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120319FIRST ROADSHOW PRESENTATION A SUCCESS
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The first Road show presentation by the Presidential team which is comprised of the ABG President Chief DR. JOHN MOMIS, the Minister for Bougainville Affairs, WILLIAM SAMB, the ABG Minister for the Bougainville Peace Agreement Implementation, ALBERT PUNGHAU, ABG Parliament Speaker, SIMON PENTANU, RUBIE MIRINGKA representing the Bougainville Referendum Commission and the UN Resident coordinator for PNG GIANLUCA RAMPOLA with the Bougainville UN Representative RUI FLORES that was held in Arawa today was a success.
Despite the heavy downpour in Arawa, the people listened questioned and commented at the presentation.
This was the first such awareness to happen in Bougainville to explain the process that is taking place as Bougainvilleans prepare for the referendum set for October 12th this year.
The presentation by UN team and the Government of Papua New Guinea and the Autonomous Bougainville government clarified issues that many people wanted answered for a long time.
The three hour session was carried live on New Dawn FM and was heard in Buka and Arawa.
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120319MASIU OPENS FODE OFFICE IN BUIN
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The Member for South Bougainville and deputy Opposition leader, TIMOTHY MASIU last Saturday opened a newly built FODE office in Buin town.
The office was built at the cost of THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND KINA from funds from the South Bougainville member’s DSIP funds.
This was the first FODE building built for FODE in Buin town.
The member for South Bougainville said that the funds were approved in 2016 but due to funding problems it was only completed this year.
During the opening the member promised to sponsor ten tablets to the office which will cost additional Three thousand Five hundred kina.
He said that South Bougainville scholarship program will cater for two subjects for all students who will be enrolling throughout South Bougainville.
Buin town never had a FODE centre in the past the only one operating in Buin is the Vincent der Paul centre in SANITAI and it is run by JOHN MASIU the former FODE coordinator for Bougainville.

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120319 SEVENTY FIVE POLICE PERSONNEL ON HUMAN RIGHTS TRAINING
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Seventy five Police personnel from the Bougainville Police Service including the Bougainville Auxiliary Police have been selected to attend week long training on Human rights issues funded by the UN.
The selections were made and to be spread across the three regions of Bougainville.
For North Bougainville training for 25 personnel started this morning 13 -15 be held at the ADEEVES Guest house in Buka for the next two days from the 13th to 15th of March.
The 25 personnel for Central Bougainville will have their training at the Sharp investment centre in Arawa town from the 21st to the 22nd of March 2019.
For South Bougainville the training for the 25 personnel will be held at the LIZ Guest House in Buin town from the 18th to the 19th of March 2019.
Selected participants names were announced on New Dawn FM radio last night.

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110319MEMBER KOKIAI WELCOMES ROADSHOW DELEGATION
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The ABG member representing the women of Central Bougainville, MARCHELLIN KOKIAI tonight welcomed the ABG Presidents roadshow team to Central Bougainville.
In a small but significant ceremony witnessed by the UN resident coordinator for PNG Gianluca Rampolla and the Bougainville Affairs Minister William Samb in Arawa, MS KOKIAI mentioned funding support donor partners have contributed in making sure peace is maintained and felt in Arawa and the surrounding communities.
Member Kokiai said that the consumption of homebrew and disturbances have declined dramatically since December and this was good for Bougainville.
In response the UN resident Coordinator for PNG said that the UN has been working with the two Governments on peace building on Bougainville and will continue to do so in the times ahead especially with the referendum coming up.
President MOMIS also thanked the UN team and the Bougainville Affairs Minister and his team for their continued support to the peace process on Bougainville.
The Bougainville Affairs Minister said that he was happy to work with the Bougainville government and the UN in making sure the Peace Agreement is fully implemented.
The team will talk to the specific audience in the morning before having a public forum and the Independence Oval tomorrow.
This will be followed by a Questions and answers time later on.
New Dawn FM will carry live from Arawa to its listeners in Arawa and Buka the questions and answers program.
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110319 30 GUNS SURRENDERED IN WISAI TODAY
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The Me’ekamui faction in the Wisai Community Government area of Konnou Constituency in Buin today surrendered 30 guns at a reconciliation ceremony held at KULULA Parish one of the two new parishes established by the Bishop of Bougainville two years ago.
Konnou constituency never had peace since the start of the conflict in 1989 and had several groups that started because there was continued intimidation between factions in the area. The Wisai me’ekamui faction now leave Damian Koike’s Me’ekamui who are still active in the area.
Before the 2009 Konnou Peace ceremony held at Mogoroi village, there were many factions like Mongai Homeguards, Freedom fighters and Kerugotomei group but all were disbanded after the 2009 Konnou Peace ceremony that was witnessed by the UN and the President of the ABG DR JOHN MOMIS plus many supporters of the peace process on Bougainville.
Today the Wisai Meekamui surrendered 30 weapons in the name of peace and harmony and makes Wisai community Government area as weapons free and Referendum ready.
The other two Community Governments in Konnou, TONOLEI and Konnou upper will have their reconciliations this week.
The ceremony was attended by the local member and Police Minister, WILLIE MASIU and his brother the member for South Bougainville, Timothy Masiu.
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080319PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES WOMEN
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The ABG President Grand Chief DR.JOHN MOMIS today congratulated Bougainville women for their continued stand to against use of violence in our communities.
Speaking at the International Women’s Day celebrations today in Buka,
President MOMIS said women have been vocal and their continued cries have been heard by former combatants resulting in the brokering of the Bougainville Peace Agreement in 2001.
He called on them to continue to unite and outlaw any situations that may arise to disturb our delicate peace process that is going into the final leg of the peace process.
President MOMIS supported the member for Tsitalato in saying that the result of the vote will make it either easy or difficult for the ABG to negotiate the final outcome from the referendum vote.
Earlier, Member FIDELIS SEMOSO called on the women of Bougainville to vote ONE HUNDRED PERCENT for option two to empower the ABG to negotiate better for Bougainville.

