The ABG Minister for Primary Industry. NICHOLAS DARKU says that Bougainville must have an aim why it wants the Panguna mine will achieve if it is finally opened.
He says that Bougainville must now plan what it wants to achieve with all the funds it will get from the Gold and Copper mine.
The minister says that as the Minister for Primary Industries he wants Bougainville to invest in Agriculture with funds that will come out of the mine.
This would in turn address the long term sustainability of Bougainville as minerals are non renewable resources and would be depleted for good once operation starts.
He said that Bougainville needs to look and plan for the future generation now.
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Posted at 01:41 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) 221112Compensation threat by Aloysius Laukai
Assistant Commissioner for Police on Bougainville,ACP Thomas Eluh this morning warned Bougainvilleans on how the issues like Compensation and the first calm down payment could destroy Bougainville if not handled properly.
He was presenting Police's views on the Panguna issues.
ACP Eluh said that if looking at compensation there must be values put in for individual issues like Death.person loosing one eye.loosing both legs etc.
He warned that if this is not handled properly Bougainville could get into much more trouble in future.
ACP Eluh said whats happening currently in Central Bougainville was illegal as more foreigners are involved with alluvial mining and scrape metals.
He saiid alll these must be sorted out so that Bougainville can be united to work on the issue of reopening the mine.
ACP Eluh said that his team has been finding hard to address law and order issues in the central Bougainville and he wants this trend reversed.
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