People are ‘in the mood for celebration’ as they choose whether to split from Papua New Guinea After 20 years, the big day has finally arrived for the people of Bougainville. Large crowds gathered on Saturday at the aptly named…
Region thought likely to break away from Papua New Guinea would be first new country since South Sudan Nick Perry, The Independent Online The Pacific islands of Bougainville are voting in a historic referendum to decide if it will become the world’s…
The Bougainville President, John Momis, says he and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill, have reached agreement on how they can work together on the referendum process. In October, Bougainville is to hold a vote on whether to remain…
A meeting today in Port Moresby between the Papua New Guinea national government and the Autonomous Bougainville Government resolved to defer the referendum to 12 October. The Bougainville Referendum Commission had requested the referendum be postponed due to a lack…
Port Moresby, Jubi – Komisi Bipartisan Parlemen Papua Nugini tentang Urusan Bougainville, mengatakan masalah penting yang berkaitan dengan referendum tahun depan, harus diselesaikan sebelum tahun ini berakhir. Laporan komite ini, yang diajukan di hadapan Parlemen, termasuk seruan agar pendanaan persiapan referendum…
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…