National Geography Education
website defines an ocean gyre as
a circular ocean current formed
by the wind patterns of the earth
and the forces created by the
rotation of the earth. Currents in
gyres are mostly found along the
coastline while the centre of a
gyre has no movement or current.
This is the reason why we have
floating patches of garbage as
big as islands just floating in the
middle of the ocean.
The ancestors of the people of
Lihir, who travelled to other
islands for trading many years
ago by canoe, were not assisted
in their voyage by wind patterns
alone. Beneath the sea, they were
hurried along by ocean currents
too.
Pacific Ocean Currents. NOTE: This map is an oversimplification of ocean currents and
features in the Pacific Ocean. There are numerous factors that affect the location,
size, and strength of all of these features throughout the year, including seasonality
and El Nino/La Nina. Depicting that on a static map is very difficult. Image taken
from NOOA Website : www.marinedebris.NOAA.gov.
DEC opis istap long Lir long halivim ol pipol tu
(l-r) Wokman lukautim DEC opis long Lir Mista Grabriel Luluaki, wanpela sumatin bilong Kul Destiny na bipo wokman bilong Newcrest Envairomen seksen Joel Sakiusa, katim riben long makim lonsin bilong Wol
Envaironmen Dei long Lir long 2011. File Pic
Anasthesia Angoro i raitim
Nesenel
Depatmen
bilong
Envaironmen na Konseveisen
opis we istap long Lir ino stap
long wokim monitarin wok bilong
gavaman tasol, em istap tu long
halivim ol pipol bilong Lir.
Dispela em toktok bilong DEC Opisa
Gabriel Luluaki, husait i lukautim
opis bilong ol long Londolovit,
long Lir.
Mista Luluaki itok kilia olsem wok
bilong ol em long monitarim ol
impeks long envaironmen we lo
bilong kantri igivim pawa long ol
long wokim.
Em tok ol save mekim ol wok
painim aut long tupela samting,
wanpela em komplaiens odit na
narapela em impek odits. Dispela
em wok painim aut long wanem
ol arapela samting ikamap bikos
long main.
Aninit long Nesenel Envaironmen
Act ol wok painim aut save kamap
long olgeta yia.
Mista Luluaki itok kilia olsem
steit igivim minimum standads
long kampani long kampani imas
monitarim sapos ol i laik kontiniu
long main.
Em i go moa yet na tokaut
olsem wantaim dispela ol
minimum standads bilong
gavaman, kampani tu igo moa
yet na adoptim sampela moa ol
intanesenel standads long halivim
ol long lukautim envaironmen we
ol iwok long main long em.
Mista Luluaki tok tu olsem em
namel man olsem na sapos ol
pipol igat konsen long sampela
samting ikamap long envairomen
bilong ol, ol iken go lukim ol long
kisim halivim.
“Sapos yu gat wari long
envaironmen, toktok wantaim
mi na rejistarim ol isiu bilong yu”,
Mista Luluaki itok.
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HEALTH
Lihir Medical Centre promotes World
Breastfeeding Week
Lihir Medical Centre staff and
management promoted World
Breastfeeding Week by holding
awareness sessions at the Lihir
Maternal Health Clinic and
hosting poetry, poster and debate
competitions at the Lihir Secondary
School.
August 1 – 7 is the week marked
by the World Health Organisation
(WHO) to promote breastfeeding
as there has been a sharp decline in
rates and practices over the years
all over the world. The theme for
this year is ‘Breastfeeding support:
close to mothers.”
On Lihir, the week’s activities
targeted all antenatal mothers,
breastfeeding mothers (especially
those working) and teenage and
adolescent girls.
The aim of the medical centre
staff was to draw attention to
the importance of peer support
(friends with babies, mothers,
grandmothers and aunts) in
helping mothers to establish
and sustain breastfeeding, to
encourage mothers to seek health
workers’ support in breastfeeding,
especially first time mothers and
those who have had multiple
pregnancies, and to ensure that
mothers know the importance of
breastfeeding and its benefits.
In his speech at the opening
of the week, LMC Obstetrician/
Gynaecologist Dr Roger Casupang
said breast milk is important in the
first few hours of a new born baby’s
A Dental Health Team from
Kavieng visiting Lihir as part
of the Integrated Health Patrol
program between New Ireland
Provincial and District health
workers as well as Australian
Doctors International found that
dental problems are an issue on
Lihir.
The team was on the island for
almost one week from the 7-14 of
June and visited some schools to
do dental checks.
Patrol Team Leader Dr Liz Scott
said the dental team was very
busy when they arrived on the
main island.
