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Chinese push for SEZ laws on Bougainville

On 08 Jun, 2011 By rait man With 4 Comments

Reporter Stephanie Elizah says a team of Chinese investors who have been visiting Bouginville are pushing the Autonomous Region's government to allow the establishment of Special Economic Zones.

SEZs are tax free enclaves where businesses are also exempted from normal labour, immigration and environmental laws.

The Chinese government is currently negotiating a loan with the PNG government to build the infrastructure for PNG's first SEZ, the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone, in Madang.

Local people issue declaration on opposition to PMIZ

On 09 May, 2011 By tok stret

Local leaders representing communities around the site of the proposed Pacific Marine Industrial Zone in Madang Province have issued a signed declaration of their opposition to the project. The PMIZ will be Papua New Guinea's first Special Economic Zone under laws being drafted by the World Bank.

Papua New Guinea land reform is a sham

On 16 Apr, 2011 By rait man With 1 Comments

Post Courier editorial

Is the present Government involved in a conspiracy to take over all customary land in Papua New Guinea? 

We ask this question because we are alarmed at the manner and rate at which the Special Agricultural and Business Leases (SABLs) are granted to date. According to our records, 5,114,911.85 hectares of customary land have been leased, much of the leases granted in the last two years. 

World Bank plays important role in global land grab

On 06 Apr, 2011 By tok stret

A new report details the role of the International Finance Corporation, a branch of the World Bank, in promoting the growing global trend of large-scale land investments in developing countries by wealthier, food-insecure nations and private investors.

Landowners announce public forum on PMIZ

On 05 Apr, 2011 By rait man

Landowners living on and around the site chosen for Papua New Guinea's first Special Economic Zone, the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone, have announced a three-day public forum to discuss their concerns about the project. Invitations to the event are being sent to among others, Madang Governor, MP James Gau, his predecessor and now Attorney General, MP Arnold Amet, World Bank representative in PNG, Laura Bailey and MP Gabriel Kapris, the Minister for Trade and Industry.

Landowners publicize their opposition to PMIZ

On 21 Mar, 2011 By rait man

Local people living around the site for the proposed Pacific Marine Industrial Zone north of Madang town, have taken out a newspaper advertisement opposing the project.

The PMIZ will be the first Special Economic Zone in PNG, under new laws being drafted by the World Bank.

Take Action: Say no to World Bank sponsored sweat-shops in PNG

On 16 Mar, 2011 By Effrey With 2 Comments

The World Bank is on a mission to encourage sweat-shop style factories in Papua New Guinea and we need to tell them NO!

PMIZ loan from China is a terrible deal for PNG

On 10 Mar, 2011 By tok stret

By PMIZ Watcher

The loan agreement signed between the Papua New Guinea government and China's Eximbank, to fund development of the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone is a terrible deal for PNG.

Putting aside the fact that PMIZ promises to be a disaster for Madang, repeating and expanding all the terrible social and environmental impacts of the existing RD Tuna fishing project, the US$70 million loan agreement signed with China means PNG will be paying for China's continued economic expansion and business profits.

ADB contradicts govt claims over PMIZ

On 09 Mar, 2011 By Effrey

ACT NOW! says the Asian Development Bank has denied it is involved in supporting the government's controversial Pacific Marine Industrial Zone (PMIZ) in Madang.

ADB Country Director, Charles Andrews has told ACT NOW! "the ADB has no involvement in this project what-so-ever".

This denial contradicts government documents that claim the ADB and has been actively supporting the development of the PMIZ by providing technical advice and expertise and is a potential funder.

The future looks bleak if we do not learn from others failures

On 09 Mar, 2011 By rait man

By David Ephraim Cloudiuz

Lessons from Nigeria, a nation that best illustrates the contradictions of being a producer of crude oil but an importer of petrol and diesel; when commercial extractions of crude oil began in Nigeria in 1958, the nation was producing 4,000 barrels per day. This climbed to over 2.2 million daily, Apart from fueling climate change; crude oil exploitation in Nigeria has fuelled corruption, poverty, disease and violence.

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