Peace Descends on Buyat Bay
The people of Buyat are tired of fighting their case. Given the enticement of US$6 million, they intend to drop their civil suit against Newmont. But the government will still proceed.
January 4, 2005
THE struggle has slipped back to its starting point. The wooden house, its sidings split by the heat of the sun, stands as a mute witness to the struggle of the people of Buyat Bay in taking on giant gold mining company, PT Newmont Minahasa Raya.
On Monday, December 20, dozens of Buyat locals had gathered under the burning sun outside the wooden home that belongs to Mansour Lombonaung. They listened intently as the village elder spoke. Then
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