310314SPECIAL ABG SITTING TOMORROW
By Aloysius Laukai
The ABG House of Representatives will be having a special sitting tomorrow.
The sitting will address two important legislations that is the Bougainville Public Service Management bill 2014 and the Public Financial Management Bill 2014.
In making the announcement, SPEAKER ANDREW MIRIKI said that he was calling for this special sitting to make sure some important bills are passed to continue to progress the work of implementing the Bougainville Peace Agreement and eventual draw down of these powers to the ABG.
New Dawn will as always carry live this special sitting.
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31 March 2014
310314FAMILY UNIT THE WAY TO GO SAYS MINISTER TOMSCOLL
By Aloysius Laukai
The National Minister for Agriculture and Livestock, TOMMY TOMSCOLL says family unit is the way forward for growing the Agriculture sector in Papua New Guinea.
Speaking in several locations throughout his visit to North Bougainville, Minister said that he does not support Cooperate societies because they have not prospered in the last 40 years.
Minister Tomscoll said that family unit can manage small projects with much lesser problems to handle.
He said that farmers must now intercrop their gardens to make maximum benefit from their activities.
The Minister also called on the Bougainville farmers to put more time and effort on their small cocoa plots so that they can benefit for their hard work.
He said that he would like to recommend one hectare for a family and later they can increase depending on the capacity to increase production.
The Minister also called on farmers to show their sweat equity before the government can assist.
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Pictured is Minister Tomscoll paying his respect of his former colleuge who passed away recently the late DONATUS MOLA at Lemankoa village yesterday.
310314MINISTER RETURNS AFTER EXCITING BOUGAINVILLE FARMERS
By Aloysius Laukai
The National Minister for Agriculture, TOMMY TOMSCOLL returned to Port Moresby today after inspiring Bougainville farmers to return to the land for much needed cash.
Since he arrived in Buka last Friday, he launched Member Lauta Atoi’s five year cocoa clonal program at the Bel Isi Park then later visited small project sites throughout North Bougainville.
MR. TOMSCOLL told the people of Bougainville that the first Millionaires of Papua New Guinea were Coffee, Cocoa and Coconut growers.
He said that Agriculture employs EIGHTY FIVE PERCENT of Papua New Guinea’s SEVEN POINT FIVE MILLION people and is the only sector that gives direct benefit to the village people.
In his farewell remarks last night, the Minister for LLG and Communications, JOSEPH NOPE thanked the Minister for Agriculture for inspiring the farmers of Bougainville to go back to their land because that is where the money is.
Minister NOPE also thanked the North Bougainville member, LAUTA ATOI for initiating the project that the National Minister has further strengthened by committing the Cocoa Board to partner with his team with funding of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND KINA.
The Minister was able to see Nursery sites in Kekesu, Suir, Baneo, Bonus, Gogohe and Haku before returning this morning.
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Pictured is the Minister welcomed to Lemankoa Cocoa Clone Nursery yesterday.
310314 ABG MEMBER RECONCILES.
By Alex Munme
THE ABG Member for Evo/Torau Constituency and Minister for Community Development, Melchior Dare has led by example as a true leader at the Manetai Reconciliation ceremony last Friday in Central Bougainville Region.
Minister Dare as a Political leader and member of the landowners, reconciled with the leader of the disputing clan members over the Manetai Limestone Project.
The reconciliation will now pave way for further negotiations with development partners, the government and all other landowner groups on benefit sharing once the project is back in operation.
The project was close for about 25 years and attempts to reopen it were not possible due to landowner disputes.
The project has contributed much to developments in Bougainville as well as Papua New Guinea during the time of Panguna Mine operation.
At the reconciliation ceremony last Friday at Atamo village, Mr. Dare and disputing clan leader, Joseph Bairua publicly forgave each other, shook hands and hugged each other for the first time in almost five years.
Mr. Bairua and the Minister both declared to work hand in hand to lead the landowner groups into other negotiations and to sign a MOU before work begins on the limestone project.
Minister Dare was accompanied by Director for Mining Programs, Joe Pangkau and ABG House of Representatives Protocol Officer, Cornelius Pesia to the occasion.
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