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Fix our highways
THE front page photograph of people
looting an East-West Transport truck at Aviamp in Western
Highlands also showed the poor condition of the road.
It looked like a feeder road but is actually, and quite
shockingly, the Highlands Highway.
The authorities concerned should fix our highways, in particular
the Highlands Highway.
The stretch between Simbu and Mt Hagen is in need of repair.
Business houses and the ordinary people are tired and sick to
death with the games played by politicians over the maintenance of
vital infrastructure like roads, bridges, schools and health
centres for the rural population.
The National Government must drop its could-not-care-less attitude
and carry out repairs for the good of the country, without any
regionalism.
The trucking company and its employees did not deserve to be
victimised by a sick minority and backward people.
It is servicing the region despite great risks.
Unless the politicians put their heads together and work for the
betterment of this country, I fear that the infrastructure will
never meet standards of the civilised world. -Country woman Mt
Hagen
Sir Mekere is a fool
IN his speeches, Sir Mekere Morauta
has kept repeating that he was the one who laid the foundation for
the country’s current good economy. He claims that Sir Michael
Somare and his Government are reaping the rewards of his hard
work. He also accused the Somare Government of being the most
corrupt since independence. I think Sir Mekere is a great fool.
Was he not the one who poured huge amounts of money to build roads
but in the end, little was achieved?
Corruption during this term as prime minister was far worse than
it is today. Lastly, when will he seal the small road leading to
the Finance Department’s housing scheme, the Vailala Compound and
Tasion police barracks? – Pothole Mangi, Port Moresby
MP’s claim a shame
HENGANOFI MP Dr Banare Bun has
reportedly been paid K182,000 from grants for a room at the
private Eriku Medical Centre which he says he has used as an
electoral office for the last four and a half years. I would like
to know whether the time he spent in the room concerned electoral
matters or private business. Furthermore, I would think that Lae
is too far from the people who voted him into Parliament. If
communication services in the electorate are poor, he could always
get a satellite telephone. If need be, he could also operate from
Goroka or Kainantu which are closer to his electorate. It is a
shame for Bun to claim the K182,000. – Tusi Hangro, Port
Moresby
We want service for our money
WHO cares that Telikom fears losing
millions of kina in revenue once competitors enter the mobile
phone industry? For years, the public have had to settle for poor
services dished out by Telikom. And the company has so much money
that it can employ several foreign consultants but spend only a
little to upgrade the infrastructure. We are sick of having to
dial, dial and dial before we can get connected. We are tired of
calls getting disconnected. We are tired of hearing voice prompts.
We are sick of Telikom’s excuses. We welcome Digicel and Dawamiba.
Let us get some real service for our money. – Gregg Soweni, Via
email
Probe funds for Nipa roads
ON March 17 last year, Southern
Highlands Governor Hami Yawari paid K2 million to a company based
in Western Highlands to seal some roads in Nipa and the
Nipa-Munhiu road. To date, no work has been carried out on the
roads. Instead, I believe the company has bought some equipment
and leased it to another company in Enga. I appeal to the police
and other appropriate authorities to investigate and to determine
whether proper procedures were followed. – Kupimte Heap, Nipa
District
MP must prove himself
A WRITER, Kapia Hux of June Valley,
criticised Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Don Polye
and called him a “puppet”. I think people are smart enough to make
such comments because the leader might not do the right thing in
the best interest of the people. Maybe Polye needs to readjust his
position before he loses his political credibility. He could also
stand firm and show that he is a man of his deeds. – King
CeeKay Itox, Madang
 
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