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The political future of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville is now before Papua New Guinea’s Parliament.

Opposition Leader James Nomane is calling on the Government to provide a clear timeline for Parliament to vote on the 2019 Bougainville Referendum result.

Informal discussions over a cup of coffee have been spiced with a Memorandum of Understanding, bridging together the Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu Public Prosecutors' Offices.     

Prime Minister James Marape apologized to the people of Bougainville for the pain and suffering associated with the 10 year crisis, eventually leading to the region’s push for independence.

Six new maternity wings have been established across health centers in the Mendi-Munhiu district in Southern Highlands province.

Parliament today witnessed the historic tabling of the 2019 Bougainville Referendum results, where 97.7 percent Bougainvilleans voted overwhelmingly for Independence.

More than 4,000 men, women, and children from the Vanimo-Green District are now members of the new Sandaun Coin Fund Business Association.

Lives are at stake as food gardens and water sources are dying and drying in this prolong dry spell.

Christian faithful gathered at the Pope Francis Oval in Vanimo today to observe National Repentance Day, with church and government representatives calling on Papua New Guineans to return to God, live with integrity and become agents of change in their communities.

El Nino, its funding and preparedness was top of the agenda as parliament resumed this afternoon.