Central Governor Rufina Peter

While tribal conflicts are not new to the Highlands and Papua New Guinea, what is alarming are the factors that have led to the change in the way these conflicts are carried out and how the nation now views them as a norm.

Peter said despite these challenges police officers make it their responsibility to conduct policing services to the community, something that needs to be appreciated.

“I am aware that you have performed your duties and responsibilities during this year under continuously challenging conditions.”

“These conditions include, run-down state of police housing, run-down state of police offices, some without proper or fully equipped furniture and equipment to be fully operational, rundown rural lockups, lack of vehicles and insufficient operational funds.”

The tanks holding a capacity of 9,000 litres of water each, were unveiled in a ribbon-cutting ceremony by Central Governor Rufina Peter, Vanapa Brown Rural Local LLG President Wayne Iorive, and Rigo North Rural LLG President Duri Tom.

For many generations, the people of Vanapa Brown and surrounding communities who settled near the Brown River in the Hiri-Koiari electorate have always used the local river as a water source to drink, cook and bathe.

The brief meet was to look at Human Resource employment development for Central Province. As it was her first government department visit, Governor Peter said it was only logical to visit DPM first to get HR work done.

Governor Peter said, “As a female political leader, we all know that space still has a lot of perception that women are not effective political leaders, and so for Rai Coast MP Kessy Sawang and I, we have to be demonstrative and make this perception a myth.”