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American Samoa AMERICAN Samoa Governor Pulaali‘i Nikolao Pula has submitted formal comments to the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) regarding a proposed deep-sea mining lease, stating that commercial
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PNG PM urges Australian businesses to invest now as decade of growth opens
PAPUA New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape urged Australian businesses to deepen their investment in the country, saying the next decade would bring major resource projects, infrastructure development and closer
PNG LNG landowner stakes will not be diluted, Marape says
PAPUA New Guinea’s Prime Minister, James Marape, has sought to calm concerns over the PNG LNG project, saying the government will not dilute landowners’ and provincial governments’ equity stakes.
Wale takes hard line on corruption
LESS than two months after taking office, new Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has vowed that his country will not repeat the failures of the logging industry.
Solomon Islands tightens control over natural resources
SOLOMON Islands Finance Minister, Gordon Darcy Lilo, has moved to cancel all previous MOUs relating to the tax exempt status of
How resource-rich is Papua New Guinea really?
Papua New Guinea is often described as a “resource-rich” country. The phrase appears on government websites, media reports and statements from international organisations. Prime Minister James Marape stated at the
An ominous warning for PNG
Papua New Guinea: “When we don’t have any of these copper and gold mines anymore, where are we headed?” This quote is by Jerry Garry, Managing Director of PNG’s Mineral Resources Authority (MRA). According to Mr
STOP to illegal logging leases
THE Papua New Guinea Government has finally decided to shut down illegal logging leases that have enriched foreign companies and dispossessed traditional landowners. The decision would put an end to a dubious
