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20.01.2014

Source: PNG Attitude


Panguna mine group meets to discuss environmental remediation

by KEITH JACKSON




Panguna mineTHE JOINT PANGUNA NEGOTIATION COORDINATION COMMITTEE (JPNCC), which is developing parameters for negotiating the resumption of mining in Bougainville, will hold its next meeting in Port Moresby on Wednesday.

The JPNCC is a broad-based group comprisin representatives of landowners in mine-affected areas, the Autonomous Bougainville Government, the Government of Papua New Guinea and Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL).

At this stage the JPNCC is working closely with BCL to progress initial environmental studies related to the mine, which closed in 1989 because of civil strife in Bougainville.

The abrupt closure of the Panguna mine in 1989 and the long period of conflict that followed meant there was no opportunity to implement plans for its formal closure.

Closure planning is an integral part of a resource operation to rehabilitate affected land for post-mining use.

BCL says it is committed to undertaking environmental remediation and rehabilitation programs regardless of the future operation of the Panguna mine.

Studies of environmental conditions are required before remediation can take place at Panguna and other mine-affected areas.

These will gather new information and examine historic data to determine levels of degradation or recovery.

 

Hallo Nekro

Wie siehst du nun das Best-Case Scenario (Datummässig) resp. das Worst Case ?  

Quelle: Post-Courier    20.01.2014




A MAJOR reconciliation is being planned between the Autonomous Bougainville Government leaders and the national Government this week in Port Moresby.

ABG President John Momis and his ministers, including administrative leaders, will be in Port Moresby today for two very important ceremonies.

According to the organisers and the leaders responsible for the program, Mr Momis and his team will travel to Port Moresby to witness the reconciliation ceremony between two Bougainvillean MPs and Ministers – Bougainville Affairs Minister Steven Kamma and Communications Minister Jimmy Mirngtoro.

The other major event will be a reconciliation ceremony between Prime Minister Peter O’Neill and the ABG leaders, which will take place in Port Moresby, facilitated by the Office of the National Coordination of Bougainville Affairs and the ABG leadership.

The organisers told the Post-Courier that these gestures have to be carried out and will be witnessed before Prime Minister Peter O’Neill and his entourage of ministers and leaders take their trip to Bougainville next week.

The ceremony kicks off on Wednesday at the NACOBA office.

The Prime Minister is expected to travel to Buka on January 27 and will visit Arawa, Panguna and South Bougainville during the two day visit. ;-)))  

eilig...

200114BOUGAINVILLE HAS MISSED THE GAME
By Aloysius Laukai

The former member for Central Bougainville and National Minister for Mining, SAM AKOITAI says that Bougainville has missed its chance to benefit from the price of Copper and Gold in the last ten years.
He told New Dawn FM that the price of Gold and Copper continues to drop and it was difficult for any company to invest on Bougainville in mining at the current price.
MR. AKOITAI was commenting on questions asked by New Dawn FM on how the former Mining Minister sees the turn of events on Bougainville.
He said that Bougainville must now focus on other commodity that can bring economic development to the region.
On Mining he said that it was now up to individual companies to consider the pros and cons of investing in the mining industry on Bougainville.  

 

 

........mehr so eilig.

Akoitai, als Ex PNG Miningminister u. Ex-BOC-Mitarbeiter setzt mit diesem Interview den Lo`s einen Schuss vor den Bug bei den bevorstehenen Verhandlungen mit ihren Forderungen nicht zu gierig zu sein.

Der Rohstoffhype mit Gold oz Preisen um 2000$ ist nunmal vorerst vorbei, genauso wie die 10000$/T Kupferpreise .

der Aufmacher >>>>>>

BOUGAINVILLE HAS MISSED THE GAME   ................................

von  Aloys.... Lauk..... ;-))))

 

Preparations for the PMs Visit to Bougainville on hold.
By Aloysius Laukai in Pom city

The Bougainville Administration Acting chief administrator Mr. Chris Siriosi has directed the ABG Events Committee to stop all preparation for the Prime Minister’s Visit to Bougainville planned for the 27th to 30th January until further notice.

