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Youth leadership is taking centre stage in the transformation of Banz town, as 101 youths lead a major clean-up and reform program aimed at restoring order and setting the town on a new development path.

Hela Provincial Administrator Marago Dagoba has called on landowners to release land freely to allow road and bridge development in the province.

The Public Employees Association has called on the government to make sure the 3% pay raise for public servants is paid in this fortnight’s salary.

The government has been urged to delay the rollout of the new Income Tax, which is expected to come into effect this year.

Nurses around the country will not take part in any nationwide stop work.

Education Secretary, Dr Uke Kombra, has emphasized the need for Papua New Guinea’s education system to roll out a formative assessment system.

The National Government paid around K80 million last year to Water PNG to settle some of its outstanding bills.

Road access is vital for service delivery to rural communities and for people to reach essential services in urban centres, says Hela Provincial Administrator Marago Dagoba.

A notorious settlement in Wewak, known as Masandanai Camp, was set ablaze today after PNG Defence Force soldiers from 2RPIR at Moem Barracks moved in to dismantle the area, which authorities say had become a haven for criminal activity.

Bulolo Police have confiscated live ammunition and semi-factory firearms and arrested two suspected gang members during the police festive season operation.