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The Minister for International Trade and Investment, Hon. Richard Maru today announced that the National Executive Council (NEC) has approved for Trade Commission Service to officially start with the appointment of Mr. Rex Paki as the Papua New Guinea Honorary Trade Commissioner to Australia based in Brisbane and His Excellency Dr. Bienvenido Tejano as Pa...

Prime Minister and Treasurer Hon. James Marape has acknowledged the Gulf Provincial Government for trailblazing the National Government’s goal of providing electricity to at least 70 percent of the country’s population by 2030. In a meeting held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, Gulf Governor Hon. Chris Haiveta presented the 2024 Gulf Provincial and Local Lev...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape held discussions with the new United States Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Ann Marie Yastishock, recently at his Sir Manasupe House office in Port Moresby. Prime Minister Marape, in welcoming the ambassador, said PNG is a friendly country with a robust democracy. Prime Minister Marape informed Ambassador Yastishock ...

Samantha moved on from KOI in 2014 and joined Oil Search as a Maintenance Data Entry Clerk in the planning team and that is where she discovered her passion for maintenance planning. In January 2024, Samantha was promoted by Santos to the Maintenance Planner role, a role that has been newly created for the Global Support Centre in Port Moresby. Came...

The Minister for International Trade and Investment, Hon. Richard Maru in his statement to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the Fisheries Subsidies Agreement which had been discussed for many years said the Pacific Region had every reason to be concerned about the future of the fisheries industry because 50 per cent of the world’s tuna supplied by th...

The Minister for International Trade and Investment, Hon. Richard Maru and the New Zealand Minister for Agriculture, Hunting and Fishing, Forestry, and Trade, Hon. Todd McClay have agreed for a small Papua New Guinea (PNG) delegation to visit New Zealand in the last week of April to hold high-level trade talks. The two Ministers agreed on this in their me...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has urged the New Ireland Provincial Government to do more to modernise the province. PM Marape said this can be done relatively easily because of the existence of some enabling infrastructure, revenue from Lihir Mine, and the strong observance of the Rule of Law in the province. The Prime Minister highlighted New Ir...

Abu Dhabi, February 25, 2024- The Minister for International Trade and Investment, Hon. Richard Maru indicated to his counterparts from Pacific ACP who had gathered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates for the World Trade Organization (WTO) 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) that Papua New Guinea will maintain its position to standstill on fisheries subsidi...

Papua New Guinea’s diver recompression facility, strategically located in Port Moresby, has saved many lives and prevented numerous long-term disabilities since it opened in 2004.  Although recreational divers have traditionally been the most frequently treated, the last five years have seen an increase in commercial diver patients.  Given the surge in pr...

In a significant diplomatic engagement, Prime Minister and Treasurer Hon. James Marape underscored the pivotal role of Malaysia as a “very important” bilateral partner for Papua New Guinea (PNG). The statement was made during the welcoming address to the new Malaysian High Commissioner, H.E. Hamizan Hashim, on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. Prime Minister ...

Mayur Resources Limited is pleased to advise that it has finalised the funding structure with its partners on the Orokolo Bay Mineral Sands project in Gulf Province of PNG having executed a series of legally binding contractual agreements with PT SEA First Nickel Industry (PTSFNI). The executed contractual agreements cover the full funding of the Orokolo ...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape expressed his satisfaction recently at the signing of a groundbreaking agreement between Chinese company Ramu Nico Management Ltd and Kumul Minerals Holdings Ltd. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signifies a significant step forward in fostering mutual trust and cooperation between China and Papua New Guinea, particul...

About 30 minutes by boat from Port Moresby City lies Daugo (Fisherman) Island. Here, water has been essential for the community’s survival, with increased climate change weather patterns affecting the community of about 2,000 people. To that end, SOURCE Global and subcontractor TWL have delivered safe and quality drinking water to Daugo, generated from...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape officially inaugurated the Fisheries Small-Scale Vessel Monitoring Platform, known as the NEMO tracking system, on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at Parliament’s State Function Room. Developed by the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), the NEMO tracking system is a groundbreaking initiative designed to strengthen the manag...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape recently engaged in bilateral discussions with Palau President H.E. Surangel Whipps and Solomon Islands Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare on the sidelines of the XVII Pacific Games in Honiara. Upon returning from Honiara, where he attended the opening ceremony on Sunday, November 19, 2023, Prime Minister Marape high...

The Central Provincial Assembly sat for its third assembly meeting and presented its Ministerial Statements on Friday 16th of November on the floor of the Central Provincial Assembly chambers. Two most notable statements presented were the Central Provincial Government’s (CPG) Revenue and Expenditure Performance against the 2023 Annual Budget with key ...

The 21-member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) have since progressed meetings on issues concerning the Asia and Pacific regions. Papua New Guinea’s participation in the two-day APEC Ministerial Meeting (AMM) prior to the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week (AELW), highlighted issues concerning not only PNG, but the rest of the Pacific ...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has met with the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), America’s development finance institution that funds private sector-based projects and businesses right across the world. The Prime Minister met with Scott Nathan, Chief Executive Officer of DFC, in San Francisco on the margins of the As...