Bougainville Electoral Commissioner George Manu confirmed that polling for outside centers will take place in 6 provinces; NCD, Morobe, Madang, Eastern Highlands, East, and West New Britain. "The Bougainville Peace Agreement is the real basis for us all being here today. Since the inception of the autonomous arrangements on Bougainville there has been a lack of coordination between the Autonomous Bougainville Government and the four Bougainville National MP’s. Get the latest news coverage, live stream video, and photos on the 2020 Presidential Election. September 28, 2020 Bougainville Elects Ishmael Toroama President, Eyes Set on Independence By Grant Wyeth 3 Report on Bougainville Election Observation 2020 After five electoral cycles, Bougainville has proven its political and social will to conduct peaceful elections. President Toroama on Bougainville By-election. The effervescent Damien Dameng – the one with reading glasses studying his notes in this photo – lost his life under dubious circumstances only in recent times. Read More . Twitter. Commissioner Manu explained that the ABG elections are held according to the Bougainville … All of this has caused great confusion and uncertainty among Bougainvilleans. But these were localized and tended to be confined within households, extended families and clans. The 2020 presidential and parliamentary election was held in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville between 12 August and 1 September 2020. Toroama contested the 2015 election, coming second to outgoing president, John Momis. Bougainville elections to go ahead on schedule, says MP. The Bougainville Electoral Commissioner, George Manu, has announced the appointments of returning officers (ROs) and assistant returning officers (AROs) for the 2020 Bougainville general election. She took the baton and ran her lap hoping to influence and change some of the male dominated status quo in the old PLOA. September 06, 2020. President Momis has been the single most prominent leader for Bougainville because of his longevity and the high levels of leadership he has occupied over the span of 48 years (1972-2020). The provincial government was doing well and was financially better placed than others in the country. Raymond … Serero. The injustice felt in not having much say weighed heavily and became a rallying point as captured in this photo. Rather, it is a story that evokes timeless lessons and has some relevance for all of us forever throughout our lifetime. There were ways for everyone to move on, living and communally sharing the land, rivers, creeks, the environment and everything that more or less made life worth living and dying for. The general election was the first since Bougainville voted overwhelmingly to separate from Papua New Guinea at the end of last year, ... (@JosephNobetau) September 23, 2020. The Bel Kol approach initiated by the landowners shows traditional societies also have ways, means and mechanisms by which to resolve seemingly intractable disputes. Share this. Last week the election results in Papua New Guinea’s autonomous region of Bougainville were announced. … Candidates/Parties. Posted Wed Wednesday 23 Sep September 2020 at 3:32am Wed Wednesday 23 Sep September 2020 at 3:32am Ishmael Toroama said the next few years would be a challenging time for Bougainville. Perpetua Serero and Francis Ona both passed away relatively young. … - President Chief Dr. John Momis, President and the Bougainville Executive Council, Personnel Management and Administrative Services, Statement of Condolence to the Late Mallinson Kipau, Toroama-Nisira government passes 2021 Budget, Condolence message on passing of Late Sir Mekere Morauta, KGMC, MP, Enrollment for Bougainvilleans residing in the Solomon Islands, The Bougainville Chocolate Festival, August 7-8 2019, Bougainville Referendum: Issue of writs date, September 27, 2019. … 120620 BOUGAINVILLE SET FOR THE 2020 ABG ELECTION NEW DAWN FM NEWS Bougainville is set for the 2020 Bougainville election starting with the presentation of the final BRC report on Referendum which was presented to the Vice President, RAYMOND MASONO by one of the BRC Commissioners and OBEC Commissioner George Manu yesterday. SHARE. Bougainville. The interim capital is Buka, though it is expected that major government services and buildings will be moved to Arawa, … I never met her. May 22, 2020. BWF Instead, the very early feuds over Panguna over benefits accruing from the land under various leases to BCL were between landowners themselves. The Bougainville Electoral … 55Leonard Fong Roka, Lawrence Daveona and 53 others. The general … SYDNEY: Former rebel military commander Ishmael Toroama has been elected president of Bougainville, an autonomous part of Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific, electoral officials said on Wednesday, and is set to lead talks seeking independence. The