The world’s ‘newest country’ is tiny island home to just 300,000 people
Bougainville's journey to independence captivates the world, a powerful story of struggle, hope, resilience, and renewal as ...
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On this remote isle, an icon of the Virgin Mary has endured the flames of war
After a devastating fire, people in Bougainville found hope and strength from a statue of the Virgin Mary that survived the ...
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Bougainville: The world’s next new country?
Far out in the South Pacific, there is an island small in size but gargantuan in its mineral wealth. Bougainville, nearly as ...
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Pacific Island Bougainville's Independence Path Relies on Economy, Says PNG's Marape
Pacific Island Bougainville's Independence Path Relies on Economy, Says PNG's Marape By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Bougainville must be able to fund at least half of its budget if the ...
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Island Passage Exploration Closes $2.5 Million Financing and Appoints John Robins as Director
The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) and our customary landowner partners have been very welcoming of Island Passage.
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Bougainville mine seeks funding, but past environmental damage remains unaddressed
The island, which has been seeking independence from Papua New Guinea since the late 1980s, is looking for funds to start mining activities in Panguna, with the approval of Port Moresby.
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Bougainville Copper Limited
Rio Tinto says it is willing to discuss the future of the island's Panguna copper mine with concerned locals. Rio Tinto subsidiary Bougainville Copper’s Panguna mine has lain dormant since 1988 ...
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Pacific island Bougainville's independence path relies on economy, says PNG's Marape
SYDNEY, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Bougainville must be able to fund at least half of its budget if the Pacific archipelago's aspiration of political independence from Papua New Guinea is to be a success ...
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Pacific island Bougainville's independence path relies on economy, says PNG's Marape
Bougainville voted for independence under a 2001 peace process in a referendum five years ago but PNG's parliament is yet to endorse it. A New Zealand mediator was recently appointed on the matter.