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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has banned the movement of small watercraft across his country's shared maritime border with Papua New Guinea.

The Bougainville parliament is set to decide next Thursday when to hold the general election.

Restrictions on access through Papua New Guinea's borders have tightened under the extended State of Emergency.

In Wewak a group called 'Project Sepik', says the Papua New Guinea government should say "no" to the proposed Frieda River mining project.

Parliamentarians in Bougainville have agreed to extend a State of Emergency imposed last month to help combat Covid-19.

The Bougainville Covid -19 health response team is waiting for a flight from Port Moresby to take samples from two possibly infected people to Port Moresby for testing.

The parliament in Bougainville is to meet this afternoon to consider whether to extend a state of emergency put in place to keep the region free of Covid-19.

The Papua New Guinea Supreme Court will next Thursday hear an application from the Bougainville president on whether he can stand in this year's election.

Bougainville's Covid-19 emergency controller has assured locals that there are no restrictions stopping people using the South and Central Bougainville highways.

A new report claims the mining giant Rio Tinto remains responsible for multiple human rights violations caused by pollution from the Panguna mine on Bougainville.

A man who runs an inter-island boat service in Bougainville says the public isn't easily adopting measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

The President of the Autonomous Bougainville Government in Papua New Guinea is seeking a stay on the issue of writs for the upcoming ABG elections.

The Speaker of Bougainville Parliament is pushing ahead with issuing the writs for the election, despite two court challenges.

Bougainville's president says if the Peace Agreement is adhered to, a good outcome should follow the recent referendum result.

Countries around the Pacific continue to scramble to implement measures to safeguard citizens from the COVID-19 coronavirus.

The President of the autonomous region of Bougainville, John Momis, says he wants to contest this year's Bougainville election because the people have pleaded with him to stay.

The governments of Bougainville and Papua New Guinea have agreed all illegal weapons in Bougainville will be addressed under the PNG Firearms Act.

Multi-national miner Rio Tinto can't just walk away from its responsibilities at Bougainville's Panguna mine, says an academic. Audio