14 Clans Back Solwara 1

On 23 Nov, 2012 By Klaireh

14 clans back Solwara 1 were the headlines that screamed out on Tuesday's issue of the National Newspaper.

The end of this tumultuous year 2012 is almost upon us, a perfect time for one to reflect and ponder where they’ve gone right, where they’ve gone wrong and where they could’ve done something better.

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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STOP SEABED MINING PETITION PRESENTATION

EXPERIMENTAL SEABED MINING PUBLIC NOTICE!!!!

On 19 Oct, 2012 By Klaireh

PUBLIC NOTICE:

Act Now would like to announce the Presentation of the Experimental Seabed Mining Petition at The Holiday Inn (Ballroom 2) on Monday 22nd October.
The petition will be presented by representatives from significant communities of New Ireland, East New Britain, Milne Bay and Madang. Various civil society organizations, students and other concerned Papua New Guineans will also be present to witness this presentation. An invitation has been extended to the Honorable Minister for Mining Byron Chan.

SABL: Over to you at the big Haus Tambaran

On 23 Feb, 2012 By Klaireh

There are diverse issues that concern individual Papua New Guineans in different ways, but the one issue that will always be of great cultural and emotional significance to all of us is our land. Taking away someone’s land or their right to it, is as good as amputating all four of their limbs.

Report details unacceptable impacts from experimental seabed mining in Papua New Guinea

On 25 Nov, 2011 By rait man

The Centre for Environmental Law and Community Rights in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and MiningWatch Canada and have released a new report called “Out of Our Depth”. It details serious environmental and social impacts expected as a result of unprecedented mining of the ocean floor in PNG.

Malaysian logger bribed its way into New Hanover forests

On 31 Oct, 2011 By rait man

An insider within Tutumang Development Limited today spilled the beans on how he was used and manipulated by the company to ‘sweet-talk’ landowners into signing the fraudulent land deals involving the SABL on New Hanover, reports Nolene Likas for NBC news.

Councilor of Ward 17 in the Lavongai Local Level Government where the SABL are located, Mr. Kamsal Maraleu told the Commission of Inquiry that he was a major player in what transpired amongst the directors of Tutumang.

Australian owns Emirau island

On 30 Sep, 2011 By rait man

Emirau is an island in New Ireland province of PNG.  Evidence at the SABL inquiry has emerged that Emirau and its surrounding waters are owned by an Australian, reports the Post Courier newspaper. 

This is the result of an agreement signed on November 10, 2004 by former Kavieng MP Ben Micah and businessman Edward Carr, the counsel assiting the inquiry Paul Tusais said last week. 

Landowners not consulted over SABLs

On 20 Sep, 2011 By rait man

By Luana Paniu

Two of New Ireland’s most scenic islands are practically off limits to their own people under the Special Purpose Agriculture and Business Leases (SPABL). 

They are Emirau in the Mussau Group of Islands and New Hanover, situated North West of mainland New Ireland. These were revelations made at the Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday last week by the former Secretary for the Department of Provincial and Local Level Government Affairs (DPLLGA) who was the then Custodian of Trust Land.

Will Papua New Guinea survive the resource boom?

On 22 Apr, 2011 By rait man With 1 Comments

The real resources curse for PNG is not necessarily economic in nature. As an immature nation still struggling to achieve modernity, it is possible that the intra-national conflict fuelled by competition for the considerable monetary spoils of the resources boom will threaten the very political existence of PNG as a nation....

By Susan Merrell*

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