“They haven’t managed to go to
all of the schools because some of
the schools are quite big and also
there is no community dentist
provided for in the government
health service based in Nimamar”,
said Dr Scott.
“The dentists are commenting
Yaws em wanpela sik bilong
sikin
ISOS/LMC Dr Roger Casupang speaking about the advantages of breast feeding at the
MHC. Pic by Anasthesia Angoro
life.
He said the first milk nourishes the
baby with immunoglobbins that
protects the baby from sickness.
“Fathers have to be supportive,”
Dr. Casupang said. “It’s an effort
between the partners.”
Dr Casupang said benefits of
breastfeeding include reduced
risks of diabetes and hypertension,
reduced chances of breast cancer
and ovarian cancer, it is a form
of family planning and most
importantly, it provides a bonding
between mother and baby.
Bottle feeding on the other hand,
increases risks of babies getting
diarrhoea and other sicknesses,
therefore bottle feeding must
always be mixed with breast milk.
The World Breastfeeding Week
is celebrated every year in more
than 170 countries to encourage
breastfeeding and improve the
health of babies around the world.
Recommendations from the WHO
is for exclusive breastfeeding until
a baby is six months old and to
complement breastfeeding with
nutritious food for up to two years or
beyond.The team at LMC would also
like to thank sponsors who made
the events of the week possible.
They are Red Cross Lihir Sub-Branch,
Anitua Corporate, Lihir Electrical,
Lihir Sustainable Development
Plan (LSDP), Anitua Supermarket,
Anitua Hardware, Papindo, Lihir
International Primary School,
Nationwide Catering Services (NCS)
and Lihir Community Health Plan
(LICHP).
Dental health a problem on Lihir
that quite a lot of school children
have quite major dental tooth
decay.”
She added that a normal school
check would have been short, but
due to the level of treatments
given, it took them quite a while
to check each patient.
Sub-District Health Manageress
Gorethy Kaven said that the local
level government has a position
for a dentist but unfortunately
due to no accommodation the
dentist recruited is now working
at the health centre in Namatanai.
Mrs Kaven also acknowledged
and thanked the team saying the
team was made up of people from
different fields of specialities
which was very good.
The Lihir medical centre operated
by the International SOS for
Newcrest’s Lihir Operation also
has a full time dental therapist
and a dental assistant.
LMC dental therapist Thomas
Kumangkansa said the dentistry
at the medical centre is also open
to the public.
Thomas said they see about 200
plus patients a month, mostly for
extraction then filling followed
by other treatments like scale/
cleaning and root treatment.
“On the island the common dental
problem are dental decay mostly in
the school age group and younger
people and periodontal diseases
(the late states of gum diseases
or sore of the gums including the
support tissue of the teeth like
alveolar bone and periodontal
membrane) for older people and
mouth cancer as well as domestic
violence related problems like
fractured jaws and injuries to lips
etc,” said Thomas.
“Betel nut relayed problems are
periodontal disease and mouth
cancer. It is not very common but I
see a fair number of cases.”
A dental doctor also regularly
visits to treat Newcrest Employees,
Business partners and the general
public.
Yaws em wanpela sik we isave bagarapim sikin na bun.
Em wanpela kronik bektiriel infeksen we isave kamapim
ol liklik soa long sikin, bun na katlij. Ol manmeri i save
karim dispela sik na em save afektim ol pikinini moa.
Long Lihir, moa long tri-pela ten pesen bilong ol pikinini
aninit long wanpela ten na faiv krismas igat dispela sik.
Dispela sik em binatang ol i save kolim long Treponema
pertenue, wanpela kasen bilong binatang ol i save
kolim long Treponema pallidum we isave wokim kamap
sik sifilis, tasol dispela binatang bilong sik yaws em ino
olsem binatang bilong sifilis.
Yu ken kisim sik yaws taim sikin bilong yu i pas wantaim
sikin bilong man, meri o pikinini husait igat yaws.
Sapos yu o pikinini bilong yu igat soa long sikin, go long
Lir Medikel Senta lo wokim tes bilong painim aut na
sapos yu o pikinini igat binatang bilong dispela sik, bai
ol i givim yu marasin bilong diring.
Wanpela saentis, nem bilong em Willem Piso, em fes
saentis long givim tokpiksa long sik yaws tasol binatang
we save kamapim sik yaws em saentis Aldo Castellani
ibin painim long 1905.
