Wrong move on trekking licence

IT may be prudent for all concerned with the suspension of the trekking licence of a Kokoda trekking company to get their information correct before pointing fingers.
Many have been implicated in so many different infringements to date in dealing with landowner money.
Certainly, the relevant State minister needs to do his homework before he starts attacking internationally recognised trekking companies.
It is alleged that hundreds of thousands of Kina is missing out from the accounts of the track authority.
This money is supposed to go to the landowners, not some thief.
It is also alleged the trekking company concerned may have actually paid the landowners directly instead of paying some thief.
It should have immediately been a police issue, but no!
Certainly the minister should have looked into the matter before making his political rant.
This is yet another reason why tourism will never really benefit PNG whilst the stealing keeps happening.
Then there is the matter of a number of trekkers being robbed by a trekking company contractor’s staff.
All were immediately identified and the police alerted.
A sum of cash and a number of high-value personal articles were stolen from a number of back packs.
The victims were from a team of Victorian State Police who were on a recreational trek at the time.
Some of these items were recovered from a residence.
Interestingly, the case never got off the ground as it is known the main culprit was in fact a relative of the police minister at the time.
Many are trying their very best to uplift the lives of all those associated with the track but unfortunately, we still have planti stilman nabaut (plenty thieves around).
Now, about boosting our tourism?

Trekking Save Mangi
Boroko, NCD