The Department of Treasury has released a total of K19.5 million as final entitlements and repatriation payments to 570 retired teachers in Papua New Guinea.
Over a thousand Catholic faithful from all over East New Britain, and the New Guinea Islands Region and many more from other protestant churches, turned up for a Holy Eucharist Mass at the Blessed Peter Torot Basilica at Rakunai earlier today.
In the lead-up to the canonization of Blessed Peter Torot as Saint Peter Torot at around 6 pm this evening [PNG time], Catholic parishioners gathered at St. Joseph Parish to mark World Mission Sunday in honor of the soon-to-be saint.