Trading Bougainville Copper (ADRs) 867948

.........in Presidential election
Posted at 03:40 on 11 December, 2008 UTC

The chief electoral officer of the autonomous Papua New Guinea province of Bougainville says he is satisfied with progress being made in the two week long election of a new President.

Mathias Pihei, says all areas will have begun polling by Friday despite disruptions such as an ongoing road block at Siniwai on the south of the main island.

Mr Pihei says he thinks they will be in a position to start counting by December the 18th, two days ahead of schedule.

“We still have a couple of days up our sleeve.The end of polling is on the 20th and I think we are quite comfortable, we are on schedule although there were some late start in some areas, due to the continued security assessment that we carried out. We will still have a couple of days [where] we can manoeuvre, if really something was wrong. I am quite comfortable with the way we are going.”
Mr Pihei says the international observers have praised the professionalism of the electoral office staff.  

160K im BID (0,50-0,535)  stehen noch ganze 50K im ASK (0,55-1,75) gegenüber

BOC "Buyers

Quantity Price

9800   0,535
25389  0,530
18500  0,52
15000  0,515
87058  0,510
 6100  0,50

BOC Sellers

Price Quantity

0,550   5000
0,590 10000
0,880   4590
1.600   5000
1.750 25000  

also lieber Nekro,

gerade du als permanenter Verfolger von BCL solltest eigentlich doch wissen, dass eine solche Gegenüberstellung ohne jeden Wert ist,

das absolute Verhältnis von Byers zu Sellers spielt überhaupt keine Rolle, Kurse entstehen da, wo Byers und Sellers sich (annähernd) treffen,

aber was ist hier, Byers limitieren streng bis zu einer relativ niedrigen Grenze, und dazu gibt es ein paar (derzeit) fantasievolle Sellers,

wie oft hast du so etwas schon gepostet, kaum zu zählen, um dann am nächsten Tag mal wieder einen Absturz zu erleben,

nichts für ungut, deine (eure) Infos schätze ich durchaus, ersparen mir das Durchackern der einschlägigen Internetseiten, dafür hätte ich auch gar keine wirkliche Zeit, also danke für das Zusammentragen,

nur, halte dich doch mit solchen angedeuteten (und auch anderen kurzfristigen) Kursprognosen zukünftig lieber zurück,

Gruss Joebo  

http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20081211/news01.htm

By SIMON ERORO

MORE than 25,000 people from New Ireland Province and Bougainville have been driven from their homes by the high tides since Tuesday.
The chairman of the National Disaster Committee Manasupe Zurenuoc yesterday said the figure could be higher but due to the communication problem other provinces are faced with, the efforts in receiving updated reports were being hindered. Yesterday, the Acting Director for National Weather Service Sam Maiha said the severe sea swell activity occurring in maritime provinces for the past 48 hours was not the result of king tides as reported in two daily papers yesterday.
Mr Maiha said Papua New Guinea is in the middle of a La Nina phase, and the accumulation of high sea levels is typical during La Nina. It could continue until December 13 and people should move to higher grounds.
Mr Zurenuoc said the situation on Tench Island, a remote island in the Mussau group, is severe especially on the eastern part of the island which is underwater. An estimated 118 people from Tench will have to be evacuated to neighbouring Emirau, an island of 3000 people.
The PNG Defence Force patrol boat HMPNGS Dreger is in New Ireland waters and has been directed by the PNGDF Commander Commodore Peter Ilau to leave Kavieng this morning for Tench Island.
“However, the office has not received any confirmed reports of deaths,” Mr Zurenuoc said.
He said what is important for the people at this stage is tarpaulins, water, water containers and food which must be supplied immediately to the displaced people and all relief supplies will come out of Kavieng. HE said in the case of Manus, the provincial administration is carrying out assessment on the devastation but reports were yet to reach the NDS office in Port Moresby. In East Sepik, the communication is difficult. “For Bougainville, reports are scetchy but it was confirmed that the figure is from the Mortlock Island, Carterets and Tasman islands have been badly hit by the high tides,” Mr Zurenuoc said.
Mr Maiha said the abnormal high seas were a result of a combination of the abnormally high sea levels; and the tropical depressions.
He said abnormally high sea levels existed prior to the incidences of sea swell in various Maritime Provinces and the first abnormally high sea level was located over Solomon Sea just south of the New Britain coast and extending towards New Caledonian waters. The second abnormally high sea level was located over Guam just north of the Equator.
He said the two depressions formed on either side of the Equator over the last 36 hours while the Guam depression caused a south-eastward drift of accumulated sea level while the Solomon Sea depression caused a northward drift of the accumulate sea level which contributed to high sea swells.  

www.theage.com.au

Bougainville landowners call for mining





December 12, 2008 - 11:32AM

Bougainville landowners who fought Papua New Guinea security forces in a decade-long civil war sparked over a giant copper mine want to restart mining to achieve viable independence.

