Bougainville

The Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has warned Bougainville's John Momis not to play politics over Bougainville Copper Limited shares.

The Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has warned Bougainville's John Momis not to play politics over Bougainville Copper Limited shares.

The Bougainville Government is furious that Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister has transferred his government's shares from Rio Tinto to landowners.

More changes in the ownership of Bougainville Copper Ltd will not deter the province's Autonomous Government from suing Rio Tinto.

The President of Bougainville says he is grateful the Papua New Guinea Government is giving the region a portion of its shares in Bougainville Copper Ltd.

The Papua New Guinea Government will transfer mining shares gifted to it by Rio Tinto to the people of Bougainville.

The government in the autonomous PNG region of Bougainville is to press the global mining giant, Rio Tinto, on several fronts after it divested itself of its majority shareholding in Bougainville…

Bougainvillean, Scott Dylan, has been convicted this week by the Papua New Guinea National Court of the illegal possession of a high powered police issue firearm.

A special meeting of the parliament on Bougainville has strongly condemned the way Rio Tinto walked away from its obligations to the province.

A Red Cross spokesperson says progress is being made in returning the remains of Bougainvilleans who died during the civil war to their families.

An MP in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville is delighted with the outcome of its chocolate festival in the south of the main island.

The Bougainville Government is demanding just cause as to why Bougainville Copper Ltd's exploration licence should not be terminated.

Bougainville's President John Momis is still confident he can win over the Papua New Guinea Government after a walk out by mining giant Rio Tinto.

A special meeting of parliament will take place next week to discuss Rio Tinto's controversial decision affecting the key Panguna mine.

Solomon Islands is planning to reconcile with neighbouring Papua New Guinea and its Autonomous Bougainville Region for incidents during the Bougainville Civil War.

South Bougainville has a new MP in the National Parliament, after the election of Timothy Masiu.

Bougainville's president threatens to sue mining giant Rio Tinto, which he says is walking away from its responsibilities. Audio

Bougainville's President John Momis said the way to solve the Bougainville crisis is for his ABG government to get the controlling interest in Bougainville Copper Ltd.