Far out in the South Pacific, there’s a tropical island called Bougainville. Its people are devoutly Catholic — with a twist. Many revere the Virgin Mary almost as much as her son, Jesus. Women are ...

Bougainville’s Indigenous people had no say in the obliteration of their landscape. Nor were they consulted in 1975 when ...

Island Passage Exploration Ltd says its Bougainville subsidiary, Isina Resource Holdings Ltd, has secured the exploration.

Deep in the South Pacific, Bougainville is about the size of Hawaii’s main island and home to an estimated 300,000 people. Bougainville Island is the largest island, but the region also ...

In a historic event for the Bougainville region, Peter Tsiamalili Jnr, Regional Member for Bougainville and Police Minister, ...

The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History’s Bougainville Island collection is a snapshot of the island just after WWII. The collection connects the museum and its visitors with the people ...

Approval by the government is yet to be granted, but it’s thought independence could be achieved by the end of 2027, ...

The Panguna copper mine in Bougainville continues to generate toxic waste and may spark landslides that could kill people and cause ... discuss the future of the island's Panguna copper mine ...

ARAWA, Papua New Guinea, Feb. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Island Passage ... program undertaken on Bougainville since the 1970s.” Mr. McInnes continued, “The people of IRHL have been great ...

Bougainville Island and its surrounding island neighbors are losing bio-cultural diversity and land. To address these issues, the Kainake Project is dedicated to creating and sharing knowledge to ...

In presenting the EL02 extension licence, ABG President and Minister for Mining Hon. Ishmael Toroama congratulated IRHL on ...