Ol hat wok we ibin kamap long taim bipo long kontrolim
yaws ibin kamap namel long yia 1950 na 1970. Wol Helt
Ogenaiseisen na UNICEF ibin lidim wanpela kempein we
i karimapim olgeta wol long kontrolim yaws insait long
fo-pela ten na sikis pela kantri. Ol i wokim ol bikpela
awenes kempein wantaim ol mobael tims insait long
dispela ol kantri ol i makim na long yia 1970, spred
bilong dispela sik igo daun olsem naen pela ten na faiv
pesen.
Tasol long dispela sem yia tu, planti ol kantri husait i
tek pat long dispela fait i rausim dispela ol progrem na
putim igo insait long ol gavaman sevises. Planti wok
insait long pablik sekta mekim na planti ol risoses na
moni bilong faitim dispela sik i pinis na sik i stat long go
bikpela ken long laet 1970.
Nau em WHO i kirapim dispela fait ken long lukluk long
pinisim dispela sik olgeta.
Swollen bone
Ucler
CULTURE
13
Lihir biok or pii masks
By Luke Kabariu, Cultural Awareness Section
Details of the Biok or Pii masks were confirmed by 88 years old man, Michael Solgas, from the Nayal clan of
Masahet Island, who reside at Bilbil hamlet in the village of Malal on Masahet Island.
Biok is the Ehot (Islanders) general
name of the traditional head masks
locals of Aniolam (Lihir main Island)
refer to as “Tadak.” The name Pii, is
used to identify a particular mask in
reference to its nature. For example,
a Pii Tomat (a male Pii) and a Pii Wen
(a female Pii). A Toobiok describes
a group of Pii masks or a group of
people in Pii masks. Usually, people
say, a Toobiok we Masahet, meaning
a group of men from Masahet in Pii
masks.
Masahet people continued to pass
on the skills of making Pii masks for
centuries. It has been a tradition for
men and youths to start work on
the Pii masks when there is a good
seasonal breadfruit yields, and when
the fruits are ready to be picked for
a feast. All the activities are secretly
worked on in caves and in haus bois
(mens house) located away from the
main hamlets. The village elders,
including the Toe or Tohie (big man)
and other old men take pride in
the art of making Pii and ensure to
involve as many men and youths in
the activities so that the tradition
and the knowledge continues to
survive.
When the masks are completed, men
prepare grass skirts out of bush ferns
(siaol in Lihir) ready for the launch. On
the day of the event, men paint their
bodies with red clay and lime, put
on their masks and line up while the
elderly chief signals the start with a
loud, ‘OOO PII, OOPII, OOPII, OOPII’.
Clutching a rattle spear and a seed
rattle in one hand, the Pii mask men
begin to perform the ceremonial
dance, with slow leaping movements
from the haus boi or at whatever place
they assembled, and then follow the
leader out to reveal the masks at the
main village centre (malal in Lihir).
The team leader continues to give
orders to the Pii men to indicate
their next movements, while he
shouts ‘Yee-hee, Yee-hee, Yee-hee,
Yee-hee,Yee-hee’ each time the mask
men leaps forward. Men, women
and children congregate to watch
the ceremonial performance as
the dancers conclude several circles
within the centre of the village, then
proceed to the beach front for the
purification rite where the elderly
big men sprinkle sea water on the
masks using a tanget plant. The ‘Sulie
a Toobiok’ (washing of the Toobiok in
English) ceremony purifies the masks
and thus, gives blessings of good luck
to the dancers who are now ready for
the journey around the Island.
The Toobiok performance tour
around the island is called ‘Korenie a
Toobiok’ (showcase the Toobiok). This
is to reveal the performance skills of
the dancers and the different types
of Pii masks. If a person in one of
the main villages of Malal, Bulamue,
Ton, Mossoi and Matatokuen admire
a particular Pii mask, he can remove
the mask from a dancer’s head and
pay a string of mis (traditional shell
money) for a Pii mask. In the past,
when mis was not abundant, a person
would pay only about a 30cm length
of mis to the owner. The dancer will
continue to perform with the other Pii
mask men without a mask until by the
end of the day all the masks will have
been bought off. A tour around the
island during the ‘Korenie a Toobiok’
performance would take around
three to four hours depending on the
movement pace of the Pii mask men
and the number of stops along the
way.
The purchase of the Pii masks during
the ceremonial event is a traditional
arrangement. Village elders, whose
Pii masks were purchased would
be satisfied and relieved. The men
who paid off the Pii masks are now
the owners, and they can now plan
visits to other villages to attack men
and women at breadfruit feasts.
