Celebrating Melki Ross Birthday

Recently we celebrated Melki's birthday in late October.His birthday was well attended with Domsy and his boys as well as family members here at Koukou past Baruni hanua

pipia (garbage) our responsibility

Waste management has become an issue in coastal villages these days. When not managed well it becomes a hazard to health and the environment as a whole. As with buai, government has been talking about plastic ban but that has not taken place yet. Pictured is a billboard promoting healthy livelihood to the community which is not adhere to as depicted in the other pictures. Taken at Porebada village, Central Province.

Ela Celebrates Childrens’ Day

The Ela United Church celebrated the Childrens Day on the 16th November 2013. The fun day included various activities from sack race, spoon race to ice cream feed made the fun filled day a memorable one. The activities ended with a little kaikai and a cake to celebrate the occasion. The Ela Congregation currently have service at the Pastors resident in Badili where a temporary hall(Gentle Whisper) has been built due to the construction of the new church in downtown Port Moresby. Currently Rev Raka Aiga is the Minister being posted to the Ela Congregation. Church worship starts from 10am to 12noon every Sunday.

Welcoming 2013 in the Nations Capital, Port Moresby

Various celebrations took place in different parts of Port Moresby. As residents sit up late till 12 midnight to welcome the New Year, the noisy atmosphere around the city was sure to keep people partying up till late. For the fireworks, Lamana put up a spectacular display to the delight of most residents around Tokarara, Hohola, Waigani, Gordons, Garden Hill and East Boroko. A bit of the fireworks could be viewed at Koukou but not too obvious due to the distance and the hills. At Koukou village, fireworks and various celebrations took place. The night skies filled up with privately funded fireworks display as well as flares transforming the sleepy villages of Tatana, Baruni and Koukou into magnificent scenery in the early mornings of 2013. Pictured here are pictures taken on the 1st of January around 12 midnight at Koukou looking towards Tatana Island.

Christmas at Koukou 2012

Celebrating Christmas with Nellie S Sariman at Koukou Hanua 2012. This was a time when families came together to spend time with our grandmother, mother, aunty, nakimi and friend. It also saw everyone put aside differences and celebrate with a spirit of celebration and reconciliation. Merry Christmas and happy new year!

IPPCC Christmas Outing at Taurama 2012

We recently had our Office Picnic at Taurama Beach. Most of the family enjoyed the outing. This was the final function for 2012 to sum up a successful year for the IPPCC.

Sacrifice and commitment pays off

The last fives years was never an easy road to the end. This quiet spoken Buin lad was determine to take up his dream of studying law even though it meant that he had to go on leave without pay. With obstacles and challenges that seems endless. This finally came to an end on December 2012. There to witness his graduation was his wife and daughter. Fidelis Lugabai was admitted to the Bar after successfully completing his 4 years of legal studies at the University of Papua New Guinea. To practice law, as a mandatory requirement, lawyers must do a one year course at Legal Training Institute (LTI) in order to practice in Papua New Guinea. I happened to have met up with him one weekend where we exchanged numbers and so established our contact since we parted our separate ways nearly 14 years ago at Sogeri National High. We lived in the same dorm in year 11 and his cubical was next to mine. I did briefly meet up with him whilst on duty travel four years ago at Buka Airport and that was it until 2011. As he recalls from the photos from National High, being a typical Milne Bay, I was more or less like a primary school student amongst the grown up or as he puts it “baby”. Before he left, I invited him and his family over for dinner and to catch up on the last 14 years. Like everyone, we all have our goals and aspirations and one of his passions is fighting corruption at all levels.)All the best for the future Sergent! (Pictured above- Graduation at LTI Dec 2012, below-Sogeri National High. More pictures click here.