Photo Credit: Helifix Papua New Guinea  The Fly River Provincial Government and National Airports Corporation have inked an agreement to upgrade the Kuinga and Daru airports in Western Province. The MOU, according to Western Province Governor Taboi Awi Yoto, is the province's first of its sort. “Western Province has three big airports –– Daru, Ki...

Photo Credit: PNGI Central    The National Government is poised to launch the massive Pacific Marine Industrial Zone (PMIZ) Project, which would change Papua New Guinea from a coastline to a full-fledged fishing nation. Dr Lino Tom, Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, organized a meeting in Madang recently to demonstrate the Pacific Marin...

Papua New Guinea yesterday launched a new project to develop a National Inclusive Green Finance Policy for the banking sector to boost financial inclusion and guide public and private sector investment towards Low Emission and Climate Resilient Development. Bank of Papua New Guinea Assistant Governor Ellison Pidik representing Mr. Loi M Bakani, Governo...

Dr. Nancy Irwin (left) with the Deputy Commissioner General for Expo2020 and Head of the PNG Expo2020 Secretariat, Mrs. Jacinta Warakai-Manua began the partnership to tell the PNG Vanilla story in Dubai, by exchanging ideas in Port Moresby last week. A vanilla production and export company is partnering with the PNG Expo2020 Team to promote their produ...

The PNG Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (PNGEITI) has praised the open stakeholder dialogue culminating in reaching consensus to re-open the Pogera Mine in Enga.  Parties in April this year sanctioned a “Framework Agreement for the New Pogera Project” which spells out the roadmap to reopen the mine. Mark Bristow, CEO and President of B...

Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey has revealed the terms of reference for a review of the Bank of PNG, as well as the members of the review panel. Former Chief Secretary Robert Igara will lead the study, which was planned in the Supplementary Budget for 2020. Former central bank governor Sir Wilson Kamit and Australian professor Dr Stephen Howes are the two memb...

According to the Investment Promotion Authority, foreign direct investment into the nation has decreased by around 45 per cent in the last two years (IPA). Investment interest plummeted from over 1,000 in 2019 to roughly 300 in the first quarter of this year, said managing director Clarence Hoot. “Global FDI (foreign direct investment) outflow has dras...

According to an agriculture official, the nation spends K1 billion on rice imports each year. Stephen Mombi, DAL deputy secretary technological development division, warned that as the world's population grows, rice consumption would skyrocket, necessitating more imports. He stated that rice has a tiny market of approximately 10%, but as the world's...

According to Mark Bristow, president and CEO of Barrick, the Porgera gold mine has reserves of about 10 million ounces. He claimed that the 10 million ounces of resources will be enough to sustain the mine for the next 20 years. “We’ve got enough resources over 10 million ounces to be able to support a 20-year life. Reserves mean that you finance by...

Photo Credit: Kina Asset Management Limited - Portfolio Allocation as at 31st May 2021 For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020, Kina Asset Management Limited made a net profit of K3.3 million. Shareholders benefited from a 6.2 per cent portfolio return in a market that has begun to recover from the significant drops saw in the first quarter of ...

PNG Power Limited will be subjected to an evaluation by its asset management standard unit in order to receive ISO 55001 certification. A third party will undertake the assessment and ISO 55001 certification process, which will take 12 to 18 months and include an evaluation of the company's present AM practices and processes, identification of gaps, an...

Prime Minister James Marape has said that there will be no change in the benefit sharing regimes currently being used in the mining and petroleum sectors, without extensive consultation with all players in the resources sector. Prime Minister Marape delayed his planned meeting in Porgera toward the end of last week to be present at the Papua New Guinea...

Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) commemorated the World Environment Day on June 5th by planting over 1,000 trees in Tabubil, and at its Mine Waste Management project site at Bige located 80 kilometres downriver from the mine. In line with this year’s World Environment Day (WED) Theme ‘Ecosystem Restoration’, the Bige project is testament of the company’s ...

Prime Minister James Marape has confirmed changes are coming to the country’s regulatory and fiscal regimes for the mining and petroleum industries, but also assured businessmen that Papua New Guinea would honor all its commitments under the law and the industry would be consulted closely for any changes. Speaking in a webinar organized by the PNG Cham...

Prime Minister James Marape said the government could look at a hybrid tax regime for mining and oil and gas after members of the Papua New Guinea Chamber of Mines and Petroleum pointed out the flaws of a production sharing agreement (PSA) system. John Chambers, the general manager of Santos in PNG, warned that PSA-style regimes had been detrimental to...

Zeng Fanhua, the People's Republic of China's new ambassador, recently submitted the letter of accreditation to Governor-General Sir Bob Dadae, the country's head of state. Ambassador Zeng succeeds Ambassador Xue Bing, who was recalled after completing his service in Papua New Guinea. Ambassador Zeng stated the President of the People's Republic of ...

In Bogia, Madang Province, K1.2 million has been set aside for cocoa development. This money came from the PNG Cocoa Board, which contributed K600,000, and the Bogia District Development Authority, which contributed another K600,000. Boto Gaupu, the chief executive officer of the Cocoa Board, stated that they are willing to collaborate with the Bogi...

The government has agreed to continue delivering fresh food and vegetables from Lae to Port Moresby under a memorandum of understanding with Bismarck Maritime Ltd. Commerce and Industry Minister Sam Basil and Bismarck Maritime managing director Hamish Sharp signed the agreement. It comprises a subsidy for fresh food and vegetables to be transported by sea...

PNG Power Ltd's decision to cancel a power purchase agreement (PPA) with PNG Biomass, which was signed six years ago, is immoral, according to Aitape-Lumi MP Patrick Pruaitch. He said that the biomass project was well-conceived and performed, and it would have benefited communities and landowners. He claimed that PNG Power and the government delayed fi...

If Papua New Guinea wants to maintain its economy, resource projects should continue to come online, according to an industry expert. This was said by Chris Chambers, Santos PNG's general manager and a PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum council member,  during the chamber's webinar series. He stressed the need for collaboration between the government and ...

The national and provincial governments, as well as the landowners, are all responsible for the success of the "new Porgera" mine, according to Barrick Niugini Ltd (BNL). Before the mine reopened at the end of the year, BNL president and CEO Mark Bristow said unlawful mining and lawlessness in the region needed to be handled. He reminded the inhabitant...

According to Mark Bristow, president and chief executive officer of Barrick Niugini Ltd (BNL), the cost of restarting the Porgera mine is roughly US$300 million (K1.052 billion). Bristow indicated that just caring for the mine cost BNL US$120 million (K421 million) and that restarting mining operations at Porgera would cost another US$180 million (K625 mi...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape, MP, has assured Porgera Mine landowners in Enga that they will not be left behind in extraction and development of their resources. He gave this assurance when formally handing over the Framework Agreement for reopening of the mine to landowners and the Enga Provincial Government on Friday (June 4th 2021). PM Marape...

Prime Minister Hon.James Marape today visited Porgera accompanied by State Ministers and Government delegates to announce the new Porgera Framework Agreement. The agreement was successfully negotiated with Barrick Niugini Ltd (BNL) in April this year. PM Marape, when handing over the agreement to resume mining operations at Porgera to landowners and...