Tag: Bougainville independence

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...

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...

By Clifford Faiparik in Port Moresby National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop is pushing for Bougainville and West Papua to gain independence from Papua New...

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...

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...

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...

By Aloysius Laukai in Buka The people of Haku have demonstrated their commitment to the Bougainville peace process by reconciling former fighters from the Bougainville...

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Papua New Guinea is pledging to help Bougainville strengthen its local radio services ahead of next year's historic referendum on independence,...

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...

By Kevin McQuillan of Business Advantage PNG Two court hearings next week - one in Port Moresby and the other in Melbourne - will help...

The trailer for New Zealand documentary maker Will Watson's forthcoming documentary about the Bougainville peace process, Soldiers Without Guns. Video: TMI Pictures Pacific Media Centre...

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...

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,...

EMTV News report on the call for unity. By Aloysius Laukai in Buka The Autonomous Bougainville Government president, Chief Dr John Momis, has called on the...

Pacific Media Watch News Desk Women in Central Bougainville and landowners of the Panguna copper mine site are opposing the reopening of the mine. A delegation...

Raymond Masono has been appointed new Vice-President of Bougainville and has immediately faced criticism from the Bougainville Freedom Movement. Bougainville News reported Masono was from...

The combined New Ireland chiefs in Papua New Guinea led by chief Demas Kavavu and political leaders including former National Alliance strongman, Pedi Anis,...

The independent blog PNG Mine Watch was originally established to track the progress of the Ramu nickel mine in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea,...

Bougainville's president and Meekamu landowner chiefs have condemned the Rio Tinto "mess" over Panguna mine and the traditional landowners have called for the company...

Lifting of the mining moratorium on Bougainville has hoodwinked the majority of people on Bougainville, says the Bougainville Freedom Movement. In March 2016, the Autonomous...

Behind the Blockade, by Veronica Hatutasi. Boroko, Papua New Guinea: Word Publishing Company. 233 pages hardcover. ISBN 978-9980-89-024-5. Reviewed by Anna Solomon Behind the Blockade, by...

Report from the Pacific Media Centre With the window for Bougainville's independence referendum now open, time is of the essence if the ABG is to...