Dr Mark Busse and Sophie Faber examine West Papua‘s history to see what’s at stake politically and economically in the current unrest West Papua has been in the media more than usual over the last six months, with stories about…
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…
Source: Facebook.com Bougainville has impacted our country in so many ways. Whether it was contributing to the economy, shaping of the constitution and system of governance, or the tragic years of conflict in 1988 to 1997 and in many other…
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…
Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific Journalistjohnny.blades@rnz.co.nz Polling for Bougainville’s independence referendum gets underway today. The autonomous Papua New Guinea region’s non-binding referendum is the ultimate provision of 2001’s Peace Agreement which formally ended hostilities in Bougainville’s civil war. Bougainvilleans have entered into…
Papua New Guinea’s former prime minister Peter O’Neill has sounded a note of warning on the eve of Bougainville’s independence referendum. Photo: AFP or licensors People from the autonomous PNG region are this Saturday to begin a two-week polling period for…
Communities on Bougainville’s atolls hope the upcoming independence referendum is an impetus for improved services to the remote islands. A two-week polling period begins this Saturday for Bougainville’s referendum on independence from Papua New Guinea. The non-binding referendum is a provision of…
Results in Bougainville’s upcoming referendum on independence from Papua New Guinea will be delivered in just one announcement. The two-week polling period for the non-binding referendum begins on 23 November. The verification, scrutiny and count process is to begin at the Count…
Bougainvilleans are being encouraged to consult with teams holding transitional dialogue on what happens after the upcoming referendum. People from the autonomous Papua New Guinea region begin a two-week polling period tomorrow for a non-binding vote on whether Bougainville should…
Pohnpei, Jubi – Referendum untuk menentukan kemerdekaan bagi negara bagian Chuuk di Mikronesia, yang rencananya akan dilaksanakan bulan depan telah ditunda, menurut pejabat-pejabat senior di negara Pasifik itu, Jumat (22/2/2019). Sebelumnya, pemungutan suara untuk memutuskan apakah Chuuk akan berpisah dari Federasi…
