Model of Development
Papua New Guinea chiefs call for halt to plan for country's largest ever mine
Submitted by ACTNOW on Thu, 18/06/2020 - 09:57Source: 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.
We had systems that worked. Why did we abandon them?
Submitted by ACTNOW on Tue, 02/06/2020 - 12:17Source: 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.
Decolonizing Education in Papua New Guinea
Submitted by ACTNOW on Mon, 11/05/2020 - 09:05Noted 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.
Cook Islands Support Package for Growers
Submitted by ACTNOW on Thu, 09/04/2020 - 13:12Cook Islands support for farmers and home gardeners could provide an excellent model for Papua New Guinea
Source: Ministry of Agriculture Cook Islands - 6 April 2020
The Frieda River mine's EIS must be rejected
Submitted by ACTNOW on Tue, 31/03/2020 - 13:2631 March 2020
A local Civil Society Organisation (CSO) called Project Sepik, today called for the rejection of the Frieda River mine on the grounds that the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was ‘unfit for purpose’.
How do government plans stack up against the Constitution?
Submitted by ACTNOW on Mon, 02/03/2020 - 07:002nd March 2020
Patrick Kaiku has recently published an important paper on our National Development Plans in PNG and how they measure up against the National Goals and Directive Principles.
Below is the Executive Summary and a link to download the full Paper.