Bougainville Youth Federation will he launching its 'Ol Yut Tokaut' Report on Monday 16 November 2020 at the new Central Bougainville Youth Centre, Arawa, at 12 noon. Nominations close on Thursday, Dec 10. This assurance was given by Bougainville Electoral Commissioner George Manu when presenting his update on election preparedness to stakeholders during the recent launching of Obec’s gender equality and social … September 21, 2020. Their disposable income was far better than the public servant who also had to cope with overheads. FORMER Autonomous Bougainville Government President and now peace builder James Tanis has gracefully bowed out of this presidential election as the 18 th exclusion during elimination. What are the next elections to be conducted in Bougainville, when is it. 7NEWS. It is true, isn’t it, that one cannot fully understand and appreciate peace and freedom unless you either lose it or you have been suppressed. Her position at the front, with the support of men such as Francis Bitanuma, Francis Ona, Damien Dameng and others was neither incidental, coincidental nor accidental. Only a dishonest landowner would deny this was the case. This time, he led his closest rival, former Papua New Guinea MP Father Simon Dumarinu, by more than 9000 votes under the ABG’s preferential voting system.. Toroama told Radio NZ his priorities are the restoration of law and order and a speedy resolution of the independence question. Increasingly they saw BCL and the old PLOA as having all the control and influence over what happened in special mining lease (SML) area. As the differences grew, the younger Panguna generation – alongside women like Serero and Gemel and the emerging, vociferous Francis Ona – turned their attention to Rio and BCL. The new government will negotiate the outcome of the 2019 Bougainvillean independence referendum, which saw 98.3% of voters supporting independence from Papua New Guinea 25 candidates are vying for the president’s seat in this year’s election. We have not learnt enough. Bougainville’s new president and representatives and their counterparts 440 candidates were contesting the 40 seats in the Bougainville House of Representatives, including 25 competing to be President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. Bougainville's electoral commissioner George Manu and acting election manager George Kenatsi (February 2020) Photo: Bougainville Electoral Commission. Sunday, 20 December 2020. Counting for the 2020 Bougainville general election will commence as soon as logistics and procedures that will be used during the counting are finalised. There are lessons Rio and BCL learnt out of the land dispute. Late last year, a referendum on self-determination resulted in a huge majority (97.7%) in favour of independence from Papua New Guinea (PNG). Bougainville Electoral Commissioner George Manu confirmed that polling for outside centers will take place in 6 provinces; NCD, Morobe, Madang, Eastern Highlands, East, and West New Britain. The writs for the election … People queue to cast their votes at a polling station during the presidential elections in Arawa, on the Papua New Guinea island of Bougainville August 12, 2020. N BOUGAINVILLE Bougainville Electoral Commissioner, George Manu, today announced an extension in the counting period for the 2020 Bougainville General Elections. Toroama is … The 2020 presidential and parliamentary election was held in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville between 12 August and 1 September 2020. Former Bougainville Revolutionary Army commander, Ishmael Toroama, is starting to build a substantial lead after count 206 in the presidential vote. Every story a picture tells may not be a perfect story but, as another saying goes, there’s more to the picture than meets the eye. The BCA was a document familiar mostly to lawyers, investors and bankers and, of course, to the mining fraternity. Polling has just wrapped up in Bougainville for a milestone election on the road to potentially becoming the world’s newest independent nation. Wed 23 Sep 2020 00.42 EDT. Late last year, a referendum on self-determination resulted in a huge majority (97.7%) in favour of independence from Papua New Guinea (PNG). It provides us with an exclusive right to self-determination. A referendum is like an election, but instead of voting for a person/candidate/party, people choose an ‘option.’ The writs will be issued by … It has unearthed lessons that go well beyond issues normally associated with mining. Rebuilding lives, normalcy and returning to a resilient society is a longer journey that will take many generations over many lifetimes. 