The Papua New Guinea Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (PNGEITI) has endorsed the government's decision to delay the passage of the Gold Corporation Bill and seek wider stakeholder consultation. At a recent consultative workshop on Wednesday, 15th April 2024, Mining Minister Muguwa Dilu announced that all stakeholders would have the opportu...

PNG Chamber of Resources and Energy (PNG CORE) President Anthony Smaré has called for theState to conduct a 6-month extensive consultation nationally with all impacted stakeholders on the NGC Bill given its extremely negative consequences, in a letter delivered to the Minister of Mining and copied to Prime Minister Hon. James Marape and Deputy Prime Minis...

Governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea Ms. Elizabeth Genia officially opened the Women’s Micro Bank (WMB) Branch in Kerema (Tuesday May 07), making it the fifth WMB branch to be operating in Papua New Guinea. “Today’s official opening of its fifth branch celebrates another achievement in a long line of achievements we have seen for women’s microbank....

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape recently spoke at the Consultation Workshop on the National Gold Corporation Bill 2024, organised by the Ministry of Mining. The Prime Minister highlighted the government’s commitment to maintaining steadfast goals for downstream processing of gold and other resources in Papua New Guinea. “We have been exporting our nat...

New Zealand and Papua New Guinea have agreed to strengthen bilateral relations following a meeting between New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, Hon. Winston Peters, and Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, Hon. James Marape, in Port Moresby on Monday, May 13, 2024. Prime Minister Marape recognised New Zealand as a steadfast d...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape on Friday, May 10, 2024, lauded the National Airports Corporation (NAC) and the Civil Aviation Development Investment Project (CADIP) for their significant role in constructing the new K76.8 million Gurney Airport in Alotau, Milne Bay Province. He expressed his commendations during the groundbreaking ceremony held in Alota...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape on Thursday, May 16, 2024, extended a warm welcome to the High Commissioner of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to Papua New Guinea, H.E. Mr. Tarukil Islam, upon his maiden visit to PNG. Prime Minister Marape, in meeting him at Sir Manasupe Haus, congratulated High Commissioner Islam upon his new appointment and affi...

PNG has a chronic shortage of suitably experienced and qualified seafarers, especially higher-ranking officers.  The current shortfall is estimated at 30 percent and is predicted to worsen as vessel traffic increases to meet the logistics requirements of the imminent Papua LNG construction phase.  The shortage of seafarers in PNG is both a ‘supply’ and...

The Papua New Guinea Chamber of Resources & Energy (PNG CORE) is pleased to announce the establishment its Asia Pacific Sub-Committee, an innovative step forward in promoting diversity, inclusion, investments and strengthened relations within the resources and energy sector between PNG and the economies of Asia. This groundbreaking initiative aims ...

Steamships is pleased to share its sustainability initiative of the installation of solar panels on top of Downtown Plaza, located in the capital’s Central Business District. The project marks a significant step towards the company’s dedication to utilising renewable energy sources and reducing its carbon footprint. Installing solar panels highlight th...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape praised the efforts of PNG Customs in Port Moresby for their significant achievements in combating the importation of counterfeit goods into Papua New Guinea from 36 per cent to 4 per cent. “This has been made possible by increased government investments in border surveillance and fighting illicit trade,” he said. Du...

In a significant endorsement of local governance, Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has praised the Mendi-Munihu District for its proactive approach to development, highlighted by the creation of the Mendi-Munihu District Five-Year Development Plan 2023-2027. Speaking before a large gathering at the Momei Oval in Mendi on Thursday, May 2, 2024, the Prim...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has called on the residents of Mendi-Munihu and the Southern Highlands to responsibly maintain the newly reopened K41 million Mendi Airport. His appeal came during the inauguration ceremony held recently, marking a significant milestone facilitated by the Asian Development Bank’s Civil Aviation Development Investment Pr...

A PanAust delegation of seven met with Papua New Guinea Prime Minister the Honourable James Marape to discuss the nation-building Sepik Development Project that includes the Frieda River Copper-Gold Project and Frieda River Hydroelectric Power Project, amongst a multitude of other infrastructure projects that will enable the economic transformation of the...

The Minister for International Trade and Investment, Hon. Richard Maru expressed great satisfaction with the outcome of his bilateral meeting with the Minister for Foreign Trade of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), His Excellency Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi. The bilateral meeting was held on the margins of the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) Congress, wh...

Mining Minister Honourable Muguwa Dilu, has urged all landowners, impacted communities and stakeholders of the Porgera Mining Project, to fast-track the Community Development Agreement (CDA) process so that they could start receiving benefits. The Minister was speaking in Tari on Friday April 26, where he addressed the Hides-Porgera Power Line landowne...