Synertrex® Monitoring Centre in South Africa Weir Minerals, a leading supplier of equipment and services to the mining industry, and AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, have signed a digital business framework for strategic cooperation. The objectives of the agreement include: Digit...

Photo credit: Bougainville Copper Limited The Panguna Mine Legacy Impact Committee held its second meeting early this month in preparation towards the detailed impact assessment set to commence in mid-2022. The Committee heard a presentation from the technical consultant Tetra Tech Coffey where they presented their initial findings and recommendatio...

Photo: Everett Chue (on right) at Pacific Industries Head office Port Moresby Since its birth in 1936 as Gabriel Achun Bottling Co. Pacific Industries Ltd has emerged as a catalyst for social interaction through the manufacturing of food and beverages mainly by producing fast-moving consumer goods and distributing leading international brands. Their pr...

Timothy Masiu, the Papua New Guinea Minister for Information and Communications Technology, has welcomed the National Information and Communications Technology Authority's (NICTA) decision to give formal written consent on the transfer of license rights to Telstra as a result of Digicel Pacific's proposed acquisition, particularly on Digicel PNG Limited a...

When the Porgera mine reopens, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says 3,500 former employees would be given "first consideration for jobs." According to him, the government had requested that all former mine personnel be given priority consideration. Marape was responding to a question about the Porgera Mine and Allied Workers Union urging t...

The Centre for Excellence in Financial Inclusion (CEFI) has been certified by the National Training Council (NTC) to conduct Courses in Financial Literacy. At an official presentation on March 07, NTC presented CEFI its Certificate of Registration to conduct Training. NTC also presented CEFI ‘Accreditation of Courses’ Certificate that will allow CEF...

Photo: MP John Simon Local coffee  farmers of Robusta Coffee in PNG will now have the opportunity to export and sell their Robusta Green Beans to Dubai as talks to open trade between the two countries is set to become a reality. PNG’s Minister for Agriculture and Livestock, John Simon said PNG Robusta coffee will be selling at K10 per kilo which is equ...

Black swan International has appointed and announced Mr. Shane Harden as their new General Manager in February earlier this year, 2022.  Shane’s appointment as General Manager of Black Swan International brings a wealth of senior management and security expertise as he has a great track record built on his experience in the Australian Army followed by a s...

Photo credit: Geopacific Resources - Figure 1: Kulumadau cross section Geopacific Resources Ltd is pleased to provide further updates on its successful grade control and resource extension drilling at the Woodlark Gold Project. Chief Executive Officer, Tim Richards commented  “The grade control drilling campaign continues to deliver encouraging...

Photo: Chef Lakshman Biswas - Holiday Inn & Suites Port Moresby “Chef Lakshman is a bright, talented and self-motivated Chef with strong management skills and a successful track record of impressing guests in his short time with us. We are privileged to have him on our team,” says Rashmi Tulsiani, Hotel Manager - Holiday Inn & Suites Port Mores...

Photo credit: Holiday Inn & Suites Port Moresby A powerful panel of five (5) consisting of three female leaders in the community and two male IHG leaders were on centre stage at the hotel’s Gekko Bar. Surrounded by an audience of Holiday Inn staff and management, the theme #BreakingTheBias was the focus of the day. Sharing experiences, overcomin...

Capital Insurance Group Limited (CIG) recently announced the opening of its Kokopo Branch. Located in a central part of Kokopo town, the office is managed by Mobile Sales Manager, Ms. Julie Lupai, who has a wealth of experience in the insurance industry with a solid network of clientele in Kokopo and the Niugini Guinea Islands (NGI) Region. Key clients...

Photo Left to Right: Rob Batterham (TWM Group Special Projects & Environment Manager), Michael Chan (TWM Group CEO), Michael Wau (Director – CEPA Non-Renewable Resource Division, Environment Protection Wing); Fabian Taimbari (Acting Manager – CEPA Oil and Gas Branch) and Steve Nicholls (CEPA Technical Advisor). TWM Group, a local SME business in th...

Twenty-four (24) new apprentices have begun their training with Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) after signing their Indenture Contracts on 23rd February. The trainees comprising of 12 males and 12 females, signed their contracts with OTML’s Training and Development Department and the National Apprenticeship and Trade Testing Board (NATTB). Acting Mana...

Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) celebrated International Women’s Day on Tuesday, March 8, showing appreciation for the contribution its female workforce has made towards the Company’s growth and success as well as towards nation-building. “Ok Tedi is an equal opportunity employer, and diversity and inclusion are paramount to our success. Females play an ...

The K19 billion (US$5.4 billion) Wafi-Golpu project must benefit landowners and the people of Morobe, according to Papua New Guinea's Morobe Governor Ginson Saonu. “The ongoing development of the Wafi-Golpu mining project (shows) our commitment to ensure that the people of Morobe favourably benefit from this project,” he said. “The Morobe government...

According to kina Bank's chief executive officer Greg Pawson, the Papua New Guinea economy would revive this year, with positive gross domestic product (GPD) growth. In Port Moresby, Pawson noted that the government's support for resource projects such as Papua LNG, as well as more to come, will bring foreign investment into the country over the next s...

Following the Independent Consumer and Competition Commission's decision to reject Kina Bank's bid to buy Westpac's interest in Westpac PNG Limited, Kina Bamk would no longer explore the Westpac purchase deal. According to Kina Bank CEO Greg Pawson, this is the case. Mr Pawson explained that one of the factors that made it difficult for Kina Bank in...

Photo credit: Loop PNG Bougainville communities will benefit from a new K10 million grant to help 25 Bougainville cocoa cooperatives under the Bougainville Partnership Commodity Support Facility (CSF). The money provided to the Takuina Women's Business Group, according to Noelyn Lasua of the Takuina Women's Business Group, would yield positive outco...

Hon. Prime Minister James Marape has announced the payment of K33.7 million to upstream PNG LNG Project landowners of Petroleum Development License (PDL) 7 in Hela, consisting of K19.7 million in cash and K14 million in project component. The Mineral Resources Development Company was used to make the payment (MRDC). PDL 7 was one of a series of upst...

Photo credit: Christine Gneh According to a new World Bank estimate, Papua New Guinea's GDP is expected to increase by 4% in 2022, owing mostly to expansion in the extractives industry. The research, PNG Economic Update: Navigating a Fragile Recovery, examined major recent changes in PNG's economy and placed them in a longer-term and global perspect...

Photo credit: Tourism Promotion Authority According to the PNG Tourism Promotion Authority, Papua New Guinea will soon be promoted as a tourist destination in the Gulf and Middle East areas (TPA). This comes after TPA and Across Borders Travel, a Dubai-based marketing and representation organization, signed a memorandum of agreement (MoU) in Dubai, ...

The PNG Forestry Authority has struck a deal with Total Energies to build 10,000 hectares of industrial forest in the Varagadi district of Central Province. Within 20 years, the initiative aims to convert 800,000 hectares of main grasslands in PNG into industrial forest plantations. Goodwill Amos, director of the PNG Forest Research Institute, said ...

A Premier industry event for Australia and Papua New Guinea The 2022 PNG Industrial & Mining Resources Exhibition will showcase over 100 local, national and international manufacturers and suppliers with the latest innovations in the supply of services and equipment for the industrial, mining and oil & gas sectors.  The two-day exhibition is th...