Culturally, Lihirians treat the head
and the teeth of a person as very
sacred parts of the human body. As
the Pii mask is worn over the head,
it is an important obligation for the
owner of a mask to kill a pig and stage
a minor feast to mark the burning of
the sacred mask when the breadfruit
season ends. In the case where the
owner could not afford a pig, he has to
wait until he is given a portion of pig
at a feast or when he catches a huge
fish, then he can burn his mask. Pii
mask are not preserved but are burnt
in haus bois and sacred places.
Breadfruit Feast – Yehbale
It is a customary requirement for
each clan or sub clan group to host
a breadfruit feast at their haus bois
during each breadfruit season.
Men of a haus boi lineage pick the
fruits and invite the community to
share the breadfruits with pigs, fish,
water melons, bananas and other
vegetables. Yams, mami and kaukau,
the traditional staple food prepared
for main ceremonial feasts are never
prepared for this feast. For this
reason, the special breadfruit feast is
called, ‘A Yehbale’, (Kapiak Paia in Tok
Pisin, breadfruit fire in English). Men
and women prepare a big fire in the
haus boi and at times in front of the
haus boi to cook the breadfruits, all
the while being conscious of the men
in Pii masks who may anytime lodge
an attack on them especially when
they are busy cooking breadfruits.
The role of the Tkianlik
Mask
Before the Pii men attack the village,
the Tkianlik (old man) Pii mask is the
first to appear in the village. His
role is to entertain the crowds and
thus attracts attention. The second
Pii mask to appear is the, Bekbek
(fruit bat or the smaller species of
the flying fox) mask, jumping and
hanging on tree branches, poles,
in front of houses and on other
structures in the village displaying
the bat skills. While the villagers are
being entertained by these two Pii
men, ten to fifteen Pii mask or even
more would get ready to attack men
and women cooking breadfruits and
whoever is in the village and the
haus boi.
At the first sight of the approaching
Pii men, a person in the village
would signal a loud warning call
with the ‘OOOPII, OOOPII, OOOPII’
to alert men, women and children.
On most occasions, the warning
shouts come too late, as the mask
men are by now running towards
them throwing sticks, slinging
stones with traditional slings and
carrying stinging plants to sting the
villagers. Everyone would abandon
the breadfruit fire and seek refuge in
safer places or in houses.
The breadfruit seasons brings alive a
time and event of joy and happiness
in villages. Men in masks go after
their uncles’ sons and daughters and
their uncles’ wives. This is an occasion
to celebrate the breadfruit seasonal
time and it is the opportunity to
scare your close paternal blood
cousins and aunties and cause some
physical pain to them as part of the
‘joking’ relationship between them.
The Pii mask men whip them up
with sticks, and stinging ferns and
wild taro stumps and other objects.
Signs of beatings and swollen
marks sustained from stinging ferns
could be visible on their bodies.
Nevertheless, the pain and other
discomforts are never seen as
something for retaliation. The rule
is, one can only payback at another
breadfruit season when men in Pii
masks attack villagers at a breadfruit
feast. Secondly, all acts of physical
confrontation and amusements are
never targeted at men, women and
children of their own clan or their
sons and daughters.
After attacking residents of a village,
men remove their masks and join the
community in the breadfruit feast.
After the feast, men put on their
masks and continue to attack other
villages along the way back to their
hamlets. The Pii men observe the rule
of the ‘show of strength’ when they
meet other Pii men from another
village or from the same village on
the way. When a group of Pii men
or even two Pii men meet on the
way, the approaching Pii men must
display their strength and challenge
each other by slinging stones, krukru
Kabelbel Cultural Group Toobiok performance at the Namatanai Mask Festival in
2004. This ceremony displays the Toobiok making their rounds of performance
as men in mask do at each village during their around the island tour (Korenia a
tobiok) of Masahet Island. Each mask man holds a rattling spear and a seed rattle
that produced rattling sounds during the performance.
(sticks) at each other with the intent
to harm their opponents and to
destroy the Pii masks. Men in Pii
masks retreat when they are being
overpowered or when one of their
Pii masks is destroyed.
Each year, and during the breadfruit
seasons, men, women and children
take precautions when doing their
business. They must remain alert
and avoid being attack by the Pii
men. It is indeed a pride for the
people of Masahet to continue
on with this old time tradition
of making Pii masks; and with
the preparation and staging of
breadfruit fire at each haus boi and
to uphold the rules of respect for
the activities and the amusements
of the yehbale during breadfruit
seasons.
Compared to previous generations,
this generation has cut down more
breadfruit trees for timber or for
canoes or simply to clear the land
for housing. This has resulted in
the decline of mature fruit bearing
trees on the island. Clans and
lineage groups have not been
planting new breadfruit trees, but
it was a requirement some thirty
to fifty years ago. Our ancestors
placed importance on planting
replacements; they collected seeds
from breadfruit trees to plant at
different locations before that
breadfruit tree could be cut down.
