Posts by Carmel Pilotti

The 50th Hiri Moale Festival was staged in Port Moresby earlier this year in a show of colour, music, dance, art, food and culture. Carmel Pilotti reports on this year’s excellent turnout and speaks to the newly-crowned Hiri Queen.

Carmel Pilotti steps out of her comfort zone for a stroll along a short section of the Kokoda Trail.

The Crowne Plaza Residences are in the Port Moresby CBD, a 20-minute drive from Jacksons International Airport. It’s located at Touaguba Hill and has a panoramic view of Fairfax Harbour.

Former Papua New Guinea Ambassador to the European Union, Gabriel Pepson, shares with PNG Now advice and wisdom for the next generation of Papua New Guineans.

Papua New Guinea’s capital city is seeing a construction boom this year, with many commercial and housing developments in the pipeline.

Buying land to build later is a trend that’s benefitting from prefabricated houses. Don’t expect cookie-cutter kit homes, these future homes are build to last and there’s plenty of options to suit every budget and taste.

Being on top of your game is vital in the highly competitive food industry, which demands an elite level of creativity and innovation. Here’s what one school is doing to help Papua New Guinean chefs stay at the top of their game.

Desmond Yaninen is President of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Council, as well as the founder of financial services firm, Pacifund. He passionately believes in the potential for Papua New Guinea to grow its economy and raise living standards by creating successful small businesses.

The RSPCA’s Charity Golf Day at the Royal Port Moresby Golf Club was a success, with 22 teams taking part in the event.

Six months into his five-year term, the Chairman of the Small and Medium Enterprises Corporation of Papua New Guinea, John Pora, talks exclusively to Business Advantage PNG about the government body’s ambitious plans to develop the SME sector.