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ABG called on to provide more
services By AUGUSTINE KINNA A MEKAMUI leader in the Rotokas mountainous area in the Torokina district has challenged the Autonomous Bougainville Government to provide more services to the area. Vincent Berisiri voiced his concern, saying the people of Rotokas have been denied the rights to basic government services. “We, the people in the mountains of Rotokas, have often been deprived of our rights to government services and our area still remains the same as one of the least developed in the region,” Mr Berisiri said. He said with the continuous ignorance of the government, people in the area are now standing up for their rights to build schools and aid posts to help themselves. According to Mr Berisiri, the government should improve road infrastructure as one of the many areas needing development as, at the moment, there is no proper road system linking the area to the coast and the main highway. “We have already started development work in our area and are inviting the government to support us especially with the health, education and road infrastructure services,” Mr Berisiri said. He added that the people want to see and feel government services penetrating the area. He told The National that government services should be equally distributed from the coastlines to the mountains. “Another service we lack in our area is communication. We need a good communication system to help us with our operations and with emergency cases of natural disasters,” Mr Berisiri said. He said if the government provided funding to road and communication infrastructure, it would boost development. Manus offers two solutions to parents By VERONICA MANUK THE Manus provincial government has come up with two alternatives to assist parents who are unable to pay for their children’s schooling. Provincial administrator Wep Kanawi said the price rise in goods, services and fuel has made it impossible for many parents to pay the fees. He said the provincial government, after negotiations with the provincial education board, came up with two alternatives. Firstly, all head teachers were notified not to send any children away but give three months for the parents to pay half of the fees. Secondly, they were asked to negotiate with the National Development Bank to set up a branch in Manus to assist parents to start up small businesses. Police alone
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