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@nekro : gibt es Hinweise, wann das JSB wieder aufgenommen wird ?
"A sudden Special Joint Supervisory Board Meeting (JSB) has been fixed for this week."....
Die Agenda ist vorbereitet,
Item # 6 Preparation for the Bougainville Copper Agreement (BCA) review
Item # 8 Establishment of Committees for the BCA Review
es kann also ganz schnell gehen.Ein fester Termin steht allerdings noch aus.
PNG trägt seinen Namen "The Land of the Unexpected" ganz zu recht ;-))))))
Die Frage ist jetzt wie lange kann PNG das Thema in die Länge ziehen?
Ein älterer Artikel,zum besseren Verständnis der aktuellen Situation trotzdem lesenswert.
President Tanis maps out new cours e of peace
Peter Niesi
Bougainville, once the Pacific's hottest spot, has made attempts to vote away the bloody past in two elections.
At the helm of this new Bougainville, stands the newly sworn-in President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville Assembly, 44-year old James Tanis; and Fidelis Semoso, a former Papua New Guinea Defence Intelligence Officer, as Bougainville's Regional MP in PNG's National Parliament.
Future destiny: Their task is to create an environment for the people to disarm themselves, reconcile and then determine their future destiny.
Semoso from Buka Island, has had 18 months of settling in since his elevation during PNG's national elections in August 2007, replacing former regional member, Leo Hannett.
Both Semoso and Hannett follow the steps of PNG's "father of decentralisation" John Momis, who resigned from the regional seat to contest the Bougainville presidential seat, but was unsuccessful. Momis is now PNG's Ambassador to China.
Tanis, from Nagovis, at the border of south and central Bougainville, is no stranger to leadership having served as secretary to self-styled President Francis Ona (now deceased) and vice-president in the Bougainville Peoples' Congress (BPC)-forerunner to the Autonomous Government of Bougainville.
The late Joseph Kabui was president of BPC and when the Autonomous Bougainville Government was established, he became the first elected president.
His death resulted in the by-election that ushered in the new president.
No strangers to leadership: Both Tanis and Semoso are young leaders in the generational change that is happening in this once trouble-torn area of PNG. They replace names that were synonymous with North Solomons and Bougainville. But both men are no strangers to leadership underfire.
In fact 15-20 years ago, they would have literally shot each other on sight. Semoso fighting to exert PNG's sovereignty over Bougainville and Tanis fighting for secession. That fight, which is responsible for some 3000 deaths and atrocities, has had Amnesty International placing Bougainville and PNG under the spotlight. It is not necessarily over.
A referendum on the future of Bougainville is in the horizon-some six to 12 years away. The self determination of Bougainville has merely changed from deadly gunfire exchanged in the fields, bushes and beaches to civilised, face-to-face dialogue between legally elected representatives guided by the Bougainville Peace Agreement and the Bougainville Constitution.
Early in January, amidst the fanfare and ritual celebrations, Tanis told ISLANDS BUSINESS he was mindful of the fact that the peace process must continue.
Reconciliation, forgiveness and weapons disposal are vital pre-requisites to unity-the One People One Bougainville he envisions-which in turn can lead to a referendum on Bougainville's future with Papua New Guinea.
This is an interview with President Tanis after his inaugural address:
President Tanis, congratulations and thank you for agreeing to speak with ISLANDS BUSINESS. A lot seems to have happened since the bloody Bougainville crisis days. What do you feel about those days? What part did they play in your
aspirations for leadership in Bougainville?
Vergleiche ich die Kursbewegung von heute mit der Vergangenheit, so muß ich sagen, daß der Kurs - verglichen mit der Meldung - sehr stabil ist.
Zu Semoso : der bekommt mit Sicherheit seine Befehle von Somare - ein Gespräch macht da für Momis keinen Sinn. Wie Somare handelt konntest du ja vor wenigen Wochen sehen, als er, um ein Mistrauensvotum zu verhindern, einfach das Parlament von PNG bis November 2010 "in Urlaub" schickte.
Neues Interview zu Bougainville Copper in DER AKTIONÄR online !
