Pacific Lime and Cement (PLC) officially launched the Central Lime & Cement project operations on Kido Island in Central province on Friday 1st August, much to the appreciation of the local villagers, the Provincial Government and the National Government. Pacific Lime and Cement, formerly Mayur Resources, focuses on the development of natural resources and renewable energy in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The company is committed to delivering its diversified asset portfolio, which spans lime, cement, nature-based forest carbon credits, iron and industrial sands, contributing to nation building and job creation. Opening formalities at the opening ceremony on Kido was PLC…
Author: Emmanuel MAIPE
The Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) is seeking potential mining partners to redevelop the Panguna Mine in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB). Since been granted the exploration license- EL01 in January 2024, BCL has made significant progress in onsite presence and activities over the past year. The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) Chief Secretary Kearnneth Nanei, who spoke at this week’s PNG Resource Week CANCONEX in Port Moresby city, said the ABG holds 72.9% Share in BCL, after the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Government transferred 36.4% to the ABG. “As a major stakeholder, the role of the ABG together with our…
Despite cost of operation challenges, the Lihir Gold Limited on Lihir Island in New Ireland province has paid a healthy Corporate Income Tax to the State. Lihir Gold Limited, is a subsidiary of Newmont Corporation and has paid K230, 876, 334 to the Internal Revenue Commission (IRC) yesterday, Wednesday 30th July. Meanwhile, Prime Minister James Marape commends the good outcome of the operation at Lihir Gold Limited and appreciates this payment to the State. “Such revenues are critical to our government’s efforts to invest in infrastructure, education, health and rural development especially as we mark our 50th year of independence,”…
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…
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…