141220TOROAMA ON BY- ELECTIONS NEW DAWN FM NEWS Bougainvilleans are being urged to vote responsibly during the Bougainville Regional Seat By-elections that is currently underway in Bougainville. The new government will negotiate the outcome of the 2019 Bougainvillean … Michael Taylor. “The Bougainville Regional seat, is equivalent to a Governors’ seat in other provinces. Francis Bitanuma with the white cap and overgrown beard in this photo, is still around, raising his voice and picking and choosing his fights but with fewer and fewer local allies in tow. Everyone that has lived through the crisis on the Island or has been affected one way or another, directly or indirectly, has had to deal with the horrors of crisis, war and conflict. James Tanis humbly bows out from Bougainville presidential election. The writs will be issued by … We can choose and shape our future, a right unique in PNG, and rare internationally. Encouraged by his numbers and undeterred by defeat Toroama has announced his candidacy for President of Bougainville for the 2015 election.” Distant second He finished a distant second to John Momis (who in that election received more than 51,000 votes to Toroama’s 18,466) but now, five years on, it seems that his political ambition is about to be fulfilled. 2:22 pm on 13 February 2020. Its coverage includes 13 district women’s federations and BWF is represented at the Council of Elders, the Community Government and ward levels. Supplementary Order #10 on the other hand, pertains to restrictions on people movement within the region. Men like Ona, Bitanuma, Dameng and women like Serero, Gemel and others gradually realised that unless they stood up and were counted, taking a stand against the inequities they saw, they would be swamped and inundated by the complacency that was prevalent, accepted, and that supported a Panguna that seemed all normal driven by profits and benefits of mining. Some of the continuing pain, ill effects and trauma over lost land and lost dignity over Panguna are more destabilizing and debilitating than the crisis and conflict that landowners and many other Bougainvilleans endured. Bougainville Election 2020 News Alert : Panguna mining is a story that evokes timeless lessons and has some relevance for all of us forever throughout our lifetime. It is not a story restricted to past or the future. Panguna is a story of many individuals and groups; of men, women and children of the forest, the valleys, the ravines, the hills and mountains, the rivers and creeks, the sacred sites – all of which people called home, before mining arrived. That’s why I chose to stand in 2020.’’ Bougainville As I got off the flight on Monday Sept 28 it was a dull day. Some of these lessons are harsh. Polling place for Bougainville's independence referendum, Buka. We checked into our rooms at the local motel we were staying in and off we went to look for stories. Elections on the island of Bougainville this month feature a record number of women candidates. Accreditation (Media & Observer Groups) Information for media and for observer organisation in order to obtain accreditation to report and observe elections. Bougainvilleans will go to the polls starting on Wednesday, August 12, to vote for the 39 members of the House of Representatives and a president. December 14, 2020; Bougainvilleans are being urged to vote responsibly during the Bougainville Regional Seat By-elections that is currently underway in Bougainville. By The National. That men are on the periphery in this photo – in stark contrast to the lead role being played by Serero at the front – wasn’t just symbolic. I hope looking back we can pass on to the next generation the genuine benefits of hindsight. Employees couldn’t really complain about the job opportunities, good salaries and wages. 0. “We have seen the success of having separate voting queues for men and women during the by-elections in Menyamya and Goroka,” he said. THE 2020 Bougainville’s General Election is unique unlike past elections because it is about Bougainville making a bold decision to become free says Honorable President Grand Chief Dr. John Momis. But the path to nationhood may not be smooth. She faced an awful amount of pressure because of intense feuding over control of PLOA and RMTL in Panguna. The Bougainville Electoral Commissioner, George Manu has assured the people of Bougainville that the preparations of the 2020 ABG elections are underway. 784. Serero, and the landowners who stood with her, made a brave and significant statement. 