Which industries are going to create the jobs of the future in Bougainville? This is a question that will be increasingly asked during this post-referendum period as policymakers consider a road map for economic growth. As it stands the government has identified key industries that it believes will help create new opportunities and lead to […]
Just before Christmas (24 December) the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) passed its K439 million budget for 2020. The theme for this year’s budget is: Focusing on Post Referendum. The financial plan included new funding commitments announced by PNG’s prime minister James Marape during his recent visit to Bougainville. Of the budget’s allocated funds, K338 million […]
Bougainville Copper Limited, or BCL for short, is the best-placed company to rehabilitate, re-engineer, re-finance, re-resource, construct and to operate the giant Panguna copper-gold deposit on Bougainville going forward. BCL is well-placed to tap into global mining and investment networks. BCL efficiently operated the world’s giant copper-gold mine from 1972 to 1989 when it was […]
The adaptability of Bougainvillean farmers are providing snapshots of the great potential to expand the local agricultural sector. Recently, for example, we highlighted Martin Tsiora who has had success replanting his family’s old cocoa plantation with vanilla beans after cocoa pod borers wiped out the cocoa crops. This type of willingness to try new things […]
MEDIA RELEASE – 16.12.2019 Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) said it was both regrettable and disappointing to see members of the Special Mining Lease Osikaiyang Landowners Association (SMLOLA) issuing misleading and provocative statements following Bougainville’s peaceful and successfully conducted referendum. BCL would again repeat its calls for the SMLOLA to desist from purporting to speak on […]
Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) would like to warmly congratulate the people of Bougainville, the BRC and the ABG on the successful completion of an historic referendum vote. “The referendum process has taken a great deal of meticulous planning, commitment and cooperation between the ABG, BRC, and communities across Bougainville. As a result, the region has […]
MEDIA RELEASE – 19.11.2019 BACKING FOR TEAM BOUGAINVILLE IN NATIONAL ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) was a very proud sponsor of a team of four talented young athletes who represented the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (ARoB) in the recent PNG Air National Track and Field Championships. The championships were held at Kimbe in West New […]
Sir Melchior Togolo is from Rorovana and held several senior positions with Bougainville’s former North Solomons Provincial Government between 1977 and 1990. He is chairman of BCL (Bougainville Copper Limited). The weekend commencement of the referendum on Bougainville’s political future marks both a historic and proud moment for all of us who identify as […]
There is no doubt that Bougainville’s natural tropical beauty and other attractions can be further leveraged to increase visitor numbers in the years ahead. There is no shortage of stunning local imagery to help promote Bougainville to those searching for unique holiday experiences. The island’s active volcanoes, Mount Balbi in the north and Mount Bagana […]
IMAGE – Farmer with Mauang Exports GM and Bougainville Copper VLO Jeffrey Clason The importance of skills development was recently highlighted in a Post Courier story about the early success of Bougainville farmer Martin Tsiora in replanting his old cocoa plantation with vanilla beans. Martin was one of the farmers who participated in vanilla training […]