SABL
State may defer Poll
Submitted by Klaireh on Mon, 27/02/2012 - 12:16Source: The National, Monday 27th Febuary 2012
No site visit before lease issued for Ramu SABL
Submitted by rait man on Fri, 24/02/2012 - 14:42A Filipino national who is acting as a consultant for a Malaysian logging company operating in the Ramu has told the SABL Commission of inquiry that no site visit was done before a Special Agriculture Business Lease (SABL) was granted.
SABL: Over to you at the big Haus Tambaran
Submitted by Klaireh on Thu, 23/02/2012 - 16:12There are diverse issues that concern individual Papua New Guineans in different ways, but the one issue that will always be of great cultural and emotional significance to all of us is our land. Taking away someone’s land or their right to it, is as good as amputating all four of their limbs.
Stopping the land theft in the Ramu
Submitted by rait man on Thu, 23/02/2012 - 16:02Melchior Warre, a Papagraun (customary landowner) from Papua New Guinea's Madang Province, is attending a commission of inquiry investigation hearing into the use of Special Agriculture Leases (SABLs).
In this video clip Mel says why his Ramu People are against 99-year Special Agriculture Business Leases (SABL).
The long fight to regain land lost to SABLs has only just begun
Submitted by rait man on Mon, 20/02/2012 - 10:17By Martyn Namorong
Special Purpose Agriculture Business Leases (SABLs) are granted under sections 11 and 102 of the Land Act 1996. In other words these sections of the Land Act enable the conversion of customary land into SABLs.
The process by which that happens is roughly as follows.
An application is made by the landowners to the Lands Department in Port Moresby, for their land to be taken up under an SABL.
A Land Investigation Number is then given by the Land Department in Port Moresby.
Web of lies revealed as Sepik SABL hearings end
Submitted by rait man on Fri, 17/02/2012 - 16:22Martyn Namorong
The Commission of Inquiry into Special Purpose Agriculture business leases ended its hearings in Wewak yesterday. It heard further evidence related to Portion 144C, Sepik Oil Palm – Turubu SABL.
Landowners not happy with Turubu oil palm SABL
Submitted by rait man on Thu, 16/02/2012 - 12:53Martyn Namorong
Landowners from the Turubu and Saussi areas have submitted sworn affidavits to the Commission of Inquiry through their lawyer, Mr. Hubert Wali. These villagers are affected by the Sepik Oil Palm Project, Portion 144C COMMONLY REFFERED TO AS THE Turubu Oil Palm Project.
Landowner company was de-registered when it received lease
Submitted by rait man on Thu, 16/02/2012 - 11:14Martyn Namorong
Police to probe intimidation of PNG inquiry commissioner
Submitted by rait man on Wed, 15/02/2012 - 16:03Jemima Garrett
A Commission of Inquiry into disputed land leases in Papua New Guinea has referred executives of a land holding company to the police, after an incident of alleged intimidation against Commissioner, Nicholas Mirou.
Commissioner Nicholas Mirou referred four executives of Limoa Holdings, including its chairman Francis Yabarasa to police after an incident at the company's nursery site at Turubu in East Sepik province earlier this week.