NEW DAWN ON BOUGAINVILLE

Stations of the cross ceremonies mark Good Friday

 

Christians in Buka Town took to the streets on Good Friday to walk from Buka town to the Hahela Catholic Parish - a 10 km walk uphill from the town.

Churchgoers stopped and prayed at 14 stations to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus.

The walk was broadcast live on New Dawn FM.

The station also conducted a live broadcast of a sports festival in the Hago constituency on Buka island, about an hour’s drive from Buka Town.

Station manager Aloysius Laukai says New Dawn FM will be installing another relay transmitter after Easter to ensure its signal covers the rest of Buka Island.

The equipment for this was donated by Aloysius’ company, Tambolema Trading Limited.

Photo: Aloysius Laukai

Big bible given tribute in Buka procession

 

Members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Bougainville joined a procession from Buka airport to Buka town on Thursday to honour the arrival on the island of a 10kg bible from the United States.

This was part of the Church's campaign for people around the world to read the bible, and even buy one of their own, as well as listening to preachers. The procession and speeches were broadcast live on New Dawn FM as part of the radio station’s involvement in community activities.

New Dawn FM also covered the draw of a raffle to assist the people of Carteret Islands, who have become the world’s first climate change refugees. The raffle raised K80,000 in just two weeks.

The big bible had been flown throughout PNG and and has now returned to the United States.

Pictures and story by Aloysius Laukai