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060421 THE ABG AND GMT AUTOMATION SIGNS MOU FOR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT IN BOUGAINVILLE

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The Autonomous Bougainville Government through the Office of the Minister for Economic Development and Vice President, PATRICT NISIRA this afternoon signed a Memorandum of understanding to work with a Private Bougainville Company GMT Automation and the Landowners of Loloho wharf area to start up a Company BOUGAINVILLE PETROLEUM LIMITED to supply fuel to the entire Bougainville and nearby islands from Loloho Port in Central Bougainville.
Under the project Shareholder and direct beneficiaries, will be landowners through 20percent shareholding, Jobs, dividends and Spin off Business opportunities.
The ABG will also have 25 percent that can be increased through doubling its shares, Tax revenue, Dividends.
GMT through direct participation through management and shareholding and Other Bougainville Citizens through direct shareholding, dividends, job opportunities for Contract and participating in a truly Bougainville corporate ventures.
This Public Private Partnership project was initiated by the management of GMT and landowners and have also invited the ABG and the Citizens of Bougainville to participate as equal partners of Development in the region.
Landowners will sign the MOU this Friday.
After the signing the ABG VICE President and the Minister for Economic Development will now present the document to the Bougainville Executive Council for its blessing.
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200421 LOIO CALLS ON ABG SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE MEMBERS TO WORK WITH THEIR NATIONAL MEMBER.

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A former public servant from Siwai, FRANCIS LOIO today called on all ABG members from South Bougainville to work with their national member to make sure developments reach all corners of South Bougainville.
MR. LOIO said that the Minister for Communications, TIMOTHY MASIU has touched all parts of South Bougainville by building Education and Health facilities and water projects never seen before and the members must connect with the member to be part of the story instead of complaining from the side.
He said the members must team up and work on roads and bridges and other infrastructures in South Bougainville.

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200421 ENERGY PROBLEM MUST BE ADDRESSED HEAD ON SAYS MINISTER
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The ABG Minister for Technical Services, DR. KIM SUAMARU says Bougainville continues to experience energy crisis over the past years and most recently and this must be addressed and solved.
He made this comments during the signing of an MOU between ABG and LENAPE/PATTERSON DEVELOPMENT GROUP to provide renewable energy to Bougainville.
He said the energy crisis has disrupted Businesses, Schools and Hospitals and the Government is motivated to work with these group to empower Bougainville to prepare her for Independence.
MR. SUAMARU said that he is happy that this agreement will enable the parties to roll out long term and short term energy projects throughout the region.
He said this will be based on the Solar technology and considering the Geographic situation in Bougainville this technology will really help our people.
Minister SUAMARU said that the Catholic Church Bishop of Bougainville has agreed to allow this projects to be roll out at Mission stations because they have land available everywhere throughout Bougainville.
The partners presented their proposal to the Bougainville Executive Council this morning.

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200421OVERSEAS PARTNER HAPPY TO WORK WITH ABG
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The Project partner in the LENAPE/PATTERSON/ ABG Development group, MR.CLAYTON PATTERSON has vowed to work with the partners to make sure this project is successful.
Speaking at the signing this afternoon, MR CLAYTON said that he was happy to see the Bougainville government Ministers who were very supportive of the renewable energy project that will be rollout throughout Bougainville.
He said we a honoured to part of the project that will bring electricity and other developments to Bougainville.

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200421 ANOTHER PUPLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WAS SIGNED BETWEEN ABG AND LENAPE-PATTERSON DEVELOPMENT GROUP OF USA
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A second Public Private Partnership was signed in Buka today between the ABG and the LENAPE-PATTERSON DEVELOPMENT GROUP from the United States to support the ABG with Renewable Energy program throughout the Autonomous Region.

