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 ...

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AAP FactCheck - A fake video depicting a physical altercation between leaders of Papua New Guinea and the aspiring nation of ...

The island in question is Bougainville, which is around the same size as Hawaii’s main island and is home to around 300,000 people. Along with Buka, the island is geographically part of the ...

On Saturday, crew members of the USS Bougainville and others gathered on Singing River Island just across the water from Ingalls Shipbuilding to honor Alfred Lewis, of Moss Point, one of the last ...

The Diocese of Bougainville has generously donated 200 10kg bags of Skel Rice to the Directorate of Disaster & Emergency, the ...

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 ...

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

The yacht of the first two starts have broken free. No longer trapped in the doldrums, Zero, Curious Roo, and Escapade are ...

In presenting the EL02 extension licence, ABG President and Minister for Mining Hon. Ishmael Toroama congratulated IRHL on the renewal and noted the focus of the company in fostering strong local ...