Prime Minister Hon. James Marape made a visit to the landslide-affected area of Maip-Mulitaka LLG in Porgera-Paiela, Enga, on Friday, May 31, 2024. Accompanied by Enga Governor Hon. Sir Peter Ipatas, Defence Minister Hon. Billy Joseph, and Hela Governor Hon. Philip Undialu, the Prime Minister met and talked to people affected by the May 24 disaster in ...

Maritime veteran Gerard Kasnari has taken over the leadership of marine services market leader, Pacific Towing (PacTow).  Previously, PacTow’s Marine Operations Manager and ‘2IC’ for nearly a decade, Kasnari’s new role of ‘Manager Pacific Towing’ has him overseeing the day-to-day operations of the business. With nearly 40 years’ experience in PNG’s mar...

Joint Venture Port Services (JVPS) is proud to announce it has been awarded the ‘Employer of Apprentices’ certificate by the National Apprenticeship and Trade Testing Board (NATTB). This notable certificate signifies JVPS’s commitment to developing the next generation of skilled professionals within the critical heavy machinery and equipment industry. ...

Kumul Petroleum Holdings has organised more shipments of fuel, including vital Jet A1 to alleviate the current shortages experienced by the country. Kumul Petroleum managing director, Wapu Sonk, advised,” We are aware that current fuel importers are unable to meet the demand for fuel, particularly the Jet A1 used by the aviation industry, and once agai...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape on Friday, May 24, 2024, launched the Madang Provincial Integrated Development Plan 2023-2027 in Madang Province. This marks the first drafted and approved development plan for Madang Province in over 20 years. Madang Governor, Hon. Ramsy Pariwa, made the announcement at a significant ceremony held at Bates Oval in Mada...

Prime Minister James Marape has announced an K18 million funding from the National Government to the Middle-Ramu District to construct the missing link Madang-Baiyer Road. The road will connect Madang and Baiyer in the Western Highlands Province and will serve as a short and alternate route to connecting the seven Highlands provinces. Prime Minister...

BSP Life PNG Limited has placed utmost importance on its people development and empowerment, since its inception in 2018. In a recent celebration of excellence and outstanding achievements, BSP Life honored its top-performing Insurance Advisors for 2023. Maryanne Loia, Sandra Kase, and Malele Silikara, representing the Boroko Sales Unit, stood among th...

PNG already has a gold refinery, national mint and national bank says Anthony Smaré, President of PNG Chamber of Resources & Energy (PNGCORE) so PNG does not need to go to a tiny Singaporean company Refinery Holdings Pte Ltd to replace them in a deal which could render catastrophic damage to the PNG economy and financial system. PNG has had its own...

Ok Tedi Mining Limited hosted the Minister for Mining and Member for Kundiawa Gembogl, Hon. Dilu Muguwa on his first official visit to the mine along with the Minister for Works and Highways and Member for Telefomin Hon. Solan Mirisim on Monday, 13th May. The visit provided the ministers an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the mine, apprec...

Managing Director of the Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) Jerry Garry, said there is an imbalance between the volume of mineral resources that are exported out of the country, and the amount of revenue the state is receiving. He told the stakeholders’ workshop on the National Gold Corporation Bill 2024 yesterday, that according to the PNG Extractive I...

The Minister for International Trade and Investment, Hon. Richard Maru recently announced that Cocoland Sugar Development Limited in Abau, Central Province, will be developed as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Minister Maru made this announcement in his meeting with the management team from Yaosoeng Sugar and Cane Consultant Company Limited (a Thai company...

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...