Kevin McQuillan meets Dr Elizabeth Alok, who is set to become PNG’s first female heart and lung surgeon.
About Kevin McQuillan
Kevin McQuillan is a regain contributor to Business Advantage PNG, with over 30 years' experience covering PNG and the Pacific.
Matter of the heart: meet Papua New Guinea’s first female heart and lung surgeon
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4 May 2020 by 3 Comments
This is life on the high seas for a Papua New Guinean cruise line officer
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21 Feb 2020 by 18 Comments
Kevin McQuillan meets a globetrotting cruise line officer, Papua New Guinean Christina Aule.
Meet the Papua New Guinean chemist with a winning formula
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13 Feb 2020 by Leave a Comment
Papua New Guinean chemist Yalinu Poya has received an international award for her groundbreaking research into making sustainable synthetic fertiliser.
Bank South Pacific’s CEO gives his predictions for 2020
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22 Nov 2019 by Leave a Comment
In this exclusive interview, Bank South Pacific’s Chief Executive Officer, Robin Fleming, speaks with Business Advantage PNG about the real impact of Papua LNG and P’nyang, how power cuts are affecting mobile banking and the prospects for business in 2020.
A new future for Paradise Spices
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13 Nov 2019 by 1 Comment
Paradise Spices is back in the hands of GTM Distributors General Manager Max Puritau, who is planning more products, staff and investment. He outlines the plans to Business Advantage PNG.
How changes to Western financial aid strategies will affect Papua New Guinea
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4 Nov 2019 by Leave a Comment
The creation of a one-stop shop US development bank will see a doubling of available infrastructure funding for Asia-Pacific projects, and is expected to boost the PNG Electrification Partnership. It comes as the US, Australia and Japan have unveiled the Blue Dot Network, an initiative designed to compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative in the Pacific region.
Cola kings, a Papua New Guinean company with plenty of fizz
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4 Nov 2019 by 1 Comment
Papua New Guinea’s Pacific Industries has created the wildly popular homegrown soft drink GoGo Cola. Now, the company has won the rights to manufacture Pepsi products in PNG and is also set to expand into China. Kevin McQuillan reports.
Nine things businesses need to know about Bougainville’s referendum
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16 Oct 2019 by Leave a Comment
The writ has been issued and postal voting has commenced ahead of the long-awaited referendum on independence for the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. Here are nine things you should know about the referendum.
Papua New Guinea government to review fisheries policies
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2 Oct 2019 by Leave a Comment
Papua New Guinea’s government is to review existing fishing policies to boost downstream processing and expand the market.
Fiji and Papua New Guinea should strengthen economic ties, says ANZ economist
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23 Oct 2019 by Leave a Comment
Papua New Guinea could be on the cusp of a sustained period of strong economic growth, and Fiji should be seeking closer economic ties, says Kishti Sen, International Economist for the ANZ Banking Group, in an exclusive interview with Business Advantage PNG.
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