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- How was the Royal Papua New Guinea Police Force formed?
- When was the first German New Guinea police force formed?
- When was the first British New Guinea Armed Constabulary (police force) formed?
- When was VAT introduced into PNG?
- Who was J.K McCarthy?
- When was GST introduced in PNG?
- What is a Kina Shell?
- How much is a Kina Shell worth?
- When was the Bikpela Bike Ride Bilong PNG?
- Was PNG attacked during the Second World War?
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- How was the Royal Papua New Guinea Police Force formed?
It evolved from two forces which were formed by two rival powers - the German New Guinea force and the British New Guinea Armed Constabulary.
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- When was the first German New Guinea police force formed?
On the 7th of July 1888 Dr Albert Hahl, the Imperial judge of German New Guinea, formed a police force with 24 national troops.
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- When was the first British New Guinea Armed Constabulary (police force) formed?
In 1891, the first Lieutenant Governor of British New Guinea (Papua), Sir William MacGregor, formed the British New Guinea Armed Constabulary
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- When was VAT introduced into PNG?
Value Added Tax (VAT) of 10 percent was adopted in 1999 to replace a three percent provincial sales tax. It was replaced by a Goods and Services Tax (GST) after VAT was declared unconstitutional in 2002 by the Supreme Court following an appeal by Luther Wenge the Governor of Morobe Province.
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- Who was J.K McCarthy?
He was one of Papua New Guinea's legendary patrol officers. A museum is named after him in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province. The JK McCarthy museum is off to the side of the Goroka airstrip, a lengthy walk from town. The museum has some WWII relics, including a P-39. P-39N-5 Airacobra "San Antonio Rose" Serial Number 42-19039
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- When was GST introduced in PNG?
A ten percent 10% Goods and Services Tax (GST) was introduced on the 1st of January 2004. It replaced the ten percent Value Added Tax (VAT) declared unconstitutional in 2002 by the Supreme Court
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- What is a Kina Shell?
The Kina Shell is manufactured from the shell of the Gold lip shell (Pinctada maximums) and was part of the traditional payment and medium of exchange in Papua New Guinea. The shell gave its name to the modern currency of PNG -- The Kina.
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- How much is a Kina Shell worth?
The Kina Shell was an object of value and an essential part of the bride price payment. The value is guided from the condition of the shell, the size and the colour. Most valued were the ruddy coloured Kina Shells. In the past, 8 Kina Shells were worth a fully-grown pig in somew aeras and for one shell a person could obatin one small pig. The value of the Kina Shell varied from region to region depending on how easy it was to obtain one. I believe that up until the 1960`s the Kina shell had a fixed exchange rate of 12 shillings per pair.
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- When was the Bikpela Bike Ride Bilong PNG?
In 1986 twenty-nine motorcyclists crossed the country from Wewak to Port Moresby (taking 18 days) competing in the Bikpela Bike Ride Bilong PNG.
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- Was PNG attacked during the Second World War?
The Japanese bombed Port Moresby and other areas repeatedly in 1942, during World War II. General Douglas MacArthur, overall comander of the Allied forces, made his headquarters at Port Moresby for a time.
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