Apakah pariwisata di Pasifik berhasil mengukuhkan pembangunan?
Oleh Joseph Cheer, Stephen Pratt, dan Denis Tolkach, (lewat Jubi ) Citra Kepulauan Pasifik sebagai utopia yang tenteram – surga eksotis di kelilingi lambaian nyiur hijau, pantai berpasir keemasan, dan penduduk lokal yang tersenyum ramah – adalah sisa-sisa zaman kolonial yang masih bertahan sejak kontak pertama mereka di era lalu dengan orang pendatang dari Eropa. […]
At the Devil Point Thieves Assault Expat, Steal Gun
A gun has been reported stolen after an attack at the Devil’s Point during an alleged house robbery last weekend, police told Daily Post. Commander South Superintendent Jackson Noal said police attended the incident and asked communities around the area to cooperate if they saw any suspicious activities and have information that might lead to the […]
China’s Aid to Africa: Monster or Messiah?
Source: https://www.brookings.edu/ In recent years, China’s economic presence in Africa has led to a heated debate, some of it well-informed and some of it not, about the nature of Chinese involvement and its implications for the continent. The debate is partially motivated by the rapid growth of China’s economic presence in Africa: for example, Chinese investment […]
Does foreign aid always help the poor?
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/ana-swanson, Source: https://www.weforum.org/ It sounds kind of crazy to say that foreign aid often hurts, rather than helps, poor people in poor countries. Yet that is what Angus Deaton, the newest winner of the Nobel Prize in economics, has argued. Deaton, an economist at Princeton University who studied poverty in India and South Africa and spent […]
For the Second Time in Six Months, a Mining Ship Has Polluted This World-Famous Reef
Months after a cargo ship ran aground and began spillingheavy fuelnear Rennell Island’s world-famous coral reef, another ship has reportedly spilled more than 5,500 tons of bauxite, the ore mined for aluminum, in the same locationin the Solomon Islands. The spill occurred July 1, according to the Guardian, turning Kangava Bay’s typically teal waters a striking […]
James Lovelock: ‘enjoy life while you can: in 20 years global warming will hit the fan’
The climate science maverick believes catastrophe is inevitable, carbon offsetting is a joke and ethical living a scam. So what would he do? By Decca Aitkenhead In 1965 executives at Shell wanted to know what the world would look like in the year 2000. They consulted a range of experts, who speculated about fusion-powered hovercrafts […]
NZ High Commissioner supports ‘no plastic bags’ effort
New Zealand High Commissioner, Jonathan Schwass pledged to support Vanuatu’s efforts to beat plastic pollution at the ‘No Plastik Bag, Pls’ exhibition at Alliance Française Monday night. He pledged that: · We ( NZHC) pledge to implement a no single-use plastic policy in our High Commission office · We ( NZHC) pledge that whenever our High […]
Pom Nature Park introduces eco-friendly bags
The National PNG THE Port Moresby Nature Park has taken the lead in supporting the ban on plastic bags by introducing paper bags and green eco-bags in all its shops at the park. Park general manager Michelle McGeorge said the shops in the park stopped using plastic bags as part of an attempt to support […]
Sejarah penguasaan tanah Orang Asli Papua
Oleh Veronika Kusumaryati, PhD dan Litbang Tabloid Jubi BANYAK lagu populer di Papua bicara soal tanah. Berpuluh-puluh puisi pun ditulis tentangnya. Tak terhitung tulisan dan status sosial di media. Tanah, kata orang Papua adalah mama. Ia adalah sumber kehidupan orang Papua, dasar budaya hampir seluruh suku di Papua, dan tentu saja sumber imajinasi kebangsaan dan […]
Solomon Islands World Heritage Site Threatened by Second Spill in Six Months
For the second time in six months, an environmental disaster is threatening a pristine coral reef and UNESCO World Heritage site. A cargo ship ran aground in the Solomon Islands during bad weather in February, spilling tons of oil near the world-famous reef, known as East Rennell. Now, another cargo ship has spilled more than 5,500 tons […]
