Kalo

The new church building, worth more than one million kina, opened last Saturday in the presence of a large crowd from Kalo and neighbouring villages.

Pastor for the Kalo Church Salvation Army, Captain John Raga, acknowledged the project architect Late Robert Kapi for his effort in the building of the church till his passing.

He said 11 pioneers passed away during the building of the church while a member of the group and oldest serving soldier, Golo Doge, raised the flag during the opening.

Disaster is now and must be attended to now, says Central Province Governor, Kila Haoda.

According to him, people wait for months before relief arrives.

“This is a very serious issue…we need to change, we need a better system.

“We must have funds parked on the side all the time for natural disasters so when it strikes, we can quickly attend to it now rather than later (months later).”

It was a strong second half performance that sealed the win for Papaka in front of over 500 spectators.

Papaka took the lead in the 50^th minute of play when Leana Rawali powered a shot into the nets to bring the crowd into a frenzy.

Papaka continued to dominate possession and put the nail in the coffin in the 71^st minute after a mix up in Kalo’s backline allowed striker Ryan Gerega to score.

Papaka (1) walked away with K8,000. Runners up Kalo settled for K4,000.