Madang

Rai Coast landowners want justice over illegal logging

On 08 Feb, 2012 By rait man

By Dorotea Saidor

A company is illegally logging on land on the Rai coast in Madang without the consent of local people and is exporting their logs.

The illegal logging is happening at Bongu Village, Block 1 Raicoast, Astrolabay, Madang Province (near the crash site for Airlines PNG, Madang)

The logging contractor, G&S Limited, is blatantly and openly logging and cutting logs without consent from the landowners.

Ex-Minister still pushing PMIZ

On 19 Jan, 2012 By rait man

Saidor Health Centre - surviving on the dedication of its staff

On 23 Oct, 2011 By rait man

By Scott Waide

Dilung Gama and her daughter Martina (pictured) sit on bed in a small maternity ward at the Saidor Health Center.

Martina who suffers from epilepsy,gave birth near their village a few days ago.

The child has been given away for adoption and Dilung - who appears to be in her 60s - says they did that because Martina has too many children.

No new deal for PMIZ

On 29 Sep, 2011 By Tim With 1 Comments

From PMIZ Watcher

Community leaders from the site of the troubled proposed Pacific Marine Industrial Zone have reacted angrily to newspaper stories that their communities have agreed to allow the project to procede, as reported on Monday.

Ebert Kaing who is the Program Manager-Education at Sumkar District living in Rempi village and a landowner said, "there are more issues which needs to be addressed before the PMIZ agreement signing".

Timely call for audit of the PMIZ project

On 28 Sep, 2011 By rait man

Concerned Officer

The Secretary for Commerce and Industry, Steven Mera, should be commended for putting his reputation on the line to call for a full financial audit of the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone project from 2008 to 2011. 

This period effectively covers the administration of former secretary Anton Kulit and acting secretary John Andrias.  We know very well that this project was politically hijacked by a former minister.

Call for OC to probe PMIZ companies

On 28 Sep, 2011 By rait man

By PMIZ Watcher

Landowners in Madang are fighting over the crumbs rather than worrying about their futures once their land is gone, their environment polluted and thousands of low paid jobs bring myriad social problems....