Pogera

Recruitment situation at Porgera Mine

A protest was held in Porgera on Friday claiming that BNL’s current recruitment process was improperly overlooking unemployed locals within the Special Mining Lease area.  

BNL completely rejects these inaccurate claims.  
 
BNL in a media statement said since the mine was placed into Care and Maintenance in April 2020, BNL has invested more than K1 billion kina in good faith in the hope and expectation that the various contractual and regulatory conditions for the reopening of the Porgera mine can be satisfied to allow for the restart to occur.  

Barrick Boss Visits Porgera

Approximately project-impacted 50 landowners representing areas affected by the Special Mining Lease (SML), Lease for Mining Purpose (LMP), Porgera Landowners Association (PLOA) and Mineral Resources Enga Limited (MRE) were at the meeting. 

Before the meet, Bristow expressed his deep disappointment at the security situation on the ground and stated that it was a priority of his to bring the crisis to the attention of the Papua New Guinea government, the immediate urgency being the deployment of security personnel to the Porgera Valley.

PJV launches pilot hand wash program for Porgera schools

The awareness which uses soap as a key approach to disease prevention is targeted toward school-aged children who are the most vulnerable to disease outbreaks in the communities.

PJV’s Community Development Section (CDS) under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Department facilitated the first hand washing program at the Kairik Primary and Porgera Station Elementary Schools on 26 and 27 October.

Baisu escapee arrested in Porgera

The escapee is currently being held in police custody at the Paiam Police Station in Porgera.

The male escapee identified as Fredis Lamaipa from Paiela village in Porgera, escaped from the Baisu Prison Camp on December 31, 2014 after he was charged with one account of willful murder.

On Monday January 11, members of the JFCO, acting upon trips from informants went to Apalaka at about 6pm outside Paiam station and arrested the escapee. 

 

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