Photo: PM Marape congratulating Sohe MP Hon. Henry Amuli on his appointment as Minister for Commerce and Industry Minister for Environment Conservation and Climate Change Hon. Wera Mori has been decommissioned by Prime Minister Hon. James Marape in a Cabinet reshuffle made recently (April 13 2022). PM Marape also announced the reshuffle of Minister ...

PM James Marape has given his gratitude to Her Royal Highness Princess Anne for her three-day Royal Visit to honor the Queen's 70th Platinum Jubilee Anniversary. The Princess Royal was brought to Port Moresby by her husband, Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence. “I thank Her Royal Highness Princess Anne for visiting Papua New Guinea, a country which is...

Photo credit: RNZ - Timothy Masiu According to Information Communications Technology Timothy Masiu, the introduction of two new telecoms providers into the nation would likely lower internet rates. According to Masiu, internet rates in the country are not falling as quickly as planned. However, he believes that once Telstra and Digitec-Vodafone j...

Photo credit: Mick Tsikas - Telstra Logo Following the approval of Telstra's purchase of Digicel PNG Ltd, the country would benefit from K200 million in capital expenditures in the telecommunications industry over the next two years. The National Information and Communications Authority (Nicta) has given Telstra final approval to transfer licensing ...

Electrification solutions from Epiroc support mining customers in their transformation towards using Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV). To further strengthen this approach the company has agreed to form a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with BluVein, a joint venture between Australian mining innovator Olitek and Swedish electric highways developer Evias. ...

Photo: Left: Mr. Julian Baragu, BBM - General Manager for Rumbia Coffee Exports Limited, 2nd Left: Honorable Peter Numu, LLB, BA, MP - The Governor for Eastern Highlands Province Middle: Mr. John Lewins - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for K92 Mining Inc. 2nd Right: Mr. John Gimiseve - Provincial Administrator for Eastern Highlands Provincial Government Ri...

K92 Mining Inc announces production results for the first quarter (“ Q1 ”) of 2022 at its Kainantu Gold Mine in Papua New Guinea, of 28,188 oz AuEq or 24,152 oz gold, 1,524,827 lbs copper and 28,142 oz silver. Sales during the first quarter were 29,728 oz AuEq or 26,471 oz gold, 1,247,967 lbs copper and 24,899 oz silver. During the first quarter, Kaina...

Following the recent signing of stakeholder agreements, more than 3,000 workers will be employed when the Porgera mine reopens. “Over the next couple of weeks, the company will hire 3,100 people, most of them Papua New Guineans, (who) will head back to Porgera valley, open the gate and start digging the ground,” State negotiation team chairman Dairi Ve...

Christopher Taylor Hnanguie (LM) a globally acclaimed Macroeconomist has been involved in the transformations, reforms and development of economies in more than 30 countries around the world. Until recently when he returned to PNG, he was a Macroeconomist of the Asian Development Bank leading policy and structural reforms and development in Eastern Europe...

Holiday Inn & Suites and Holiday Inn Express continues their partnership and support to Moresby Arts Theatre (MAT). Both parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding this morning at Holiday Inn’s Cassowary Park. The commitment was sealed with a sponsorship value in kind of K57,675 handed over to MAT’s President, Bob Stanley from IHG PNG’s Area General...

Photo credit: Costplan Group  The 1600-meter runway at Nadzab Airport has been finished, with another 800 meters to be renovated by the end of the year before it is completely operational. The final 800 meters of the runway, according to Oriental Consultants Global architect Satoru Ijiri, should be entirely improved by the end of this year. He st...

Photo credit: Post Courier - Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey  Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey said the Papua New Guinea government had launched a K350 million package to assist households with the rising cost of living. He stated that the government will do so responsibly, striving at a temporary decrease with expenditures restricted to K350 million as part o...

Two important documents as part of the important milestones to be ticked off by the State and its project partners were signed today at the Government House this morning. The Prime Minister delayed his scheduled visit to Oro Province this morning to observe this important signing. These are the Deed of Amendment to the Porgera Project Commencement Agreeme...

Photo credit: Asian Development Bank After 2 years of recession caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Pacific is expected to return to positive growth this year, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022, ADB’s flagship economic publication, which was released today. The economies of ADB’s Pacific developing member c...

To fulfill its commitment to diversity and inclusion, St Barbara, operator of Simberi gold mine in New Ireland, has announced a generous parental leave package for its employees. Women staff can now take four months fully paid maternity leave to recover from pregnancy and childbirth while bonding with their babies while the men are entitled to 15 days ...

The National Government has granted a Special Purpose Lease to Newcrest’s wholly owned subsidiary Lihir Gold Limited (LGL), which now allows the company to develop the Londolovit Township on Lihir Island further. Minister for Department of Lands and Physical Planning, Mr John Rosso, handed over the Special Purpose Lease (SPL) for Portion 1021 in Lihir,...

According to James Marape, the 2022 General Election will go place as planned and will not be postponed. He stated this to calm worries that the polls will be postponed, which had been fueled by speculation and bogus news on social media. “The elections will not be delayed and will go ahead as scheduled,” PM Marape said. “We are working together ...

According to the Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC), there are still concerns with internet price regulation in the nation. Following consumer complaints over the costs of retail broadband internet services, the ICCC launched a preliminary investigation into the industry. Consumers were concerned that PNG DataCo Ltd price reducti...

Photo: The Maramuni Road at Maramuni Station James Marape claims that his government's trademark 'Connect PNG' program links rural Papua New Guinea like never before. He remarks when unveiling the K15 million 57-kilometre Maramuni Road, which connects Maramuni to Wabag, and launching the Enga-Sepik Highway, which would connect Maramuni to Karawari i...

Photo credit: Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific Australia will provide $158 million for repairs and refurbishments to Papua New Guinea's electricity and transportation networks under the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific. A $86 million finance package for the Laitim Hauslain project to upgrade na...

Photo: Judah Waffi (Head of Special Projects – Nasfund) & Saliya Ranasinghe (CEFI Executive Director) The National Superannuation Fund (Nasfund) Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre for Excellence in Financial Inclusion (CEFI) on March 31, 2022.  This MoU is a 12-month partnership between Nasfund and CEFI that enabl...

Through the rural electrification on grid initiative, more over 56,000 people in Rigo, particularly in Hula communities in the Central Province, now have access to power. The project was successfully completed thanks to the New Zealand Government and PNG Power Limited. The overall cost of this project, according to Rigo MP Lekwa Gure, is $9 million ...

According to the British High Commission in PNG, Papua New Guinea's specialty coffee has consistently received top cupping scores for its unique and distinctive single-origin Arabica coffee. The coffee was pushed by the UK's trade partnerships programme (UKTP), which was provided through the International Trade Centre, Banz Kofi, and the PNG Coffee Ind...

With a one-on-one meeting and bilateral discussions with President Widodo, James Marape ended his Official State Visit to Jakarta, the capital of the Republic of Indonesia. PM Marape has extended President Widodo an invitation to visit PNG later this year on behalf of the PNG government. He stated that the two nations' ties must now shift away from ...