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Courts put PMIZ on hold indefinitely

By Andrew Pascoe

The state’s controversial Pacific Marine Industrial Zone (PMIZ) project – a USD$235 million proposal to develop a free trade industrial zone in Madang – is officially on hold.

Madang Court today ordered all progress on the PMIZ project to cease until the court makes a decision on whether the proposed development has sufficient legal grounds to proceed.

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No new deal for PMIZ

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". 

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Timely call for audit of the PMIZ project

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.

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Call for OC to probe PMIZ companies

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....

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PMIZ landowners back government review of the project

PMIZ Watcher

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Govt continuing to ignore the people on PMIZ

PMIZ Watcher

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PMIZ catches Japan's eye

PMIZ Watcher

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PMIZ complaint accepted by the World Bank watchdog

PMIZ Watcher

In a major boost to their campaign against the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone and Special Economic Zone laws, local communities from Madang have had their complaint to the World Bank accepted by the official Ombudsman in Washington.

The Ombudsman has written to the communities confirming their complaint meets three strict eligibility criteria and an investigation team will be sent to PNG to look into the complaint.

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Locals still in the dark over PMIZ

From PMIZ Watcher

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Local communities file court action against PNG govt to stop PMIZ

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.

 

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