I was taken aback (to say the least) after reading this article titled "MCC Spillover at Ramu Mine Site" on PNG Mine Watch and watching the below video titled "Out of sight, Out of Mined' from Oxfam Australia. Althought they are two different companies mining different metals - the state of the rivers and vegetation looks surprisingly simmilar...

Source: Oxfam Australia

The vast majority of Australian mining, oil and gas companies have no clear public commitment to gain the consent of Indigenous peoples before commencing projects on their land, according to a new report.

Which planet has he been on I wonder? Oh that's right he gets to see the money before it is squandered away by all those at the top of the resource income food chain, because as far as translating into tangible socio-economic development for the PNG as a whole - there's just a whole heap of hot air happening.

©Klaireh

From The National By GYNNIE KERO

Source: EMTV News

When I read the article titled "Govt Puts Stop to Tax Holidays" in todays Post Courier it made me think of my mission yesterday afternoon, to attend the National Haus Krai which is about end right about now (3pm).

Oh let the heavens rejoice - there is hope!

A candle is flickering in the darkness and for it to become a stable giver of light - more Pacific People must acknowledge the truth and share it.

Here's another twist to the 'K50 million for Fiji Elections' saga, actually this can be described as 'feeling the salt being rubbed into the wound' if you ponder on it.

Last week we heard how Mista Prime Minista had kindly agreed to aid Fiji in its 2014 'democratic' elections. Seems the majority of ministers and businessmen saw the positives of PNG doing this and those of us who thought it ridiculous were only a few.

See the irony?

©Klaireh

Source: The National By MALUM NALU

AUSAID deputy director-general James Batley says the A$490 million (K1.1 billion) in its 2013 budget for Papua New Guinea is being well spent.

Is it just me or does anyone else see the irony of our aid-needy government aiding the government of Fiji with K50 million?  Especially when a majority of our major health centers are in urgent need of renovation, medical supplies and qualified health workers? Not to mention the number of critical bridges and roads that need urgent repair in order to boost the rural economy and deliver much needed goods and services! Funnier still wasn’t lack of adequate funding one of the core reasons our very own elections had so many hiccups?

Wow! Three cheers for East New Britain's Mista Gavana Ereman Tobaining Jnr on highlighting a few of the threats to marine habitats BUT he overlooked or forgot to mention one of the biggest threats to the marine habitats closest to his constituency - don't know about Mista Gavana but if my home where near the Nautilus Solwara 1 Project I'd be noting it specifically as a potential threat not just the ones listed in the article by ABIGAIL APINA in todays National newspaper.