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 […]
Early last month the PNG national government launched the National Road Network Strategy 2018-2037, but what will this mean for Bougainville? The urgent need for better roads in various parts of the autonomous region is something commonly raised by Bougainvilleans in social media forums. Better roads mean safer roads for drivers, greater convenience in terms […]
Between the 3-5th August, Bougainville Copper provided defensive driver training for 10 enthusiastic BCL vehicle contractors and one staff member in Arawa. The training was facilitated by Concept Training Group from Port Moresby. The drivers were trained on the following topics: PNG Road & Safety Legislation Defensive Driving Overview Driving Hazards and Risk Management Vehicle […]
On 30-31st July, 12 Bougainville Copper staff located in Buka and Arawa underwent crucial first aid training as part of capacity building. Bougainville Copper recognises the importance of First Aid training for all staff, as the skills and key learnings staff took away from the training program can be utilised not only at work, but […]
Former workers share Panguna thoughts with BCL’s editorial team.
Pictured: Bougainville’s future. Young people were out in force during the recent chocolate festival in Arawa. The young people of Bougainville are reportedly calling for a special seat in the parliament to be reserved from 2020 for youth representation. Coming off the back of International Youth Day on August 12, the Post Courier reported that […]
Pictured: Borderzone Soccer Team from Panguna with BCL VLO Benedict Ienu Bougainville Copper was delighted to sponsor the Panguna Borderzone soccer team, which competed in the Championship round of the Besta Cup in Arawa between the 6-12th August. BCL Village Liaison Officer Benedict Ienu from Moroni in Panguna, presented the team with K2500 to help […]
Press Release 09 August 2019 The region’s renowned cocoa producers again put on a golden performance for international cocoa buyers and chocolate makers at the 2019 Bougainville Chocolate Festival, held this week in Arawa. The festival, in its fourth year, certainly lived up to its theme of ‘world class beans, for world class chocolate’ with […]
Theresa Jaintong OBE is a name that should be well-known in Bougainville. A highly accomplished leader, she played an integral role in the peacekeeping activity in Bougainville. Theresa has dedicated her time and effort to improving the welfare of Bougainvillean women, setting up clubs to provide training in health, traditional customs in and around the […]