by Martin Haffner Associate Editor Bougainville needs to be economically strong to support its bid for independence, Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape says. He told the PNG Investment Week Conference in Sydney this week that the internal revenue supporting Bougainville’s recurrent and development budgets is only at seven percent and needs to be…
Tusi Tala, Staff Writer According to Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape, Bougainville must strengthen its economy to support its independence aspirations. At the PNG Investment Week Conference in Sydney, he highlighted that the region’s internal revenue, which funds its recurrent and development budgets, currently stands at just seven percent and needs to be…
by Martin Haffner Associate Editor Canadian miner Island Passage Exploration (IPX) has announced the beginning of phase four of an exploration programme at Isina in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville. IPX is poised to take 70 percent ownership of Isina Resource Holdings, a company controlled by local landowners. The company has been…
by Tusi Tala, Staff Writer The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) has formally requested support from the Vatican in its quest for political independence from Papua New Guinea. ABG President Ishmael Toroama presented a letter advocating for Pope Francis’s assistance to Bishop Darius Kaluza of the Bougainville Catholic Diocese during the Pope’s recent visit to PNG….
by Francis Tuschek, Associate Editor Bougainville’s President, Ishmael Toroama, expressed deep sorrow over the passing of MP Father Simon Dumarinu, describing it as a significant loss for the region. The member of parliament for Central Bougainville in the Papua New Guinea National Parliament passed away last Friday. Toroama highlighted that Father Simon, a Catholic priest,…
by Richard Sanders, Staff Writer The autonomous region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea has achieved a significant milestone by making its inaugural export of balsa wood. The balsa wood is being sent to the Australian company known as 3A Composite. The balsa trees are cultivated by Rarung Integrated Farming, which commenced planting them in…