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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. 

Landowners secure important victory on PMIZ

On 29 Apr, 2011 By tok stret With 4 Comments

Landowners from Madang have secured a significant and important victory in their opposition to the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone which is being built on their land by the government with money borrowed from China.

The government says the PMIZ will be Papua New Guinea's first Special Economic Zone, under new laws being written for PNG by the World Bank. The government says the PMIZ will provide a hub for tuna processing in the region and around 30,000 factory jobs.

Landowners in the dark on PMIZ

On 29 Apr, 2011 By rait man

Marine Park landowners want better deal

On 14 Apr, 2011 By rait man

Landowners announce public forum on PMIZ

On 05 Apr, 2011 By rait man

Landowners living on and around the site chosen for Papua New Guinea's first Special Economic Zone, the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone, have announced a three-day public forum to discuss their concerns about the project. Invitations to the event are being sent to among others, Madang Governor, MP James Gau, his predecessor and now Attorney General, MP Arnold Amet, World Bank representative in PNG, Laura Bailey and MP Gabriel Kapris, the Minister for Trade and Industry.

Take Action: Say no to World Bank sponsored sweat-shops in PNG

On 16 Mar, 2011 By Effrey With 2 Comments

The World Bank is on a mission to encourage sweat-shop style factories in Papua New Guinea and we need to tell them NO!

Another idiot project

On 14 Mar, 2011 By rait man

Spotted by PMIZ Watcher in the Post Courier

Another Idiot Project

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