Page 9 - Morobe News Today

ROAD and logistic problems faced in Kabwum District is one of the main reasons public servants leave their jobs in rural areas.

MARIE Stopes PNG’s rural outreach program in Morobe Province continues to provide health care for thousands of rural people who cannot afford to travel to Lae for medical treatment.

THE K10 million disaster relief funding approved by the National Disaster Steering Committee last week is yet to be distributed to provincial accounts.

THE Lae Tidal Basin has been officially declared as a PNG Customs port that will control all imports and exports in and out of Lae city.

CHEMCARE Group of Companies in Lae marked the World TB Day last Friday with information sessions for its staff.

THE Butibam villagers in Lae staged a roadblock yesterday along the Amba Demonstration Primary School road towards Ampo and Balob Teachers College over a sewerage overflow and foul odour.

It is often argued that political stability is required for development in PNG. Michael Kabuni argues in an environment prone to corruption, more stability only makes the government less accountable.

Subnational spending is volatile, declining, slow to arrive and poorly governed, making service delivery haphazard, says Maholopa Laveil.

Islands Petroleum Limited has came to the rescue with the commission of a new 5-million litre tank in Lae, Morobe Province, last week to address the impending fuel crisis in the country.

With the St John Ambulance gradually gaining popularity in the City, demand for their service has increased which may become a problem with fuel issues.