Resort provides accommodation for students

THE Madang Resort Hotel in Madang town is providing accommodation to students from the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (Arob) attending a college on Karkar Island who left last week for safety reasons.
It is understood that they were escorted from the Karkar Community College to the mainland following a confrontation between male students from Arob and relatives of the principal.
Hotel owner Sir Peter Barter said the people of Madang were often embarrassed by things that transpired on the island.
“The students from Arob are staying at the Madang Resort until a solution can be worked out,” he said.
“I am not totally aware of the background and this needs to be investigated. I have spoken to (Bougainville) President John Momis and some of the parents who I know from my days as Minister for Bougainville.
“It is a personal privilege to have assisted them as I have had a long association with the Bougainville people. It brought back many pleasant memories of the challenges we faced in restoring peace through the Bougainville Peace Agreement.”