SpaceX's Starlink has been granted a five-year operator licence by Papua New Guinea's National Information and Communication Technology Authority (NICTA). This is a...
Starlink licence to revolutionise Papua New Guinea’s internet landscape
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PNG extends Visa on Arrival privileges to Pacific Island states
Papua New Guinea has recently declared an extension of Visa on Arrival (VOA) privileges to encompass all Pacific Island States and Territories. Chief Migration Officer...
Australia partners with Papua New Guinea in renewable energy drive
Australia has embarked on a collaborative effort with Papua New Guinea to enhance the nation's access to reliable renewable energy sources, addressing the growing...
Porgera gold mine set to restart; move augurs economic revival
Canadian gold miner Barrick Gold has announced that the Porgera mine operations in Papua New Guinea are poised to restart this month, on 22 December, with the first...
Australia, Papua New Guinea strengthen security ties with bilateral deal
Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have inked a bilateral security agreement. The accord, signed in Canberra on Thursday, was formalised by Australian Prime Minister...
Revitalising Bougainville’s Cocoa Industry: A Success Story
For more than a century, cocoa has woven itself into the fabric of Bougainville. Once the leading cocoa-producing region in Papua New Guinea (PNG), the island has...
BSP, ABV launch extension of YES GROW program
BSP PNG | BSP Financial Group Limited (BSP) in partnership with Australian Business Volunteers (ABV) has extended the roll out of its Your Enterprise Scheme (YES) Grow...
China Southern to launch flights to Port Moresby in December
China Southern Airlines is set to embark on its maiden voyage from Guangzhou to Port Moresby in December 2023. The announcement was made by the Minister for Transport...
Air Niugini welcomes new B737-800 on 50th anniversary
Air Niugini’s, Acting CEO, Gary Seddon, has announced that the airline’s latest addition, the Boeing 737-800 Next Generation series aircraft, will serve both domestic...
Specific Procurement Notice: Request for Bids Works (Two-envelope Bidding Process Without Prequalification)
Employer: Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) Project: Second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2) Contract title: Noro Roads Improvement...
PNG’s forex inflows drop by 16 per cent in Q3
Foreign exchange (FX) market inflows in the third quarter of 2023 have witnessed a 16 per cent decline, amounting to K6 billion, in comparison to the second quarter....
Bougainville opens doors to foreign investment
The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) is inviting foreign direct investment from developed nations, which include Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, the...