Briefs

1.9mil hectares cancelled
SPECIAL Agriculture Business Leases (SABLs) Committee chairman Andy Malo says 1.9 million hectares under the SABL have been cancelled and the land titles returned to the landowners.
Malo told The National recently that originally, a total of five million hectares nationwide had been given titles under the SABL. He said they were working on another 500,000 hectares which will bring to a total of 2.5 million hectares of SABL titles cancelled and returned to the landowners.
He said the SABLs in New Ireland, East and West New Britain had been cancelled but due to funding, they had not been able to work on the SABLs.

Workshop focuses on budget
THE police 2020 budget workshop for New Guinea Islands, Mamose and Highlands that ended on May 17 in Lae, Morobe, discussed issues of personnel remuneration, annual activity management plan and the police development budget.
Department of Police first assistant secretary finance and administration Joseph Saleu said: “Each PPC will be able to prepare their budget for next year according to the annual activity management plan.”