Briefs

Call to review benefits deal
THE Government has been called upon by landowners of the PNG LNG project in Hela to review the licence-based benefits sharing agreement (LBBSA). Gas field landowners of petroleum development licence (PDL) 1, 7 and Juha through – their mouthpiece Gigira Laitepo Palamanda Association – said the Government must review the LBBSA as well as the memorandum-of-agreement on gas to electricity. Association chairman Tuguyawini Libe Parindali said delay tactics and practices warranted a review of both the LBBSA and the MoA.

ESP to focus on education
East Sepik Governor Allan Bird said education would be the priority of the East Sepik government this year. Bird said the province had faced a lot of challenges with regards to education and would be spending more time and resources to fix how it delivers better education for its people. “We have taken steps in the last four weeks looking at improving the infrastructure, funding for services and results,” he said.