Panguna Landowners Association (PLA) chief Michael Pariu told AAP that mining was the only way the island's independence from PNG could be economically viable following a proposed 2015 referendum on independence.

The PLA was one group among many that formed the Bougainville Revolutionary Army that through militant action forced the closure of the Bougainville Copper Ltd (BCL) Panguna mine in the island's Central Province from the late 1980s.

Landowner groups disputed mining royalties and many were angered at environmental damage caused by the mine's operation.

The island's autonomous government has said the mine would not reopen without the permission of landowners and the people of Bougainville.

The PNG region's autonomy and the proposed referendum on independence are part of the 2001 Bougainville Peace Agreement, reached between combatants with the assistance of Australia and New Zealand.

"Independence for Bougainville without mining, I would never, never believe in that sort of independence. No, no, simply that," Pariu said.

"Independence means something economically viable otherwise we are talking about a dream independence."

He said BCL must offer a better deal benefiting not just local landowners but the whole of Bougainville and even PNG.

"The reach of the benefits to the landowners was one kina to (BCL's) five hundred kina from the 1960s to the 1980s, that was my complaint," he said.

"This is the injustice I have seen and why I was involved in the conflict.

"Landowners are ready to negotiate to make a deal, our terms are the landowners and Bougainville must benefit, fair distribution is what we want."

Landowners are in talks with BCL and have the support of the Autonomous Bougainville Government, he said.

While many key stakeholders want the mine to reopen, other factions like the Meekamui Nationalist Movement, keep Bougainville divided and complicate matters.

Meekamui wants to form its own government for Bougainville but has splintered militias scattered across the island with many at odds with each other.

The Meekamui Defence Force (MDF), headed by self-appointed General Chris Uma, maintains a heavily armed no-go zone around the Panguna mine and refuses to negotiate with other parties seeking reconciliation.

"We do not recognise the Panguna landowners," Uma told AAP.

"The road blocks show we have a fight here and it's not over."

"We want mining for development but only when Meekamui is government, the only way to open the mine is to recognise MDF as the authority."

Angela Kabareui, the Panguna District Women's Association president, said the feuds were linked to the civil war, had exacerbated in the years afterwards and would only be resolved with time.

"Reconciliation is going to take time, bit by bit, but it has to happen as all the mothers in the district want it," she said.

"We are a matrilineal society so we mothers must take a lead in the reconciliation process."

© 2008 AAP  

u. auf Deutsch

Landeigner fordern Mining

Die Bougainviller Landeigner,welche die Sicherheitskräfte von Papua-Neuguinea in einem dekadenlangen Bürgerkrieg,ausgelöst durch eine gigantische Kupfermine bekämpften, möchten jetzt die Kupfermine wiedereröffnen um die Unabhängigkeit zu erlangen.

Der Chef der Pangunalandeignervereinigung (PLA) Michael Pariu erklärte AAP dass Mining der einzige Weg für die Insel sei um Unabhängigkeit von PNG in einem
Referendum 2015 zu erreichen.

Die PLA war eine der Gruppierungen, welche die Bougainville Revolutionäre Armee bildeten welche durch militante Aktionen die Schliessung der Bougainville Copper LTD gehörende Pangunamine in der Zentralprovinz Ende der 80er erzwang

Die Landeignergruppierungen zerstritten sich über die Aufteilung von Royaltys und manche waren verärgert über die durch Mining angerichteten Umweltschäden.

Die autonome Regierung der Insel hat angekündigt die Mine würde nicht ohne die Zustimmung der Bevölkerung und der Landeigner wiedereröffnen.

Die Autonomie und das vorgeschlagene Referendum zur Unabhängigkeit ist Teil des Bougainviller Friedensabkommens welches unter Assistenz von Australien und Neuseeland 2001 zustande kam.

Unabhängigkeit für Bougainville ohne Mining,ich will niemals,niemals an so eine Unabhängigkeit glauben.Nein,nein,ganz einfach sagt Pariu.

