Source: PNG Loop

And as the Dutch Disease economic ailment sinks in after last week’s Bank of Papua New Guinea move to support a weakening currency, more stories of struggles to make ends meet through the agriculture sector will sur

These are some of  the thousands of logs loaded onto a logging ship at Rano Bay bound for overseas markets that the locals are not sure exactly where they go says Thomas Takoro, a local from the area.

He said they also did not know how much income was derived by the landowners who signed an agreement with Gilford Limited.

Mr Takoro said that they also did not know how much the company was getting out of this development as well and ongoing land disputes in this area exist because many people feel the effects of illegal land grabs for development.

Meanwhile, GoPNG has called on logging companies to justify their contributions to developing areas they have logged.

To date, no logging company has come out clearly on its operations yet that we have reported from East New Britain.