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The President of Bougainville, John Momis, says they have eased some of the restrictions designed to keep Covid-19 out of the region.

Bougainville's former president James Tanis is entering the contest to replace John Momis.

A former Bougainville chief secretary says re-opening the Panguna mine is a must if the region's economy is going to develop quickly.

An Australian human rights group is re-assessing its strategy as it tries to convince the owners of mining giant Rio Tinto to repair the damage done by its Panguna Mine in central Bougainville.

A former commander in the Bougainville Revolutionary Army says he can deliver the safe environment needed to encourage investors.

Candidates intending to run in this year's election on Bougainville have been told not to start campaigning yet.

An aspiring political candidate in the Bougainville elections, set to begin in early August, says the John Momis regime has wasted the past 10 years it has held power.

A community leader in central Bougainville is hoping the Covid-19 restrictions can be eased to allow people to sell vegetables on the roadside.

The Bougainville Government says it will be late next year before a document on the referendum goes before the Papua New Guinea parliament.

A church on Bougainville and landowners have called on investors in Rio Tinto to force the company to address a legacy of environmental destruction they say was created by the Panguna mine.

Bougainville is to start lifting restrictions imposed to try and stop Covid-19 from entering the autonomous region in PNG.

The Bougainville Government has reassured people that rumours of a first confirmed case of Covid-19 in the PNG autonomous region are wrong.

More than 300 families in the Bana area of South Bougainville are in need of food aid after flooding.

New Zealand and Australia have sent four vehicles to Bougainville to help support its efforts to keep Covid-19 out of the region.

The electoral process in Bougainville is to begin on the 17th June - two months later than initially intended.

Bougainville's President John Momis says he is still waiting to find out whether he's eligible to stand in this year's election.

An Air Niugini flight into Bougainville over the weekend was redirected soon after landing in Buka.

The President of Bougainville has confirmed any substantial decision from the referendum consultations will be held over until a new government is in place.

Covid-19 is exposing the weakness of Papua New Guinea's border security.

The controller of the Bougainville State of Emergency, with medical personnel and the Electoral Commissioner, will set the region's election date.

Authorities in Solomon Islands have beefed up the security presence along the country's maritime border with PNG.

The Autonomous Bougainville Government in PNG says it's concerned at the slow turnaround of Covid-19 testing.

Bougainville's government is planning to delay the regional election by up to two months because of the Covid-19 lockdown.

A women's leader from Arawa, in Bougainville, says the re-opening of the controversial Panguna mine is crucial to the success of the region's independence push from PNG.

Two Bougainville policemen have been arrested for crossing the border into Solomon Islands at the weekend, in contravention of Covid-19 restrictions.