An official claims that it's important to gauge how much agriculture contributes to the country's economic development, particularly its Gross Domestic Product. The Department of Agriculture and Livestock's acting secretary, Dr. Nelson Simbiken, said: “We want to see in a coordinated manner capital investment programmes that have been invested in the a...

The Shareholders Agreement has finally been approved in Port Moresby by Mineral Resources Enga and the Landowners of the Porgera Gold Mine in Enga Province. Nixon Mangape, director of Mineral Resources Enga (MRE), stated that although MRE had been expected to approve the shareholder's agreement four to five months prior, there were still certain concer...

Photo credit: Pacific Mine Watch Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has welcomed the signing of the Porgera Gold Mine shareholder agreement by Enga Provincial Government-owned Mineral Resources Enga (MRE) and landowners in Port Moresby today (August 18 2022). He said it was a “milestone achievement” towards reopening of the Porgera mine which has been...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says the K794 million Nadzab Airport Redevelopment Project (NARP) will be “a gamechanger for Lae, Morobe and Papua New Guinea” when completed. He said this today (August 18 2022) after publication of the latest update of the project by National Airports Corporation (NAC). “The NARP is a high-impact Government project...

Photo: PM Marape in Parliament on August 9, 2022. Prime Minister Hon. James Marape is making a call on Australian businesses to consider importing more from Papua New Guinea to balance the disproportionate import-vs-export scale that the two countries have existing between them. He also wants to see more Australian investors partner with PNG to move...

Photo: The EU Funded UN Joint STREIT PNG Programme established the “STREIT Innovation Fund” to support local MSMEs and entrepreneurs and stimulate investments in cocoa, vanilla and fisheries value chains The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), under the EU-STREIT PNG Programme, has launched an Innovation Fund to stimulate inv...

Photo credit: Jason Reed Santos today announced its half-year results for 2022, reporting record free cash flow of US$1.7 billion and underlying profit of US$1.3 billion. The results reflect significantly higher oil and LNG prices compared to the corresponding period due to stronger global energy demand combined with a higher interest in PNG LNG follow...

The EU Ambassador to PNG launched a new transport infrastructure project in East Sepik which improves access to market, business opportunities, health aids and schools for more than 2000 villagers in a ground-breaking ceremony.  His Excellency, Ambassador Jernej Videtič, the Head of the European Union Delegation to PNG was in East Sepik recently to ina...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape hits the ground running in the frontier-breaking clean green energy projects he has been championing over the last two years when he met with leaders of Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) in Singapore recently to progress the talks further. He said from Singapore FFI has voiced its intention to partner Papua New Guinea i...

Photo: PM Marape addressing Parliament on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says his Government will do its “utmost best” for the people of Papua New Guinea. He said this recently (Sunday, August 14, 2022) as he goes through the process of selecting ministers and laying the groundwork for the next five years. “On August 30,...

EU Funded UN Joint STREIT Programme in Papua New Guinea establishes a renewable energy-powered facility to support local government authorities in East Sepik Province, in delivering effective services to rural farmers and entrepreneurs.  With generous support of the European Union, the FAO-led EU STREIT Programme officially opened a new 3 cluster offic...

Photo: The Caretaker Cabinet with Governor-General Sir Bob Dadae in Government House Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says he will take no more complacency from heads of Government departments and agencies to move Papua New Guinea forward. He said this in no uncertain terms during a meeting with them on Loloata Island recently (Thursday August 11 20...

Photo credit: Ok Tedi Mining Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) is committed to ensuring the closure of the mine is done in accordance with the approved mine closure plan when the mine ceases production. The plan which has been developed and updated since 1997 includes the decommissioning of mining infrastructure, the rehabilitation of operation sites, t...

Photo: Roadworks on the Malahang-China Town Road in Lae, August 2022 (LAE OPEN Electorate - JOHN ROSSO Dps MP/Facebook) Commentary by Alyssa Leng Inadequate funding has meant roads are few, far between and in poor condition across Papua New Guinea. Port Moresby is not connected by road to either the industrial hub of Lae or the agricultural and popu...

The Papua New Guinea Energy Summit & Exhibition will take place in-person on 20-22 September 2022 at the Hilton Hotel in Port Moresby, providing a meeting place for the national and international energy industry to reconvene and discuss the next phase of energy sector development, with the newly formed government. The Summit is officially endorsed by ...

The Mining Advisory Council is now evaluating the mining lease application for the Mambare Nickel Project, one of the nation's future nickel and cobalt projects in Northern Province. According to Jerry Garry, managing director of the Mineral Resources Authority, no decision has been taken regarding the nickel project's start of operations as of yet. ...