Unabhängigkeit bedeutet etwas ökonomisch Lebenswertes,ansonsten reden wir über eine Traum-Unabhängigkeit.

Er sagt BLC muss einen besseren Deal als früher vorschlagen,von dem nicht nur die lokalen Landeigner sondern ganz Bougainville und sogar PNG profitiert.

Die Beteiligung der Landeigner an den Gewinnen war 1 Kina pro BCL's 500 Kina.von Anfang der 60 bis 1989.

Das war die Ungerechtigkeit die ich gespürt habe und wodurch ich in den Konflikt involviert war.

Die Landeigner sind zu Verhandlungen bereit um einen Deal abzuschliessen,unsere Forderung ist dass die Landeigner und Bougainville davon profitiert,eine faire Aufteilung ist das was wir möchten.

Die Landeigner sind in Gesprächen mit BCL und haben die Unterstützung der autonomen Regierung sagt er.

Während viele Beteiligten die Mine wiedereröffnet sehen möchten,halten andere Fraktionen wie die Nationalistische Meekamui Bewegung Bougainville gespalten und komplizieren vieles.Die Meekamuis möchten ihre eigene Regierung für Bougainville bilden,sind aber als miteinander zerstrittene militante Gruppierungen über die Insel verstreut.Die Meekamui Defence Force (MDF), mit ihrem selbsternannten General Chris Uma hält eine schwer bewaffnete No-Go-Zone um die Pangunamine besetzt und weigert sich mit den anderen Parteien,welche Versöhnung suchen zu verhandeln.

Wir erkennen die Panguna Landeigner nicht an erzählt Uma AAP.

Die Strassensperren zeigen dass wir hier einen Kampf führen und es ist noch nicht vorbei.

Wir wollen Mining für Entwicklung,aber erst wenn die Meekamui die Regierung stellen,der einzige Weg die Mine wiederzueröffnen ist die MDF als Autorität anzuerkennen.

Angela Kabareui,die Präsidentin der Panguna Frauenvereinigung sagt die Fehden beruhten auf dem Bürgerkrieg und seien danach ausgeufert,nur die Zeit könne die Wunden heilen.

Versöhnung braucht Zeit,Stückchen für Stückchen,aber sie wird kommen,alle Mütter des Distrikts wollen sie.

Wir sind eine matriarchalische Gesellschaft,also müssen wir Mütter die Leitung im Versöhnungsprozess übernehmen.  

Solange die MDF das Gebiet um die Mine blockiert brauchen wir uns keine Gedanken um eventuellen Fortschritt zu machen.
Mich würde interessieren woher sich diese Truppe alimentiert.

Schöne Feiertage allen
oyoo  

Chris sollte wohl auf seine Gesundheit achten. Bei solchen Äußerungen steigt die Gefahr, an Malaria zu erkranken, bzw. Probleme mit dem Herzen zu bekommen, exponential an.

Gruß Tom  

............sind keine homogene Gruppe sondern jeder der während der "Crisis" gegen PNG und für die Unabhängigkeit Bougainvilles war bezeichnete sich als Meekamui.Die rechtliche Legitimation solcher selbsternannter "Generale" vie Chris Uma oder Sam Kaouna oder "Kings" wie Ona oder Musingku ist also nicht gegeben.Im Ende geht es allen lediglich darum einen Teil vom (Panguna) Kuchen abzubekommen.

Die Wiedereröffnung wird von den am meisten vom Mining betroffenen Landeignern jetzt aktiv gefordert,von PNG, ABG, BCL, Weltbank und einem Grossteil der Bevölkerung unterstützt.

Dass es ohne Mining keine finanzielle Unabhängigkeit und dito auch keine politische in 2015 geben kann haben die Verantwortlichen längst erkannt.

Das Heben dieses 30 Milliarden Schatzes der in der Pangunamine schlummert wird auch von Chris Uma langfristig nicht verhindert werden.(zumal auch er schon in Gesprächen mit BCL ist ;-))))))))))))))))

Jetzt kommt es lediglich auf die Präsidentenwahl an und da stehen die Chancen 13:1 für die Pro-Mining Kandidaten.  

http://www.bougainville-copper.eu/pageID_5750176.html

Please watch this video to understand, why the ESBC gives financial support for a HIV information initiative in Bougainville:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLXR2ZAMhLY&NR=1  

By ISAIAH IGISH

PARTS of Bougainville have been hit by huge waves being experienced in parts of the country.Buka local level government officer Puara Kamariki said reports from Inus village had indicated five semi-permanent houses being washed away and 28 damaged by the high seas on Wednesday night.
He said Mortlock Island in the Atolls suffered the most, with 33 houses and a primary school being washed away.
Over at Manob village in Selau, 35 families are homeless after Monday’s high seas destroyed their houses. “We have received reports that Iolosa Island in Carterets was also hit hard,” he said. Mr Kamariki said they were working on initial reports to ensure some form of shelter, food rations and clean water were supplied to families in the affected areas.  

