Huon Gulf District

Huon Gulf into quality checks

Morobe and Salamaua have complete their quality checks while Wampar Rural is still in the process of doing quality checks for its materials.

“Wampar Urban have last two boxes to complete before they do quality checks,” said Returning Officer, Daniel Wasinak.

“Maybe Monday, we should start our exclusions.
“Exclusion em bai yumi ron hariap liklik bat em bai depend lo distribution blo ol ballots; sapos namba i liklik, em bai yumi spid, sapos namba i bikpla, bai yumi go slow.
“Hopefully, and most probably by Tuesday, we should have a winner declared by then.”

Huon Gulf Voters Shocked

A voter from Ward 19 of Wampar Rural, Waku Morgan, was concerned that most of her people’s names were not on the roll despite giving their information to census officials early this year.

A census was supposedly conducted early this year, where people were recruited on a short-term basis to go into wards and take note of the details of the population there.

28-year-old Morgan was keen on being part of the census team in her village of Zifasing, as she was one of the few locals who had completed Grade 12.

She had voted in 2012 and 2017.

We Drink From The River: Cr Yawo

Kobo ward councilor, Max Yawo, said their great grandfathers have been drinking from catchments and the Waria River; a trend that their generation and their grandchildren are continuing.

The outlying villages of Morobe Rural LLG can only be reached via the sea, and are more than 5 hours away from Lae city.

One of these villages is Waingsoduna, where there has never been a proper water system, no electricity and struggling health, education and law and order systems.

No Police, Crimes Unresolved

Police reservists and village court magistrates are struggling to maintain law and order in the absence of police.

Norman Jethro has been working as a reserve constable in the remote village of Sowara, Morobe Rural LLG, for 29 years now. He is the only form of law enforcement in a village that shares a border with Northern Province.

Three new vehicles, two houses for police

These items were given to police for a partnership program between the community and police to work hand in hand for a better community.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Peter Guinness, said he was overwhelmed when he saw the benefits of the DSIP.

He said if all elected leaders did the same in supporting the work of police, they would see a peaceful and harmonious community.

Guinness was given one of these vehicles, the other one was given to Zifasing police at 41-Mile, along  Okuk Highway, and Water Police picked up the other.