Source: Radio New Zealand
Opposition to the disposal of mining waste in the ocean is growing in Papua New Guinea's Morobe province.
Companies behind the proposed Wafi-Golpu gold and copper mine near Lae plan to pump mine tailings into the Huon Gulf, a process they call Deep Sea Tailings Displacement (DSTD).
Editorial: Post Courier August 25th 2020
Last week we applauded the government efforts through a joint effort that uncovered illegal workers and unregistered equipment in a logging operation in PNG’s Northern Province.
In fact, our exact phrase was to urge the PNG Government to “deal decisively with foreigners who do not respect our laws”.
By Cathy Tukne
On the eve of the national State of Emergency (SOE) shut down, little did informal vendors know how this sudden decision would snap their daily livelihoods. While the SOE was a crucial measure to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the restrictions imposed had a devastating impact on the majority of urban people whose livelihoods are strongly linked to informal economic activities.
Source: The Guardian, 18 June 2020
'Locals say the Sepik river region must be protected from ‘exploitation and destruction from outsiders’'
Locals protest against mine at PNG’s Sepik river region. Photograph: Project Sepik
Chiefs from 28 haus tambarans – “spirit houses” – representing 78,000 people along Papua New Guinea’s remote Sepik river have formally declared they want a proposal for the country’s largest ever mine halted.
Source: Scott Waide / My Land My Country
We have to get this right if we are to thrive in this country: The quality of transport infrastructure – especially roads and bridges – determines the price of food. Apart from consumption, this single factor influences the rate of supply and demand to a large extent.
Noted commentator Martyn Namorong shares his ideas on why and how we need to reform our education system in order to fulfil our dream of being an independent and prosperous nation.
"I believe we are a species with amnesia. I think we have forgotten our roots and our origins. I think we are quite lost in many ways."
- Graham Hancock.
