Source: PNG Mine Watch

Jubilee Australia released its report ‘Voices of Bougainville: Nikana Kangsi, Nikana Dong Damana (Our Land, Our Future)’ at a gathering of academics, representatives of non-government organisations and community members at the UNSW Australian Centre for Human Rights on Friday, September 12.

Source: Special Correspondent in Bougainville

Source: Radio Australia

Three months after Papua New Guinea's cabinet ordered the cancellation of flawed land leases, only 5 companies have voluntarily handed back their titles.

Millions of hectares of traditional land has been affected by a land-lease scandal centred on Special Agricultural and Business Leases.

Source: Special Correspondent in Bougainville

The leadership of President John Momis is continually being scrutinized heavily by people from both within and outside Bougainville. In his most recent doing or undoing (as seen by critiques) through the passing of the controversial Transitional Mining Bill, the President is seen to have pulled the last straw of confidence that many have in the father of Papua New Guinea’s constitution.

Source: Special Correspondent in Bougainville

This is the story of an individual whom, despite the setbacks of the infamous ten year crisis, discovered an innate talent of carving stories, practices and legends onto wood. Practically, he is a legend carver for he is able to put legends and tales of Bougainville onto wood.                                                 

Source: Special Correspondent in Bougainville

Source: PNG Mine watch

This past July a young man was murdered deep in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea, and Canadians should care.

Why?

Why concern ourselves with this one act of violence in a far away corner of the Pacific, at a time when there is so much violence in the world?

Source: Special Correspondent in Bougainville

Source: PNG Mine Watch

Matangi Tonga

Parliament has passed a Seabed Minerals Act 2014, an act that regulates mineral exploration and potential mining in Tongan waters.

Tonga currently has no mining industry as the Kingdom has yet to discover mineral resources such as oil or precious metals. Past oil explorations have been made, but without success.

Source: The National

The West Sepik provincial government is seeking a licence from the Government to export logs.

Acting Governor Paul Negai told Forest Minister Douglas Tomuriesa and PNG Forest Authority managing director Kanawi Pouru during their visit to the province on Monday that West Sepik wanted to export its own logs.