The Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority (TPA) and the Australian Government-funded Kokoda Initiative Partnership (KIP) have signed an MOA to boost tourism infrastructure and services along the Kokoda Track. The MOA, signed at Owens Corner on Tuesday 4 February, launches the “Kokoda Sanitation Project”. The Kokoda Sanitation Project is part of ...

The Rotary Club of Lae Huon Gulf has once again demonstrated the power of partnerships in driving community impact, with the success of the 2024 Rotary Gala significantly boosted by contributions from corporate supporters like Westpac. At the heart of this success was the auction of a signed Queensland Maroons jersey, generously donated by Westpac. The...

Steamships Hospitality and Coral Sea Hotels are proud to acknowledge the Grand Papua Hotel and Gateway Hotel and Apartments who both have achieved the SafeHotels Certification, the world’s leading safety and security certification. SafeHotels is the first independent, global Hotel Safety and Security Certification providing certification standards base...

Prime Minister James Marape provided an update following his productive meeting with ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods during the World Economic Forum in Davos, highlighting key discussions on the PNG LNG, Papua LNG, and P’nyang LNG projects. During the meeting, Mr. Woods reiterated ExxonMobil’s strong commitment to progressing these critical energy projects...

Prime Minister James Marape recently held a productive meeting with Tom Palmer, President and CEO of Newmont Corporation, and Peter Toth, Newmont’s Executive Vice President for Strategic Development. Discussions centred on advancing the Wafi-Golpu Project, ensuring efficiency in Newmont’s operations in Papua New Guinea, and addressing the company’s global...

Prime Minister James Marape concluded a series of high- level meetings at the World Economic Forum with a productive discussion with Patrick Pouyanné, CEO of TotalEnergies, focusing on the Papua LNG project and its future progress. Prime Minister Marape confirmed substantial progress on the re-engineering and re-scoping of Papua LNG, which is now movin...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, welcomed a high-level delegation from TotalEnergies to discuss the progress of key LNG projects in Papua New Guinea, including the flagship Papua LNG project and new exploration opportunities at Mailu in Central Province. The delegation included Mr Mehmet Celepoglu – Vice President Oceania and...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, met with U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Her Excellency Ann Marie Yastishock, in a comprehensive discussion that reinforced the growing partnership between Papua New Guinea and the United States. The meeting highlighted critical areas of cooperation, including security, environmental poli...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, welcomed the newly appointed French Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, His Excellency Pierre Fournier, in a meeting that highlighted the deepening partnership between PNG and France. The discussion covered shared interests including environmental conservation, military cooperation, trade, investm...

Westpac continues to deliver on its commitment to empower communities with essential financial knowledge by kicking off its 2025 series of Financial Basics for My Business online webinars. The first session included business owners and representatives from various organizations both in Port Moresby and outside centres, who all successfully completed the p...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the transferring of powers and functions from the Investment Promotions Authority (IPA) was signed between the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) and IPA recently at the Harvest Centre at Buka. The Investment and Promotions Authority (IPA) Managing Director Mr. Clarence M. Hoot officially announced the sign...

Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) has surpassed its annual sediment dredging and its rehabilitation target for 2024 at its Bige Operations. Last year, 10.75 million Cubic Meters (Mm3) of river sediments was dredged, surpassing the target of 10 Mm3, while 35.21 Hectares (ha) of sand stockpile was rehabilitated, exceeding the target of 30 ha. The Bige Ope...

Fiji’s South Pacific Stock Exchange Pte Limited (“SPX”) and Papua New Guinea’s PNGX Group Limited (“PNGX Group”) have reaffirmed the commitment to fostering innovation and enhancing sustainability in the capital markets of Fiji, Papua New Guinea and the wider South Pacific region by entering into a Memorandum of Understanding to explore technology sharing...

Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) is pleased to announce its exceptional performance results for 2024, showcasing yet another successful year of disciplined operational and financial excellence. In 2024, OTML achieved outstanding strong, safe and reliable production results, surpassing set targets for copper, gold, and silver. The company produced 103,246 ...

Prime Minister James Marape has acknowledged the significant challenges highlighted by the Manufacturers Council of PNG regarding economic barriers faced by the country’s manufacturing sector and reaffirmed his government’s commitment to removing structural obstacles and creating a more conducive environment for businesses to thrive. “The concerns rais...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has extended his gratitude to senior leaders from ExxonMobil’s headquarters in Houston, Texas, who visited Papua New Guinea to reaffirm the company’s long-term commitment to the country’s energy sector. Three senior ExxonMobil corporate executives, led by outgoing Upstream President Liam Mallon, traveled to PNG to perso...