Model of Development

NRI research highlights need for greater local participation to improve governance and service delivery

On 16 Oct, 2015 By ACTNOW

The National Research Institute has published a discussion paper looking at how we can improve the currently very poor level of service delivery in PNG and the impact different systems of government can have on improving political governance.

The paper looks at the experiences of different countries around the world to suggest some ways we can make improvements in PNG and concludes major changes like introducing a Presidential system of government are not needed.

Fifty years of mining but all the wealth has disappeared into foreign hands leaving Bulolo with nothing

On 05 Oct, 2015 By ACTNOW

Bulolo was a major centre for Australian gold mining companies for 50 years from the 1930s. But the profits were all exported leaving Bulolo today in the same state it was when the first foreign miners arrived.

The gold in Bololo was so enticing, eight giant dredges were made in Australia and then broken down into small parts and flown to Bulolo. It took two-years for all the parts to be imported and reconstructed on site.

Vision 2050 'grossly misrepresents' our National Goals

On 14 Sep, 2015 By ACTNOW

The government's long-term strategic plan, Vision 2050, grossly misinterprets the National Goals and Directive Principles in our Constitution.

This is the major finding of a new study conducted by Patrick Kaiku from the University of Papua New Guinea.

"Vision 2050 ignores the visionary work of the Constitutional Planning Committee and does not embrace the five National Goals and Directive Principles enshrined in the Constitution", says Patrick Kaiku.

Papua New Guinea's unemployed youth say the future they want begins with them

On 22 Jul, 2015 By ACTNOW

Every day the Tropical Gems can be seen taking charge of clearing and tidying civic spaces in Madang, a town on the north coast of the Papua New Guinean mainland. Credit: Catherine Wilson/IPS

Source: Catherine Wilson

PM to launch factory in Nawaeb district

On 16 Feb, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Looks like a great step ahead. Finally the Prime Minister is supporting an initiative that will definetly call for sustinance for the local population.

Source: Post Courier

A Better Model of Development

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In the period since 'Independence' in 1975 Papua New Guinea has become dominated by a foreign and imposed model of development based on unrestrained capitalism. This is a far cry from what was envisaged in our Constitution.

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From Extraction to Inclusion

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Land grabbing

Both the SABL land grab and the growing number of violent urban evictions in Papua New Guines are the symptoms of a misguided and destructive model of development.

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Large-scale mining

Over the last forty-years there has been an emphasis on large-scale mineral resource extraction - mining - in Papua New Guinea. There are currently six large-scale mines operating. The arguments made to support these projects have been the need to sustain economic growth, provide government revenues and skilled employment.

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Illegal and unsustainable logging

Illegal and unsustainable logging by foreign companies is widespread in PNG.

The logging displaces village communities, causes widespread environmental damage and social problems, creates confict and destroys sustainable livelihoods.

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Joint Media Release: NGOs condemn actions in Danu village

On 27 Aug, 2013 By Effrey

August 27, 2013

Villagers in Danu on the West Coast of New Ireland are protesting that they have been forced to sign agreements to move off their land by Canadian mining company Nautilus Minerals.

Nautilus is hoping to operate the world's first experimental seabed mine off the coast of New Ireland in an area known as Solwara 1.

"The people in Danu are confused and angry", says Rosa Koian of the Bismarck Ramu Group (BRG), which has recently visited the area.

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Looks like a great step ahead. Finally the Prime Minister is supporting an initiative that will definetly call for sustinance for the local population.

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