The creation of new businesses and the growth of existing ones is critical to Bougainville’s economic development. President Ishmael Toroama has made business development and the promotion of innovation a focus of his government and the reasons for this are multi-faceted. Profitable businesses help generate income, provide tax revenue to support the development of community […]
Bougainville Copper Limited is proud to support SME’s within the Panguna district, sponsoring 10 participants for a Financial Literacy Training program. The participants were selected at random from different disciplines of engagement that were common within Panguna. A total of 175 individuals undertook the 3-day Financial Literacy Training program conducted by PNG SME Directory. Among […]
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 […]
[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 […]
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 […]
Former workers share Panguna thoughts with BCL’s editorial team.
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 […]
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 […]