A new cartoon highlighting the failure of the Prime Minister Peter O'Neill to take any action over the SABL land grab has been strategically placed on a billboard right outside his Departmental office.
Any action by the government to address the SABL land grab and illegal logging is very welcome - but landowners have been waiting two years, not six months as the Chief Secretary claims...
By Jack Lapauve Jr – EM TV, Port Moresby
The inquiry into the Special Agriculture Business Leases (SABL) has been taken over by an Independent Task Force Team.
It has been 655 days since Prime Minister Peter O’Neill was informed the SABLs were unlawful and should be cancelled. But instead of taking action to reverse the illegal land grab the government is now blaming landowners for creating the problem and claiming it has to defend the interests of foreign logging companies.
Turubu villagers attending a landowner forum conducted last Friday. Photo by Jimmy Kalebe
By JIMMY KALEBE
Majority of the landowners along the Turubu East Coast in Wewak last week Friday declared to support developments that satisfy all requirements of establishment.
Judge puts the law into practise and corrects corruption doers especially in the Lands Department and is adament that the police look into cases of corrupt land deals. It's about 'bloody' time! RUN the talk, we've been walking far too long!
Photo: Judge Ambeng Kandakasi. Photo courtesy of PNGLoop
An awareness campaign was conducted last week covering the coastal villages of Turubu in East Sepik Province.
The awareness that covered 21 villages mainly looked at Free, Prior, Informed Consent (FPIC) and Reduce Emission from land Degradation and Deforestation (REDD) was well received and drew much interests from participating communities.
Turubu villagers attending a landowner forum conducted last Friday. Photo by Jimmy Kalebe
