Bougainville

A mother and her baby clung to the remnants of a boat and drifted for more than 24 hours off Bougainville at the weekend, surviving a boating mishap on the way to the Carteret Islands.

The President of Bougainville, John Momis, has appointed seven members to his government's Bougainville Executive Council, with more appointments expected later.

The Bougainville President John Momis, re-elected in a landslide last month, is expected to name his new cabinet today and it will include a new economic services ministry.

Bougainville may seek arbitration if the Papua New Guinea Government does not pay what it says are outstanding grants of $US143 million dollars.

The re-elected President of Bougainville, John Momis, says the Papua New Guinea government owes the region more than $US143 million dollars in development grants.

The autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville has today sworn in members of parliament following the six week long election process.

The international group which observed the just completed elections in Bougainville say the vote counting process was conducted with integrity.

Reports from Bougainville say that many losing candidates in the recent election are now talking to their lawyers in a bid to overturn the election results.

The re-elected Autonomous Bougainville Government President, John Momis, has announced part of his caretaker cabinet.

The acting Electoral Commissioner in Bougainville, George Manu, says he is satisfied with the way the recent election has been conducted. Audio

There are calls for more education on the preferential voting system used in the just completed election in Bougainville.

An unsuccessful candidate for president in Bougainville says he is taking legal action over the election result, alleging ballot boxes were stuffed with fake votes. Audio

A Bougainville women's MP, returning to parliament after a five year break, wants a rethink on the mining law she says was rushed through by the previous administration.

A women's MP in Bougainville who has won back the seat she last held five years ago says she had almost given up after the initial count.

Bougainville's re-elected president says one of his first moves will be talking with Rio Tinto on whether it is interested in re-opening the Panguna mine.

The president elect of Bougainville John Momis says he has made it clear he is willing to work with all factions for the benefit of the region.

Bougainville's president-elect John Momis says people's conduct in the recent election has shown their commitment to democracy.

John Momis has been re-elected president of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville.