The people of the Community Mine Continuation Agreement (CMCA) region in Western Province have reason to celebrate on April 17.
Their most recent investment, the Cassowary Hotel, will be jointly opened by Ok Tedi Mining Limited Board Chairman, Sir Moi Avei, and the Governor of Western Province, Taboi Yoto.
The highly anticipated opening of the 40-room full service hotel is poised to be a major event at the growing riverside township of Kiunga with a number of traditional singsing groups from the North, Middle and South Fly CMCA regions performing.
The Cassowary Hotel is the eighth and final major Community Mine Continuation Agreement (CMCA) Trust investment project to be delivered by the Ok Tedi Development Foundation under the current CMCA Trust investment processes.
The investment completes a real estate, aviation and shipping portfolio worth in excess of K110 million for the eight CMCA Trusts of Nupmo, Tutuwe, Wai Tri, Middle Fly, Suki Fly Gogo, Manawete, Kiwaba, and Dudi.
The hotel will be managed by Coral Sea Hotels (CSH).
The hotel’s substantive internal works were completed of by the end of 2017 by Pacific Palms Properties (PPP). Both PPP and CSH are owned by the Steamships Trading Company (STC).