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Cocoa pod borer
re-emerges in Gazelle Peninsula
By ELIZABETH VUVU
THE cocoa pod borer earlier declared
as being wiped out has resurfaced in Gazelle Peninsula.
Recent reports said the disease had been noticed in the Tokiala and Tais
smallholder blocks and it was believed that its reappearance was severe
and intensive.
According to sources, the operation should have not publicly declared
that the CPB had been thoroughly eradicated. Instead, it should have
been referred to only as just “the first phase” of eradication measures
being accomplished.
The source said that the surveillance may have been inadequate or the
methods used were not sensitive enough in detecting an escalating CPB
infestation.
TI-PNG welcomes new member,
farewells Flynn
TRANSPARENCY International PNG.
(TI-PNG) held its 2006 annual general meeting last Wednesday with very
little change made to its board of directors.
Chairman Mike Manning retained his post along with Richard Kassman
remaining as secretary and Paul Nindipa also securing his position as
treasurer.
The board, however, welcomed new member, Aiva Koisen of Koisen Lawyers.
Mrs Koisen replaced longtime board member and director of Jubilee
Catholic Secondary School Fr John Flynn who is due for his six months
recreational leave in Ireland.
Fr Flynn thanked board members, TI financial contributors and
supporters, staff and management for their tremendous support in
bringing the organisation to its current status.
The other board of directors are Kible Nonga, Peter Aisti, Iva Kola,
John Nonggorr, Ian Tarutia, Lawrence Stephens, Leon Buskens, Anne
Kerepia, Mick McWalters, Mel Togolo and Sisa Kini.
SHP government sets
K113million for projects
THE Southern Highlands provincial
government has approved more than K113 million as funding for impact
projects.
The provincial executive council meeting at the Gateway Hotel in Port
Moresby last week and approved the Ialibu town sealing (K2 million),
Nipa town sealing (K2 million), Tari town sealing (K2 million),
Kisenapoi-Ialibu road (K4 million), Kisenapoi-Kagua (K6 million),
Mendi-Nipa road sealing (K11 million), Tari airport sealing (K2 million)
and mobile phone services to Tari, Ialibu, Nipa and Kutubu.
Authority urges care of
lights
THE Mount Hagen City Authority is
appealing to the people to look after streetlights that are being
installed around the main shopping centre.
Deputy city manager Joe Kua urged people to start looking after the
public facilities.
Mr Kua said that the streetlights cost more than K100,000, adding the
money was collected over a long period of time.
“The streetlights are put up to make the town look like city and
beautify the main shopping centre,” Mr Kua said.
He said people living within the city and the surrounding villages must
take pride in the city and care for public facilities.
Mr Kua said some years back, they had put up the streetlights but
inconsiderate people went around breaking them.
He said he did not want the same to happen this time, as it would be
very hard to replace such vital services when they were vandalised.
Angoram hooked on mobile
phone network
THE Angoram district is the latest
area to be hooked up to the mobile telephone system as Telikom PNG
technicians work around the clock to have the entire East Sepik province
linked up with the outside world through the mobile phone network.
Mt Turu site project coordinator Jonathan Hanguma said Angoram was
hooked up to the network last Monday while work was progressing to have
the entire East Sepik switched on.
An estimated funding of K4 million was pumped into the communication
project by the National Government, Telikom PNG Limited and individual
East Sepik MPs.
Mr Hanguma said it was a major break through for communication in the
province especially at the district level.
Meanwhile, FM 100’s technicians were on the ground last week to install
necessary equipment to cater for transmission in the Central Sepik area.
 
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