Prime Minister Hon. James Marape and Cabinet on July 10, 2024 officiated the launching of the K221 million, 17km Tokua-Kokopo four-lane road construction in Kokopo, East New Britain. He said this long-awaited project is part of the ‘Connect PNG’ programme focused on building economic corridors for the benefit of the people. “By enhancing connectivit...

The TWM Group recently celebrated the opening of the first world-class industrial waste management facility in the Pacific Islands. Located in Roku, Central Province, this hazardous waste landfill is a pioneering initiative in Oceania, outside of Australia and New Zealand. The facility marks the completion of stage one of Papua New Guinea’s comprehensi...

This year’s Hausples Real Estate Expo brought together top-tier professionals from the real estate industry under one roof, offering a comprehensive platform for both seasoned experts and newcomers to the market. Papua New Guinea’s leading real estate portal, Hausples, hosted the Expo on June 28 and 29. The free-entry event was a prime opportunity f...

The Papua New Guinea Customs Service and the National Trading Office (NTO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on data sharing for policy development in the trade, tourism and investment sectors on July 5 at the NTO headquarters in Port Moresby. The event marks an improvement of trade information and data sharing between both government age...

East New Britain Province is set to develop two new potential Special Economic Zones (SEZs)- Rabaul Free Port and Tokua Aiport City, says the Minister for International Trade and Investment, Hon. Richard Maru. Minister Maru made this announcement following the groundbreaking ceremony of the Tokua-Kokopo 17km 4-lane road construction and the recent decisio...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape had a productive meeting with top executives of one of Papua New Guinea’s oldest trading companies, Steamships Trading Company, in Port Moresby recently. The meeting took place over breakfast and included discussions with the outgoing Managing Director, Mr. Rupert Bray, and the newly appointed Managing Director, Mr. Chris ...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape recently announced the appointment of five new ministers following recent political developments in which a number of ministers defected to the Opposition. He announced the appointments at Government House today after the five ministers were sworn in by Governor-General H.E Sir Bob Dadae. The newly appointed minister...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has welcomed opportunities in various areas, including pharmaceutical manufacturing, with Pakistan. He expressed this during a meeting on Thursday, July 11, 2024, with Pakistan High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, H.E Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, who is based in Australia. Mr. Chaudhri also extended an invitation to Prime M...

The inaugural Papua New Guinea (PNG) Resources Week, featuring the PNG Core Expo and Canconexx, concluded on a high note at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) and The Resources Summit Dinner hosted at Hilton Hotel on July 4th. Aimed at fostering greater local engagement in the country’s resource sector, the event saw a good turnout of delegates,...

Earlier this year, Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) Australia invited exporters across the Pacific to participate in the Pacific Islands Export Survey 2024. The survey, conducted biennially, provides crucial insights into the activities, challenges, and opportunities faced by Pacific exporters, informing regional policy development and trade strategies. PTI Aus...

Mr. Chris Daniells officially assumed the role of Managing Director of Steamships Trading Company Ltd. (Steamships) on Monday 1st July 2024. He takes over from outgoing Managing Director, Mr. Rupert Bray, in a planned succession move. This is not his first time in PNG, as early in his career, Mr. Daniells worked for Steamships Shipping Agencies as Nati...

The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape officially launched the Five-Year Development Plan for Central Bougainville in Arawa Town yesterday. Present at the launching was the President of Bougainville Ishmael Toroama, Regional Member for Bougainville Peter Tsiamalili Jnr and cabinet Ministers from both the National Government and the Autonom...

Benefits sharing will be a subject of discussion at CANCONEX, during the Inaugural PNG Resources Week to be held at the beginning of July. What benefits are derived from projects, where they are applied, and how they are applied, are all questions that many are still yet to fully understand. To shine the light on this area, a specific session on benefi...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has confirmed that he will be open the inaugural PNG Resources Week on 1 July 2024 by presenting the National Content address at the CANCONEX at UPNG. Additionally, PM Marape will close PNG Resources Week by speaking at the PNG Resources Week Gala Dinner on 4 July 2024 at the Hilton Hotel. The inaugural PNG Resources Week ...

The Mineral Resources Authority's (MRA) Managing Director, Jerry Garry, recently signed his new four-year contract of employment, at the Government House at Konedobu, Port Moresby. This is Mr Garry's second term as the MD for the MRA, having served in this capacity from 2019-2022. Between 2022 to early 2023, Mr Garry served as the Acting MD until his r...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has strongly urged the Treasury, Finance, and National Planning departments to strategically and effectively deliver on key government priority areas for Papua New Guinea’s economic development. He said politicians will come and go but public service will remain, so they must work to achieve results. Speaking today at a...