1282. Although there have not been any confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bougainville, a state of emergency was declared on March 23, 2020,5 in response to the pandemic. Twitter. Former Bougainville Revolutionary Army commander Ishmael Toroama was yesterday declared President-elect of Bougainville following the election process that began in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region six weeks ago. Sept. 22, 2020; SYDNEY — A former rebel military commander has been elected president of Bougainville, the autonomous region in the South … Published: Thursday, 13 August 2020 4:50 PM. The body administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies in India, and the offices of the President and Vice President in the country. The year of 2020 has seen global changes through the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. SHARE. Facebook. Nominations start immediately and close on 23 June. Polling has just wrapped up in Bougainville for a milestone election on the road to potentially becoming the world’s newest independent nation. These will be the first elections held since the 2019 Bougainville referendum, in which 98 percent of voters selected independence from Papua New Guinea (PNG). This was the first election to be held after the … We should celebrate this right." September 24, 2020. 03 Sep 2020. Polling will be done in the 13 LLGs and 442 wards of the three electorates of Bougainville. Mining catapulted Panguna women like Perpetua Serero, Cecilia Gemel and others to the forefront as they took on much more active and pronounced roles as mothers of the land in a society that is largely matrilineal. This has caused a lack of coordination for the provision of government services on Bougainville with the National MP’s having their own priorities outside of the ABG’s. Click to open navigation. The general election was the first since Bougainville voted overwhelmingly to separate from Papua New Guinea at the end of last year, ... (@JosephNobetau) September 23, 2020. In August 2020, the Autonomous Region of Bougainville held the first general election since the region voted overwhelmingly for separation from Papua New Guinea last year. Bougainville News Feature : If we have all learnt anything from Panguna, it is this. The Australian Liberal and Labor colonial governments clearly saw what was going on and regarded Panguna mine as a future investment to finance a future, independent PNG. Perpetua Serero had remarkable poise and presence. The Central and South ex-combatant representatives have already been declared with 33 constituency seats. Where can election results can be found. Panguna may be most uncommon dispute or problem of its time that a foreign mining company has had to face and deal with. I appeal to you to put party politics aside and vote for who will best deliver the Referendum result and Independence for Bougainville,” President Toroama said. Every story a picture tells may not be a perfect story but, as another saying goes, there’s more to the picture than meets the eye. THE Office of the Bougainville Electoral Commissioner (Obec) is ready to deliver the 2020 Bougainville General Election for a free, fair and inclusive outcome. The parliament comprises 33 constituency members (14 from the northern region, 8 from central and 11 in the south), three women’s representatives, three former combatant representatives and a speaker (appointed from outside by the other members of parliament). By The National. 13 Feb 2020. ( Supplied ) “We will do the same for the Bougainville … A father-daughter team will join the Autonomous Bougainville Government House of Representatives after winning their seats in the recent election. It is true, hindsight is a wonderful thing. The Bougainville election is to run for three weeks, from 12 August until 1 September. Image: RNZ/Central Bougainville Electorate Updates & Development. Count toss up There was an unusual event near the end of the count in the southern region seat, Makis, on Saturday. For a number … Share on Facebook. Some even the best legal agreements cannot address, avert or fix, for they are based in customs and culture, not common law. These customs and traditions gave her the mantle and legitimacy to lead protests against the male dominated RMTL executives in the Panguna Landowners Association. Find the latest news, photos and videos from the 2020 United States presidential election. Ishmael Toroama – … With counting of the northern votes happening through the … Bougainville’s new president and representatives and their counterparts in the … Ishmael Toroama KEITH JACKSON MONDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE NOOSA – The nineteenth elimination count in the Bougainville presidential election was completed this afternoon with the candidate who has led throughout, Ishmael Toroama, maintaining a significant lead. Live 2020 Presidential election results and maps by state. Disputes and differences over land sharing, land use and land tenure preceded the arrival of mining in Panguna. 120620 BOUGAINVILLE SET FOR THE 2020 ABG ELECTION NEW DAWN FM NEWS Bougainville is set for the 2020 Bougainville election starting with the presentation of the final BRC report on Referendum which was presented to the Vice President, RAYMOND MASONO by one of the BRC Commissioners and OBEC Commissioner George Manu yesterday. She had faith in customs and traditions that gave equal opportunities to women. 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