We call this “Suo a Mdan” (Planim Ai
Bilong En in Tok Pisin, Plant the Eye
in English).
The last of the main breadfruit
festivals was celebrated in 1995
when men from the two villages of
Malal and Matatokuen worked on
fifteen to twenty Pii masks in each
village. These Pii men went around
villages on Masahet Island and
attacked men and women during
the breadfruit feasts. Between
1995 and 2003 only a few Pii masks
were made and the Pii men mainly
attacked men and women in their
own villages.
In 2004, elder Gabriel Polan and
other elders from Malal village
passed on the skills to the school
children who worked on masks for
the Lihir Elementary School Cultural
show held at Londolowit town.
Youths from Malal, Matatokuen and
Bulamue worked on Masks for the
Kabelbel Cultural group to perform
with at the Namatanai Mask Festival
in 2004. The last Pii masks were
made by elders and youths from
Matatokuen for the Kabalbel Cultural
Group performance on Masahet
Island in 2011.
The number of breadfruit trees has
declined and cannot yield enough
breadfruit for a feast (yehbale),
which means that the breadfruit
festival could die out. However, men
and youths have continued to make
masks for other festivals which is a
positive step in preserving the skills
of making Pii masks.
Pii masks became associated
with the breadfruit seasons for
these reasons: Long ago men and
women remained in their villages
and did not move around to other
villages except during major feasts.
During breadfruit seasons, Pii men
toured other villages to establish
relationships or reunite with their
close relatives, especially their uncle’s
sons and daughters and their uncle’s
wives.
Breadfruit season is another event
when people come to meet their
father’s relatives in his village.
Long ago, and in time of warfare,
if someone’s father’s close relative
is sentenced to death by the clan
big man, they are the ones to save
him from being killed and roasted
in the mumu or traditional oven.
It is therefore important to know
who your close relatives are on your
father’s blood line living in other
villages.
Another reason the Pii mask men
perform around the island and to
stop at different breadfruit feasts
is for the elders in that village to
identify a young man among the
performing group to become the
future husband of one of their girls.
Clan elders are smart and know the
best person in a village to marry
one of their girls. They may have
mentioned the name to the lady but
the time to see this man is when he
comes over to the village during the
breadfruit feast and he removes
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14
ENTERTAINMENT
Up close & acoustic with Adam Harvey
Employees and town residents
in the mining township of Lihir
were given a two-day special
performance by international
country musician Adam Harvey.
Harvey, 39, is an Australian
country music singer. He has
been nominated three times for
an Australian Recording Industry
Association (ARIA) Music Award
and is a multiple Country Music
Awards of Australia (CMAA) award
winner.
Harvey took time out of his busy
schedule and performed with
special guest Dave Prior at Camp
1 Wet Mess on July 19 and at the
Lihir Sports and Social Club on July
20.
It was the first time for Harvey
and Prior to come to Lihir Island
and Papua New Guinea for that
matter.”Going to Lihir has been
an amazing experience for me.
The island is so beautiful and the
people are very friendly”, said Mr.
Harvey.
“The concerts we did were a whole
lot of fun and the locals really
know how to let their hair down
and have a good time.”
Harvey reckons he will come back
to spend some more time here
again.
Adam Harvey and Dave Prior, playing at the Lihir Social and Sporting Club. Pic by Liz Tami
“To be honest, it was a shame to
have to leave, but I can’t wait to
come back and spend some time
on your beautiful island again”, he
added.
Adam Harvey got his start in music
when he learnt country classics on
the guitar as a small boy.
His first gig came at the age of
ten, and by his school years he
was performing rock covers at a
club when he was discovered and
went off on tour as support for
Tania Kernaghan. In 1998 Harvey
won his first Country Music (CMAA)
Award for Vocal Collaboration of
the Year with Tanya Self for “Drive
Away”.
In 2001 he won another CMAA
Award for Vocal Collaboration of
the Year this time with Beccy Cole,
Darren Coggan and Felicity, for
“Do I Ever Cross Your Mind”.
In 2002 Harvey won two CMAA
Awards, Album of the Year (Workin’
Overtime) and Male Vocalist of
Crossword Puzzle 30
the Year. This was followed by
a nomination for Best Country
Album (Workin’ Overtime) at the
2002 ARIA Awards.
In 2003 Harvey was again
nominated for Best Country
Album (Cowboy Dreams) at
the ARIA Awards. Harvey won
a second CMAA Award for Male
Vocalist of the Year that year.
