Yemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara | Fri, 02/05/2010 11:15 PM
No less than 300 unnamed islands in East Nusa Tenggara province may soon be wiped from maps due to conflicts regarding their names, officials say.
Head of the provincial secretariat administrative office, Ricard Djami said residents held differences on the right names for unnamed islands.
“Some residents want islands named after their ancestors but others want them named after certain animals,” he said Friday. “These differences slow down the process of naming the islands.”
He said the administration would take the residents’ wishes into account and would work hard to meet the central government’s target to name all unnamed islands.
In the coming months, a team from the provincial and regency administrations will start encouraging people to agree on names for the unnamed islands, he added.
“Once the islands are given names the list will be sent to the UN to ensure legal recognition and to make sure no conflict occurs regarding the naming,” Ricard said.
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