Nach den 1. Hochrechnungen bzw. Meinungsumfragen liegen zwei Wunschkanditaten der ESBC annähernd stimmengleich vorn.  

"I was actually there and spoke with Chris Uma before he took the stage
to talk. He asked me why using Mekamui, as he was frustrated where he
was not consulted as the general in command ."

Chris Uma ist also aktuell etwas "eingeschnappt" weil er als selbsternannter "General" laut seiner Meinung nicht genügend konsultiert wird und sein Einfluss und der der Meekamuis  mehr und mehr schwindet.

Seine Aussagen müssen also auch in diesem Kontext gesehen und relativiert werden ;-))))))))))))))

Wichtig ist vor allen Dingen der Wille der Landeigner,ABG und PNG und die sind überwiegend sowohl Pro Mining als auch Pro BCL .  

..........wird der BOCOY u. BOCOF Kurs in USA seit 14 Tagen auch intraday angezeigt.

Hat da jemand eine Erklärung für die Aenderung???  

http://www.thenational.com.pg/121608/nation5.php

By ISAIAH IGISH
THE affected areas of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville from the tidal surge have been receiving relief support since Sunday.
Acting-disaster co-ordinator Patrick Heromate said this in a brief report to the director of the National Management Office yesterday.
He said the sea at Mortlok had calmed down since last Friday and there were no further reports of damages and was safe for the shipment of supplies.
“The mv Kizomaru left on Sunday for the Mortlock and Carteret Islands loaded with 800 bales of rice for the islanders,” Mr Heromate said.
He said another vessel MV Sankamap had left last Saturday for Niguria and also the Carteret Islands loaded with 800 bales of rice.
He said Carteret Island was badly hit last Thursday when the tidal surge swamped the island destroying food gardens and washing away four houses and partially destroying nine others.“Rice supply for the Carteret Islanders is 1,300 bales but we have only supplied 800 bales as initial supply.”
He said 50 tarpaulins and 100 mosquito nets were dispatched on Sunday to Manob village in the Selau constituency. No supply was delivered to Inus village in Tinputz.
“The disaster committee is still waiting for reports from the executive manager for Tinputz district. “Hopefully, we should get the reports today and dispatch some supplies,” Mr Heromate said.The Bougainville administration has also dispatched three teams to assess the damages caused by the tide in the atolls to prepare an on site report.The teams consisted of health officials, NGOs, technical officers from ABG, police and other logistical officers.
“Care International and World Vision are working with the teams and they were destined for Mortlock, Nuguria and Carterets,” Heromate said.
Mr Heromate said they needed an extra 50 tarpaulins and 100 more water containers.
The tarpaulins they needed were 30x24m and could only be obtained from Rabaul or Lae. “We need extra funding because the initial K200,000 was already exhausted,” he said.Mr Heromate said the division had to continue assisting the affected areas for the next three months until new food plantings are matured.
He acknowledged the contribution of business houses in Buka for their support and encouraged the public to donate more in cash or kind.  

My observation was in response to the suggestion that "investors" within PNG should be buying now. Specifically, I was referring to information I have from multiple reliable sources that the two "Gurus of Finance", namely Robert Atsir and Sam Kauona (Mr "It's Free Money") have already done their dash - they have bought high in the stock market, and what they have spent is now worth a fraction of what they paid for it. Of course, much of the money that they were spending was not their own, but that's another story.  

..........and the actual voting finishes tomorrow and the counting of votes starts. Hope a leader with clear vision of economic development wins.  

...schieber - die sind ja immer noch 100mio euro wert.
foerden die oder bohren die nur¿¿¿

............kann man BCL eher als Investmentcompany denn als Mine bezeichnen.

