Tag: Bougainville Autonomous Region
Bougainville plans reconciliation event for former military officers
By Clifford Faiparik
The national coordination office of Bougainville affairs (NCOBA) plans to take former senior military and police officers to Bougainville for a reconciliation...
Momis calls on Bougainvilleans to be unified and vote for independence
By Anthony Kaybing in Buka
Bougainvilleans have been urged to present a unified front in casting their votes when the Autonomous Region of Bougainville goes...
Bougainville women march for unity after recent violence
By RNZ Pacific
When the women of Bougainville march today to mark International Women's Day, the recent violence in Buka will be at the front...
Jubilee Australia accuses Bougainville over ‘reckless land grab’ law changes
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The Autonomous Bougainville Government, led by president Dr John Momis, has been accused by a research and advocacy group of allowing...
Miriori fires broadside at ‘rogue’ Bougainville mining rights bid
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
A highly controversial proposal by an unknown and newly registered company, Caballus Mining, is attempting to grab a monopoly over all...
Mysterious Australian businessman swoops on Bougainville’s minerals
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
A mysterious Australian businessman, Jeffrey McGlinn, is the sponsor of a major amendment to Bougainville’s Mining Act, reports PNG Mine Watch...
PM blames Bougainville missing budget on ‘administrative error’
By RNZ Pacific
The Bougainville President, John Momis, says he has been assured by Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister, Peter O'Neill, that the absence of...
Bougainville voters need to present unified front, says Momis
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The people of Bougainville should present a unified front at the dawn of the referendum to secure a viable option of...
Only independence will appease Bougainvilleans, says Moses
By Patrick Makis
The people of Bougainville will only accept independence from Papua New Guinea and nothing else, says concerned Bougainvillean and independence hardliner Gabriel...
Ex-Bougainville VP blasts Canberra’s ‘top down’ interference in referendum
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
A former Bougainville regional vice-president has condemned Australia for political interference over the independence referendum process, saying Canberra would be better...
O’Neill defends PNG government responses over Bougainville
Papua New Guinea's government has defended its handling of preparations for the Bougainville referendum. Video: EMTV
By Meriba Tulo in Port Moresby
With just a year...
Future of Panguna mine at stake in PNG, Melbourne court...
By Kevin McQuillan of Business Advantage PNG
Two court hearings next week - one in Port Moresby and the other in Melbourne - will help...
O’Neill ‘undermining’ Bougainville peace deal, vote plan, says Miriori
The trailer for New Zealand documentary maker Will Watson's forthcoming documentary about the Bougainville peace process, Soldiers Without Guns. Video: TMI Pictures
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PNG Mine Watch: Bougainville’s new ‘infamous’ Filipino mining company
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte exposes "illegal favours" to mining tycoon Eric Gutierrez, whose company SR Metals Inc has now won an exploration contract on...
Philippine mining company wins Bougainville search licence
By Franklin Kolma
The Autonomous Bougainville Government has granted its second mining exploration licence to a Philippine company in a low-key event at Tunania, the...
Bougainville autonomy ‘positive’ but improvements needed, says poll report
PNG's NRI researchers present Bougainville referendum reports. Video: EMTV News
By Meriba Tulo in Port Moresby
The autonomous arrangements for Bougainville have been described as positive.
However,...