Tag: Bougainville war
O’Neill government suffers first election court rebuff in Bougainville
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Bougainville Affairs Minister Fr Simon Dumarinu has been ousted by four votes as the first casualty of the Peter O'Neill government...
Phillip Miriori: Why Bougainvilleans are having their say – ‘No to...
OPINION: By Phillip Miriori
As many would be aware, we Bougainvilleans have been through a tough history with the disasters that came from the past...
16 years on: Looking back on Bougainville’s Peace Agreement
Flashback: An EMTV News video report on the Bougainville peace.
By Fabian Hakalits in Arawa
It has been 16 years this week since the signing of...
Panguna landowner women protesters block mine pact, win court order
Panguna women landowner protesters -- mothers from the mining affected areas and the women from Central Bougainville -- have demanded the Autonomous Bougainville Government...
Hela ‘no Bougainville’, says former PNG defence force chief Singirok
By Catherine Graue of Pacific Beat
As hundreds of police and soldiers begin their work in Papua New Guinea's Hela Province this week, there have...
Gary Juffa: Shedding PNG blood for corporate interest – didn’t we...
OPINION: By Gary Juffa in Port Moresby
The deployment of military troops to Hela province is reminiscent of tragic events that unfolded about 28 years...
New Ireland chiefs welcome Kauona reconciliation
The combined New Ireland chiefs in Papua New Guinea led by chief Demas Kavavu and political leaders including former National Alliance strongman, Pedi Anis,...
Bougainville to Rio Tinto: ‘Our grandmothers said no, land is life...
The independent blog PNG Mine Watch was originally established to track the progress of the Ramu nickel mine in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea,...
Bougainville president, chiefs condemn Rio Tinto ‘conspiracy’ over mine
Bougainville's president and Meekamu landowner chiefs have condemned the Rio Tinto "mess" over Panguna mine and the traditional landowners have called for the company...
Parent likens PNG police student shootings to Bougainville crisis
By Anthony Kaybing in Buka, Bougainville
The shooting of university students by the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary in Port Moresby last week has been...
Bougainville majority not aware of mining moratorium being lifted, says BFM
Lifting of the mining moratorium on Bougainville has hoodwinked the majority of people on Bougainville, says the Bougainville Freedom Movement.
In March 2016, the Autonomous...
Bougainville faces mental health issues legacy from the civil war
Edited extracts from a report by the Health Medicine Network published on PNG Attitude.
Estimates of the number of war deaths attributable to the Bougainville...
Behind the Blockade : A ‘prisoner’ mother’s struggle to remove barriers
Behind the Blockade, by Veronica Hatutasi. Boroko, Papua New Guinea: Word Publishing Company. 233 pages hardcover. ISBN 978-9980-89-024-5.
Reviewed by Anna Solomon
Behind the Blockade, by...
Veronica Hatutasi: A journalist’s insights into the Bougainville war
Veronica Hatutasi on difficulties facing authors in Papua New Guinea in an EMTV interview.
By Adam Elliott
Journalist Veronica Hatutasi has recently launched her new book...
