Papua New Guinea

Pouru faces abuse charges

On 11 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Managing director of PNG Forest Authority Kanawi Pouru is being sued for abuse of power

Source: Post Courier

A very senior public servant appeared for mention at the Waigani District Court yesterday for abuse of powers in office. Managing director of the PNG Forest Authority Kanawi Pouru was arested and charged last Friday for facilitating and allegedly issuing an operating licence to a controversial logging company late last month.

Call for Australia to act over illegal PNG logging

On 10 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Picture: Eddie Paine Tanago, ACTNOW and Paul Pavol, Land owner, Pomio

Source: Radio New Zealand

A Papua New Guinea NGO is accusing Australia of being the largest beneficiary of illegal logging and exploitation of PNG's rainforests.

Act Now's comments come as Australia prepares to host an Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit in Sydney this week.

Rimbunan Hijau must come clean on their role in Oro politics

On 04 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Exposed

Shamed By Concerned Citizens From Other Countries

On 03 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Blogs

Juffa: Arrest culprits (including Arore & Gore) 

On 03 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Post Courier

ORO Governor Gary Juffa has appealed to police to arrest and charge those who broke into the provincial assembly building last week in Popondetta.

A formal complaint has been laid with the police and only the accomplices of self-proclaimed governor David Arore have been arrested, said the Regional MP as the political crisis in his province entered its second week.

A message for the PNG government: Keep calm and stop experimental seabad mining

On 03 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Mine Watch

Massive Protests in Porgera over violation to MOA agreement with landowners

On 31 Oct, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Mine Watch

On October 28, 2014, hundreds of Porgerans marched onto Barrick Gold’s Porgera mine site to demand benefits that rightfully belong to the Porgera Special Mining Lease (SML) Landowners.

Why is PNGFA on SABLs ?

On 30 Oct, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Post Courier

Letter of the Day

SABL stands for Special Purpose Agriculture Business Lease.

The acronym SABL speaks for itself.

Any educated person would reason, without having any prior knowledge of the concept, that such a lease has something to do with agriculture, and not forestry.

Statement on Oro by Leo Dion

On 30 Oct, 2014 By Elizabeth1

MEDIA STATEMENT

PURPORTED “VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE” AGAINST HON.GARRY JUFFA, MP GOVERNOR FOR ORO PROVINCE

As the Minister responsible for Provincial Governments and Local-level Government matters, I am concern about the events and a purported vote of no confidence against Hon. Garry Juffa MP, Governor for Oro Province by disgruntled faction of the Provincial Assembly Members.

UN acknowledges PNG model of development failing

On 30 Oct, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Mine Watch

Search form

Papua New Guinea

Managing director of PNG Forest Authority Kanawi Pouru is being sued for abuse of power

Letter of the Day

MEDIA STATEMENT

Pages