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210520HAKU LAUNCHES COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT DATA BASE
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Haku Constituency on Buka island today became the first community Government throughout Bougainville to have a socio economic Profiling for all the wards in Haku.
This profiling is based on individual wards in Haku.
This data base that has the names of its citizens in all the twelve wards that make up the Community Government under the Haku Constituency.
Since the ABG was established in June 2005, three houses have gone with the coming election for the fourth house starting with the issue of writs on June 17th, 2020.
According to the Haku Community Government Chief Data analyst, ELWIN TSIKOA updating the Data for the Haku Community Government is near complete.
He said that the socio economic profiles for ward one to ward 12 is complete.
Second phase of this project will create the actual census per household that can be updated on a daily basis.
MR TSIKOA who hails from the Hagogohe constituency says the next community government that they will be working on is Hagogohe community Government.
He told New Dawn FM this data will assist planners and donor agencies to support developments programs in the constituency.
There is economic structure also developed as a model to roll out the general development processes which the Haku Community Government will be the sole custodian of.
A Business model that will be established will coordinate all business activities, SME’s and Cooperate Associations in Haku.
This means that the work of conducting business in Haku will be operated privately leaving the Community Government to concentrate only on governance.
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250520DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT URGED MEMBERS TO FOLLOW WORKING PROTOCOLS.
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ACTING Secretary of the ABG Community Government Department,SIONI NASH urged Ward Members to follow the Community Government working protocol during the Launching of Data Base Project and swearing in of new ward Members of the Haku Community Government in Haku last Thursday.
He said the Community Government has protocols and representatives that community members must consult with to discuss issues before seeking the Department for assistance.
Mr. Nash declared that some ward members skipped their Community government chairmen and constitution Members and went to the department to raise concerns.
“The most important thing to observe now is a strategic alignment in the government that people must understand,” he says.
Mr. Nash said the constitution member, Ex-combatant Reps and Women Reps are sharing the same boundaries in the community that they should never be separated from the community government.
He also urged the people’s representatives, community members and upcoming Members to exercise their mandated roles that they had been elected for.
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250520TOKURA RESPONDS TO AKOITAI
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The State of Emergency controller on Bougainville and Deputy Commissioner Police, Chief of Bougainville Police service, FRANCIS TOKURA is not happy with comments made by the member for Central Bougainville, SAM AKOITAI last week.
MR. AKOITAI whilst welcoming the relaxing of flights into Bougainville had complained on other orders still being imposed by the State of Emergency on Bougainville including the opening of markets in towns of Arawa, Buin and Buka.
He said whilst PNG has relaxed all its State of Emergency orders he failed to understand why Bougainville was still very strict.
In his response, MR. TOKURA said that Bougainvilleans 300 thousand plus population must be protected and this is why the State of Emergency was declared under Bougainville’s own laws.
He said that based on the situation they were slowly relaxing some orders but will continue to maintain other orders until the authorities declare that the pandemic is now controlled.
The Commander said MR AKOITAI was talking as if he does not care about the lives of the people he represents.

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250520HAKU CHIEFS WANT SERVICES FROM THE COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT
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HAKU chiefs demanded some services from their community government at the election of their Community Government chairman at the Mangoana Community hall in Haku last Thursday.
Chiefs representative, MR. BRENDON SAMU told the gathering that the people of Haku have been waiting for government services for many years.
MR SAMU said they have waited under previous governments like, village governments, community governments, Council of elders and this time again with Community Government.
He told the Community Government members that the onus was with them to make some positive developments in the wards.
MR. SAMU said the people will never stop demanding services from their elected representatives.

