As the rest of the country recovers from the hype and excitement of the recent Independence celebrations, Mount Hagen sadly has nothing to recover from.
The city and its surrounding resident areas had no organized celebrations by the responsible authorities of the province.
The Hagen Tee Grave Yard Ward 8 Community, have expressed concerns that Hagen since the year 2000 has never fully celebrated the country’s independence anniversaries.
People were observed to be dressed in PNG colors just roaming around the streets like any other ordinary day.
Hagen Tee Grave Yard Ward 8 Community, resident Joshua Yanda shared that past Independence celebrations in Hagen were organized well, however recently not much has been done.
He said instead people without knowing the true meaning of Independence have painted their faces and gone about being involved in illicit activities, which in turn leads to more law and order problems.