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080319LERA SAYS LOOK AT OTHER LEADERS THAT HAVE ACHIEVED THEIR DREAMS WITHOUT VIOLENCE

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The Bougainville Regional member, JOE LERA today called on the people of Bougainville to continue to promote peace achieve good result for Bougainville.
Speaking at the International Women’s Day in Buka, member LERA mentioned several world leaders who have made changes within their countries without violence.
He said President NELSON MANDELA had to go to jail for his people and ended apartheid in his country.
The Regional member said that violence amongst ourselves will get us nowhere.
He said the people of Bougainville must be strong and reject all forms of violence in our communities as we prepare for the Bougainville referendum.

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080319SEMOSO CALLS ON BOUGAINVILLE WOMEN TO WORK TOGETHER
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The ABG member for Tsitalato, FIDELIS SEMOSO today challenged the women of Bougainville especially women leaders to work together instead dividing the women of Bougainville.
MR. SEMOSO questioned why no woman leader was present at today’s celebration in Buka.
He said so much donor funds have been wasted on trainings after trainings for women and there is nothing to show in the communities of what the women are doing.
The member for Tsitalato said that trainings must end and the women must be assisted to start up economic activities in their communities so that they can have money in their pocket to empower them for the referendum.
MR. SEMOSO said that nothing for women has progressed in his constituency and he continues to assist women who by now should be well organized after all the donor funding that have been assisting women over the past years.

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080319INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATED IN STYLE
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Bougainville women combined and braved the hot sun to march for peace from Hutjena to Buka town today to commemorate the International Women’s day celebrated all over the globe today.
This march by the women of Bougainville was special because the women gathered to call for peace and want a violent free referendum in October this year.
The women had many placards which read enough of violence and destruction of properties, women demand for peace in our communities, No to violence against women and children in Bougainville and the list goes on and on.
The women marched from Hutjena to Buka town and marched at the front of Buka General Hospital and back of the Buka town Parish came through the Buka market and on to the Bel Isi Park for the celebrations that included speeches by leaders to begin.
Speakers at the ceremony included the ABG member for Tsitalato, FIDELIS SEMOSO, Regional Member JOE LERA and the ABG President Chief DR. JOHN MOMIS representing the women there was a woman youth representative, Helen Hakena from the Leitana Nehan Women’s development agency and AGNES TITUS from the Nazareth Rehabilitation centre at Chabai with Vicar General FR. Policap representing the Churches.

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070319JUNE 15TH SET AS NATIONAL RECONCILIATION
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The Director for the Bougainville Peace Agreement Implementation, DENNIS KUIAI says that the ABG and the National Government have agreed to set JUNE 15th 2019 as a national reconciliation day.
MR. KUIAI made these comments on New Dawn FM’s talk back show today.
He said details will be worked out between the officials of the two governments on how the national reconciliation will be done.
MR. KUIAI said when Bougainvilleans are completing local reconciliations there is a need for Bougainvilleans to reconcile with Papua New Guinea before the vote is taken on October 12th, 2019.
He said once the details are confirmed and established the people will be advised on how the national reconciliation will be done.

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