In his directive issued at midday today, Mr. Siriosi said there is serious differences between the Bougainville National leaders and the leaders of the Autonomous Bougainville Government that requires urgent attention.

Mr. Siriosi said there is need for the Bougainville Administration to address reconciliation amongst the leadership before the Prime Minister can travel to the Autonomous Region of Bougainville.

The Acting Chief Administrator is scheduled to go live on New Dawn FM and NBC Bougainville this evening to give further updates on this issue.

Meanwhile our visit to Port Moresby could be longer than the originally planned due to the reconciliation ceremony program been moved to Thursday which is our date for return to Bougainville.

We will further advice on the latest developments this evening.  

210114PM O’Neill to reconcile with President Momis
By Aloysius Laukai in Port Moresby

Preparations are underway for the reconciliation of the Prime Minister Honourable Peter O’Neill and the President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Chief Dr. John Momis, tentatively planned for Thursday at the C-wing, Parliament House.

The reconciliation ceremony will be done according to the Bougainville customary practice of conducting reconciliations.

A delegation from the Autonomous Region of Bougainville comprised of three Autonomous Bougainville Government Ministers, Traditional chiefs from the North, Central and South Bougainville and Bougainville Administration officials, travelled into Port Moresby yesterday, in preparation for the ceremony.

Proposed draft of the program highlights the Prime Minister and President Momis having a private meeting after the reconciliation ceremony to discuss various issues in relation to Bougainville.

After their meeting, a media conference will take place between the two leaders and the media, to announce resolutions of their meeting.  

Diese Meldung hört sich doch wieder vielversprechend an.
Warten wir mal ab, was sich bis Morgen noch tut ;-)

220114RECONCILIATION SET FOR 2PM TODAY
By Aloysius Laukai In Port Moresby.

The Reconciliation ceremony between the ABG President, Chief DR. JOHN MOMIS and Prime Minister PETER O'NEIL will be held at the National Parliament house at 2 pm today.

This was announced by the ABG President during a dinner meeting with Bougainville leaders last night.

President Momis said that he had met with the Prime Minister during the day and he was happy at the outcome of their one to one meeting which will now set the reconciliation to occur today so that his team can return to Bougainville to prepare for the visit by the Prime Minister.

The reconciliation will now take place between the Prime Minister and the ABG President whilst reconciliation with the other Bougainville leaders will now take place on Bougainville.

The ABG President also called on the four National Government members to work with the ABG after all they serve the same people.

President Momis was able to meet the National Member for North Bougainville, LAUTA ATOI, the Regional Member, JOE LERA and the Minister for Bougainville Affairs and member for South Bougainville, STEVEN KAMMA PIRIKA.

They pledged to work with the ABG at this meeting last night.

The Communications Minister and member for Central Bougainville did not attend this meeting which was also attended by former member for Central Bougainville, SAM AKOITAI representing Bougainvilleans in Port Moresby and Chiefs who came to witness today's reconciliation and including Bougainville administration officials.

Commenting on the meeting, SAM AKOITAI also commended the ABG President for humbling himself to talk with the Bougainville members and reconcile for the sake of Bougainville.

He said Bougainvilleans are watching with interest on how their leaders are working and expect them to work in unison and not in division as their actions can affect the final result of the referendum.

New Dawn FM will broadcast last night's meeting in Buka at 8 am this morning.

Ends  

war das erste JPNCC Meeting. Ich bin gespannt wie es weitergeht.

Prime Minister and President to reconcile in POM
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www.bougainville24.com

A reconciliation ceremony will be held in Port Moresby today between the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (PNG), Peter O’Neill, and the President of the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG), Dr John Momis.

The  ceremony will also be attended by the Bougainvillean members of the national parliament Jimmy Miringtoro and Steven Kamma Pirika.

This forms part of a joint-government effort to strengthen ties between Bougainville and the rest of Papua New Guinea, which will culminate in a visit by the Prime Minister to the Autonomous Region next Monday 27 January.

