NEW DAWN ON BOUGAINVILLE

Handover ceremony for the newly appointed Chief Administrator is scheduled for Ten am tomorrow at the Administration Conference room.
More news and pictures after the ceremony.
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300810 TRAINING LEADERSHIP FOR SOUTH BVILLE WOMEN
By Veronica Hannette

A week-long programme on leadership Training of Trainers was held last week at the Chabai Rehabilitation centre.

The programme was conducted presenting different training tools that participants can utilize in their family and the community programmes.

The main focus was on training women from South Bougainville that is Siwai, Buin, and Bana districts.

The training helped them to identify what issues they are facing in their particular areas and how they can address them.

South Bougainville women were targeted because they come from communities that are still facing conflicts.

The women were urged to look back on their past, learn, and progress on developing their area.

The workshop is targeting women as women can break the barrier of conflict and bring peace.

Issues such as land disputes, drugs and early marriage were highlighted as problems that needs to be tackled head on.

This is the first training done in Buka, similar programme will be conducted in the Southern Region this week.

31810 Drugs Increase in Central B’ville
By Veronica Hannette

Drug consumption is becoming a concern in Central Bougainville.

More than TEN case of unlawful wounding has been reported as a result of drug consumption.

Chief Commander for Central Bougainville Policing, Oscar Tugen said that police have so far collected 12 gas cylinders from Rau and Tera areas that were used for brewing homebrew.

Commander Tugen is concerned with the sales of Homebrew in so many shops in Arawa.

According to reports NINETY PERCENT of alcohol is supplied to Wakunai from Arawa therefore he is appealing to Business houses and Arawa police to look into the matter seriously.

At the moment there is no cell in Wakunai to put detainee and is also an expensive exercise to transport them to Buka cell.

Law and Order is a problem and Srgnt Tugen is calling on authorities to built a cell for Wakunai Police Station.

310810SEMOSO ON BUSINESS
By Aloysius Laukai

The Regional member for Bougainville and Minister for Bougainville Affairs, FIDELIS SEMOSO today called on the ABG to quickly implement its policy on Economic Development for Bougainville.

He says that the ABG needs to police its Investment Policy to make sure investments on Bougainville is based on this policy.

The Regional member said that he was very concerned at the influx of foreigners and conducting business reserved for the local Bougainvilleans.

MR. SEMOSO said that Investors are welcomed into Bougainville if they are to invest on projects that cannot be done by Bougainvilleans.

Such as Mining, Fisheries, agricultural projects and not canteens and foodbars.

He said that the screening committee must do its work to control unnecessary people coming into Bougainville.

MR. SEMOSO said he supported President Momis’s Investment Policy not allowing any stand alone projects on Bougainville.

He said all Business activities must have Bougainvilleans interest.

The Minister said that all Papua New Guinean owned businesses must be prepared to give some shares to Bougainvillean companies when the time comes.

MR. SEMOSO said that he would be physically visiting Business Houses in Buka and Kokopau this week.

Regional Member (left)Gives the Key of the Toyota Landcruiser Ten seater
to the United Church Bishop Tim Auther.
Lady representing Ela Motors and BSP Bank Branch Manager watches
Picture by Aloysius Laukai

310810UN STARTS BUSINESS
By Aloysius Laukai

The United Church on Bougainville today launched its Business arm to support its activities in the Autonomous Bougainville region.

The company called BOUGAINVILLE REGIONAL UNITED CHURCH ENTERPRISES LIMITED (BRUCEL).

United Church Bishop TIM AUTHER in launching the company said that BRUCEL will start with transport and move into other areas.

The Bishop also blessed a New Toyota Land Cruiser Ten seater to be based in Arawa to service Arawa to Buka and Arawa to Buin routes.

The bishop also thanked the Regional member for Bougainville for supporting the church to re-establish business activities to support its programs.

The Land Cruiser was bought with a ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND KINA donation from the Regional member.

The vehicle was bought for ONE HUNDRED AND NINE THOUSAND KINA.

Minister for Bougainville Affairs FIDELIS SEMOSO Presents Chq for the Tung Church to JOHN DUMIT an elder of Tung village at Tung last Sunday
Picture by Aloysius Laukai

New Malasang Church Opened last Friday.
Picture by Aloysius Laukai

300810SEMOSO PROMISES SUPPORT
By Aloysius Laukai

Regional Member for Bougainville and Minister for Bougainville Affairs, FIDELIS SEMOSO has pledged full support to the ABG President JOHN MOMIS and the Autonomous Bougainville Government.

He told Reporters on arrival from Port Moresby that he will continue to work with the ABG to move Bougainville forward.

MR. SEMOSO said that Bougainville was very important for Bougainville Politicians to continue to play politics with.

He made these remarks after receiving criticisms by the ABG President JOHN MOMIS for deferring the JSB meeting last week.

The Bougainville Affairs Minister said that he had deferred the meeting after finding out that the Agendas for the JSB meeting was not ready and also key National Government ministers that he wanted to attend the JSB meeting were in Rabaul on another program.

He said that he had no other hidden motives as he just wanted to make sure Senior Government Ministers were present at the JSB meeting.

MR. SEMOSO said that he relayed the postponement of the meeting through the Acting Chief Administrator who should have told the President.

He mentioned that the JSB meeting would now be held in Buka this week and he hopes to get the Senior National Government Ministers for this meeting in Buka.

300810 SEMOSO ON TUNG CHURCH
By Aloysius Laukai

Regional member for Bougainville and Minister for Bougainville Affairs, FIDELIS SEMOSO yesterday blasted the people of Tung to forget their differences work together to build their new United Church building.

MR. SEMOSO said that the west coast area have more educated and well paid people who cannot even unite to raise funds for their church building.

He said if the people of Malasang village can organize and build their church for SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND KINA he could not see why the people of Tung can not do the same.

The Minister said that he contributed SIX THOUSAND KINA only as the member whilst the rest was raised by the people themselves.

The member was at Tung village to present assistance to the community of Tung, Matjungan and Petats islands.

He presented FIVE THOUSAND for the TUNG Church Building, FIVE THOUSAND KINA for the Petats Aid Post and another Five Thousand Kina for the Matsungan Church.

He explained he was trying to assist the churches on Bougainville with some funding support but he called on them to try to develop their own capacity instead of looking at the members always.