In a bid to enable farmers to put into practice skills acquired during capacity-building trainings, the EU Funded UN Joint STREIT PNG Programme has started distributing tools and materials that will enable rural communities to improve their husbandry practices in cocoa and vanilla blocks. This intervention which started in May has so far distributed to...

Photo: Vulco® R63 mill liners installed in the JHP ball mill processing silica Weir Minerals has developed a custom-engineered mill lining system with Vulco® R63 rubber liners for James Hardie Philippines (JHP), a regional manufacturing hub of the global leader in fibre cement production, James Hardie™. Due to a substantial increase in demand for t...

Photo: The Wantok Shop - Crowne Plaza Residences Port Moresby The ‘Grim Jordan’ paintings on exhibition at the Crowne Plaza Residences Port Moresby, are on display both within the hotel and at the Port Terrace Restaurant & Bar. The unique art pieces showcase a mixture of local traditional culture intrinsically woven into a contemporary and quite de...

Photo credit: Newcrest Mining According to Dr. John Kuwimb, managing director of Kumul Minerals Holdings Ltd (KMHL), the government plans to exercise its option to acquire up to the full 30% equity in the K18.5 billion Wafi-Golpu project in Morobe. Kuwimb stated that KMHL was looking forward to taking part in upcoming projects, particularly those in...

Photo credit: Kumul Mineral Holdings According to a representative, a new company will be established as soon as Mineral Resources Enga (MRE) signs the shareholders' agreement for the new Porgera mine. Kumul Mineral Holdings Ltd (KMHL) managing director Dr. John Kuwimb said: “The moment they sign it, we will move to the next stage (which is) the inc...

Local contractors of Porgera Joint Venture (PJV) and others benefitting from the Porgera mine lost around K110 million since the mine closed two years ago, an official says. According to Nickson Pakea, head of the Porgera Chamber of Commerce and Industry, there were about 700 small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMEs) and 176 contractors affected. “Mos...

The rise of flights into particular provinces and the influx of people into the province are projected to boost domestic tourism in the coming months. According to Eric Uvovo, Chief Executive Officer of the PNG Tourism Promotion Authority (TPA), Domestic travel, he said, is projected to see a significant spike in domestic tourism now that the Nation...

The PNG Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative has praised the Mineral Resources Authority's and mine operators' efforts in developing a digital platform that would give real-time mineral data from all of the country's main mines. According to Lucas Alkan, the National Secretary of the PNG Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (PNGEITI)....

Photo credit: PNG Haus Bung The National Airports Corporation has inked an agreement with the Port Moresby Technical College to provide students with job opportunities. The MoU is the first of its sort for NAC with a national training institute, according to managing director Rex Kiponge. He stated that NAC and Port Moresby Technical College will...

The funding will be used to rehabilitate six of the 15 ports in Daru, Kavieng, Kimbe, Lae, Lorengau,   Oro Bay and highlands Inland Freight Hub.

Photo credit: Mayur Resources - Project Locations Mayur Resources Limited has executed an Expression of Interest (EOI) with Santos Ventures Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Santos Limited, to jointly develop a portfolio of nature-based carbon offset projects in Papua New Guinea. Under the terms of the EOI, Mayur has agreed to provide Santos with an exclusiv...

EU Funded UN Joint STREIT PNG Programme, as part of its mission to support efforts towards reducing rural poverty, is engaging local communities with a focus on struggling single parents as a support workforcefor maintenance of 18 selected farm-to-market roads in the Sepik region. Led by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the creation of thes...

Photo: Leon Buskens, Santos Country Chair PNG meeting the 25 new apprentices in Port Moresby before their departure to the Institut Teknologi Petroleum Petronas (INSTEP) in Malaysia. Joining Mr Buskens and the apprentices are members of the Santos Training and People & Culture Teams. Santos is helping to equip Papua New Guinea’s next generation of ...

Photo: PM Marape addressing the crowd in Maprik Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says East Sepik has the potential to become the “economic powerhouse” of Papua New Guinea. He said in Maprik recently (June 22 2022) that because of this potential, and in memory of founding Prime Minister the late Sir Michael Somare, the next Government would be formed...

Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) joined the global community to recognise ‘International Day of Women in Mining’ with a special Breakfast hosted by the Ok Tedi Women’s Network (OWN) on 19th June in Tabubil. The event was attended by members of the management team and women employees of OTML and business partners. Keynote speakers at the event included ...

Photo credit: PNGX PNGX Markets - Papua New Guinea’s national stock exchange, XBourse Australia - a leading technology services company specialising in building innovative bespoke solutions for financial markets, and Pacific Capital Markets Development - an Australian company committed to the development of capital markets in the Pacific region, have r...

In the first quarter of 2022, Papua New Guinea welcomed 9845 overseas tourists after the COVID-19 travel restrictions were lifted. Eric Mossman Uvovo, Chief Executive Officer of the Tourism Promotion Authority (TPA), disclosed. He said that in the first quarter of 2022, the country had a 100 percent rise in overseas arrivals, or an additional 4933 p...

A group from the National Fisheries Authority is in General Santos, Philippines, led by board chairman Ango Wangatau, to exchange and gain fisheries expertise and experiences in this region. General Santos is renowned as the Philippines' "Tuna" city capital, and visiting this region provides delegates with first-hand information and improved ideas for ...

The Wafi-Golpu project's State Negotiating Team is thought to be in the final stages of discussions with shareholding companies. However, due to the National General Election, most of the work on the ground has been put on pause. Any development forum procedure that arises following the successful completion of the mining development contract discus...

Photo: Porgera Mine  Given the delayed pace in obtaining stakeholders to sign off on the Porgera Project Commencement Agreement and progress shareholders agreement, the reopening of the Porgera mine is currently on hold. Jerry Garry, managing director of the Mineral Resource Authority, said the State Negotiating Team (SNT) is continuing in talks wit...

Photo: Tenkyu.wara delivered to Angau Hospital “With forward looking vision toward innovation, growth, sustainability and respect for the people and our communities, The iPi Group’s Tenkyu. initiative is an example if this commitment to our people and community. “As we continue to develop, we want to give back to the community whom support us in a mean...

Photo credit: ADB The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today announced a $305 million project which will support the strengthening and expansion of electricity in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The Power Sector Development Project is supported by loans and grants from ADB and the governments of Australia and PNG and will target five subprojects within the main...

Photo: The new Camps and Catering Office and carpark Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) is committed to providing a safe and conducive working environment for its employees and business partners.  Managing Director and CEO Musje Werror made these remarks during the opening of the new Camp Administration office and a cafeteria in Tabubil on the 25th of Ma...

Photo credit: ABG Celebrations began as early as 5am in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville as the region marked its 17th anniversary since the establishment of the Autonomous Bougainville Government. Seventeen years ago on 15 June 2005, the members of the first Bougainville House of Representatives were sworn in under the leadership of the first ...