Bougainville

Nine Papua New Guinea cabinet ministers arrived in Arawa in Bougainville yesterday for a key meeting today.

A former prominent leader in Bougainville says Papua New Guinea has to start discussing compensation for the damage it caused during the civil war.

The President of Bougainville John Momis says there are key matters that must be resolved when he meets with Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill this Friday.

There is a call in Bougainville for the vote on independence not to be delayed.

A landowners' association near the contested Panguna mine in Bougainville is accusing Bougainville Copper Ltd of misleading people.

The chief secretaries of the Papua New Guinea and Bougainville governments have agreed on 39 recommendations to be put at next week's meeting of the Joint Supervisory Body.

It is possible the Bougainville referendum will be held later than June next year, which has been the time referred to by Bougainville officials for some months.

Seven nominated representatives of the 367 customary titleholders in Bougainville's Panguna Mine lease area say Philip Miriori and Lawrence Daveona do not speak on their behalf.

Bougainville Copper is rejecting claims it lacks backing among landowners for a re-launch of the Panguna mine.

A leading Bougainvillean governance and mineral specialist has been knighted in Papua New Guinea's Queen's Birthday honours.

Bougainville Copper is making misleading claims about the support it has for re-starting mining at Panguna, a landowner group says.

The failure to dispose of all weapons in Papua New Guinea's autonomous region of Bougainville could prove to be a major obstacle to the 2019 referendum on independence.

Disgruntled workers in Bougainville reportedly forced the closure of Buka airport on Monday when they stopped President John Momis from flying to Port Moresby.

Issues with the shareholding in Bougainville Copper Ltd are still causing frustrations for the Bougainville Government.

A Bougainville landowners group says it has made a huge donation to help a refurbished hospital acquire much needed medicines.

The Bougainville South MP in the Papua New Guinea parliament says Port Moresby is sidestepping key issues as the province prepares for a referendum on possible independence.

A member of the Papua New Guinea government has challenged the approach of prime minister Peter O'Neill to the Bougainville referendum.