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Two children have been diagnosed with polio in PNG. It's the first outbreak in the country since 2018, when an outbreak was eradicated the same year. The World Health Organization (WHO ...
This post is part three in a series. In previous posts, I discussed the concept of musical stuttering and described the initial phase of working with a student to correct the issue. Here, I ...
Pope Leo XIV played the trombone in a jazz band in the 1970s and '80s and was known in Chicago music circles as "Bobby Prev." Rating: False (About this rating?) In May 2025, after cardinals in ...
A respected orchestra musician who played trombone on one of the most famous songs in pop music history left £1,000 in his will after dying aged 79, it has emerged. Peter Bassano was among the ...
Though he laid down the horn to follow his priestly calling, insiders say he still keeps a trombone in his Vatican apartment. However, we found no proof of Leo's alleged "double life" as a ...
Supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), one of the GEF Accredited Agencies in PNG, the GEF-8 project will focus on safeguarding globally significant, intact ...
PA: For those that follow the work of TIPNG will know that we published many reports which show a complete breakdown in terms of the accountability structures within the PNG public service. There are ...
This post is part one of a series. Recently, I have had an increase in the number of students, teachers, and professional brass students who have written to ask me about a hesitation in commencing ...
Roger Stickland, chair of Tiverton Town Band, humorously reflected on Graham’s longevity, stating: “There’s someone in our band who’s taken 58 years to learn to play the trombone.” ...
The Digicel PNG Foundation today announced the upcoming departure of its Chief Executive Officer, Serena Sasingian, who will step down from her position in early June 2025 after six years of dedicated ...
During a stop in New Orleans on his Gather Again Tour back in 2022, Church was joined by New Orleans legend and Grammy-award winning superstar Trombone Shorty. If you’re not familiar with Shorty, the ...