In 2005 he received his third
ARIA award nomination for Best
Country Album (Can’t Settle for
Less).
In 2008 he won Album of the Year
(I’m Doin’ Alright).
In 2009 he sang the Australian
national anthem before the
Australia vs New Zealand rugby
league test match.
Harvey has been nominated
for a CMAA Award in 2010 for
Collaboration of the Year with
John Williamson for “King of the
Road”.
In 2009, Harvey made ARIA Charts
history with the country album
Both Sides Now debuting inside
the top 20 on the ARIA Top 100
Albums Chart.
The album also debuted at No. 1
on the Top 20 Australian Artists
Country Chart.
Harvey’s duets album features
some of Australia’s finest talents.
Harvey is not afraid to collaborate
with artists that are not in his
genre.
Guy Sebastian who is known to be
a soul and R&B artist, sings a duet
with Harvey, “Stuck in the Middle”
on his latest album Both Sides
Now.
They have also performed this
single live together at country
music events such as the
Tamworth Country Music Festival
and Country Music Awards of
Australia (CMAA) in 2010.
Anna Solomon ©
Akros
1 Haus mani long Waigani
9 Slekim long mekim paia
10 As tru
12 Long wanem hap
13 Pasin bilong soim filings
15Bekim
18 Memba bilong Rigo Open
19 Tupela i soim rot
20Solwara
21 Rot bilong salim kago
hariap
23 Haiskul long Nu Ailan
27 LNG i kam long dispela
29 Bikpela pestode bilong ol
Kristen
32Begin
33 Sotkat nem bilong Albert
34 I no inap harim
35 Bushells na No. 1 em tupela
Daun
2 Kampani i salim senso
3 Ilektoret long Morobe
4 Sotkat nem bilong Amerika
5 Wanpela aposel
6 Ples sankamap
7 Poro bilong buai
8 I no hatwok
11Kwesten
14 Biktaun long Westen
Provins
16 Poro bilong bolt
17Bikmaus
22Namba
24 I givim skul
25 Wankain olsem 4
26 Ples bilong dring
28 Ol Adventis
30 Wok turis em ol ya!
31 Nambis long Mosbi
32 Boil tu i gat dispela
Solution 28
COMMUNITY
SSG Funding empowers Lihir women
15
PNG Red Cross
youth workshop
By Tony Sapan
If Special Support Grants (SSG)
funding has benefitted any
particular group of people on
Lihir Island, it is the women who
have a PMV Truck, and they have
attended Floriculture and Sewing
Training.
Twenty six women from a number
of the fifteen LLG wards on the
Island attended two weeks of
sewing training and graduated in
colourful blouses and lap laps on
the 31st of August.
The women under the guidance
of Elly Skyss Tayloring trainers
learnt the skills to design, to
draft, to grade, to measure and to
cut material and as a result they
graduated in beautiful blouses
and laplaps.
Mr. Elias Sakias Master Trainer to
the women in the two weeks of
training said the women mastered
the art of sewing exceptionally
well during their training.
He said the women will need to
enhance the skill of sewing in their
villages, because when the Lihir
Gold Mine closes, they have to
learn how to sew because sewing
is a skill that is another gold mine.
Mr. Sakias encouraged them
Lihr Sub-branch Chairwoman Liz Daimol
handing out certificates. Pic by Liz Tami
Women putting into practise what they learnt at the Sewing training held in July at the NLLG Government station. Pic by Tony
Sapan
to start sewing as when other
women see what they can sew
they will go to the market to buy
the products they sew and they will
make an income from this.
Outgoing
Church
Women’s
Representative
in
the
Tumbawinlam Assembly, Mrs. Elma
Esrom, told the women that the
skills they have learnt will enable
them to sustain their families from
selling what they can sew.
Mrs. Esrom said the skills they
have learnt will enable them to
also have money in their pockets
from their own hard work so that
they don’t have to ask for money
from the fortnightly pay of their
sons and husbands.
Lihir Sub District Commerce
Officer, Mr. Gregory Opat called on
the graduates to use the sewing
skills they have learnt to their
advantage by passing on these
skills to their women folks in their
villages and communities.
Describing the sewing skills the
women have learnt as tools, Mr.