Dem Vernehmen nach soll heute Abend oder morgen erneut ein Interview mit ESBC-Präsident Axel G. Sturm auf der Homepage des AKTIONÄR erscheinen. Nach den Erfahrungen mit der Veröffentlichung des Print Artikels in DER AKTIONÄR vor zwei Wochen ist dann möglicherweise wieder mit einem üppigen Kursaufschlag Anfang der nächsten Woche zu rechnen. Investoren sollten also ernsthaft überlegen, ob sie die günstigen heutigen Kurse für einen Nachkauf nutzen.
Key points of the Bougainville Peace Agreement
http://www.c-r.org/our-work/accord/png-bougainville/key-points.php
"These powers and responsibilities will be transferred from the national government to the interim and later autonomous government when the latter feels it has both the need and the capacities"
'Fiscal self-reliance' for Bougainville
The national government will support Bougainville in the goal of becoming financially self-reliant (i.e. when the revenue from taxes it collects is equal to the value of the grant from national government). Until it has the sufficient revenue-raising powers for that to be possible, Bougainville will continue to make a 'fair contribution' to the costs of national government. This will be achieved through the national government retaining control over company tax, VAT, personal income tax, and customs duties. Tax revenue collected in Bougainville will go into a trust account and be credited against the recurrent grant from national government. Once Bougainville is financially self-reliant, the two governments shall reach a revenue-sharing formula. The autonomous government will then assume the powers and functions to impose, set rates of, and collect personal income tax and company tax (within certain limits).
0125 GMT [Dow Jones] Credit Suisse says world facing “copper crunch” without additional mined supply, can’t rule out “brutal copper price spike.” Bank projects major mined copper shortages to start this year; says stocks on commercial exchanges will meet supply shortfall this year and next, but then run out, deficit will worsen to peak at 770,000 metric tons in 2013. Says there is risk that existing mine supply forecast will under-deliver, intensify supply shortage; “every possible copper project will be needed to fill the deficit driving prices well above the cost curve.” Bank forecasts copper at average US$7,716/metric ton in 2011 (vs US$6,954 this year), actualUS$5,149 in 2009. Says high risk that current visible new copper projects won’t meet development schedules, so supply estimates tend to get scaled back. LME 3-month copper down $40 in early Asian trade at US$7,385/metric ton.
http://babybulltwits.wordpress.com/2010/08/06/...arket-strengthening/
He was replying allegations that he has been using funds.
Monies allocated to the ABG under the Budget is the responsibility of the ABG on how and where to spend it.
MR. SEMOSO said that whatever funds he is using are from his own allocation as the Regional member for Bougainville.
The Regional member also said that he was working with the ABG to secure more funds to develop the region.
Regional Member for Bougainville and Minster for Bougainville Affairs, Hon Fidelis Semoso has called on public servants to keep out of politics.
Minister Semoso said this when calling for unity among all Bougainville politicians and bureaucrats to be united in their struggle for peace on Bougainville.
He said every Bougainvillean should make it their business to work towards preace that would lead to the conduct of the referendum and eventual independence.
The Minister strongly called on all Bougainvillean public servants to stop playing politics urging them to leave politics to politicians.
Mr. Semoso says political discussions between the national and ABG Governments should be left only to politicians like himself and the ABG President.
Public servants should remain neutral and not to take sides with politicians.
Momis hat das bei zahlreichen Gelegenheiten betont.
Eine Reaktion von Momis zur neuen Forderung von PNG / Semoso habe ich noch nicht.
Präsident Momis muß sich dramatisch provoziert fühlen, da jetzt der Vertreter von PNG ganz offen in die Tagespolitik in Bougainville eingreift.
PNG / Semoso spielt hier mit dem Feuer : Gibt Momis den PNG/ Semoso Forderungen nicht nach, hat PNG die Möglichkeit den Prozeß der Übertragung der Minenrechte unbegrenzt weiter zu verhindern, wie schon die letzten Jahre - gibt Momis PNG nach, verliert er die Unterstützung in Bougainville und wird zur "lahmen Ente".
