Gary Juffa

Juffa praised over land leases

On 05 Jun, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: The National

A REPRESENTATIVE of the Mengen Sulka people in the East Pomio district has applauded Northern Governor Gary Juffa’s stand to support landowners that resulted in the cancellation of two Special Agriculture Business Leases (SABLs) in the Waigani National Court.

Two SABL Leases declared null and void in PNG

On 27 May, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Radio New Zealand

The National Court in Papua New Guinea has declared two special agriculture and business leases covering 38 thousand hectares of land in Oro Province null and void, ordering the state to cancel the title deeds.

The land is in part of the customary territory of nine indigenous tribes, who argued that they rely on it as the basis for their economy and subsistence livelihoods.

Landowners get leases cancelled

On 23 May, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: The National

THE Northern government and the landowners of the Collingwood Bay area have cancelled two Special Agriculture Business Leases (SABL) through the National Court in Waigani.

Governor Gary Juffa announced that at a media conference in Port Moresby yesterday.

He did not elaborate on the court’s ruling but said Northern was the first province to be successful through the court of law in the cancellation of its SABLs.

Juffa queries deep sea mining

On 09 May, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Post Courier

THE GOVERNMENT must conduct a scientific study to determine the imminent danger that the deep sea mining will have on the marine life, says Oro Governor Gary Juffa.

Mr Juffa said this when directing questions in Parliament yesterday to the Minister for Fisheries after being told that the government has imposes a ban on harvest of beche de mer in compliance with recommendation from a scientific study.

Islander backs MP over sea mine

On 05 May, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Post Courier

A Manus Islander has come out in support of Northern Governor Gary Juffa and Sumkar MP Ken Fairweather’s stand against Nautilus Minerals Solwara 1 deep sea mining project in the Bismarck Sea.

Juffa on Nautilis

On 01 May, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: EMTV

Northern Governor, Gary Juffa, has raised concerns over Nautilus Seabed Mining Project, which he dubbed illegal.

Governor Juffa said Deep Sea Mining has been banned in Australia and in Namibia, and already 20, 000 people in PNG have petitioned Mining Minister, Byron Chan, in October last year. Mr Chan said to respond in two weeks, but it has taken him one whole year.

Land deal baffles Juffa

On 22 Apr, 2014 By rait man

Source: The National

NORTHERN Governor Garry Juffa has warned companies and individuals planning to develop natural resources in the province to seek permission from the provincial government first.

He sounded the warning after he was alerted on Tuesday that an overseas company had claimed in a foreign newspaper advertisement that it had secured 100,000 hectares of land in Northern.

PNG governor says independence vital for anti graft body

On 19 Apr, 2014 By rait man

From Radio New Zealand

The Governor of Papua New Guinea's Oro Province, Gary Juffa, says the country's new anti-graft commission must be truly independent if it is to work.

The Peter O'Neill-led government has passed legislation to create an Independent Commission Against Corruption.

This comes as the Pomio MP Paul Tiensten was jailed for nine years hard labour this month over the misuse of three point eight million US dollars in public funds.

Juffa: SABL...a Way to Continue Logging

On 05 Nov, 2012 By Klaireh

Source:

The National

MORE than 11% of Papua New Guinea forests have been subject to Special Agriculture Business Leases (SABL), Northern Governor Gary Juffa says.

24 000 (and the number is growing) Papua New Guineans SAY NO TO SEABED MINING!

On 24 Oct, 2012 By Klaireh

Media Release:
24,000 Say No to Experimental Seabed Mining

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