PNG development

Island Women: WE Don't Want Seabed Mining Ever

On 01 Dec, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Little Green Palai

Just the thought of mining the seafloor in Melanesia is not sitting well with two women from Melanesia.

From Vanuatu, the new president of the Vanuatu National Council of Women, Mrs. Leias Cullwick is still firm on the Vanuatu women’s call to stop exploration and mining on the seafloor in Vanuatu.

Talk to Landowners before selling PNG

On 30 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Little Green Palai

In just a few days in a faraway land in Sydney, Australia, from December 1-3, Papua New Guinea’s mining department will be hosting its investment conference.

However, in two rural villages in Bogia and Karkar Island in Madang province they are not pleased that rural lands are being talked about without local people’s involvement.

Brief on Frieda and on issues of ownership and control and the pre-emptive rights of the State in resource projects

On 29 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

"… be mindful of the growing disillusionment by the majority of our people and our Land owners in particular about the way we have dealt with the exploitation of our non renewable resources which continues to treat our people as mere spectators in this sector… "

Picture: PNG Mine Watch

Source: PNG Blogs

Industrial mining,investment and impact in Morobe

On 29 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

One group lives with the impacts of mining forever, the other takes the money, avoids responsibility and moves on

Source: PNG Mine Watch

Landowners unhappy with OK Tedi

On 27 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Post Courier

Traditional landowners in the Fly River area of Papua New Guinea's Western Province are reportedly upset that compensation payments from the Ok Tedi mine have been reduced by around half this year.

The landowners are paid money as compensation for the environmental destruction caused by the mine.

Power to Districts

On 27 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

District administrators get more disciplinary clout with new laws

This decision gives light to ACT NOW's first pillar for a gutpela sinduan blong olgeta: Localization of Decision-Making

KOIM: ILLUMINATING CORRUPTION TRENDS IN PNG

On 21 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Sam Koim, PNG's Anti-Corruption Chief Expert & Champion.

Massive Protests in Porgera over violation to MOA agreement with landowners

On 31 Oct, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Mine Watch

On October 28, 2014, hundreds of Porgerans marched onto Barrick Gold’s Porgera mine site to demand benefits that rightfully belong to the Porgera Special Mining Lease (SML) Landowners.