Bougainville

Key decisions were reached last week at a pivotal meeting of the Joint Supervisory Body, which oversees Papua New Guinea's role in the management of the autonomous Bougainville region.

Bougainville is furious that it is being blamed for another deferral of a meeting of the Joint Supervisory Body, which oversees its relationship with Papua New Guinea.

A Canadian mining company, Island Passage Development Canada Limited (IPDC) is undertaking a mining exploration programme in Bougainville.

Hundreds of high-powered firearms - allegedly stolen from weapons disposal sites - are still in use today, the police chief in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville says.

The government in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville is carrying out an engagement programme in the Panguna Mine-affected areas.

Oonagh Brown, who styles herself the Cacao Ambassador, has been working alongside Pacific communities to help them improve the quality of their product.

Late last month, violence erupted when factions of the Me'ekamui clashed in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region's south.

The minister overseeing the implementation of independence has warned ratification of the referendum is not Bougainville's only path to independence.

The member for North Bougainville in the Papua New Guinea National Parliament, Francesca Semoso, has unveiled a series of transport projects for the constituency.

Two years after beginning consultations the Bougainville Constitutional Planning Commission has released its first draft of a home grown constitution.

Theonila Roka Matbob is calling for the mining giant Rio Tinto to set "concrete commitments for remediation and clean up" of the Panguna mine. Audio

Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) has been given a five-year extension of its exploration licence for the Panguna Mine.

Bougainville is suggesting a moderator with the resources to be pro-active be sought to solve an impasse with the Papua New Guinea government over its independence issues.

The long-awaited re-opening of the Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province is set to happen on Friday. Audio

The Bougainville Minister for Independence Implementation, Ezekiel Massatt, has launched an attack this week on Australia, calling it a "coward when it comes to the Bougainville independence issue". Audio

The Papua New Guinea Minister for Bougainville Affairs is misleading MPs, Bougainville's lead negotiator on the independence question says.