The autonomous Papua New Guinea region, which is seeking independence, continues to face trauma of its past, says a former ...

Far out in the South Pacific, there’s a tropical island called Bougainville. Its people are devoutly Catholic — with a twist. Many revere the Virgin Mary almost as much as her son, Jesus. Women are ...

In a historic event for the Bougainville region, Peter Tsiamalili Jnr, Regional Member for Bougainville and Police Minister, ...

PASCAGOULA, Miss., April 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) hosted U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Eric Austin, deputy commandant for combat development and integration, fellow U.S. Marine Corps ...

As the 80th anniversary of the end of Iwo Jima — the infamous World War II battle against the Japanese Army — approaches on ...

The Panguna copper mine in Bougainville continues to generate toxic waste and may spark landslides that could kill people and cause lasting ecological damage. The miner has agreed with community ...

The next phase in Bougainville's transition from autonomy to independence has begun, President Ishmael Toroama says.

THE Bougainville’s Black Orchids rugby union team is determined to win back-to-back Cup titles in the Sports Tok Rugby 7’s ...

In presenting the EL02 extension licence, ABG President and Minister for Mining Hon. Ishmael Toroama congratulated IRHL on ...

Leaders from Bougainville and Papua New Guinea are currently in Port Moresby for discussions on Bougainville independence.

In the remote hills of Bougainville near the disbanded Panguna mine, a cult like Ponzi scheme is being run by a man called ...