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Article: BOUGAINVILLE FACING FREQUENT SHORTAGES OF FUEL AND FOOD ITEMS.
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- AsiaPulse News
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- March 25, 2008
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PORT MORESBY March 25 Asia Pulse - The frequent shortage of food items in Bougainville has been blamed on the failure of the Autonomous Bougainville Government to attract investment.
The president of the Bougainville business association, Robert Atsir, said the region continues to face shortages of imported food items due to its reliance on shipping to bring in the goods from Lae, Rabaul and Port Moresby.
Recently, the shortage of food and fuel was blamed on the grounding of vessels by the PNG Maritime Safety Authority.
Since February this year the township of Buka and other districts of Buin and Arawa have been facing shortages of basic items ...