Pacific Towing, a prominent marine services provider headquartered in Port Moresby, is reaping the benefits of a recent organisational restructure that has transferred the management and maintenance of its fleet to a newly established entity. A key advantage of the change has been a marked improvement in fleet availability. This operational efficiency has...

2025 marks the 50th year of a vibrant Papua New Guinea. To celebrate PNG's journey from 1975 to 2025, popular PNG author Di Macinnes is producing Volume 3 of the PNG Pictorial Series. Volumes 1 and 2 were published in 2015 to mark the 40th Anniversary and the Pacific Games. The book is a 400-page kaleidoscopic journey through the rich history of the co...

TE (PNG) is proud to announce the grand opening of its newly completed showroom on Gabaka Street, coinciding with the company’s 70th year of operations in Papua New Guinea. Since its founding in 1955, TE (PNG) has grown into a trusted technology partner for communities across the country. The new Gabaka Street showroom reflects this legacy and the comp...

The General Manager of the Overseas Mineral Resources Business Department of Nittetsu Mining Co. Limited, Mr. Shinichiro Mita, met with the Minister for International Trade and Investment, Hon. Richard Maru, in Tokyo this morning to express interest to invest in Papua New Guinea (PNG), especially in the mid-size copper and limestone operation. Nittetsu...

For the first time in 50 years, the Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) through the Minister for International Trade and Investment, Hon. Richard Maru, formally conveyed to the Japanese Government that PNG is very keen and anchor its trade and relationship with Japan through a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) into the future. Minist...

The Expo Site in Osaka, Japan, is crowded with visitors every day from 9am to 9pm with one-third being foreigners and two-thirds from Japan, reported the Commissioner-General of Section Papua New Guinea (PNG), Ambassador Gabriel Dusava during the visit of the Minister for International Trade and Investment, Hon. Richard Maru, to the Expo Site yesterday. ...

The Director for Pacific Islands Centre in Japan, Mr. Ryuzo Saito is calling on the Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) to sort out important lingering trade issues hindering Japanese business, investment, and tourism interest in PNG. Mr. Saito raised this in his meeting this morning with the Minister for International Trade and Investment, Hon. Richa...

The Centre for Excellence in Financial Inclusion (CEFI), in close partnership with the Department of Education (DoE) through its Curriculum Development Division (CDD), has successfully concluded the two-week Financial Education Curriculum Validation Workshop, culminating in the delivery of 40 fully aligned educational resources. This marks an important st...

As Papua New Guinea marks 50 years of independence, a rare opportunity has emerged in global commodity markets — an opportunity that Prime Minister James Marape says could transform rural economies and secure lasting prosperity for farmers across the country. With international prices for cocoa and coffee soaring to record highs, and a favourable excha...

Papua New Guinea and Australia should not take each other for granted but work together with shared goals for the prosperity of each of their people. Prime Minister Hon. James Marape said this during the “Yumi Stap Wantem’’ event on Wednesday (14.05.25) evening. The event was organized by the Australian High Commission as part of the lead-up programs o...

Prime Minister James Marape has issued a firm directive to all relevant state agencies to work around the clock to prevent Papua New Guinea from being placed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list by October 2025. Speaking after convening a high-level meeting in Port Moresby today, Prime Minister Marape said he has given a “no-excuses” dir...

Across the resource and energy sectors, developers have turned to modular composite construction for camps, office complexes, and a wide range of support buildings—recognising its clear advantages over traditional timber solutions. Modular systems engineered by Ark offer superior performance in key areas including durability, minimal maintenance requireme...

Steamships recently announced the appointment of Ruth Kissam, who joined the Steamships team as General Manager of Corporate Affairs. She is the first woman to hold the position within the Company, and with the historical appointment, Steamships reinforces its commitment to closing gender gaps as Ruth leads an all-female-Papua New Guinean team. A respe...

GET ready to tee off for a great cause. The Papua New Guinea Chamber of Resources & Energy (PNG CORE) is thrilled to announce it’s Inaugural PNG Resources Week Charity Golf Challenge, set to take place on July 25th, 2025, at the Royal Port Moresby Golf Club. Since its inception in 2023, the PNG CORE Charity Golf Challenge has become a significant e...

Westpac is proud to mark 115 years of continuous service in Papua New Guinea with the return of one of the country’s most prestigious recognition platforms the Westpac Outstanding Women (WOW) Awards. Established to honour exceptional women who are making significant contributions across business, government, community, education and social development,...

Ok Tedi Mining Limited (Ok Tedi) has entered into a binding agreement with Kingston Resources Limited (Kingston) to acquire the Misima Gold and Silver Project for A$60M (~US$38M), with further contingent payments totalling up to A$35M (~US$22M). The Misima Gold and Silver Project, located 625km east of Port Moresby in Milne Bay, has a current mineral r...