Everyday people PNG

Everyday People PNG : Allen Terry

I am currently employed by EMTV as a camera operator with the newsroom.

I am the first born in a family of 9.

I am single, and I live at Morata here in the nation’s capital.

COVID-19 has affected my family, especially my siblings who had their classes disrupted, and they had to stay at home for a while.

Hopefully, they don’t fall behind on their studies and still learn as much as they should.

I also see that businesses have also been affected with the hike in the cost of doing business.

Everyday People PNG : Teariki Numa and Rose-Lee Numa

His love for sailing is now embedded in his 10 children. This proud father will see two of his children compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics that has been put forward to this year 2021.

Teariki Numa, the first Papua New Guinean athlete in sailing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, has devoted his time to rigorous training that will lead to the big day for the Olympics.

The Olympic dream has been one that the Numa family have always aspired to and its every parents dream to see their children excel in a vocation they choose to be surpassable in.

Everyday People PNG : Epel Kapinias

“I’m always setting short goals in my game which pushes me to work hard every day.”

This year 2021 season comes with more new challenges and sacrifices for Epel and the rest of the Hunters team.

The relocation process to Queensland and the transition to their new temporary home in Gold Coast was a culture shock for them but very privileged to be in such world class facility

Everyday People PNG : Epel Kapinias

“I have two older brothers and a sister.

“I come from Nanga Nanga village in the Raluana LLG area, Kokopo, East New Britain.”

Nangananga village in the Raluana LLG, Kokopo is famous for producing great representative softball, rugby union and rugby league players over the years; a legacy that continues to inspire Epel's generation today.

To start with Epel could have ended up being as a policeman like his father, after completing his year 12 studies.

Everyday People PNG : Riyala Ruben

My name is Riyala Ruben, I am from Enga and Sepik and I live at ATS block.

I attend New Erima Primary School and I’m in grade 8 this year. I am from a family of 6 and I am the third in the family.

In the mornings, I usually walk to school since my school is close by, however, in the afternoon I get on the bus and go back home. I’ll be turning 15 in November this year.

In school, I have 4 best friends.

My friends and I are really into writing, so we write essays and poems.

Everyday People PNG : RENOGETH RAU

There are 5 of us in my family, 2 girls and 3 boys.

We live at ATS settlement in Port Moresby.

I am 20 years old. I finished grade 12 back home in Wabag and game to Port Moresby to live with my mum, but due to school fee problems, I haven’t been able to continue further studies. 

Right now I am just at home, helping mum in whatever way I can.

I plan on going back to school next year, and since I studied Social Sciences, mainly history, I hope to go on to UPNG to study Law and become a lawyer.

Everyday People PNG : Gaudi & Wendi

My name is Gaudi and my wife Wendy and I with our 4 children lost our home to a tragic fire on last August.

The rush of panic and loss was so great that we could hear our own heartbeats through the roar of the flames and sweltering heat.

The weather made things even worse, the heavy winds swept through our house in a frenzy, destroying everything in its wake.

Within minutes there was nothing left except the remaining embers of what we once called “HOME”.

Everyday People PNG : Benedict Samlal

We got on a ship and went to Rabaul. The following year I did grade 7 again and grade 8 at Maltech and I moved to another school, to Malabunga and then in 1994 whilst I was in grade 10, Mt Tavurvur erupted.

So I was part of two of the country’s major historical events.

The eruption also affected my grade 10 school year because our school had to close and I left for Port Moresby.

From my internal assessments and my marks, I was given a slot at Kerevat National High School and was there from 1995 to 1996 and then in 1997 I went to the University of Papua New Guinea.

Everyday People PNG : Andrew Waramanga

I came to live in Port Moresby in 1989 and worked in the security department for companies like Air Niugini and the police force for a few years.

In 2003 I came to work for CE Hardware and for the past 19 years the company has been good to me through good times and bad.

My job was head of security and for checking of stock coming in and going out. I have met so many wonderful and interesting people on my job. The staff were and are like family to me, so it was really difficult to see most of them sent home.

Everyday People PNG : A MOTHER’S DAY WITHOUT YOU

My story is dedicated to the memory of the most courageous, brave and loving mother one could ever ask for. I’m not saying our days when she was here were all sunshine and rainbows. Her bark was worse than her bite. She could command a room just from one sentence or a word for that matter. Her name is Noela, a fierce and amazing human being to all that knew her.