Southern Highlands gets ready for first cultural show

 By PETER ESOP WARI

PREPARATIONS are underway for the staging of the first cultural show in Southern Highlands later this year.

The proposed Southern Highlands cultural show was officially launched at Kiburu Lodge in Mendi recently by Minerals Resources Development Company managing director Augustine Mano.

The underlying reason for the show is to preserve and uphold the unique cultures and traditions of the people of Southern Highlands.

Mano said with the rapid social and economic changes happening in the country, Southern Highlands need to preserve and promote its culture and tradition.

“Therefore, we have to promote and uphold them through avenues such as the proposed cultural show,” he said.

Mano urged Southern Highlanders to take pride in their culture and tradition and preserve them for future generations.

Southern Highlands’ commerce and tourism advisor Robert Yer Waim said the proposed show would be managed by the provincial cultural show society.

He said SHP cultural show society Inc has been formally registered with the Investment Promotion Authority and the recognised entity would be used as a vehicle to promote, organise and stage the show in a more transparent and accountable manner.

Waim said the cultural show society had appointed an executive management committee, which comprised Richard Awesa as the chairman, Robert Yer Waim as the deputy chairman and treasurer, Ambe Keleli as deputy provincial administrator as member, John Ore as executive officer, Ivan Homogo as provincial culture and tourism bureau as member and Mathew Kemesi as a as member.