Bougainville

The acting Bougainville electoral commissioner, George Manu, says he will ask police to investigate an incident in Buka where a candidate shut down a polling station.

Polling in the Bougainville elections for those people living outside the region is expected to be completed today.

The acting Bougainville Electoral Commissioner, George Manu, is urging all eligible voters to ensure they cast their votes in the autonomous government poll, which runs until May the 25th.

Australia has unveiled plans to open a foreign mission in the autonomous Papua New Guinea province of Bougainville.

The Bougainville Electoral Commission has come under fire as allegations emerge of voters being turned away from ballot stations during elections in the self-ruling PNG province.

A Pacific Islands Forum team is among the observers for the Bougainville elections that got underway this morning.

Voters in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainvilleans today begin electing a parliament that will play a key role in the peace process.

A campaigner for women's rights on Bougainville says many people remain opposed to a quick return to mining in the region.

As Bougainville heads into a key election from Monday a leading figure in the aid community says the four weeks of campaigning have gone very peacefully.

Tsunami warnings for Bougainville, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands have been lifted after a magnitude 7 earthquake on Thursday evening.

About 20 international election monitors are expected to oversee the elections in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville.

A former women's MP for Central Bougainville says she is pleased to see the way people in the area are embracing the new election.

A former Bougainville MP says there needs to be a broader approach to voter education ahead of the elections starting in ten days time.

Police in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville are still searching for 19 prisoners who escaped from the Buka police jail over a week ago.

A leader of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army during the civil war, wants to see mining restored in the region.

The Bougainville Police in Papua New Guinea has released a profile list of 19 prisoners who escaped from the Buka police cells.

Police in Bougainville say they have leads in their hunt for 19 prisoners who broke out of the Buka police cells early on Sunday morning during a power blackout.