Aber eigentlich ist das auch gut so. So enden endlich diese verlogenen "wir haben uns alle lieb"-Meetings. Und es kann ernsthaft verhandelt werden. Und in ernsthaften Verhandlungen zählt nur eines. Macht. Jeder Verhandlungsteilnehmer wird sich jetzt ernsthaft Gedanken machen müssen, welche Macht er in diesem Pokerspiel tatsächlich hat.
Die Landeigner sind um Dimensionen machtloser, als sie es bisher annahmen. Und die Meekamui haben irgendwie noch gar nichts verstanden und riskieren damit, die nahende Autonomie wieder zu verlieren, bevor sie richtig beginnt.
Und endlich steht jetzt der eigentliche Hauptfeind dieser Insel im Mittelpunkt des Geschehens. PNG! Dieser Feind war es, der den Bürgerkrieg auf dieser Insel zu lies und ihn auch anzettelte; und nicht etwa irgendein ausländisches Unternehmen, das viele Jahre lang mehr Steuern abgeführt hat, als alle anderen ausländischen Unternehmen zusammen.
PNG gibt sich auch heute noch nicht so schnell geschlagen. Denen geht es nicht primär um die 20% BOU-Anteile. Denen geht es um ein Aushebeln der drohenden unumkehrbaren Autonomie dieser Insel. Momis weiß das alles. Daher seine konsequente Reaktion.
Aber kann er sich durchsetzen? Wird das Inselvolk hinter ihm stehen? Werden ihm die vielen nach BOU-Beteiligung hungrigen Landeigner weiterhin in den Rücken fallen?
Eines ist mal klar. Die Insel Bougainville wird den bevorstehenden Medienkrieg gegen PNG nur gewinnen, wenn alle Gruppen auf dieser Insel zusammen halten. Aber die zanken sich immer noch um das Fell des Bären, obwohl der noch putzmunter leckere Lachse verspeist und gar nicht daran denkt, sich erlegen zu lassen.
Verschieben wir die Herbstpartys auf 2011...?
He was the CEO for the the Health Department on Bougainville before
and during Crisis until he resigned to contest the Ramu constituency
in the 1st house of the AROB.
While he was the CEO he set the Health deptmnt as one of the best
well adminiostered Instutions, up to date with his health report. He
has the Masters degree in Administration.
Momis hat seinen Kandidaten Lawrence Dissing dem von Semoso u. PNG vorgeschlagenen 3 Kandidaten vorgezogen.
Daraus jetzt einen Dissens zwischen PNG u. ABG zu konstruieren ist schon etwas weit hergeholt.
Hier handelt es sich vielmehr um einen privaten Zwist zwischen Momis u. Semoso bei dem die Mehrheit hinter Momis steht (ansonsten würde Semoso wohl kaum SEINE Anhänger auffordern die Klappe zu halten ;-))
Danach wird man wieder sehr schnell zur Tagesordnung übergehen, schliesslich steht das nächste JSB Meeting auf dem Programm ;-))))))
Lawrence beschreibt das momentane Zerwürfnis sehr schön mit einem Wort:Kinderkram.
@Longwilli
Die Zündschnur wird viel schneller wieder glimmen als manche hier denken.;-)))
Was würde passieren, wenn alles übertragen wird : Eine sauber und ordentlich für das Volk arbeitende Regierung würde in Bougainville Wohlstand für ALLE erzeugen. Ein weiter wie bisher geführtes PNG hätte damit zusätzlichen Erklärungsbedarf den eigenen Bürgern gegenüber, warum das in PNG trotz der erheblichen Bergbaueinnahmen nicht so ist. Eine Regierung Somare, die in 2012 bei den nächsten Wahlen den Sohn zum Präsidenten machen will, kann nicht an dieser Entwicklung interessiert sein.
Wenn jetzt nicht endlich alle Bürger in Bougainville - einschließlich der Mekamui - aufwachen, und Momis stützen, verschiebt sich alles weiter.