Die bis jetzt gefundenen 4  Invests,bei denen BCL jeweils in den Top 20 Shareholder ist ergeben einen aktuellen Wert von rund 60 Mio AUD und über 2 Mio AUD Dividende in 2008.

http://www.bougainville-copper.eu/pageID_6895242.html

Zusätzlich zur Pangunamine (4 grösste Tagebaumine der Welt) hält BCL noch 7 weitere Lizenzen auf Bougainville

http://www.wiwo.de/mediadatabase/22_g_kupferkarte_g19_gr.jpg  

.........Rio Tinto Case

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/...081&sid=asbR.6TzXD_A&refer=australia

Diese Angelegenheit sollte somit auch adacta gelegt werden.

By Joe Schneider and Karen Gullo

Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Papua New Guinea landowners who sued Rio Tinto Group over claims of human-rights abuses must show that they aren’t required to exhaust legal options at home before pursuing the U.S. case, an appeals court said.

The court in San Francisco, in a 7-4 decision today, ordered a district court judge to decide whether an “exhaustion requirement” should be imposed on the plaintiffs.

The Alien Tort Statute allows foreigners to sue in the U.S. for crimes that violate international law or a U.S. treaty. The Supreme Court has ruled that, in some cases, plaintiffs may be required to prove they have exhausted all legal means in their own country.

“We hold that this is an ‘appropriate case,” Judge Margaret McKeown wrote for the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Judge Stephen Reinhardt, writing for three others, dissented, saying the Supreme Court didn’t impose an exhaustion requirement and the law, enacted in 1789, doesn’t require it.

The landowners claim a former copper mine on Bougainville Island contributed to the deaths of thousands of people and damaged the environment. The 9th Circuit ruled in August 2006 that 12 landowners, who seek to represent thousands of others, could proceed with claims of war crimes, racial discrimination and environmental damage, reversing a lower court ruling dismissing the suit.

London-based Rio Tinto’s Panguna mine was shut in 1989 after attacks by the Papua New Guinea army, according to the court ruling. The landowners sued in 2000. The U.S. State Department said in 2001 that the lawsuit would harm U.S. relations with Papua New Guinea, which later said that the case didn’t affect diplomatic relations and should proceed, the appeals court said.

The case is Alexis Holyweek Sarei v. Rio Tinto PLC, 02- 56256, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (San Francisco).

To contact the reporter about this story: Karen Gullo in San Francisco at kgullo@bloomberg.net; Joe Schneider in Toronto at jschneider5@bloomberg.net.

Last Updated: December 16, 2008 15:31 EST  

http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20081217/wehome.htm

THE presidential by-election in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville is going at a “snail’s pace” with voter turnout not as expected.
Acting Speaker of Bougainville House of Representatives Francesca Semoso yesterday said more than half of the total number of eligible voters did not vote.
She said two main reasons were that the people had the “no care attitude” and that because the 2001 common roll was used instead of the 2005 roll which was updated for the Autonomous Bougainville Government election.
“People turned out at polling booths expecting their names to be on the common roll but they were turned away as their names were not on the roll although they voted in 2005,” Ms Semoso said.
“I have been told that the common roll was done in Port Moresby when the ABG had the powers to update the common roll here,” she said.
Ms Semoso said Bougainvilleans wanted an election that was transparent without any foul play as the island desperately needed someone who could “move the place forward”.
But she also hit out at the “no care attitude” of Bougainvilleans, saying that vital government services would only flow to the people if there were good leaders in place.
“Every vote is important as it will determine the type of leader that we want to lead us,” she said.
“If we have this no care attitude, we will feel the pinch (when there are no services).”
Bougainville Electoral Comm-ission officials were busy yesterday reviewing their election budget and were not able to comment.
Ms Semoso said the Autonomous Bougainville Government would summon the election officials to explain the mishap in the common roll if Bougainvilleans were not happy with the outcome of the by-election.
“It is very suspicious why the updated common roll of 2005 had been overlooked and we are using the outdated common roll from 2001 which does not have many names on it,” she said.  

"Mr Sohia said the Me'ekamui faction was serious with the issue of weapons disposal.;-)))))))))


