Papua New Guinea: Watut Communities Angered By Government Absence Set Demands

Papua New Guinea: Watut Communities Angered By Government Absence Set Demands   Over 3,000 people attended the Forum   The Watut River Forum held at the Sir Ignatus Kilage Stadium in Lae was attended by well over 3,000 participants from mining impacted communities within the Bulolo and Huon Gulf Districts. But the participants were angered that even though invitations were given to various government authorities such as Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC), Mineral Resource...

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