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250520CHIEFS REJECT TOO MANY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
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Chiefs in Central Bougainville have rejected too many candidates vying for the seat of the ABG President in the coming ABG general elections.
Former chairman of the Central Bougainville combined Council of chiefs chairmen, JOHN DONA told New Dawn FM from Arawa that too many candidates will lower the quality of the winning candidate.
He called on the Registrar of Political Parties, JOHN SISIESI to restrict the registration of too many political parties.
MR. DONA said that it was good for just three candidate one each from each region to contest the seat of the President.
The chiefs made these comments after learning that more than twenty candidates are preparing to run for this seat including the former President, MR. JAMES TANIS and two former Bougainville Regional members in the National Parliament, FIDELIS SEMOSO and JOSEPH LERA.
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220520 INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS OF ARAWA NURSING COLLEGE NEAR COMPLETION
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THE Arawa Nursing College Administration has stretched its appreciation to the National Government and Prime Minister James Marape who funded the college Projects with K2 million that two building projects will now be completed.
Registrar of the Arawa Nursing College Melchior Dare on behalf of the College Administration told New Dawn Fm that the College is currently running two infrastructure projects that will be completed in coming months.
The Projects are a Two-storey Girls Dormitory and a two-storey all in one complex classroom.
Mr. Dare declared that the Girls Dormitories will be finished and officially opened after the month of June this year 2020 whereas the two-storey all in one complex classroom has few processes yet to be completed.
He said all these projects will be completed and the College can finally move to its permanent location after five years of operation in a temporary location.
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220520 ARAWA NURSING COLLEGE AIMS TO STABILIZE STUDENTS’ LEARNING.
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ARAWA Nursing College Registrar Melchior Dare mentioned that students learning performance is not stable and students are not showing full concentration on their studies because of the lack of proper accommodations.
Mr. Dare said students are disturbed by many outside influences that lead to poor learning performances because they are residing at their own cost within the Arawa town areas.
He said learning is restrained with limited capacities as the college is currently at a temporary location with limited infrastructures.
The Registrar extended his acknowledgement to the Regional Member Honorable Joe Lera and the Bougainville Technical Services who are fast tracking a two-storey dormitory to complete quickly at its permanent location.
He said the completion of dormitory will make learning easier for the students by accommodating them in a more suitable environment to concentrate on their studies and their academic performance will be stabilized and improved.
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220520 DATA ANALYST NEEDED TO HELP ABG PLANNERS
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The Data analyst that worked on the HAKU community government data base profile, ALWIN TSIKOA says that the ABG needs data analysts to work on many data profiles collected by departments of the ABG.
He said there are many researched data that have been collected over the years but they must be processed so that they can be used by government planners to make proper plans on the development of the region.
MR.TSIKOA made these comments when presenting information to the Haku community government at the Mangoana hall in Lemankoa village yesterday.
He said that with these data the leaders of Haku can now plan for their community government based on the information provided.
Meanwhile, observers from Central and South Bougainville and the Chairman of the Hagogohe community government praised Haku leaders for coming up with the Data which makes Haku community Government the only community government that has come up with this.

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Picture taken at the Data base launching in Haku by Aloysius Laukai

220520JOIN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION PLEASE
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Non- members of the Buka Business Association have been called on to register and join the association to strengthen the voice of Business houses.
The Secretary of the Department of Economic Development, STEVEN TSIVELE made this call at the Tax meeting with Business Houses in Buka and Kokopau and the Chief Bougainville collector of taxes.
MR. TSIVELE said its times like these that the Business houses can work together to voice their concerns regarding hardship business houses are facing during the covid-19 lockdown.
The Economic development secretary said that for individual businesses to seek support would not have much weight like when their association talks on their grievances.
He said that many businesses operating in Buka and Kokopau are not members of the Buka Business Association.
The meeting was held at the Buka town United Church.

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210520-RAIVET PASS CONDOLENCE MESSAGE FOR THE PASSING OF THE LATE DR JUSTIN KEHATSIN.

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THE Acting Chief Secretary of Bougainville Thomas Raivet on behalf of the ABG and the Bougainville Public Service has extend deepest sympathies to the immediate family of the Late Dr Justin Kehatsin and his people of Lontis, Haku Constituency.

Mr Raivet said it was with deep sadness that he learnt yesterday of the passing of one Bougainville's own senior statesman.

The late Dr Kehatsin was from Tegese village in the Haku Constituency. He joined the Bougainville Public Service in January 2017, where he served as the Secretary of the Department of Education until his timely passing.

He described the late Dr Kehatsin as a very humble man who served Bougainville and his people wholeheartedly, a simple man who displayed humility, gentleness in his character and a very loving person who served Bougainville with great commitment and dignity.

Mr Raivet said during the late Dr Kehatsin's time as a Secretary for Education, he had a vision to improve Bougainville's education quality and lift its standard to where Bougainville was prior to the crisis.

Prior to joining the Bougainville Public Service, the late Dr Kehatsin was a lecturer at the PNG University of Technology, under its Language and Communication Department.

He is survived by his wife and three children.

Mr Raivet said it is truly a sad time for Bougainville and acknowledge the unwavering efforts of the late Dr Kehatsin leadership in Bougainville's education sector.

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210520 TOKURA ISSUES SUPPLEMENTARY ORDER NUMBER 5
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THE Bougainville Emergency Controller has issued his 5th Supplementary order revoking Order 14 of Emergency Order 2 on food premises.

Six food premises namely JSK Lodge and Restarant, Toyena Guest House, Adeeves Guest House, Koroogo Hauskai, Aloala Bar and Maria's place at Buka town were inspected and authorised to start operating business.

Food premises are required to maintain health and hygiene practice while performing duties, ensure food handlers are in their PPE's at all times while on duty, ensure hand wash basins are installed for customers to use and ensure premises are always clean and kept tidy after daily operations to allow for clean start the next day.

It is compulsory for all employees to undergo medical check-up every six months to ensure they are medically fit to handle food sale for human consumption.

All food premises must ensure other health requirements stipulated in the Food Sanitation Regulation 2007, and other Health Laws are complied with before operating food business.

It is also important these food premises observe COVID-19 Preventive measures at all times and maintain compliance.

Trading hours of restaurants is extended from 9am-8pm.

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