Bougainville Copper would like to warmly congratulate Peter Taylor who was awarded a CBE for services to the community, to business, economic development and international relations in Papua New Guinea. Peter is the former Chairman and Managing Director of Bougainville Copper. He lived and worked in Bougainville during the mines operation and was appointed a […]
Inaugural or maiden speech by Bougainville President – Hon Ishmael Toroama Inaugural Speech Bougainville President Hon Ishmael Toroama 29.09.2020
By Simon Pentanu Every picture tells a story. Every story a picture tells may not be a perfect story but, as another saying goes, there’s more to the picture than meets the eye. There is a certain poignancy about this picture – and many other images connected with the multitude of matters surrounding Panguna. Panguna […]
Haus Krai and the mourning process in Bougainville is deeply traditional, with each village, tribe and constituency having slightly different customs (kastom) and ‘steps’ towards healing and laying a loved one to rest. The Bougainville Copper media team was visiting Dapera village in Panguna, when we saw a large sculpture in the village, resembling a […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Denika Seeto Michael Pye of Temarua Central Electrical has been an electrician for almost 50 years. The 67-year-old Arawa local started working at 20-years-old and has since grown his business in Central Bougainville. I first met Michael when visiting the BCL transit house renovation in Arawa in February this year. He was busy at […]
Team Bougainville u18 sprinter for Air PNG National Athletics Championships It was on a Wednesday, my PE teacher told me that I was one of the selected students who will be taking part in the National Athletics Championship in Kimbe. I was very surprised and excited. I couldn’t believe that I was selected. I was […]
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 […]