280910SEMOSO COMMITS
By Aloysius Laukai

The Regional member for Bougainville and Minister for Bougainville Affairs, FIDELIS SEMOSO has committed FIFTY THOUSAND KINA towards the setting up of a Bougainville’s Disaster and Emergency Fund for Bougainville.
He told a press conference this morning that he supported the move by the Bougainville Disaster and Emergency office to raise funds on Bougainville for emergency programs.
Last week, six COE chairmen’s on Buka island and the Atolls announced the setting up of the Disaster fund to be managed by the Disaster and Emergency section of the Division of Local Level Government.
Launching for the fundraising drive would be announced soon with plans for Wheelbarrow push in all COE’s on Buka island.
The Regional member will be heading the wheelbarrow push in Buka town.
Meanwhile the Regional member has called on the Business Houses in Buka town to support the fundraising drive.

Comments

[Paulus]

"FIDELIS SEMOSO has committed FIFTY THOUSAND KINA"
This first step is the right way. We need the Bougainville Disaster and Emergency Fund.

But we need much much more.

The ABG still needs the Bougainville copper mine to re-open so that all problems on economy of the region can be solved.

If we want to have enough money to solve this problems and to build up a strong - proud - and independent Bougainville we have to sell our copper.

And we have to sell the copper NOW because we don't know what will be with the copper price in 5 or 10 years.

We could do more :
We could try to find copper in different areas of Bougainville.
This money would go to our copper company - to our landowners - to our Government.

We - the People of Bougainville - elected the Government. Our Government has now to make the right decisions.
We may not hesitate any longer!

The goal is a strong - proud - and independent Bougainville :
A Bougainville in which our children can live happy.
A Bougainville in which we have enough workplaces.
A Bougainville that can help other countries.
Paulus

[nem]

that is ok for the natural disasters, but what about those disasters caused intentionally? corruption, mismanagement, et cetera

[Matsian]

Thats the way forward.We have witness a lot of boat misap recently between our islands attols.We dont have to wait for government assistace all the time.
Help ourselves first and then the govt will cheap in.
So if our people at home can do it why cant you those who explore this site can not.

Tok tasol