Bougainville

One of the three women to win a reserved seat in Bougainville 10 years ago is standing again because she wants to ensure there is experience in place for the referendum on independence.

The outgoing Bougainville government has started laying the groundwork for a referendum to be held on possible independence from Papua New Guinea.

The World Bank is doubling its funding for a project in the autonomous Papua New Guinea province of Bougainville to strengthen the participation of women.

If Bougainville's caretaker president John Momis is re-elected in next month's elections, his government will immediately begin discussions on re-opening the Panguna mine.

A women's activist running in the Bougainville elections, Hona Holan, wants improvements in the delivery of basic services.

There has been an increase in the number of women contesting constituency seats in elections in Bougainville.

A total of 342 candidates are contesting next month's election in Bougainville.

A former Bougainville president, James Tanis, says former opponents of the autonomous government have thrown their support behind next month's election process.

The Bougainville electoral commissioner says nine people will contest the presidency for the autonomous Papua New Guinea province at next month's election.

The United Nations has sent 3 officials to work with the Bougainville Electoral Commission to prepare for the elections starting on May 11th.

Bougainvilleans are to go to the polls from May 11th through to May 25th to elect the new parliament.

The United Nations Development Programme in Papua New Guinea says this year's elections in Bougainville will play an important part towards a referendum on the province's future status.

The United Nations Development Programme in Papua New Guinea has pledged support to the Autonomous Bougainville Government in carrying out the upcoming elections.

The autonomous government in Papua New Guinea's Bougainville is empowering Councils of Elders to curb law and order problems.