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October 8, 2021
By Evan Schuurman Bougainville community leader and MP Theonila Roka Matbob has received the Gwynne Skinner Human Rights Award in recognition of her outstanding work to hold mining giant Rio Tinto to account for the legacy of environmental devastation caused by its former Panguna mine. Matbob, 31, is a traditional landowner from Makosi, just downstream ... <a title="Panguna campaigner Theonila Matbob wins award over Rio Tinto challenge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/08/panguna-campaigner-theonila-matbob-wins-award-over-rio-tinto-challenge/" aria-label="Read more about Panguna campaigner Theonila Matbob wins award over Rio Tinto challenge">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2021
Pacific Journalism Review A Frontline investigative journalism article on the politics behind the decade-long Bougainville war leading up to the overwhelming vote for independence is among articles in the latest Pacific Journalism Review. The report, by investigative journalist and former academic Professor Wendy Bacon and Nicole Gooch, poses questions about the “silence” in Australia over ... <a title="Behind scenes probe of Bougainville struggle for independence tops PJR" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/04/behind-scenes-probe-of-bougainville-struggle-for-independence-tops-pjr/" aria-label="Read more about Behind scenes probe of Bougainville struggle for independence tops PJR">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2021
By Richard Ewart on ABC’s Pacific Beat Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Climate Change is calling on the international community to take responsibility for a food security crisis in the Carteret Islands, and some of the other remote atolls of Bougainville. Minister Wera Mori recently returned from a fact finding mission to the region and ... <a title="‘Step up’ over Carterets food crisis, PNG minister warns rich nations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/04/step-up-over-carterets-food-crisis-png-minister-warns-rich-nations/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Step up’ over Carterets food crisis, PNG minister warns rich nations">Read more</a>
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September 24, 2020
By Romulus Masiu in Port Moresby Full independence will be top of the agenda pledges Ishmael Toroama, the newly elected president for the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. Straight after his declaration yesterday at Hutjena in Bougainville, President-elect Toroama, a former rebel commander during the Bougainville civil war of the late 1980s, said he was looking ... <a title="Toroama declares independence top of agenda, offers ‘olive branch’ to rivals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/toroama-declares-independence-top-of-agenda-offers-olive-branch-to-rivals/" aria-label="Read more about Toroama declares independence top of agenda, offers ‘olive branch’ to rivals">Read more</a>
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September 24, 2020
By The National A father-daughter team will join the Autonomous Bougainville Government House of Representatives after winning their seats in the recent election. Raymond Masono retained his seat as the Atolls MP while daughter Amanda Masono Getsi was declared the winner of the North Region Women’s Representative seat. She told The National she was overwhelmed ... <a title="Father, daughter team win seats in Bougainville general election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/father-daughter-team-win-seats-in-bougainville-general-election/" aria-label="Read more about Father, daughter team win seats in Bougainville general election">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Keith Jackson Ishmael Toroama built his reputation as a bold fighter and later a commander in the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) in its struggle to close the Panguna copper and gold mine and gain independence for Bougainville from Papua New Guinea in the 10-year civil war of the 1990s. Later, in 2001, he ... <a title="Bougainville president-elect Ishmael Toroama – rebel, peacemaker, farmer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/bougainville-president-elect-ishmael-toroama-rebel-peacemaker-farmer/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville president-elect Ishmael Toroama – rebel, peacemaker, farmer">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2020
By Keith Jackson The trend is your friend, it is said, and the trend in counting votes for the next president of Bougainville remains firmly with former Bougaiville Revolutionary Army commander Ishmael Toroama, who continues to move ahead of the field. With the elimination of the 14th presidential candidate late afternoon it became clear that ... <a title="Former BRA leader Toroama increases his Bougainville poll lead over rivals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/former-bra-leader-toroama-increases-his-bougainville-poll-lead-over-rivals/" aria-label="Read more about Former BRA leader Toroama increases his Bougainville poll lead over rivals">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2020
By RNZ Pacific Bougainville’s retiring president says some candidates are bullying or offering inducements to buy their way into the new parliament. John Momis first raised his concerns while speaking during Papua New Guinea’s 45th anniversary celebrations on Wednesday. Momis praised the success of PNG’s constitution, and contrasted this with the way some in Bougainville ... <a title="Some Bougainville voters ‘bullied’ into submission, says Momis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/18/some-bougainville-voters-bullied-into-submission-says-momis/" aria-label="Read more about Some Bougainville voters ‘bullied’ into submission, says Momis">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
By RNZ Pacific Former Bougainville Revolutionary Army commander, Ishmael Toroama, is starting to build a substantial lead after count 206 in the presidential vote. With counting of the northern votes happening through the weekend, Toroama has established a buffer of more than 2200 votes over second placed Father Simon Dumarinu. A number of other candidates ... <a title="Former BRA commander again leading in Bougainville presidential contest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/former-bra-commander-again-leading-in-bougainville-presidential-contest/" aria-label="Read more about Former BRA commander again leading in Bougainville presidential contest">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
By RNZ Pacific Thomas Raivet has roared into contention as the Bougainville presidential vote count continues while former rebel military leader Ishmael Toroama retains the lead. Raivet, who is the surrogate for retiring President John Momis, is now in second place behind Toroama. In third place is the former president, James Tanis. Toroama believes that ... <a title="Raivet now in contention as vote count progresses in Bougainville" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/raivet-now-in-contention-as-vote-count-progresses-in-bougainville/" aria-label="Read more about Raivet now in contention as vote count progresses in Bougainville">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2020
By The Bougainvillean Bougainville is heading to the polls today amid its first case of the covid-19 in thefourth general election of Papua New Guinea’s autonomous region since 2001. While this election is critically important in the region’s push for independence from mainland PNG, it comes at a time when there is much distress brought ... <a title="Bougainvilleans go to polls today in spite of first covid-19 case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/12/bougainvilleans-go-to-polls-today-in-spite-of-first-covid-19-case/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainvilleans go to polls today in spite of first covid-19 case">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Radio 95bFM The Wire’s Zoë Larsen Cumming and Justin Wong talked to Pacific Media Centre director Professor David Robie today about a resurgence of coronavirus cases in Papua New Guinea and the impact of other Pacific cases on two very important upcoming votes in Bougainville and New Caledonia. Speaking on the ... <a title="New covid cases in PNG, Bougainville, New Caledonia and Tahiti aired" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/10/new-covid-cases-in-png-bougainville-new-caledonia-and-tahiti-aired/" aria-label="Read more about New covid cases in PNG, Bougainville, New Caledonia and Tahiti aired">Read more</a>
