ABC News, Posted 24 Jan 2017, 11:57am, By Papua New Guinea correspondent Eric Tlozek The Papua New Guinea and Bougainville Governments have moved a step closer to a referendum on the autonomous region’s independence by creating a commission to oversee the vote. The…
Bougainville President John Momis and Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister Peter O’Neill have agreed to work towards a 2019 referendum on independence, following a meeting in Port Moresby last week. Bougainville is an autonomous part of PNG, and fought a…
Posted 23 May 2016, 8:36am, ABC News Bougainville President John Momis and Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister Peter O’Neill have agreed to work towards a 2019 referendum on independence, following a meeting in Port Moresby last week. Bougainville is an autonomous…
PACIFIC BEAT BY PACIFIC AFFAIRS REPORTER LIAM FOX John Momis has been re-elected president of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, gaining around half of the votes. He received 51,382 votes after leading the race since the start of week-long counting while his…
In a surprise move, the hardline Me’ekamui militia group has voiced its support for incumbent president John Momis in the election underway in Bougainville. The autonomous region in Papua New Guinea will soon begin a five-year window during which it…
In a surprise move, the hardline Me’ekamui militia group has voiced its support for incumbent president John Momis in the election underway in Bougainville. The autonomous region in Papua New Guinea will soon begin a five-year window during which it…
Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has sharply criticised Australia for planning to set up a diplomatic post in PNG’s breakaway province of Bougainville without consulting his government. But Foreign Minister Julie Bishop insists Australia’s high commissioner did provide…
Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has sharply criticised Australia for planning to set up a diplomatic post in PNG’s breakaway province of Bougainville without consulting his government. But Foreign Minister Julie Bishop insists Australia’s high commissioner did provide…