Five years ago, Violet Bukon was preparing meals in her home kitchen with a vision for something greater. At present, she leads The Eatery Catering and Cakes, a thriving business in Lae that provides boardroom lunches to some of Papua New Guinea’s top companies, and she has been honoured as the 2025 Westpac Outstanding Women Awards (WOWA) Entrepreneur win...

At independence in 1975, Papua New Guinea (PNG) emerged as a young nation of 2.8 million people, transitioning peacefully from Australian administration with optimism grounded in the Charter of National Unity. Rich in natural resources like gold and copper, and supported by a vibrant agricultural sector, PNG’s early economic prospects were promising. The ...

Steamships Ltd., on behalf of John Swire & Sons (JS&S), officially handed over a new classroom building to Yanga Elementary School in Lae on 22 August 2025. The second classroom was presented to the School Board during a ceremony attended by students, parents, teachers and community members. The milestone marks continued investment in rural edu...

The Special Parliamentary Committee on Public Sector Reform and Service Delivery has held a high-profile inquiry into the integrity of alluvial gold operations in Papua New Guinea, bringing together key state regulators and industry players for a series of presentations and Q&A sessions. The inquiry aims to address long-standing issues in the alluv...

Central Province Governor Rufina Peter has signalled her intention to revive the Ilimo Farm outside Port Moresby, once a major supplier of chicken meat and eggs to the capital. Governor Peter met with Minister for International Trade and Investment Richard Maru to discuss ways to restart operations at the farm, which is owned by the Central Province De...

Great Pacific Gold Corp. has reported strong assay results from its expanded Phase 1 diamond drill program at the company’s flagship Wild Dog Project on New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea. The latest results include surface samples of up to 127 grams per tonne (g/t) gold equivalent (AuEq) and drilling intercepts grading as high as 11.1 g/t AuEq. Key...

South Pacific Metals Corp. has reported exciting new assay results from its Ontenu NE prospect in Papua New Guinea, with rock chip samples returning high grades of gold, copper and silver. The discovery, announced on 17 September, comes from the company’s Osena Project, located in the highly prospective Kainantu District. This region is already home to...

Prime Minister James Marape has appealed to the United States and its business community to deepen trade and investment ties with the Pacific, saying the region must be seen as a partner of prosperity rather than a passive recipient of aid. Speaking at the US–Pacific Islands Business Forum on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Marape...

New Porgera Limited (NPL) has announced the launch of the NPL Youth Community Development Committee (Youth CDC), an advisory body tasked with proposing and evaluating youth-related community development projects for NPL funding. The inaugural Youth CDC comprises a male and a female youth representative aged 18 to 24 from each of the four Local Level Go...

Members of Comrade Trustee Services Ltd (CTSL) can now enjoy a faster and more convenient process when applying for superannuation withdrawals, following a new partnership with BSP Financial Group Ltd (BSP). The two organisations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 23 September, that allows, with members’ consent, bank statements to be shared...

A delegation of Korean investors has visited Papua New Guinea to explore opportunities in poultry, trade and education, a move the government hopes will spark long-term economic partnerships. Minister for International Trade and Investment Richard Maru said the visit was an important signal of growing interest from Asia’s fourth-largest economy. “Th...

The Conservational and Environmental Protection Authority (CEPA) has granted the Level 3 Environmental Permit for the upstream component of the Papua LNG Project to TotalEnergies EP PNG Limited (TEP PNG), marking a key step toward the project’s eventual Final Investment Decision (FID). The Level 3, or “L3,” permit is the principal regulatory approval u...

Theodist Limited, a leading Papua New Guinean business, has partnered with Kairuku MP and Minister for Energy Peter Isoaimo to provide essential school furniture to St Michael’s Bakoiudu Primary School in Kairuku District, Kuni LLG. The donation, comprising 15 desks and 15 chairs, was presented during the official opening of the school’s new 3-in-1 cla...

From Insurance to Real Estate – making new roads into the future Established in 1977 and now nearing five decades, Kwila has long been a trusted name in Papua New Guinea. The company began as an insurer, serving both corporate and individual clients, and its brand has remained strong across PNG’s diverse communities. Kwila entered the real estate se...

The Republic of Fiji has once again underscored the urgent need for renewed global commitment to climate action and stronger support for Small Island Developing States (SIDS). At a high-level side event held on the margins of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80), Prime Minister Honourable Sitiveni Rabuka stressed that climate change contin...

 Prime Minister James Marape received a rousing and colourful welcome in his home electorate of Tari-Pori, Hela Province, as he returned from the nation’s historic 50th Independence Anniversary celebrations in Port Moresby on18 September. Thousands gathered in traditional attire, with singsing groups and community members filling Tari with the spirit o...