Prime Minister James Marape has announced that the National Government has received the preliminary findings of a major Cabinet-sanctioned review into Papua New Guinea’s development since Independence, with a focus on shaping the country’s future over the next two decades. The 50-Year National Review Committee, chaired by former Deputy Prime Minister C...

Prime Minister James Marape has officially announced that Papua New Guinea will host New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon for a high-level bilateral visit, 4-6 August, 2025. The visit comes ahead of Papua New Guinea’s 50th Independence Anniversary and underscores the strong and evolving relationship between the two Pacific nations. “This visit ...

The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) has reiterated that the harvesting and trading of beche-de-mer (sea cucumber) remains strictly prohibited across the region until further notice, despite recent confusion sparked by a national advertisement. In a statement, Kenneth Dovaro, secretary of the ABG Department of Primary Industries and Marine Reso...

Nick van Voorst is an Australian Registered Migration Agent (MARN: 0640648), a Registered Education Agent (M042) and the owner of Coral Coast Migration Service. He has studied Australian Migration Law at Griffith University in Brisbane and has been working as a Registered Migration Agent since 2006. He is a member of the Migration Institute of Australi...

A new 30-metre Bailey bridge was officially opened last Friday to connect and serve the people of Siara Korepovi and the entire West Coast of Bougainville. The Mo’ove Bridge was inaugurated by the National Minister for Works and Highways Solan Mirisim and the National Minister for Police and Regional Member for Bougainville Peter Tsiamalili Jr. The ...

Prime Minister James Marape has praised New Porgera Ltd. (NPL) for its strong performance in the second quarter of 2025, while calling on the people of Enga Province to end violence, protect public infrastructure and commit to peace and development. Marape noted that NPL had overcome a challenging restart in December 2023 and is now meeting production ...

Prime Minister James Marape met with Japan Organisation for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Takahara Ichiro to discuss trade relations and investment opportunities between the two countries. The meeting focused on strengthening bilateral relations, with particular emphasis on trade, natural resources, investment...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape refreshed Papua New Guinea’s connection with key LNG partner Eneos Xplora Inc., formerly JX Nippon Oil and Gas Exploration Corporation. Prime Minister Marape met with Representative Director and Chair of the company, Toshiya Nakahara, and his team in Tokyo this week as part of efforts to engage directly with Japanese co...

Kumian, Eastern Highlands — The Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA) Environment Council conducted an official site visit to the K92 Mining operation on Thursday 17 July 2025. The delegation underwent a site safety induction and received a comprehensive overview of K92’s operations presented by Chief Executive Officer John D. Lewins...

Port Moresby, 24 July 2025 – Prime Minister James Marape today welcomed Anna Bjerde, managing director for Operations at the World Bank, to Papua New Guinea for high-level discussions on the country’s development progress, fiscal reform and enhanced partnership with the World Bank Group. Bjerde, who was accompanied by senior World Bank leadership, comm...

Port Moresby, 25 July 2025 — Prime Minister James Marape has welcomed the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) landmark advisory opinion on climate change, delivered on 23 July, calling it a “monumental victory for climate justice” and a major step forward for Pacific nations like Papua New Guinea. The advisory opinion, requested by the United Nation...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has successfully concluded a high-level visit to Japan, marking a milestone in Papua New Guinea–Japan relations as both nations celebrate 50 years of diplomatic partnership. The visit, which included key engagements in Osaka and Tokyo, showcased deepening cooperation in trade, investment, fisheries, energy, education an...

PORT MORESBY — In a landmark move for cultural preservation, the Gulf Provincial Government has become the first in Papua New Guinea to financially align with the National Cultural Commission (NCC), reinforcing a shared commitment to protect and promote the nation’s diverse traditional heritage. On 4 July 2025, at the NCC head office in Port Moresby, G...

PORT MORESBY – Adyton Resources Corporation has reported “very encouraging” preliminary gold assay results from its ongoing diamond drilling campaign at the Feni Island gold-copper project in Papua New Guinea, with multiple broad intersections of gold mineralisation across the first three drillholes. The standout result came from hole FDD002, which ret...

Papua New Guinea’s mining sector took centre stage this week at the inaugural PNG Mining Seminar, held at the Akasaka Intercity Conference Centre in Tokyo. The event, co-hosted by Ok Tedi Mining Limited, marked a significant milestone in the enduring partnership between Japan and Papua New Guinea, showcasing the country’s untapped resource potential an...

Economic growth in Pacific island nations is expected to hold steady this year but slow slightly in 2026, according to the Asian Development Bank’s latest Asian Development Outlook (ADO) released 23 July, 2025. The ADB maintained its 2025 growth projection for the Pacific at 3.9 percent, while the 2026 forecast has been adjusted downward to 3.5 percent...

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea – Mayur Resources Limited has officially rebranded as Pacific Lime and Cement Limited, marking a major milestone in its transformation into a fully integrated supplier of building and industrial materia The name change reflects the company’s evolution from a resource explorer to an operator focused on producing lime, ceme...

Port Moresby – Australian gold miner St Barbara is reporting encouraging results from its recent drilling efforts at its Simberi operations in Papua New Guinea, where the company has found more gold mineralization and sulphide-rich rock directly beneath existing open-pit mines. The new discoveries come from a large-scale drilling programme aimed at ext...

The Papua New Guinea Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (PNGEITI) Secretariat has commenced its first leg of the Subnational Roadshow and Awareness Program in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province. This important initiative forms part of PNGEITI’s ongoing commitment to strengthen transparency, accountability, and good governance in Papua New Guine...

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea — Prime Minister James Marape on Tuesday officially commissioned the MV IBK, a new landing craft barge representing the people of Ihu, Baimuru and Kikori, and launched the Kikori District Five-Year Development Plan at a ceremony held at Fairfax Wharf. Under the theme “Charting our way: one development plan, one people, on...

BUKA — The Autonomous Bougainville Government, through the Department of Treasury and Finance, is modernising its public finance systems with a new contract signed with FreeBalance Inc. to implement a financial management platform aimed at improving transparency, accountability and service delivery. The contract was formally signed last week by Kearnne...

BUKA — The Bougainville Executive Council (BEC) has officially endorsed a 20-year Bougainville Transport Master Plan, setting a clear path for the region’s future infrastructure development and reaffirming its long-term commitment to reliable, inclusive and climate-resilient growth. As part of the endorsement, the BEC also approved the renaming of the ...

Port Moresby — Prime Minister James Marape has announced the appointment of Gerea Aopi as the new hairman of the board of Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited (KPHL) as the government moves swiftly to address serious governance concerns raised in a recent Australian media report. Aopi’s appointment was made prior to the emergence of these allegations but P...

Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) has signed three road construction contracts worth over K390 million (approx. USD 105 million) to improve infrastructure connectivity in Western Province and ensure communities have access to basic goods and services. The three projects include: the construction of the Kiunga–Nomad Road, valued at K294,702,331 (appro...