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Port Moresby (/ ˈ m ɔːr z b i / ⓘ; Tok Pisin: Pot Mosbi), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea.It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New Zealand.
Megan Alexanda Washington [3] was born on 7 January 1986 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea to Australian parents. [4] She grew up with her father, Rick Washington, a part-time DJ for "weddings, parties and balls"; her mother, Karen Amos, and an older sibling.
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FC Port Moresby; Full name: Football Club Port Moresby: Nickname(s) Lion Hearts [1] Founded: 2012: Ground: Sir John Guise Stadium Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: Capacity: 15,000 [2] Owner: Pacific Assurance Group: Chairman: Richard Kassman: Manager: Reggie Davani: League: Papua New Guinea National Soccer League: 2015–16: Southern Conference: 3rd
Its head office is in Boroko, Port Moresby, and has approximately 20 locations around the country. It operates two national radio stations – NBC Radio (90.7 FM) which also broadcasts on the AM Frequency 585 MHz with Tribe 92FM (92.3FM) – and one television station NBC TV (formerly Kundu 2 and National Television Service).
Many of the best collections of these are held in overseas museums. Those identified as being in the first wave of contemporary art in Papua New Guinea are: Mathias Kauage OBE (1944–2003), [3] Timothy Akis, Jakupa Ako and Joe Nalo, all from the tough urban area of Port Moresby.
Although it is surrounded by Central Province, where Port Moresby is also the capital, it is technically not a part of that province. It covers an area of 240 km 2 and has a population of 364,125 (2011 census).
The station commenced broadcasting in July 1987 in Port Moresby. It was a 50-50 joint venture between the Nine Network and other investors. [ 4 ] It followed the short-lived Niugini Television Network , owned by NBN , which operated from January 1987 to March 1988. [ 4 ]