Opat urged them to use these
skills to their benefit.
many handsome men here for me to
choose one for my husband.’ Months
passed by and then Zikpurbong came
up with a clever idea. He secretly
worked on the different Pii masks in
a cave at Latkeple for his men to wear
on the day he set to attack the T’dol
men.
from another underground world,
took flight and ran back to their big
man. Zikpurbong ordered his men
to position the masks, spears and
slings facing the entrance to the
cave. When the big man sent them
again to collect the lady, they saw
the masks, spears and slings at the
entrance to their cave and ran back
to tell the chief. ‘Leader, the spirit
men are guarding the entrance
to the cave. They are armed with
spears and slings and we have
nowhere to pass through to get
the lady for you.’ The next day, the
big man ordered them to go to the
village and get his wife. Each time
they tried to exit they came face
to face with these masks, fled and
returned to their big man. They
continued to explore other options,
but all attempts failed.
Zikpurbong’s invention of the Pii
mask to attack the T’dol earned
him great respect. He became
chief of his village and married the
beautiful village lady. They happily
lived together for years and had
many children. Zikpurbong taught
his children and young men in the
village the skills of making Pii mask,
and this is how the knowledge
and the art of making Pii mask has
survived to this generation.
Lihir biok or pii masks
Continued from page 13
his mask and enters the haus boi to Pii Master Crafts Men who narrated
the legend on the origin of the Pii
share the breadfruit.
Elders choose a handsome and hard masks (note, that there is another
working man who is good in rearing version of this legend with the same
pigs, skilful in making gardens, characters with the beginning at a
smart in getting mis or traditional different setting): A long time ago,
shell money, and the one who shows on Masahet Island, (I muo katsep i
yen i Masahet), there was a pretty
respects to his clan elders and village
young lady in a village where many
authorities. This is the man to marry village chiefs had requested to marry
a women from their clan so that they her. In an underground hideout cave
provide care and support to benefit at Lialapuor (under-ground), lived
both the husband’s and the bride’s a ruling chief of a group of T’dol or
clans.
Tadal (spiritual beings), who ordered
his men to enter the village and get
Traditionally, there are
seven known categories of this young lady to be his wife. There
also lived in the lady’s village a big
the Pii mask:
man by the name ZIKPURBONG who
1. PII TOMAT is the male type mask.
also tried his luck on the young lady
2. PII WEN is the female type mask.
but could not win her favour. The
3. LEKLEKMNIONG is the hammer lady scolded Zikpurbong and said
head type mask.
‘how can I marry an ugly person
4. GIZGIZ is a mask that makes like you?’ The name, Zikpurbong
describes his appearance, a man who
peoples laugh.
had plenty of sores around his body
5. WANIS is a malangan type mask.
and buttocks, giving him a slow and
6. BEKBEK is the bat type mask.
7. TKIANLIK is the old man whose task unbalanced walk.
Each day of the week, the T’dol would
is to entertain the onlookers.
come out of their underground
Legend on The Origin of the
cave and ask the lady to come with
Biok masks:
them and marry the chief. Despite
Note: There used to be a painting
of a Pii mask on the stone ceiling
of this cave at Latkeple, painted in
red and black that could be dated
back to some centuries ago. Sadly,
this painting faded away due to
exposure to the salty atmosphere
when trees along the coastline
were removed during the clearing
of the road during the Kiap’s days.
It is believed that the original Pii
masks and the Pan or Rangen
(funeral mourning songs) were
invented at this cave.
Zikpurbong completed the masks
and asked his men to prepare grass
skirts, painted their bodies with
red clay, lime and charcoal, put on
the Pii and hid in the bush ready to
attack the T’dol who were now in
the village. The village men led a
surprise attacked on the T’dol with
In 2011, I interviewed 78 years old the persuasion and orders from the spears and sling shots. The spirit
man, Gabriel Polan of the Nayal clan of chief, the lady refused and said, ‘I am men were terrified as they thought
Masahet Island, one of the surviving not looking for a husband. There are they were being attacked by T’dol
The PNG Red Cross Lihir Sub-Branch
continues to develop advocates
through its training workshops
conducted here on Lihir Island.
A recent workshop saw sixteen
participants from seven villages
around the island, town area and
one from Kavieng complete a five
days Basic Introduction to HIV AIDS
training.
According to chairperson, Liz
Daimol, these participants will
carry out awareness and advocacy
on HIV/AIDS and its cross cutting
issues.
Mrs Daimol said the youth
volunteers will start with
awareness on what they know,
first within their peers, then
families, and move out into the
communities.
She added that they are also
expected to do a needs analysis
on issues in their communities to
present at a planning meeting,
where they will all put together
programs to run as a group or
individually in their respective
communities.
“The main message is that they
continue to advocate on issues they
learnt about during the workshop
so that the message gets out to the
people,” she said.
She said the workshop was also
aimed at empowering the young
people to make the most of what
life has to offer and to make them
responsible citizens and to be
responsible for their actions.