THERE should be a partnership with churches to support the containment
of weapons in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville.
Senior Magistrate Bruce Tasikul said during the weapons disposal open
discussion earlier this month that churches can be of great help in
the containment of arms in Bougainville.
"Churches try their best to address the issue but they don't have the
support from other organisations. If there is support, then we can
work together to help minimise this problem which has been hindering
us," he said.
Mr Tasikul said everything was done according to God's plan and if we
were to help support the disposal of arms, it would be a success.
"Assistance from legitimate authorities is needed to help with the
containment of arms. Since no assistance is received, churches cannot
continue to address the issue and help the people to surrender the
arms," he said.
It was revealed during the open discussion that guns have not been the
problem but the people in possession of the guns.
This means that the person in possession of the guns has to decide
whether to keep the guns or surrender them.
According to chairman of the weapons disposal Peter Sohia, some of the
village chiefs support the idea of addressing the issue at the village
level.
It is because when it comes to reconciling at that level, those in
possession of the arms will be easily identified.
"When big reconciliations are held, only few come out and surrender
their arms. So if this is addressed at the village level with a
smaller reconciliation, then it would be easy," he said.
Mr Sohia said the Me'ekamui faction was serious with the issue of
weapons disposal.  

http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20081218/thhome.htm

THE much talked about Bogenvile Resource Development Corporation (BRDC Authorisation Bill) received overwhelming  support from all Members of the Bougainvile House of Representatives yesterday.
In the only activity in the house before its adjournment to next Monday, Member for Selau and sponsoring
minister, Minister for Commerce, Trade and Industry Joseph Watawi presented the bill to make BRDC become law
after it was presented to the House of Representatives as a policy submission in July this year.
When BRDC was presented in July, there was overwhelming support from MPs while only five opposed it. Yesterday the house unanimously supported it.
Main opposition to the BRDC concept culminated when MPs and the general public throughout Bougainville did not agree about the share distribution of BRDC which included a large chunk of shares being given to Invincible
Resources, a company that gave K20 million to the ABG when the Government was formed.
Another opposition was the registration of BRDC as a Bahamas company and Mr Watawi said the company was now a duly registered PNG company with full registration with the PNG Investment Promotion Authority.
“There has been quite a lot of misinformation about our Government’s initiative to set a course for realising
our autonomy through a vehicle called the Bogenvile Resources Development Corporation,” Mr Watawi said.
“This initiative came about as a result of our collective desire to properly integrate and co-ordinate our
development and to promote and respect the autonomy and territorial integrity of Bougainville as is required of
the ABG and all Bougainvilleans under Section 17 of the ABG Constitution.”
In one of their recommendations the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Economic Affairs headed by Taonita
Tinputz MHR Aloysius Devui recommended that no legislation is passed or no part of BRDC policy should be
implemented in any way until the proposal goes back to the drawing board so that with due respect all resource
owners views have been represented.
But Mr Watawi said yesterday that as cabinet minister, he did not have any power to override a Bougainville
Executive Council approved policy and ratified by the House of Representatives through a vote taken that
resulted in 29 in favour and five against.  

........due to start Monday

http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=43773

Posted at 07:11 on 18 December, 2008 UTC

The Bougainville Elections Office says it is confident it will be in a position to name a new president of the autonomous Papua New Guinea province during the Christmas period.

Voting has finished inside the allotted two weeks, and the chief elections officer, Mathias Pihei, says they are now waiting for ballot boxes to come in to Buka from Central and South Bougainville and the outer islands.

He says they are planning to start counting on Monday.

“Some people were saying that we must give them a Christmas gift this Christmas - its a President, and we are confident that we are going to do that. Our timing is perfect. If we continue at this pace we will start the count on Monday and then hopefully by Friday or Saturday we will make a declaration.”
Mr Pihei says they were able to work around a series of road blocks staged during the poll.

He also confirms that a number of voters found their names missing from the roll.  

http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20081219/frhome.htm

B’ville police see funding crisis

THE Bougainville Police Service have been running operations coinciding with the Bougainville presidential and Ramu constituency seats by-elections without funding from the National Government.
North Bougainville regional commander Insp Cletus Tsien said the Police Service had been promised with food rations to be dispatched to the police officers stationed in various polling sites in the remote areas on the island.
However that has not eventuated and the police officers have dug deep into their pockets to prepare for the by-elections.
He said daily food rations and other essentials including fuel costs were met by the Bougainville Police Service and not the National Government as expected.
Insp Tsien voiced concern for the well-being of his officers but said a lot of hiccups as such had not altered or slowed the operations in any way.
He said so far efforts had been put into ensuring the by-elections were conducted safely and in accordance with certain protocols.
“We have managed to keep the polling going without funding and we will still perform our duties,” Insp Tsien said.
Meanwhile the overview of the by-elections has been carried out smoothly on Buka and mainland Bougainville with the other areas yet to go.
However, it has been reported that many people have not cast their votes because of the weather and current sea swells affecting the coastlines.
No roadblocks along the highway have occurred during the by- elections.