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Kreer people report that Frances Sumanup and Joachim Nianguma were part of the initialawareness of the project. Baltazar Kaprangi was involved in documentation and licensing.Kevin Conrad [an American raised in Maprik with SIL parents] and Joachim Niangumapromised to use the undeveloped land at Yawasoro. Somare also promised Nick Artekain of theESIA to assist them to develop their projects. Kinson Kare was there too. Somare offered 1million kina to ESIA but then reneged. They believe this money was then given to Sir Hugo.Arthur Somare and Narokobi signed the project agreement.“Why did Somare and Narokobi the pillars of Sepik society and the State of PNG with theirrespective government Ministers and Department Heads sign the agreement knowing that therights of the resource owners were not protected?”“What’s Hugo’s role I all this?”Paul Bisambi, the Senior Policy Planner for the East Sepik Provincial Administration, producedan analysis of the benefits of the tuna loining factory in January 2000 (see below). Under theheading ‘Earnings to ESPG from Equity Participation in the Tuna Loining Project’ Bisambinotes that ESPG has only expressed interest in participating at that point, and the jointy ventureshare arrangement at the time was: ANGCO Pty LTd at 50%, FCF of Taiwan at 46.9% andStarkist of USA at 3.1%. He suggests three scenarios, based on ESPG equity participation of2%, 5% or 10%. Based on an estimated total value of export earnings for years two to five, ofUS$47,553,000, the 2% deal would garner the ESPG K2,958,000 in gross earnings; the 5% dealwould bring K7,396,000 for the same period; and the 10% deal would bring K14,791,000 forthose years.Interestingly, though, because this analysis is based on the first plans to base the factory atYawasoro, each of the three investment scenarios takes into account an injection of cash,or alternatively spend[ing] this amount on some infrastructure related to this project likeupgrading the road from Yawasoro to the wharf. This spending on infrastructure can then beconverted into equivalent share allotment.Landowners saw no written materials about the loinery before it arrived.During the negotiationsfor the loinery the Habours Board and the Provincial Government met with the Kreer peopleand discussed the land. They came to a compromise and the Kreer people gave their blessing forthe land to be developed. However it was Francis Sumanup’s idea that they shift to Saure atYawasoro because it is State land. He also indicated that the Kreer gave their blessing. It wastoo swampy and Yawasoro is dry and better suited. On the other hand, if the loinery were builtin Yawasoro electricity would be expensive to extend down there; building a waste disposaldrain would be difficult; trucks carrying fish from the wharf to the factory would be a healthhazard and the ice could melt; and there would be roadworthiness precautions.Tom Fandim told us the site where SST is located now is commercial land. According to him,SST plans to expand the factory and take on board a cannery to divert that part of the processfrom Western Samoa back to PNG.Other plans for expanding Wewak include bringing in more light industry. Sites have beenidentified to build an Offshore Master Processing Plant. A dredge has been hired from Cairnsin Australia and is currently dredging at the main wharf to allow big ships to come in. K1.2million has been committed from this upgrading project. The wharf will be extended 20-3054
meters out from its original size, and as soon as it’s complete more factories will be constructedin Wewak. The wharf will be able to cater for 3-4 fishing vessels at one time.The northern waters of Wewak are a breeding ground for tuna (where the tuna mate and breedfrom January to April). Wewak will become and international port of transshipment in the nearfuture. Tuna caught in other parts of Papua New Guinea and within Pacific waters will beloinned and canned here in Wewak.According to the Provincial Planner the Provincial Government was not ready to receive SST.The then-Governor of East Sepik, Mr. Authur Somare, pushed for SST to be established inWewak rather than Madang or Lae. There were no facilities to cater for SST, though. Land wasan issue, housing for the workers of the plant was not built. Expatriate (Filippino) workers hadto stay on the ship for 6 months and later return to their country to have new ones replaces them.Wewak Town according to the Provincial Planner will become a fishing port for the country.The signing was made possible for SST because Sir Somare is the Prime Minister and his sonAuthur was the Governor. The Habours Board person was a man from Sepik and The NationalFisheries Authority Chairman or person in charge is an in-law of the Provincial Planner. It wasnepotism.The Provincial Planner said the smell is not a problem, it will be fixed up later when the factoryprogresses. Smell is a minor thing. The province is concerned about bringing in revenue. “Whenthe opportunity comes we have to grab it. We fix up small things later.”The other big projects coming up in Wewak include:• Asian Restaurant in town• Wewak town be shifted to Angoram District• Relocation of Murik Lakes people to a new land area• International Airport and an International Wharf to be built at Murik lakes area at themouth of Sepik River.• Completion of the Highway from Madang to Wewak crossing over Sepik River.• Road sealing is a target from Turubu to Angoram and a 3.2 million kina will becommitted for that. That is to cater for cocoa to be produced in Angoram andtransported to Wewak.A well-placed Provincial Government figure reports:1.5 million for SST was put in by The National not the Provincial Government at theground-breaking, in behalf of the East Sepik Provincial Government. But because the ESPGhas not put in anything, they’ve got no shares, and so they’ve seen no dividends at all,whereas SBA and ANGO and its other investors have.Was SIL a part of planning the factory?Kevin Conrad [whose parents are SIL linguists in Maprik] was dealing with a lot of ourpolitical leaders here, lots of former politicians, he has a lot of dealings with them. He’s amissionary, and like they say, you can’t leave missionaries alone. He makes money, and thepoliticians can come under a missionary then. He’s a very nice person, yes….he has a lot ofrelations with the local people.55
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Landowners are also deeply disturbe
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places or settlement where they are
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in the revenue, so when the opportu
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And as soon as they’d finished th
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There is no legal case as yet with
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owns the land legally and therefore
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There is still need to recruit more
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In regard to the production, by the
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The company invited interested peop
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strategy is very well used by forei
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employees and those whose work requ
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The present Human Resource Manager
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working gear? In my section I wear
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working for a whole first week with
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The color of the sea has changed. F
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Donald Jacob, Catrans fuel distribu
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Kapmandu Service station. Did South
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then men’s. Usually they’re exc
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