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Local leader against proposed
h’way
CHAIRMAN of Papuavape Association of
Gulf province Michael Kolako has hit out at the Government’s
plan to link Southern Highlands and Gulf provinces with Port
Moresby by road.
Mr Kolako said in a statement that the people of Gulf especially
Kikori, Baimuru and Ihu had been neglected for so long.
He said there were no government services such as hospitals and
schools were in a mess.
“The proposed highway has no beneficial value to the people of
Gulf as the vast majority are living along the coast and the
Purari Vailala waterways,” he said.
NAQIA starts drive
against ‘little fire ant’
By GABRIEL FITO
THE National Agriculture Quarantine Inspection Authority
officers in Wewak have already begun work on eradicating foreign
ant specie found in Kreer Heights early this year.
Two specialists from Fiji and New Zealand were in Wewak last
week to advise on how to eradicate and prevent the ant from
spreading to other provinces.
The two specialists left with a promise to fly in more ant baits
so that officers in Wewak could use them to kill identified ant
colonies.
The reddish brown ant is known as “little fire ant” or Wasmannia
auropunctata.
Flood hits Wau-Bulolo Highway
By SAMPSON BONAI
HEAVY rains and severe flooding have caused widespread
destruction to two sections of the Wau-Bulolo Highway.
At Mumeng and at the Omsis Forestry station, parts of the
highway were blocked by huge rocks, mud and debris.
Motorists travelling from Wau-Bulolo and Menyamya to Lae were
stranded and had to wait for two and a half hours for the road
to be opened by workmen from Lorma Constructions.
Zenag Farm workers had to carry day-old chicks and cross the
damaged bridge to continue their trip to markets in Lae.
The work was stopped after a landowner from Gabensis village
protested over a gravel pit that the contractors extracted for
the road-fill.
He wanted payment before work continued.
His action is likely to stymie the movement of heavy machinery
to the Hidden Valley gold project and Eddie Creek.
Many cocoa trees at Gabensis village were also washed away while
an elderly couple lost their house and their belongings to flood
waters.
Simet visits Australia
CHIEF Executive Officer of the
National Cultural Commission (NCC) Dr Jacob Simet is leaving for
Australia this week to investigate how to develop PNG’s cultural
industries and promote PNG culture on the international stage.
Dr Simet will visit Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide and Thursday
Island during a two-week trip, which is being funded by the
Australian Government through its International Cultural
Visits (ICV) programme.
Tari school stays shut
THE Tari Secondary School remains
close after it was shut down three weeks ago and its more than
600 students sent home.
The school was closed as a result of an attack on the deputy
principal on Aug 26 by four students.
The group intimidated other students mostly from the Hela
region, who joined forces and threatened to attack any teacher
or student wanting to return to class.
They placed the school under siege and demanded the removal of
the deputy principal.
Non-Hela students and staff have left the school in fear of
their lives.
 
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