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Today the people of Daru are using old bags, canvases and mats to sit on the ground to sell their produce. According to Town Mayor, Samuel Wingu, this is unhygienic and they need a proper building as a market.

For almost 30 years, residents of Daru particular the informal sector, cash crop farmers and fisherman on the island have sold their produce on the ground, while not having a proper facility.

With lack of direction from the Town Authority and Office of the local member, residents are scattered everywhere in the town that they fine suitable to make their sales.

Forty bags of fresh produce arrived over the weekend, and was sold at the Gordons market in bulk.

The fresh food supply was made possible through the partnership between the East New Britain Market Authority and Markets Division of the National Capital District Commission.

NCDC Market Manager, Charlie Pengi said fresh produce is critical to achieve healthy outcomes for the city.

A fight started on Wednesday afternoon but was stopped by Police.

However, it started up again yesterday morning and broke out onto the Highway, making the road unsafe for the travelling public.

“The fight started from men and women who turned rowdy after consuming homebrew,” reported police.

“The fighting is between people from Simbu and Southern Highlands.

“Three-Mile Police Station Commander, Senior Constable Sam Topurua, supported by Special Response Unit 102 and Rural Response Unit under the PPC Morobe, have told the people there will be no mediation.

This is due to an increase in global commodity prices and production in the domestic mining industry, coupled with improved performance in the non-extractive sector.

“PNG’s economy grew by an estimated 2.2 percent in 2017, according to the 2018 budget tabled in Parliament on November 28,” reports the Group.

“While above the 2 percent annual growth rate recorded in 2016, the figure was below the 2.7 percent expansion forecast in the Treasury’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, released at the end of June. 

This was from the executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in consultation with PNG on November 29, 2016.

“As a commodity exporter, the PNG economy has been hit hard by the drop in world commodity prices and a major drought. The authorities have responded to these shocks through fiscal tightening and a combination of modest exchange rate depreciation and FX sales,” the board said in a statement.

“Strong economic growth driven by the start of the PNG LNG project, has tailed off amidst weak non-resource sector growth.

Six tons of Oro rice have left the shores of Northern Province and shipped to Trukai Industries in Lae, Morobe Province, to be on the shelves in shops.

Another 18 tons are packed and will depart the Oro wharf in the coming months.

Northern Governor Gary Juffa mentioned this during the Trukai Industries Field Day at Erap on Friday.

"Oro Rice Association has packed six tons of rice for Trukai Industries. Another 18 will be shipped across shortly. This is the culmination of hard work by our local farmers and Trukai Industries.