Landowners

KPHL hits back at landowners

He said the statement is completely misleading and doesn’t make sense at all.

“One has to appreciate that the financial modelling that goes behind something like this is far beyond any of these people that have put together.”

He said what the landowners have used was from a presentation he did and they have completely interpret it incorrectly.

 He said there are motives behind the landowners’ misleading statements.

Ramu project landowners demand K10 million BDG

The warning was issued on Wednesday during a meeting attended by the four LOA chairmen, Tobby Bare of Kurumbukari LOA, Peter Tai of Inland Pipeline, Jeffery Gamrai of Coastal Pipeline LOA and Sama Mallembo of Basamuk

The chairmen also questioned why the National Government pays close attention to other mining projects in the country by paying their  BDG and ignores its commitment towards Ramu Nickel project landowners.

Clans urged to register land under ILG

The importance of ILGs is to safeguard customary landowners from land grabbing, which is on the rise.

“By registering your land under an ILG, you will be recognised by the State to secure that piece of land by having a title so that any developer has to negotiate with the clan,” ILG manager for Southern and New Guinea Islands Max Wagi explained.

The clan will be able to sub-lease their land and will be able to benefit from development services.

Discussions underway for REDD+ Pilot Project

The April Salumei REDD+ Pilot Project is located in the 526,000 hectares’ area of East Sepik Province.

It involves an estimated total of 126 landowner groups and represented by six landowner companies under the April-Salumei REDD+ Working Group.

The REDD+ initiatives will mitigate greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and stabilise the global temperature. The project is the first project PNG has actually brought it to the point of sale.

Landowners came from the project area in the Ambuti/Drekikir and Wosera/Gawi of ESP for the discussions with stakeholders.

Landowners wait to see PMIZ jobs promise fulfilled

One of the vibrant leaders of Riwo, Hood Kasses, says the landowners are waiting every day to see if the promised 30,000 jobs will be advertised.

Mr Kasses says they will not give up and will wait to see the government promise of jobs come to pass and all the landowners get employed and involved in business development activities.

He says despite the waiting he urges the landowners not to sell their land to outsiders coming in and taking advantage of the PMIZ and wanting to buy  land to set up business or settle.