Managing a top class hotel in Papua New Guinea presents both unique challenges and rewards. We caught up with Sushil Gordon, General Manager of Port Moresby’s celebrated Airways Hotel.
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Despite growing demand for cocoa around the world, the industry in Papua New Guinea is in crisis, with production in East New Britain alone plummeting by 82% between 2008 and 2012. Business Advantage PNG reports on attempts to combat the pest which threatens the sector.
Next week’s Papua New Guinea Mining and Petroleum Seminars in Port Moresby will highlight the increasing divergence in fortunes of PNG’s mining and petroleum sectors, according to Greg Anderson, Executive Director of the Papua New Guinea Chamber of Mines and Petroleum.
Professional waste management is an emerging service industry in Papua New Guinea. Business Advantage PNG spoke to Kori Chan of Total Waste Management, which is bringing world class waste disposal standards to PNG.
The new Chief Executive Officer of Papua New Guinea’s largest superannuation fund has hit the ground running. Business Advantage PNG met up with Garry Tunstall to discover his plans for Nambawan Super.
Papua New Guinea is about to join the Queensland Cup rugby league competition next year. PNG will also field Under 16s and Under 18s sides into the QRL’s elite junior competitions. It’s an ambitious move to improve the national game. And as PNG Rugby League CEO, Brad Tassell, told Business Advantage PNG, it has already garnered strong business support.
Government ministers and influential economic analysts have welcomed the recent fall in the value of the kina, saying it will boost demand for exports.
Bank of South Pacific says it will be closely monitoring next week’s Budget for any opportunities to get involved in infrastructure development, after posting an after-tax profit of US$ 40.4 million (K105 million) last quarter.
Interoil expects to announce a ‘major transformational deal’ by the end of 2013 to develop the Papua New Guinea’s second LNG plant, according to recently appointed CEO Michael Hession.
After nearly years, the Australian Associated Press news agency has closed its Papua New Guinea office. We asked AAP’s departing correspondent to reflect on his two-year tour of duty.