Other topics covered during
the workshop include the Red
Cross story, sexually transmitted
infections (STIs), gender, human
rights, drugs and alcohol, living
positively, sex and sexuality
and included debates and
presentations on HIV/AIDS to
Kunaiye 2 villagers and Grade 10
students of Lihir Secondary School.
The weeklong workshop which
started on July 29 and ended on
August 2 also included volleyball
and golf matches with students
from LSS.
The workshop was conducted by
Red Cross Volunteer Jimmy Matapi
Peter.
It’s the season for darts
Ladies and gentlemen, guys and
girls, bring out your dart arrows
and flights, it is now the season for
dart.
Darts is a game of concentration,
good aim and a good head for
mathematics.
The Newcrest Camps Competition
started in June and is now in
its third month of games with
more and more teams showing
interest despite a slow start. The
competition first started with three
teams and had six teams competing
in the pre-season games.
Due to the show of interest, the
organising committee held a
meeting at the Camp 1 Wet mess
with team representatives to
discuss whether a new Association
should be formed or the Lihir
Mining Dart Association should be
revived and also to plan how the
code should go forward.
Also present at the meeting was
the President of the now defunct
Lihir Mining Darts Association,
Anton Daniel.
Anton told the meeting that the
Association has an account but
the signatories have all left to
pursue their career goals therefore
signatories will have to be changed
once new Executives are elected.
He added that the code has been
around for a while but interest and
commitment was not there.
“The
last
representative
tournaments we attended were
the New Ireland Tournament
in Kavieng and the National
Championships in Port Moresby”,
Anton said. “That was in 2007.”
Six years after that, the code is
reviving itself again with the
election of interim executives,
whose role will be to plan and
Llewllyn Wickham, taking a practise shot at the dart board. Pic by Anasthesia Angoro
carry the code forward to the place
where it was once before.
The interim executives are Michael
Palasip (President), Anton Daniel
(Vice President), Richard Mark
(Treasurer), William Renge (Game
Coordinator), Wellington Robinson
(Assistant Coordinator) and the
Secretary is yet to be nominated.
Season proper started in August
with two more teams joining up.
There are now eight teams.Lihir
Darts Association is also running
competitions at the same time at
the Karanas Club on Lihir.
Marahun Royals winim kemps pri-sisen darts kompetisen
Marahun Royals tim hamamas long winim NCS Tribes long grandfinal bilong Lihir Mining Darts Association, pri-sisen geim. Piksa em Anasthesia Angoro kisim
winim faivpela geim insait long
9-pela pilai.
Long wanpela strongpela priIgat wanpela tim geim we faiv pela
sisen faenel bilong Kemps Dat pleia bai pilai, wanpela tripels,
Kompetisen, ol Marahun Royals wanpela dabels na mix dabels, na
winim Neisenwaid Keitarin Sevises faivpela singels.
(NCS) Tribes long namba sevin dei Taim pilai stat, Royals igo pas na
bilong mun Augus.
winim tim geim na tripels. Long
Long winim dispela pilai, tim mas nambawan dabels geim, NCS tim
putim wanpela top plaia bilong ol
na em i winim, tasol Royals i bekim
ken long mix dabels wea lukim
Tribes winim wanpela pilai na
Royals tripela.
Long nambawan geim bilong
singels, Royals putim wanpela
profesenel plaia bilong ol, Max
Paul, na em skorim ol bikpela skor
inap em i sek aut.
Bihain long dispela pilai, ol Tribes
i bekim wantaim tupela moa win
tasol em ino inap. Lynne Wata
bilong Royals pilai namba tri geim
bilong singels na em sekaut long 8.
Tim kapten bilong Tribes Llewllyn
Wickham kongretiuletim Royals
long win bilong ol na tok ol Royals
ibin stat pilai leit tasol ol i pilai gut
stret.
Kodineita bilong kompetisen
William Renge tok tenkiu long
olgeta tims husait tek pat long ol
pri-sisen pilai na em i luk fowad
long olgeta kam bung ken long
sisen propa. Em istat long Augus na
Royals bai traim long win ken.
The Lihir i Lamel newspaper is published by Nimamar Rural & Local Level Government, New Ireland Provincial Administration, Lihir Mining Area
Landowners Association and Newcrest Mining Limited, for the people Lihir, New Ireland and New Guinea Islands.
All correspondences to:
The Editor,
Lihir i Lamel community newspaper,
P.O Box 789 Londolovit, Lihir,
New Ireland Province.
Tel 986 7218, Fax 986 4024
Email - [email protected]

BACASA i welkamim MV Lihir Destiny

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