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East New Britain Province is set to develop two new potential Special Economic Zones (SEZs)- Rabaul Free Port and Tokua Aiport City, says the Minister for International Trade and Investment, Hon. Richard Maru. Minister Maru made this announcement following the groundbreaking ceremony of the Tokua-Kokopo 17km 4-lane road construction and the recent decisio...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape had a productive meeting with top executives of one of Papua New Guinea’s oldest trading companies, Steamships Trading Company, in Port Moresby recently. The meeting took place over breakfast and included discussions with the outgoing Managing Director, Mr. Rupert Bray, and the newly appointed Managing Director, Mr. Chris ...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape recently announced the appointment of five new ministers following recent political developments in which a number of ministers defected to the Opposition. He announced the appointments at Government House today after the five ministers were sworn in by Governor-General H.E Sir Bob Dadae. The newly appointed minister...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has welcomed opportunities in various areas, including pharmaceutical manufacturing, with Pakistan. He expressed this during a meeting on Thursday, July 11, 2024, with Pakistan High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, H.E Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, who is based in Australia. Mr. Chaudhri also extended an invitation to Prime M...

The inaugural Papua New Guinea (PNG) Resources Week, featuring the PNG Core Expo and Canconexx, concluded on a high note at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) and The Resources Summit Dinner hosted at Hilton Hotel on July 4th. Aimed at fostering greater local engagement in the country’s resource sector, the event saw a good turnout of delegates,...

Earlier this year, Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) Australia invited exporters across the Pacific to participate in the Pacific Islands Export Survey 2024. The survey, conducted biennially, provides crucial insights into the activities, challenges, and opportunities faced by Pacific exporters, informing regional policy development and trade strategies. PTI Aus...

Mr. Chris Daniells officially assumed the role of Managing Director of Steamships Trading Company Ltd. (Steamships) on Monday 1st July 2024. He takes over from outgoing Managing Director, Mr. Rupert Bray, in a planned succession move. This is not his first time in PNG, as early in his career, Mr. Daniells worked for Steamships Shipping Agencies as Nati...

The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape officially launched the Five-Year Development Plan for Central Bougainville in Arawa Town yesterday. Present at the launching was the President of Bougainville Ishmael Toroama, Regional Member for Bougainville Peter Tsiamalili Jnr and cabinet Ministers from both the National Government and the Autonom...

Benefits sharing will be a subject of discussion at CANCONEX, during the Inaugural PNG Resources Week to be held at the beginning of July. What benefits are derived from projects, where they are applied, and how they are applied, are all questions that many are still yet to fully understand. To shine the light on this area, a specific session on benefi...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has confirmed that he will be open the inaugural PNG Resources Week on 1 July 2024 by presenting the National Content address at the CANCONEX at UPNG. Additionally, PM Marape will close PNG Resources Week by speaking at the PNG Resources Week Gala Dinner on 4 July 2024 at the Hilton Hotel. The inaugural PNG Resources Week ...

The Mineral Resources Authority's (MRA) Managing Director, Jerry Garry, recently signed his new four-year contract of employment, at the Government House at Konedobu, Port Moresby. This is Mr Garry's second term as the MD for the MRA, having served in this capacity from 2019-2022. Between 2022 to early 2023, Mr Garry served as the Acting MD until his r...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has strongly urged the Treasury, Finance, and National Planning departments to strategically and effectively deliver on key government priority areas for Papua New Guinea’s economic development. He said politicians will come and go but public service will remain, so they must work to achieve results. Speaking today at a...

Prime Minister Hon.James Marape recently thanked the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for its continuous assistance to Papua New Guinea since 1971. He made this statement during a meeting with ADB Vice-President Scott Morris in Port Moresby. Mr. Morris is in PNG to discuss ADB’s assistance programme with various stakeholders, including high-level governmen...

Papua New Guinea (PNG), facing a significant malaria burden, recently hosted the 8th Asia Pacific Leaders' Summit on Malaria Elimination. Themed "Invest to Achieve Zero Malaria," the summit brought together key stakeholders to strategize and reinforce commitments towards a malaria-free future. Marking a first for the region, the summit highlighted PNG'...

Road infrastructure in PNG has been vulnerable to climate change hazards such as extreme rainfalls, landslides, coastal erosion, storm surges and droughts have cumulative impacts on damaging and deleting the quality and state of infrastructure in PNG.  Therefore, Papua New Guinea has recently marked a significant move towards planning and building infr...

The Papua New Guinea, National Capital District (NCD) Governor Hon. Powes Parkop outlined his vision for the nation’s capital, emphasizing bold initiatives aimed at transforming Port Moresby into a model city. Hon. Powes Parkop shared his vision during a breakfast meeting on June 13th, at Crown Hotel in Port Moresby, hosted by Port Moresby Chamber of C...

The collaborative efforts between Australia and Papua New Guinea have continued with the presentation of the Police Patrol Vessel Minigulai to the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC). The vessel, procured by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) from the Tasmanian Police Force, was formally handed over during the 30th Australia-PNG ministerial forum...

The 30th Papua New Guinea-Australia Ministerial Forum was held on 19th to 20th June, at the APEC Haus, in Port Moresby. The Ministerial Forum is an opportunity for Ministers from a range of key policy areas to advance PNG- Australia Partnership and shared priorities. The Ministerial Forum builds on the commitments from the Annual Leaders' Dialogue betw...