Bougainville

A well known women's advocate on Bougainville, Helen Hakena, is to contest the elections in August.

If Bougainville President John Momis can run in this year's election long time women's advocate Helen Hakena will be delighted.

Work is underway to update the Bougainville electoral roll ahead of the election scheduled for August.

The paramount chief from Bougainville's Ieta village says the Department of Lands must resolve a dispute over land occupied by Buka Airport.

The current regional member for Bougainville in the PNG Parliament, Joe Lera, is resigning so he can contest the Bougainville presidency.

The President of Bougainville, John Momis, says they have eased some of the restrictions designed to keep Covid-19 out of the region.

Bougainville's former president James Tanis is entering the contest to replace John Momis.

A former Bougainville chief secretary says re-opening the Panguna mine is a must if the region's economy is going to develop quickly.

An Australian human rights group is re-assessing its strategy as it tries to convince the owners of mining giant Rio Tinto to repair the damage done by its Panguna Mine in central Bougainville.

A former commander in the Bougainville Revolutionary Army says he can deliver the safe environment needed to encourage investors.

Candidates intending to run in this year's election on Bougainville have been told not to start campaigning yet.

An aspiring political candidate in the Bougainville elections, set to begin in early August, says the John Momis regime has wasted the past 10 years it has held power.

A community leader in central Bougainville is hoping the Covid-19 restrictions can be eased to allow people to sell vegetables on the roadside.

The Bougainville Government says it will be late next year before a document on the referendum goes before the Papua New Guinea parliament.

A church on Bougainville and landowners have called on investors in Rio Tinto to force the company to address a legacy of environmental destruction they say was created by the Panguna mine.

Bougainville is to start lifting restrictions imposed to try and stop Covid-19 from entering the autonomous region in PNG.

The Bougainville Government has reassured people that rumours of a first confirmed case of Covid-19 in the PNG autonomous region are wrong.

More than 300 families in the Bana area of South Bougainville are in need of food aid after flooding.

New Zealand and Australia have sent four vehicles to Bougainville to help support its efforts to keep Covid-19 out of the region.

The electoral process in Bougainville is to begin on the 17th June - two months later than initially intended.