The reconciliation coincides with the first meeting of the Joint Panguna Negotiation Coordination Committee (JPNCC), which will take place tomorrow Wednesday 22 January in Port Moresby.

As always, the JPNCC meeting will consist of representatives from mine affected landowner areas, the ABG, the Government of PNG and Bougainville Copper Limited, though it is not yet clear whether O’Neill or Momis will be in attendance.

The JPNCC seeks to strengthen relationships between the four key stakeholder groups and deliberate on landowner driven discussions around the future of mining on Bougainville.
 

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#PNG PM’s proposed visit to Panguna culturally insensitive
by ramunickel

Martyn Namorong | Namorong Report

IMG_6638.MOV_000021561_thumb[18]The proposed visit by the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea to the Mekamui (sacred land) of Panguna should be condemned by all parties. No PNG Prime Minister should ever be allowed to Panguna until there is justice for the lives of 20 000 Bougainvillean lives lost during state-sponsored violence on the island.

O’Neill’s visit would make a mockery of the innocent blood that was spilt and belittles the legacy of those who fought to defend the dignity of their people, land, customary rights, and their proud history.

No one has been brought to justice for genocide, war crimes and various other injustices committed against the people of Bougainville. The consistence absence of justice for so much pain and brutality manifests itself in the violence and substance abuse that has become prevalent in the region.

It is quite morally repugnant therefore that the PNG Press has trumpeted the PM’s visit without highlighting the gross injustice that exist.

Of course there are those who may claim that it is time to move on and that the PM’s visit is a time to look into the future. Indeed the PM is taking a K500 million bag of goodies for Bougainvilleans, a year before the clock starts counting down towards a Referendum for Independence. But how easy would it be to look into the future and ignore the festering ulcers that provide discomfort to society.

The roots of the Bougainville crisis are widely debated however it is generally accepted that the lack of cultural sensitivity and a sense of economic injustice brewed discontent amongst Bougainvilleans. Those who failed to address the injustices felt by the people of Bougainville and continued to exploit them, created the conditions necessary for rebellion on the island.

In traditional Melanesia, deaths have to be compensated in order to create social harmony. The failure to compensate deaths creates social tension and triggers violence. The Bougainville crisis stemmed from a demand of K10 billion compensation for economic injustice and social injustice generated by environmental degradation caused by the operation of the Panguna Copper mine. The civil war has added 20 000 lives to that compensation bill.

The island of Bougainville is soaked in the blood of thousands of innocent lives that cry out of justice. It would therefore be a rather humiliating sight, seeing Bougainvilleans dancing and welcoming the leader of a nation that is responsible for the deaths of their relatives. Whilst this visit may be a triumphant entry into Francis Ona’s territory by a Prime Minister of PNG, it is a rather unsavoury act given the continued absence of justice for the victims of the Bougainville Crisis.

Related video: Francis Ona explains roots of Bougainville crisis [5 minutes]
ramunickel | January 22, 2014 at 4:53 am | Tags: Bougainville, Environmental damage, Human rights, Landholders, Panguna, Papua New Guinea, Peter O'Neill, Rio Tinto | Categories: Environmental impact, Financial returns, Human rights, Papua New Guinea | URL: http://wp.me/pMvf7-2YZ  

Verkauf zu 10% weniger als man bekommen könnte....  

Naja, er bekommt ja, wenn es so bleibt, seine 54c....

Aber diese anti-Alles-Fraktion von Ramumine geht mir mal so langsam rrrrrrichtig auf den Sack!  

Ich stimme Dir zu. die Anti-Alles-Fraktion von ramunickel
ist wirklich nervtötend. Könnte einer von denen hier im Board, die einen direkten Draht nach Bougainville haben, vielleicht mal eine Einschätzunab geben, wie repräsentativ ramunickel für die Gesamtstimmung auf Bougainville ist?
 

