By Laurens Ikinia
A journalist who sailed on board the bombed environmental ship
Rainbow Warrior, was arrested at gunpoint in New Caledonia while investigating French military garrisons in pro-independence Kanak villages, and reported on social justice issues across the Pacific has stepped down as founding director of the Pacific Media Centre.
Professor David Robie, 75, an author, academic, independent journalist and journalism professor at Auckland University of Technology, retired this week after more than 18 years at the institution.
He has been working as a journalist for more than 46 years and as an academic for more than 27 years.
But a journalism or academic career were not always clearcut pathways for Dr Robie. During his studies in high school, he was heavily involved in outdoor pursuits and he became a Queen’s Scout.
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The wife of Sir Mekere Morauta, Lady Roslyn, announced that her husband died peacefully in Brisbane, Australia, on Saturday 19 December.
She said funeral arrangements will be advised at a later date.
Sir Mekere was born in 1946, in Kukipi Village, Malalaua District, East Gulf, to Morauta Hasu and Morikoai Elavo. His father, Morauta Hasu, was a leader of the Toaripi people of East Gulf, a local government councillor and deacon of the London Missionary Society (later United Church). He was prominent in the Cooperative Movement for the Toaripi Association.
The late Sir Mekere was the first graduate in economics from the University of Papua New Guinea.
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Ok Tedi Mining Ltd (OTML) recruited 40 new trainees over the past two weeks for its 2021 internship programs.
Sixteen intakes are with the Graduate Development Scheme for a duration of two years, while 24 are trade graduates who will undergo a four-year apprenticeship training.
OTML Managing Director & CEO, Musje Werror, said: “Ok Tedi’s training programs are second to none and aimed at developing trainees to reach their full potential in their professional career paths and personal development.”
He said despite the delay in the recruitment drive due to the onset of the pandemic, all trainees are onsite and excited to be part of the Ok Tedi family.
Daily Monitor
Saturday December 19 2020
Summary
In their religious formation, nuns take three vows, poverty, chastity and obedience. Dr Priscilla Busingye’s life is a clear expression of all three.
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Dr Priscilla Busingye heads the association of obstetricians and gynecologists of Uganda (AOGU) but at 14, she dropped out of school because her father feared that she would get pregnant and he would miss the cows that would constitute her bride price. And now, she has won the $500,000 (Shs1.8 billion) L’Chaim prize to build her dream medical centre.
As I sit under a tree in the green square outside Radio Sapientia, I ponder on the woman I am about to meet. I expect a high achiever oozing haughty confidence, ready to reel off the dos and don’ts of making it in life.
BODY BLOW TO TERTIARY EDUCATION IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA Submitted by admin on Fri, 01/29/1999 - 00:00
THE NATIONAL Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
EDITORIAL January 27, 1999
By the end of this year, the University of Papua New Guinea will not be the institution it has been and its intellectual capital will be much reduced.
Those words are taken from a staff circular issued by the university’s embattled Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Rodney Hills.
They refer to the university council s decision to abolish two faculties and the library, journalism and most of the information programs, and to raise student fees by a quarter from next year.