The partnership consisting of the Lenape Group, a group of Native Hawaiian and Native American for profit and non-profit entities recognized under the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, and the Patterson Group, a group of for profit and non-profit entities in the United States and Asia.
The Government and the Partner are committed to the sustainable development of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville ("Region") as defined in its Constitution certified on 21 December 2004 ("Constitution"); and
The Parties acknowledge the prime objectives and directives for developing the Region prescribed under Part 3 of the Constitution and intend to work together and collaboratively achieve mutually shared outcomes in advancing of the Region; and
The Partners intend to create a development authority that will oversee, manage, and deliver relevant programs and projects with the assistance of the Partner; and
The Parties wish to enter into an agreement to initiate a co-operative arrangement to undertake this project.
The partnership agreement was signed by the ABG Minister for Technical Services, DR. KIN SUAMARU and witnessed by the ABG Minister for Mining, RODNEY OSIOCO and MR THOMAS SHON from the APACHE Tribe of Oklahoma and MR CLAYTON PATTERSON.
MR. ANDREW AMANI a Bougainvillean IT ENGINEER is the Managing Director of LENAPE DEVELEPOMENT GROUP PNG.

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190421 BOUGAINVILLE DECLARES ITS FIRST CORONA VIRUS DEATH
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Since the Corona Virus pandemic was declared in Papua New Guinea in March 2020, Bougainville has just recorded its first death from Corona Virus.
This was announced today by the Pandemic Controller and Secretary of Health MR.CELEMENT TOTAVUN today.
MR. TOTAVUN told a Press conference in Buka today that Bougainville has recorded a total of 284 Covid 19 positive cases and the number keeps increasing every day.
He said that Covid 19 is real and continues to kill people every day around the world.
MR. TOTAVUN called on the people of Bougainville to follow the new normal measures by wearing face masks, practising social distancing, washing off hands and simply staying at home to prevent contracting the virus.
The pandemic controller said that locally Bougainville has tested 134 cases in Buka whilst a total of 109 samples tested overseas returned Positive.
He said currently there are six positive cases admitted at Buka Hospital and the ward is already full.
255 cases from the 284 cases have recovered because they were diagnosed early and contact traces team worked with them and managed to clear them.
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140421 YOU SHOULD BE IN CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE SAYS MEMBER
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The ABG member for South Nasioi, JUSTIN BORGIA has told the people of Central Bougainville that every person must be in control of their lives as life will become difficult with Covid 19 and many other diseases that will come into the region in the future.
He made these comments at the Opening of the Covid 19 Health Committee Dialogue at the Arawa town market yesterday.
MR. BORGIA said life under covid 19 will continue to be difficult both economically and socially and the way we live in the villages.
He said that the only way for us to survive is to listen to the Health Professionals who continue to carry awareness on the new normal under covid 19 and the people must adhere to the new protocols.
MR. BORGIA said that our ABG government has no money to look after the 300, thousand population of Bougainville if Covid 19 gets a lot more people.
MR. BORGIA was the only ABG member that was present at the Covid 19 Health Committee dialogue in Arawa yesterday.

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140421 SCHOOLS MUST REMAIN OPEN SAYS BEB CHAIRMAN
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The Chairman of the Bougainville Education Board, MICHAEL PEARSON says all Education facilities on Bougainville must remain open so that students continue to get educated despite the Covid 19 pandemic.
Speaking at the Covid 19 Health Committee dialogue in Arawa town yesterday,
MR. PEARSON said that only parents and teachers must understand that whoever is sick be it Teacher and Student must remain at home until recovered or for 14 days until cleared by health officials.
MR. PEARSON said schools must have facilities for washing hands and all students must wear face masks inside classrooms.
He said if we continue to close schools we will have pool of students that have missed their education and repeat is not a good option.
MR. PEARSON said students can be better controlled by teachers in school and closing schools will have children roaming around the streets and villages and this would multiply covid 19 throughout the region.
He said if a situation arises where many Teachers and Students get covid 19 then based on Health report a school may be suspended for 14 days.

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