Aber selbst eine Minderheit die aggressiv ist oder zu sein scheint, kann nur schaden.
Fakt ist, der will anscheinend gar nichts oder zumindest nichts konkretes.
Ihn stört mit Sicherheit auch, dass mit dem reopening der illegale Abbau nicht mehr betrieben werden kann.
Es bleibt spannend.
 

wie lautet denn die Akt. richtige iguana Adresse?
danke!  

Theres a rumour around arawa that the purpose of the PM trip to panguna is coz the National govt is trying to negotiate buying the panguna mine.So why bypass the ABG and go direct to panguna to meet the meks.Just a rumour but I may have heard wrong.

 

http://210.193.160.7/netwealth2/depth/boc  

220114Leaders Reconcile
By Aloysius Laukai in Port Moresby
The ABG President, CHIEF DR.JOHN MOMIS and Prime Minister, PETER O'NEILL reconciled in Port Moresby at the Parliament House witnessed by Ministers of the Papua New Guinea Government and ABG Ministers and their Staff and also was witnessed various media crews.
The Emotional reconciliation followed months of attacking each other on the media concerning differences between the two governments concerning funds allocated to Bougainville and also funds guaranteed under the Bougainville Peace Agreement and not been given to the ABG By the National government now totalling 200 Million kina.
Today's reconciliatiaon puts all these differences of the pas aside and the two leaders promised to work together to futher strenghten the process agreed during the negotiations for the Bougainville Peace Agreement signed in Arawa on August 30th, 2001.
This also paves the way for the Prime Minister to make his official visit to Bougainville next Monday.
Both leaders said that the ceremony was small but was significant and will certain unite all leaders to work together for the benefit of Bougainville and Papua New Guinea as a whole.
Meanwhile the final program for the Prime Minikster's visit to Bougainville was also finalized this afternoon and this also confirms now that trip will also eventuate as previously planned.

210114TOWALOM ON MINING POWER
By Aloysius Laukai

The Director for the National Cordination office for Bougainville Affairs, ELISON TOWALOM has explained that the issue of draw down of mining power to Bougainville was made by the Chief Administrator then, the late PETER TSIAMALILI.

And the National government approved it fully understanding that the problem on Bougainville started from the Panguna mine.

MR.TOWALOM made these remarks during an interview with NEW DAWN FM today in Port Moresby.

He said that during negotiations the word mining was never uttered by anyone as this was like a taboo or very sensitive.

MR. TOWALOM said that based on this request the ABG was supported to beef up the ABG mining division with funding from the World Bank.

He said that the ABG now has to enact its own mining act to progress the mining,petroleum and Gas projects as they go together.

NEW DAWN FM understands that the Bougainville Mining act is now in its 3rd draft awaiting its presentation to the Bougainville parliament.

............so langsam Bewegung rein. ;-)))

Ein PNG Angebot a  la Chan käme jetzt gerade recht ;-))

http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/62990


Source:
The National, Wednesday January 22nd, 2014

PRIME Prime Minister Peter O’Neill said the Government is committed to delivering major impact projects for Bougainville as budgeted for.
Speaking during a one-on-one meeting with the President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville Chief John Momis in his Parliament office yesterday,
O’Neill gave his assurance that all impact projects identified for Bougainville would be delivered as planned.
The two leaders who had not met for a long time welcomed the opportunity to exchange views on issues, including the progress in the implementation of the Special Intervention Fund, update on the impact projects, and O’Neill’s visit to Bougainville this month.
“I assure you that we will assist Bougainville with its major impact projects that you have identified,” he said.
The projects include the Buka Island Ring Road, Arawa Hospital, Arawa road sealing, Aropa Airport, Buka town roads sealing and the Kokopau to Buin Road (Trans Island Highway).
Momis said the people of Bougainville were looking forward to the PM’s visit.
Momis however expressed concern over the under-payment of the Restoration Development Grants as specified under the Bougainville Peace Agreement.
Both leaders agreed to direct their respective administrations to compare figures and notes on these underpayments.
In true Melanesian style, a formal peace ceremony will be held between the PNG government and the people of Bougainville at the National Parliament’s State Function Room today.
Members of Parliament from both sides are expected to attend this ceremony.