Press Release: Federal Republic of West Papua
Melbourne Women Sickened by PNG and Fiji’s Betrayal of West Papua
5 June 2015
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K780 million of public money was stolen through the Department of Finance. A Commission of Inquiry revealed who was responsible. But nobody has ever been prosecuted and none of the monies have been recovered. Join ACT NOW! at the Holiday Inn on March 5th to 'celebrate' this huge injustice (RSVP essential)...
Photo: Some of the Pacific youth advocates attending the Forum who were inspired by the work of Act Now!
ACT NOW! was in Fiji this week to make a presentation at the UNDP-organised Pacific Youth Forum on Corruption in Nadi. The presentation linked our imposed model of development to the corruption in the resource sector.
Australia is the largest single beneficiary of rampant and unsustainable logging and land grabbing in Papua New Guinea, according to leading community activist group, ACT NOW!
Joy Kisselpar | PNG Loop
Logging activities on all 44 land obtained under Special Agriculture Business Lease will cease as soon as the National Forestry Authority receives confirmation from Lands department that the SABLs have been effectively revoked.
Forest Minister Douglas Tomuriesa says at this stage 25 SABLs have been returned and revoked however NFA is yet to receive confirmation.
Comment: The Government is using the SABL scandal to push land registration, but land registration is a dangerous exercise as it can quickly lead to land alienation, and with corruption rife in the Department of Lands nobody should trust the government with their most precious resource...
Source: The National
OWNERS of customary land affected by the Government’s decision to revoke Special Agriculture and Business Leases have been urged to register their land and become title-holders.
ACT NOW! and BRG JOINT MEDIA RELEASE
ACT NOW! and the Bismarck Ramu Group have warned the Prime Minister that landowners will not be satisfied until they know the NEC decision to cancel the unlawful SABL leases and amend the Land Act has been implemented.
They are also calling on the National Forest Board to immediately revoke the Forest Clearance Authorities granted under the SABL leases and stop the illegal logging.
Source: Agricultures Network
Improvements in vegetable production, transport and marketing are important to the well being of small holder farmers in Papua New Guinea, and opportunities for strengthening the industry and enhancing performance can be achieved by use of value chain analysis.
Helen Szoke CEO Oxfam Australia writing in the Sydney Morning Herald
Australia's big four banks have a duty of care to the community, whether in Australia or overseas.
Illustration: Jim Pavlidis
By BENNY GETENG, Post Courier
MORE than 1000 people in New Ireland Province might be affected as their only water source is being polluted by logging operations in the area, they claim.