Philippines Airlines will increase its flights per week to four from Port Moresby to Manila in September.
Airline area manager Israel Fontanilla said there were three flights from Port Moresby to Manila and this would be increased to four.
“The flights are on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays,” Fontanilla said.
“As of Sept 4, Wednesday will be added to the number of flight days to Manila.
“This will allow more connections for passengers going to the Philippines and other destinations via Manila.”

Businesses in Papua New Guinea lose more money on security unlike other countries. The amount of money businesses spend in the country on security measures can be as high as their average profit margin, a survey has found.

​According to the 2017 Survey of Businesses in Papua New Guinea, the private sector reported that the cost of protecting their assets and losses from crime amounted to 10 per cent of their total costs.
The industry reporting the highest cost was tourism.

Papua New Guinea is ranked first in tuna catches totaling 379,317 metric tonnes in 2017 compared from the four major tuna supply pacific countries per their respective Economic Exclusive Zones (EEZ).
 
Yet the fact of that matter is not captured when it comes to global discussions on the tuna fishery and industry, says PNG Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources Patrick Basa.
 
Minister Basa revealed this when addressing the 15th Infofish World Trade Tuna Conference in Bangkok early this month.

As arguments continue on how much of the K14 billion (AUD$6 billion) annual two-way trade with Australia really benefits local exports, the improvement to biosecurity could provide opportunities for local exporters.

Australia Assistant Minister for Trade, Investment and Tourism Mark Coulton confirmed close discussions taking place with Papua New Guinea Commerce and Industry Minister Wera Mori on the issue that has hindered exports of agricultural produce from PNG to its nearest neighbour down south.

Mr Coulton said Australia would look into some of the regulations and guidelines it has with biosecurity in relation to agricultural produce how it could work with PNG to develop standards between the two countries.

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The Managing Director of ANZ Papua New Guinea, Mark Baker, has said the foreign exchange restrictions are not likely to ease until a major new resources investment comes in. But in the interim he believes the Government is connecting well with business.
 
Speaking at the UK-PNG Trade and Investment Forum in London, Baker said the lack of foreign exchange is impacting PNG business ‘across the country’.
 
But he noted that the government is ‘much more attuned to this issue’ than was the case previously.
 
“Since the election the new Treasurer (Charles Abel) has met with CEOs and the four major banks on a number of different occasions.

​After days of growing public concern sparked by social media speculations about the situation within domestic carrier PNG Air, the airline came out last week that all is clear and the speculations are false.

In an email circulated to staff on Friday May 25, PNG Air acting CEO Paul Abbot reassured staffers that there is no truth in what is being circulated on social media.

“You may have seen recent social media posts attacking the airline and you may be asked by friends and family whether these stories are true or not. In the main, these stories make wild and untrue accusations regarding staff salaries, living conditions and unfair dismissals,” Mr Abbot stated in the email.

At least two Australian farms with Samoan Seasonal Workers on their payroll have assured that they want to hire more Samoans.
 
The temporary jobs are covered by the Government of Australia’s Seasonal Workers Program, (SWP); an identical program to the New Zealand Recognised Seasonal Workers, (aka, RSE).
 
The reassurance was echoed in Down Under this month during a Ministerial visit by Samoa’s Minister of Commerce, Industry and Labour, Lautafi Fio Selafi Purcell.

​The Minister following a week of meetings in Canberra with Australia’s Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment as well as a call to Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop visited two farms certified under the SWP. There are 26 Samoan workers employed by the two farms in New South Wales.
 
“Providing new jobs for our people is a must and remains a government priority.

​ONE of the biggest benefits that has come out of the merger between Telikom PNG Limited and PNG DataCo Limited is that Internet Service Providers (ISP) will now access both merged entities at a cheaper rate.

This is according to the Independent Consumer and Competition Commission Commissioner and chief executive officer Paulus Ain.

He told Post-Courier this means that the cheaper rate will translate into internet service providers reducing the internet prices

THE Inaugural PNG Digital Economy Forum 2018 was hosted yesterday at the Stanley Hotel in Port Moresby.

This event was fruitful as discussions and presentation relating to PNG’s potential to venture in digital economy and also in recognition of the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day which is celebrated on May 17.

The theme was “Transforming Society and the Nation through a Digital PNG.