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The Pacific’s digital transformation is entering a more demanding phase. After years of investment in telecommunications and connectivity, the challenge is increasingly to build the trusted digital systems that turn infrastructure into reliable public services. NiuPay is taking its experience with proven digital systems across the Pacific into Fiji, building on its work with Papua New Guinea’s Immigration and Citizenship Services Authority (ICSA), the country’s first digital land-title system and a border-processing system deployed during the Pacific Games. These operational
Lloyds Panguna Metals and Energy Ltd. has inaugurated a concrete batching plant at Kumo Crusher in Pokaunni, outside Arawa, to support infrastructure development in Bougainville, including construction of the New Kaliammal Bougainville Hospital.
The facility can produce 75 cubic metres of concrete an hour and comprises twin cement silos, a mixer platform, an inclined conveyor, an aggregate feed bin and screw conveyors for transferring cement to the mixer.
LPMEL Chairman and Managing Director B. Prabhakaran officiated at the inauguration, joined by North Nasioi MP and Lands Minister Henry Pot
The Papua New Guinea Chamber of Resources and Energy (PNGCORE) today congratulated ExxonMobil on formally assuming operatorship of the Papua LNG Project and thanked TotalEnergies for its leadership in advancing the project to this important stage.
PNGCORE President Anthony Smaré issued the statement on behalf of the chamber, its members and stakeholders across Papua New Guinea’s resources sector.
“On behalf of PNGCORE, our members and all stakeholders in Papua New Guinea’s resources sector, I congratulate ExxonMobil on assuming operatorship of Papua LNG,” Mr Sm
Papua New Guinea needs to develop new electricity generation projects to maximise the benefits of a K350 million upgrade to the Ramu Grid transmission network, according to Minister responsible for PNG Power Ltd. Richard Maru.
The 132-kilovolt Ramu Transmission System Reinforcement Project was commissioned at the Taraka Substation in Lae, Morobe Province, on Oct. 9, completing a major component of a K1.9 billion investment in the country’s transmission infrastructure.
Maru said the upgraded network would improve the system’s capacity to carry electricity, but its benefits would d
Papua New Guinea is pursuing fisheries reforms and strategic investments to expand domestic tuna processing, attract private investment and retain more economic value from its marine resources, Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources Jelta Wong said.
In an exclusive interview with PNG Business News, Wong said the government was implementing reforms to strengthen local participation, increase export earnings and create jobs for Papua New Guineans.
The initiatives include the National Tuna Domestication Strategy, the StartFish Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), reforms to the Vessel Day Scheme
Telikom Ltd. has secured a K27.2 million grant from the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) to modernize its internal business systems and strengthen its capacity to deliver digital services across Papua New Guinea.
The grant agreement was signed at Telikom Rumana in Port Moresby on Monday, October 12, as the state-owned telecommunications provider advances its digital transformation program.
Telikom said the funding would support improvements to its business systems and operations, helping the company become more efficient and better equipped to meet custome
Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Belden Namah, has called for reforms to tourist visa processes, increased private sector investment and improved infrastructure to unlock the country’s tourism potential and strengthen its competitiveness in the Pacific.
Speaking at the opening of the PNG Tourism Summit and Trade Exhibition 2026 at APEC Haus in Port Moresby on 13 October, Namah said a coordinated approach to tourism development was needed to turn the country’s natural and cultural assets into sustainable economic benefits.
Cumbersome visa requiremen
Editor’s Note: In this issue, Michael McWalter, former Director of the Petroleum Division and Adviser to the Government of Papua New Guinea, and erstwhile petroleum adviser to the Governments of Ghana, Liberia, Cambodia, Sao Tome, and South Sudan writes about Liquefied Natural Gas. He is a certified petroleum geologist, and technical specialist in upstream petroleum industry regulation, administration, and institutional development. 

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Hastings Deering PNG showcased its long-standing commitment to Papua New Guinea's resources sector at this year's event, while highlighting the important role skills development and local capability continue to play in supporting the nation's growth.

A key highlight for Hastings Deering PNG was an exclusive visit from Prime Minister James Marape ahead of the official opening of the exhibition.

During his tour, Prime Minister Marape visited the Hastings Deering PNG stand. Accompanied by government ministers, industry representatives and members of the m
The Papua New Guinea Chamber of Resources and Energy (PNGCORE) has commended K92 Mining Inc. on its recent leadership succession and congratulated John Lewins on his appointment as non-executive chair, effective 1 October 2026, recognising his outstanding contribution to the company’s growth and Papua New Guinea’s mining industry.
PNGCORE Executive Director Richard Kassman said Lewins had played a transformative role in Papua New Guinea’s mining sector since joining K92 in 2016 as its first chief operating officer and becoming chief executive officer in August 2017.
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