O’Neill’s illegal logging: Corrupt officials to block SABL reforms
The same corrupt officials in the Department of Lands who facilitated the illegal SABL land grab are now blocking the implementation of the Commission of Inquiry recommendation to revoke the unlawful...
View ArticleRH has become the government of PNG
Professor Andrew Lattas* I have just arrived back from Pomio, where the clear felling of the bush and subsequent oil palm planting are in full swing despite the fact that the vast majority of villagers...
View ArticleO’Neill’s illegal logging: 382 days and counting…
It is now 382 days since Prime Minister Peter O’Neill was told that the SABL leases were unlawful and should be revoked. It was on June 24, 2013 that he was given the reports of the SABL Commission...
View ArticleAustralian run company given black eye by Paga Hill community
They have been shot at, had their houses bulldozed, been beaten up by police, and threatened by private security guards and armed thugs – but still the community at Paga Hill continue their struggle...
View ArticleO’Neill’s illegal logging: 392 days and counting…
It is now 392 days since Prime Minister Peter O’Neill told that the SABL leases were unlawful and should be revoked. It was on June 24, 2013 that he was given the reports of the SABL Commission...
View ArticleCompanies circle Bougainville like vultures – waiting for the natural...
In what seems a relentless cycle of resource companies lining up to take a bite out of Bougainville, on Monday Nevis Capital Corporation purchased a 50% stake in Tall J (PNG) Ltd (see the announcement...
View ArticleCollingwood Bay SABL titles cancelled
ACT NOW! SABL Blog In compliance with court orders issued in May the Department of Lands has cancelled the SABL titles over portions 113C and 143C in Collingwood Bay, Oro Province. This follows a...
View ArticleUK Human Rights body condemns further demolition at Paga Hill
International State Crime Initiative Residents standing among their scattered possessions and destroyed homes British human rights research centre, the International State Crime Initiative, has...
View ArticlePARAKA ARRESTED
EMTV Paul Paraka was arrested and charged this afternoon [Friday] by the Fraud and Anti-Corruption unit. His arrest is in relation to fraudulent payments made to his law firm. His law firm received...
View ArticleMore charges against PNG lawyer Paul Paraka over government fraud case
By Radio Australia PNG correspondent Liam Cochrane Paul Paraka was arrested in 2013 over 18 alleged offenses and now police have added another 32 charges (Credit: ABC) Police in Papua New Guinea have...
View ArticleThe Paga Hill demolition: Serious questions remain unanswered
International State Crime Initiative A British based human rights research centre, the International State Crime Initiative, has raised concerns over the contradictory state-corporate response to the...
View ArticleO’Neill’s illegal logging: 403 days and counting…
It is now 403 days since Prime Minister Peter O’Neill was told that the SABL leases were unlawful and should be revoked. It was on June 24, 2013 that he was given the reports of the SABL Commission...
View ArticlePaga Hill demolition in blatant violation of Constitution says retired judge
JUDGE MARK SEVUA Rtd On Tuesday morning, 22 July 2014; NCDC Officials with the assistance of armed Police, Paga Hill Development Company and Curtain Bros demolished the SDA Church located at Paga Point...
View ArticleFridrikkson and Liria cited for Supreme Court contempt over Paga Hill
Rtd Judge Mark Sevua has requested the Registrar of the Supreme Court to cite Paga Hill Development Company principal, Gummi Fridrikkson and Liria for contempt, together with Land Board Chairman and...
View ArticleDFAT refers Australians involved in SABL land grab to Federal Police for...
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has referred Australians involved the SABL land grab in PNG to the Australian Federal Police for investigation. This was revealed in answers...
View ArticlePapua New Guinea a Neo-colonial state
The prophetic words of Ghana’s first President , Kwame Nkrumah, written in 1965 captures Papua New Guinea’s reality today… Kwame Nkrumah THE neo-colonialism of today represents imperialism in its final...
View ArticleO’Neill’s illegal logging: 410 days and counting…
It is now 410 days since Prime Minister Peter O’Neill was told that the SABL leases were unlawful and should be revoked. It was on June 24, 2013 that he was given the reports of the SABL Commission...
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