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Landholders seek injunction to stop PMIZ construction work

On 13 Jul, 2011 By rait man With 1 Comments

PMIZ Watcher

Landowners from the villages of Rempi, Kananam and Karkar Island in Madang have applied to the National court in Madang for an immediate injunction stopping any further construction of the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone.

The government recently announced a $72 million loan from the Chinese ExIm Bank to fund the construction of the PMIZ but landholders oppose the project which they say is a 'con job' and they are asking the court to stop any loan funds being drawn down by the government.

Growing opposition to PNG's Pacific Marine Industrial Zone

On 16 Jun, 2011 By rait man With 1 Comments

Radio Australia reports on community opposition to the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone:

Local communities file court action against PNG govt to stop PMIZ

On 14 May, 2011 By rait man With 3 Comments

Over 400 landholders have filed a court action challenging the Papua New Guinea government's plan to build the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone on their land north of Madang.

The government plans to borrow $71 million from the Chinese government to build the PMIZ which it hope will attract up to 10 tuna canneries and 30,000 jobs. The PMIZ will be declared PNG's first Special Economic Zone under laws being drafted for PNG by the World Bank.

Govt body to address PMIZ issues

On 11 May, 2011 By rait man

Investors rejecting governments troubled PMIZ project

On 06 May, 2011 By rait man

By PMIZ Watcher

While the Papua New Guinea government has recently reaffirmed its commitment to the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone project in Madang, despite some vociferous local opposition [1], it seems major international companies are rejecting the project and choosing instead to invest in Lae.

The government claims that the PMIZ will become a major hub for tuna processing in the Pacific region with up to 10 processing factories that will create 30,000 jobs.

Papua New Guinea's Attorney General apologizes for racial abuse over PMIZ

On 05 May, 2011 By rait man With 3 Comments

Papua New Guinea's Attorney General, Arnold Amet, has published an unreserved apology for his racial attack on MP Ken Fairweather at last week's Pacific Marine Industrial Zone forum.

Papua New Guinea govt appears to have 'no idea' what PMIZ will cost

On 05 May, 2011 By rait man With 1 Comments

By PMIZ Watcher

While government Ministers are pressing ahead with plans for the controversial Pacific Marine Industrial Zone, despite considerable opposition from local communities, official documents show there is complete confusion about how much money the project will cost.

Kapris and Amet leave K25 million question unanswered

On 02 May, 2011 By tok stret With 1 Comments

The stormy events at the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone forum last Friday have received plenty of media attention, but one question remains unanswered: what has happened to the K25 million of public money allocated in the 2007 national budget for PMIZ preparatory works?

This question was put directly and publicly to government Ministers Gabriel Kapris and Arnold Amet, by Sumkar MP Ken Fairweather on Friday.

VIDEO: Attorney General hurls racial abuse at PMIZ forum

On 02 May, 2011 By rait man With 6 Comments

By Rosalyn Evara*

A heated racial slur exchange between Attorney-General Sir Arnold Amet and Sumkar MP Ken Fairweather [see video below] marred a public forum in Madang attended by senior national ministers to discuss the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone project with the local people. 

Frustrated locals label Ministers 'conmen' over PMIZ

On 02 May, 2011 By rait man With 5 Comments

From a Special Correspondent

When three senior government ministers arrived at Alexishafen on Friday for a public forum on the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone (PMIZ), they didn’t expect the kind of anger they got from the Rempi and Kananam communities.

Francis Gem, from the Kanamam area took the stage in front of 300 people and in one swooping motion said:

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