Five Melanesian leaders, including Prime Minister Hon. James Marape, concluded the 22nd Melanesian Spearhead Group Leaders Summit in Port Vila recently (24.08.23) after a fruitful round of talks that covered environment and climate change mitigation, security, and nuclear waste disposal management. Vanuatu’s Prime Minister and MSG Chair, Hon. Alatoi Is...

The Department of Personnel Management through the Office of the Secretary officially approved the proposed organizational structure for the Department of International Trade and Investment (DITI) on Thursday, August 24, 2023. Acting Secretary for DITI, Mrs. Jacinta Warakai Manua said with this approval, the department that was established under NEC Decis...

Ambassador of Vietnam to Papua New Guinea (PNG), His Excellency Nguyen Tat Thah in his meeting with the Minister for International Trade and Investment, Hon. Richard Maru said Vietnam was keen on Trade and Investment with PNG. His Excellency Thanh said the Government of Vietnam was keen to invite Minister Maru to lead a small trade delegation to Vietnam n...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape convened a crucial meeting on Friday, August 18, 2023, with Hela leaders to tackle pressing matters concerning the supply of electricity from the PNG LNG Project at Hides to the New Porgera Mine. The discussions also encompassed the crucial matter of land ownership in relation to the power pylons erected along the route. ...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has stated that corruption within the public service will no longer be tolerated. The occasion took place today in Port Moresby, where the Prime Minister launched the groundbreaking Anti-Fraud Anti-Corruption and Whistleblower Protection Policy of the Department of Prime Minister and National Executive Council. This policy...

Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, Hon. James Marape, is spearheading a proactive approach to leverage the burgeoning partnership between Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, focusing on initiatives such as affordable electricity along the shared border and collaborative road networks. Building on the recent momentous visit of Indonesia's Presiden...

A total of one hundred persons will be part of the first batch of Papua New Guineans to be sent to Australia as part of the Central Seasonal Workers Labor mobilization program under the initiative of Rufina Peter,  Governor for Central Province, and Central’s Manpower Recruitment Ltd. (CMRL). Screening is currently underway at the 5-Mile United Church ...

The European Union and the PNG- Europe Business Council Inc. launched on 1st August the 4th EU-PNG Business Trade and Investment Conference that will be held on the 30th of October, 2023 at Apec Haus. They also officially opened the PNG Europe Businesses Council website at the Lamana Hotel. Present to witness the occasion was the European Union Ambassa...

President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville Hon. Ishmael Toroama officially launched the Bougainville Vision 2052 and the Bougainville Integrated Strategic Development Plan 2023 – 2027 in Arawa recently. “I am very proud of the efforts by our government to create the Bougainville Vision 2052 and the Bougainville Integrated Strategic Development ...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape warmly embraces the establishment of a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Country Representative Office within Papua New Guinea. He also welcomed the backing of a substantial US$7.4 million (K25.4 million) from USAID. Prime Minister Marape asked USAID to ensure that this assistance aligns to the ...

Support continues to grow for the inaugural Community Affairs and National Content Conference and Expo (CANCONEX), with leading landowner company, PNG Mining And Petroleum Hospitality Services Limited (PNGMPHSL) showing its support as a Platinum Sponsor for the national landowner event. Formed in 2015, PNGMPHSL is a fully owned Papua New Guinea based c...

The PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum (“the Chamber”) recently hosted its first ever Media Wind Down event, in Port Moresby on Friday July 28, 2023. Staged as a meet and greet event with the theme “To Connect, Communicate and Collaborate”, the event brought together public relations professionals within the mining and petroleum sectors, and journalist...

The Government, through BPNG, seeks to bring the PGK/USD exchange rate to the ‘market clearing’ rate, where the supply of currency can meet demand without BPNG intervention. “This will, in theory, allow for the free flow of trade particularly for imports. This is a necessary step by the Government for the market to function efficiently,” Mark Robinson ...

Economies in the Pacific are projected to grow collectively by 3.3% in 2023 and 2.8% in 2024 as the subregion continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest issue of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Pacific Economic Monitor (PEM) launched recently. In Papua New Guinea (PNG), the subregion’s largest economy, increased output ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Said Zaidansyah as the Country Director for Papua New Guinea (PNG). Mr. Zaidansyah, who assumes office today, will oversee ADB’s country partnership strategy for PNG and wider engagement in the country. “Working with the Government of Papua New Guinea, we are committed to, among other things, helping rehab...

The State Negotiating Team for the proposed Joint Venture (JV) between the State and the RD Corporation met for the first time today to commence JV negotiations. Minister for International Trade and Investment, Hon. Richard Maru met with the team to give them the overall picture of what the Government wanted from this JV negotiations and what the team had...