2025 marks the 50th year of a vibrant Papua New Guinea. To celebrate PNG's journey from 1975 to 2025, popular PNG author Di Macinnes is producing Volume 3 of the PNG Pictorial Series. Volumes 1 and 2 were published in 2015 to mark the 40th Anniversary and the Pacific Games. The book is a 400-page kaleidoscopic journey through the rich history of the co...

TE (PNG) is proud to announce the grand opening of its newly completed showroom on Gabaka Street, coinciding with the company’s 70th year of operations in Papua New Guinea. Since its founding in 1955, TE (PNG) has grown into a trusted technology partner for communities across the country. The new Gabaka Street showroom reflects this legacy and the comp...

Across the resource and energy sectors, developers have turned to modular composite construction for camps, office complexes, and a wide range of support buildings—recognising its clear advantages over traditional timber solutions. Modular systems engineered by Ark offer superior performance in key areas including durability, minimal maintenance requireme...

Steamships recently announced the appointment of Ruth Kissam, who joined the Steamships team as General Manager of Corporate Affairs. She is the first woman to hold the position within the Company, and with the historical appointment, Steamships reinforces its commitment to closing gender gaps as Ruth leads an all-female-Papua New Guinean team. A respe...

Westpac is proud to mark 115 years of continuous service in Papua New Guinea with the return of one of the country’s most prestigious recognition platforms the Westpac Outstanding Women (WOW) Awards. Established to honour exceptional women who are making significant contributions across business, government, community, education and social development,...

BSP Financial Group Limited’s (BSP) Port Moresby Branch is undergoing a full refurbishment —a key part of the bank’s ongoing modernisation program aimed at delivering a better, faster, and more convenient banking experience for all customers. BSP Group General Manager – Retail, Ronesh Dayal, in announcing this said the bank is upgrading one of its most...

Komatsu Australia is looking forward to meeting the needs of Papua New Guinea customers following the acquisition of existing distributor company, UMW Niugini Limited. The business has been renamed Komatsu Niugini Limited (KNL). Sean Taylor, Komatsu Australia Managing Director says the acquisition follows a change in the ownership structure of the join...

Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Ruth Waram to the position of Manager Media & Public Relations, reporting to the General Manager People & Culture. Ms Waram commenced work with Ok Tedi this week and is based at its Port Moresby Office. For the next three months, Ms Waram will initially focus on support...

Ok Tedi Mining Limited continues to develop Papua New Guineans as the country prepare to celebrate 50 years of independence. The company, through its Training and Development Team has applauded ten students that recently graduated from the Papua New Guinea University of Technology (UoT) on April 11th and University of Papua New Guinea on April 28th . ...

Margaret Aka, 2018 Sports Category Award winner of the Women of Westpac (WoW) Award winner and renowned sports consultant currently attached with Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), credits the WoW Awards for being a powerful turning point in her career and personal growth. Known for her tireless advocacy in youth and women’s development through foot...

Steamships is delighted to announce the appointment of Ms. Ruth Kissam as the new General Manager of Corporate Affairs. Ruth is a Community Organiser and Human Rights Activist by training and passion. She has been in the development space for over 16-years and has an impressive record working with a wide range of stakeholders at public and private levels ...

Matzuz Aid Post on Lihir Island, New Ireland Province now has reliable lighting to the facility for the first time after BSP Lihir installed a solar power system. The Community project initiative, saw BSP Lihir staff volunteer their time outside work to make significant improvement to the health facility, located 40km from the main Lihir Township for t...

Steamships is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Emmanuel Auru as the new Group Legal Counsel. With over 16 years of experience across competition law, mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, and economic regulation, Emmanuel joins Steamships from Westpac (PNG) where he held the position of Head of Legal & Company Secretary. “After a...

Thirty-five professionals from various testing laboratories across Papua New Guinea have been awarded certificates after successfully completing a fourday training on the International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2017 – general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration of laboratories. The training was conducted at the Crown Hotel in Port M...

Islands Petroleum Charity Colour Run 2025 – We Are One Mark your calendars and join us in spreading colour, unity, and hope across Papua New Guinea! 📅 Event Dates & Locations • 29 June – Takubar Sports Ground, Kokopo @ 7AM • 13 July – Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae @ 6AM • 27 July – Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby @ 6AM Thi...

The Board of Ok Tedi Mining Limited has endorsed the appointment of Mark Stone as the Board Chairman, effective immediately. Kumul Minerals Holdings Limited (KMHL) Board Chairman and OTML Board Director, Dr. Ila Temu, made the announcement. Dr. Temu said Mark J. Stone has over 30 years of experience working in the international mining industry. Whil...