Pacific islanders have always been sustained by the ocean. Might it now make them rich? And at what cost? Jo Chandler reports from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, on the world-first commercial project to mine the deep sea bed. https://web.archive.org/web/20150318111209/http://www.theglobalmail.org/feature/mining-the-abyss/760/index.html Continue reading →

Foreign treasure hunters have descended on the battle-scarred and economically bereft Pacific island of Bougainville, as jockeying for its natural riches intensifies. Hot on their trail: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police. By Jo Chandler https://web.archive.org/web/20140825065236/http://www.theglobalmail.org/feature/canadian-mounties-investigating-on-bougainville/753/index.html Continue reading →