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Papua New Guinea's unemployed youth say the future they want begins with them

Every day the Tropical Gems can be seen taking charge of clearing and tidying civic spaces in Madang, a town on the north coast of the Papua New Guinean mainland. Credit: Catherine Wilson/IPS

Source: Catherine Wilson

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Millions in tax incentives going to foreigners: Sir Nagora

Why are foreign businesses always at the top of priority for incentive handouts while local businesses are left to dig deeper for opportunities? Are we going to continue to discriminate against PNG enterprises and encourage foreigners to make extra profit at our expense? When will we give value to our PNG ways and our 100% local industries?

Source: The National

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K780 million stolen : Locals fix road with spades, picks

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New scientific report again urges precautionary approach to experimental seabed mining

IMAGE: RELICANTHUS SP. -- A NEW SPECIES FROM A NEW ORDER OF CNIDARIA COLLECTED AT 4,100 METERS IN THE CLARION-CLIPPERTON FRACTURE ZONE (CCZ) THAT LIVES ON SPONGE STALKS. CREDIT: CRAIG SMITH AND DIVA AMON, ABYSSLINE PROJECT

Managing mining of the deep seabed

Contracts are being granted, but protections are lagging

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Preserving Traditional Cultural Systems in PNG

Community, Relationships and Exchange are the three most significant values in a cuturally diverse country such as Papua New Guinea. We keep them dear to our hearts after land and life. Our system is a tradition that lives off extended relationships that survive on exchange within community for our social, economic and spiritual wellbeing. We are a spiders web conjoined by PNG culture for a 'Gutpela Sindaun' for everyone.

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Mining Heads Into The Deep Sea, Raising Environmental Concerns

Source: Huffington Post

Mining in the deep sea for minerals is uncharted territory, but one company is well on its way to making it a reality. Now, the company is trying to convince skeptical audiences it's a good idea.

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SABL issue explained in new Fact Sheet for communities

Even though the Commission of Inquiry into the land grab has found the SABL process was flawed, land grabbing continues while nothing has been done to cancel the leases and return the land to customary owners. Many communities are still not aware of what SABL is and how customary land is being stolen.

 The SABL issue is simplified in this Fact Sheet for use in awareness at the community level.

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'I represent myself': PMIZ landowners

 

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Economist Dr Anderson on PNG Economy

The book "Land and Livelihoods" by Tim Anderson, has been written and based on research work he and other PNG colleagues did to analyse/compare the most promoted and hyped- about, 'general economy of PNG to the smaller livelihood activities that is mostly sustainable and subsistent. Tim believes the Real economy is the people's livelihood and not LNG.

Source: EMTV online

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Mining Minister Byron Chan to save the world

Byron Chan is working blindly by not paying attention to a petition presented to him and the New Zealand Government decisions that spell out all the risks of experimental seabed mining. He seems totally oblivious to the potential environmental harm that (his people) New Irelanders could suffer from.

Chan is abusing his 'leadership position' by totaly ignoring the opposition AGAINST experimental seabed mining even though evidence of environmental harm is ringing all around him.

via PNG Mine Watch

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