Key points of the Bougainville Peace Agreement
http://www.c-r.org/our-work/accord/png-bougainville/key-points.php
"These powers and responsibilities will be transferred from the national government to the interim and later autonomous government when the latter feels it has both the need and the capacities"
Ein zugegebenermassen etwas schwammiger Begriff.Trotzdem darf man nicht vergessen dass das von der Weltbank mit 16 Mio USD finanzierte "Capacity Building" der B' viller MRA (Mineral Ressources Authority) erst im Dez. 09 abgeschlossen wurde und seitdem operationell ist. Es war klar dass die Mining-power nicht beim darauffolgenden JSB Meeting kurz vor den Präsidentschaftswahlen übertragen würden (Sie hätten Ex-President James Tanis bei den Wahlen wohl einen übergrossen Vorteil verschafft)
Beim letzten SJSB wurde sich auf die Punkte verständigt,welche beim nun anstehenden JSB behandelt werden sollen.(Uebertragung der Miningpower u. beginn der Verhandlungen zum neuen BCA (Bougainville Copper Agreement)
Dass John Momis das für diese Woche anberaumte JSB Meeting hat platzen lassen weil es ihm wichtiger war Lawrence Dissing als Chief Administrator for Bougainville zu vereidigen kann man wohl kaum PNG anlasten.
Die Frage warum Semoso gegen die Berufung von Dissing ist (der als äusserst integer gilt) könnte evtl. mit seiner Quasi-Vorwärtsverteidigung in diesem Punkt zusammenhängen?
"The Regional member for Bougainville FIDELIS SEMOSO today explained that he has no authority to access ABG funds.
He was replying allegations that he has been using funds."
Nach meinen Informationen war es Semoso, der Somare nicht überzeugen konnte, zeichnungsberechtigte PNG Minister mit Semoso zum JSB zu schicken.
Sollte deine Info stimmen, wäre das Ganze nur ein Schachzug, um endlich den Administrator benennen zu können - das wäre sogar zu begrüßen.
Sollte meine Quelle recht haben, sieht es aus, wie oben beschrieben.
Gruß Tom
Papua New Guinea's 35th Independence Anniversary - National Security Outlook To 2015 (50 Years)‏
By Reginald Renagi*
Papua New Guinea Defense Force (PNGDF) - Over the Horizon to 2015
In the last thirty-five years since Papua New Guinea became Independent in 1975, the country has had a favourable strategic environment with no foreseeable external military threat. The maintenance of PNG’s national security and territorial integrity is the highest responsibility which any government can discharge.
Since independence, the government has recognized the critical role of a strong deterrent force in providing security and stability for PNG.
For many years now, the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) has helped ensure that Papua New Guineans enjoy the peace, and prosperity which many of us take for granted today.
What makes Defence so important?
Defence is so important to PNG and no less significant is the role of national service. PNG’s defence force is the super glue that was essential since Independence in 1975 in uniting the country’s very diverse and heterogeneous population. The very presence of the PNGDF is deemed functional in discouraging any secessionist attempts by any particular regions within PNG.
While the PNGDF has limited operational experience, its personnel have responded credibly to every major challenge over the years. For example: look at defence emergencies the PNGDF has had to respond to; natural disaster relief, search and rescue, medical evacuations, civic action and nation building tasks, including peace support operations in Vanuatu and Bougainville (now the Autonomous Regional of Bougainville; and many other aid to the civil community initiatives over the years).
Major Limitations
The size and shape of today’s Defence Force was fixed in 1973. It initially had a ceiling of 3, 500 service personnel, and very much remained unchanged to the present time. At Independence in 1975, the PNGDF comprised of a headquarters staff, two infantry battalions and both a fast patrol boat and a landing craft squadrons, based in Manus and Port Moresby.
In order to meet its growing responsibilities and the varied demands made on it, the PNGDF found justifications to create other operational units like an Air Transport Squadron (later became a “Wing”), a naval Explosive Disposal Unit and an engineer battalion and other formed units.
Apart from its maritime arm; major limitations today for the PNGDF is its lack of general mobility. Air transport resources are only adequate for day to day support of the force, and can not cope with a rapid major deployment of the force over significant distances. It is important that the PNGDF keep this operational deficiency under constant review.
What is the Way Ahead?
