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Shark Calling Festival Revived

Chairman of the Special Parliamentary Committee for Tourism and culture and member for Nawaeb Kennedy Wenge announced this on the second day of the ‘Shark Calling’ festival at Messi village, West Coast New Ireland Province.

The revived festival was held in Messi on the 22nd to the 23rd of July.

In a bid to preserve this ancient tradition of the people of West Coast, Sentral Niu Ailan, the locals decided it was time to reawaken this special dying ritual called ‘Shark Calling’.

Kokoda guesthouse owners empowered with training

In April, more than 60 guesthouse owners from along the Kokoda Track attended small business training seminars in Manari, Efogi and Isurava to help manage their businesses more profitably.

The training was delivered by the Tourism Promotion Authority, the Kokoda Track Authority and an expert contractor. The Kokoda Initiative supported trainers with logistics and supplies.

Former Pacific Adventist University business lecturer Heather Vanua delivered presentations on product pricing, budgeting, record keeping, time management and value adding for customers.