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Holiday Wales Newmont has vowed to fight allegations it has polluted water off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi with contaminated waste.

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St. Director of Tourism Since 1998 Mr. Peter Hilary Modeste has served, as the Director of Tourism of the St. Lucia Tourist Board. President of the St. Lucia Hotel & Tourism Association, Mr. Modeste has been employed within the tourism sector for a number of years. He was educated at the University of Wales and is married with three children. A former Minister of Education, Mr. Modeste has served on a number of national organizations including the St. Lucia Development Bank.

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Here all pots are handmade using clay from the local quarry. Visitors can design their own pots and wall murals and clay tiles are made on request. site factory and watch the locals work their magic. Various tours in and around Mokopane can be arranged to gain insight into the economic activities of the area. Visit the Mokopane Platinum Mine or the Klipspringer Diamond Mine. Tours can be arranged through the Tourism Association.

Camping Holiday Wales April 13, 2005 (AXcess News) Jakarta - The world's largest gold mining company, Newmont, has vowed to fight allegations it has polluted water off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi with contaminated waste.One of mining giant Newmont's Indonesian subsidiaries, Newmont Minahasa Raya, is accused of pumping toxic arsenic and mercury into the waters of Buyat Bay, off the northeast of Sulawesi Island.

Indonesian law requires resource projects deemed to be of national importance, such as Freeports Grasberg mine and ExxonMobils Arun gas field in Aceh, to be guarded by security forces. Soldiers meagre salaries have meant companies such as Freeport often supplement them or provide barracks, food, and other compensation. In some cases the practice has led to awkward relationships between companies and the military.

Accommodation Holiday Wales A civil action filed by Indonesia's environment minister claims the pollution damaged the environment and sickened people living around the bay. The suit is seeking around $130 million in compensation.Five Newmont executives also face criminal charges for what authorities claim was their role in dumping toxic waste.

Holiday Last Minute Wales A spokesman for the company, Robert Humberson, insists the charges are false.

Catering Holiday Self Wales "Newmont has maintained from the beginning of this case, and continues to maintain, that the scientific proof is clear: the waters of Buyat Bay are clean, they are not polluted by Newmont's mining operations, the fish are safe to eat, and the health of the villagers has not been impacted by Newmont," Mr. Humberson said.The company admits the chemicals were in the waste, but maintains they were in stabilized, non-toxic forms.Newmont cites a number of studies, some of them by the Indonesian government, that show no sign of significant levels of the toxic forms of mercury or arsenic in the bay, or evidence of poisoning among the villagers who live around it.

Holiday Wales Walking But the government and some environmental groups point to other studies that have indicated significant pollution.

Family Holiday Wales The company has lodged its own counter-suit, saying that it has been defamed by some of its critics.Indonesia needs foreign investment to keep its economy growing, but many in the mining and investment communities in Jakarta say issues like the Newmont case are making investors think twice.

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