On our 35th Independence anniversary, my professional advice to Prime Minister Somare and the government, the Opposition and our Parliament today is to immediately fix the PNGDF’s problems, once and for all. We must sustain a defence force which must support our diplomacy effectively.
We must sustain a competent defence force comprising people with the right professional and technical skills, possessing the right weapons that could train and develop an expanded force to counter any major future threat to PNG. Given PNG's small population, national service remains the only viable option for building up a capable and formidable defence force. We need a defence force that can undertake surveillance and patrol duties to give direct assistance to our civil community as and when needed.
We need a defence force that will protect our supply chain networks in and out of our ports linking us to global markets. It is very important to us to know that the defence force also constructively contributes to assisting our regional traditional friends like Solomon Islands, Australia, New Zealand and other smaller South West Pacific neighbours sharing common security interests.
Fixing Defense
First of all, the government must now decide what we want our defence department and the PNGDF to do? First and foremost, the defence department must provide professional advice to the government, which must ultimately manage the strategic risks PNG must face. Secondly, the department must provide for effective operational and administrative control of the PNGDF.
Thirdly, the department should have the full confidence of servicemen and women throughout the defence communities with a vital part of morale, is having confidence in the command and management of our defence organization. Today, our defence organization has many deficiencies that must be fixed once and for all; both internally and externally. The first thing we must do now is restructure the command and corporate management at the top.
A reformed department of defence should be predominantly manned by professional servicemen and women in the key decision-making designations. The civil servants should perform its proper role of supporting, not directing the professionals in the defence areas. How are we going to do that? A major external defence review of our whole defence structure is immediately required by someone – a team outside the PNG public service and defence force.
Future Plan
Let us start with a good future vision and mission and some basic future goals that we can easily achieve, and measure our long term effectiveness. The defence force must be a more combat ready capability for the job now and in the next fifteen years. Thus, in future, the PNGDF must be made stronger capability-wise by developing the capabilities essentially needed to defend PNG in the next 15 to 20 years.
The defence organization must build closer defence relations and international strategic relationships with our traditional friends and regional allies. The PNGDF will not achieve all this without a strong leadership and better management, so a stronger leadership from top of the defence organization on all strategic level issues is very much needed.
What is really required for Defence, especially the PNGDF to do now and in future is always aim to reach clear decisions about the big issues, reach them quickly and implement them fast and cost-effectively to accomplish its defence vision and mission. This requires the PNGDF to protect the nation’s sovereignty, assist with internal security and to play a more significant role in national development.
* Renagi is a former Patrol Boat Commander and Defense Chief, now in charge of training at the Pacific Maritime Training College, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
"we have the power" ;-))))))))
By JOGE RUMAROPEN
New Ireland Governor Sir Julius Chan has hit hard on the issues surrounding the mining activities in the province and is optimistic about creating changes during the Kavieng District caucus held recently in Kavieng.
“We will not rest until we receive what is due us under the Lihir MOA. I have made it clear to the Prime Minister and Minister for Mining and to the rest of the National Government that the people of New Ireland are tired of being treated like second-class citizens,” Sir Julius said.
He said he has made it clear that until the Lihir arrears are paid there is a moratorium on any new mining activity in New Ireland. He said New Ireland will not be a party to any negotiations for new mining leases or any other new activities.
“Although we don’t have the authority to place the moratorium as publicly said by the National Government we have the power,” he said.
Sir Julius has refused to accept plans for Lihir Gold Ltd to expand production to twice its current capacity because he Lihir had included the provincial government and the landowners as part of the discussion to the MOPU. He added that his government is about to enter negotiations for the revision of the Lihir MOA in which greater control will be given to the province and the people under the negotiations. He said the reduction from 1 per cent to only 1/4 of 1 per cent annual revenues from the special support grant cannot be tolerated and further delay in implementation of major infrastructure projects promised under the original MOA was no longer acceptable. Sir Julius has mapped out plans to modernise the Kavieng Airport, transforming it to international standard, revitalise the Kavieng wharf to a multi-purpose world standard facility, complete the sealing of Boluminsky Highway and the complete rehabilitation and upgrading of the Namatanai Hospital.