The 2025 Community Affairs and National Content Conference and Exhibition (CANCONEX) held as a part of the PNG Resource Week has wrapped up as of yesterday, but perhaps what was significant were the six key takeaways from it to further look at. The six strategic takeaways are the formalizing landowner identification frameworks, scaling community-based enterprise models, improving transparency in benefit management, strengthening workforce development for women and youth, fostering long-term employment strategies, and elevating CANCONEX as a central forum for shaping national content policy. From these, three core priorities were identified: empowering landowner-led enterprise development, ensuring inclusive benefit distribution, and…
Author: Emmanuel MAIPE
The Autonomous Region of Bougainvillea is open to investors to partner in the development of its massive resource sector as the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) progresses towards achieving its independence from Papua New Guinea (PNG). Speaking at the 2025 PNG Resource Week CANCONEX at the APEC Haus in Port Moresby on Tuesday 29th July was the ABG Chief Secretary Mr. Kearnneth Nanei who represented President Ishmael Toroama, where he extended this invitation saying that the mining sector to energy, business, agriculture and fisheries remain untapped. “Bougainville currently holds significant mineral and natural resource potentials, from cold and copper to renewable…
The National Content in the extractive resource sector is not just a government policy, it’s a pathway for inclusive development and sustainable growth. This fact was stressed by Dr. Anita Togolo, who is the Country Manager for Erias Group PNG- a leading specialist environmental and social consultancy with teams in both Papua New Guinea and Australia. The Erias Group delivered more than sixty (60) projects across PNG, employing and training local scientists and specialists. Dr. Togolo, who is from both Bougainville and Australia and is a senior Social Scientist and Communities and Social impact Specialist with a PhD in Anthropology,…
NiuSky Pacific Limited (NSPL) has confirmed that a major internal power outage was the cause of the Air Traffic Control radar and tracking systems being temporarily down on Monday afternoon, disrupting a lot of flights in the process. After conducting its own initial investigation, it was concluded that the disruption was triggered by a failure in the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), leading to the complete loss of the following systems. Air Traffic Management System (ATMS) All radio communications (VHF/HF) Surveillance systems (Radar and ADS-B) Telephone and intercom lines Computer Aided Aeronautical Data and Alerting System (CADAS) Automated Weather Observing System…
There was a scare in the skies yesterday when aircrafts found themselves flying blind due to a temporary outage of the Air Traffic Control radar and tracking systems in Port Moresby and Mt. Hagen cities, managed by NiuSky Pacific. The national airline Air Niugini confirmed this incident in a statement released on Monday evening, stating that Niusky Pacific is conducting investigations into the outage that resulted in disruptions to some flight operations in the afternoon. The systems were later restored at 3:25pm. “The safety of our passengers and crew remain our utmost priority throughout the period. Air Niugini’s operational teams…
People accessing health facilities in the East Sepik Province (ESP) can expect access to clean water and sanitation thanks to the continuous support from the Coca Cola Foundation, supporting the WaSH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) programmes in the province. Communities and healthcare facilities will significantly benefit from increased access to safe water as the result of a three-year, USD 1.3 million grant from The Coca-Cola Foundation to WaterAid Papua New Guinea. This support should alleviate the water related issues says Anne-Marie Paul, Country Director at WaterAid PNG. “WaSH-related diseases significantly impact PNG’s weak health system, increasing morbidity and mortality, exacerbating…
Over 140 new police recruits will commence their six (6) months training today Monday 28th July at the National Center of Excellence (NCoE) at Bomana just outside the city of Port Moresby. Over the weekend recruits from all four provinces of the Momase Region, the Oro province and Western province arrived at the Jackson’s Domestic terminal on Saturday while the rest from Port Moresby along with Central and Gulf provinces joined them on Sunday. According to the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RNGC), this group makes up the first batch for 2025. A formal handover of the recruits was done…
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is looking at forging a new relationship with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in an expected historic agreement signing in September 2025. The Minister for International Trade and Investment, Richard Maru, made this announcement in a press conference this afternoon in Port Moresby city, stating that it will start the country’s new journey fifty (50) years onwards. “Papua New Guinea will finally break into the Arab world through the United Arab Emirates by entering into a new diplomatic and trade and investment partnership in a scale and scope never undertaking by PNG with its bilateral partners…
More than eighty (80) cocoa farmers in the Pomio District of East New Britain (ENB) province are now able to handle their finances better after going through a recent weeklong Financial Literacy Retail Training. This weeklong training which ran from the 21st to 26th June, was delivered a the Pomio Local Level Government (LLG) Chamber of Commerce. It was part of a community development initiative aimed at strengthening economic resilience and sustainable farming practices. The training was part of a collaborative effort between the Centre for Excellence in Financial Inclusion (CEFI) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under the…
Prime Minister James Marape has wrapped up his very successful visit to Japan, assuring investors that Papua New Guinea (PNG) continues to be a trusted investment destination. Prime Minister Marape gave this assurance during his last engagement, which was the PNG Mining Seminar, themed “Investing in Impact”, in Tokyo. He assured Japanese investors that PNG offers a stable, resource-rich, and democratic business environment, with a proven track record of supplying global markets over the past 40 years. He highlighted future opportunities in: Wafi-Golpu and Frieda River Mines, Long-term copper and gold production from Ok Tedi, and Renewable energy, clean tech,…