21/08/2025
Business returned to normal today as shops opened and schools resumed following what happened on Tuesday 19th August 2025, a dark day for Kavieng and New Ireland, as the town came to a stand still following a series of hold ups in Namatanai and Kavieng.
Schools were disrupted, shops closed instilling fear and anxiety in the township and forcing the residents to flock one shop at the number 4 compound known as N4C for short to access basic goods.
Speaking in an interview Elsie Ally, a mother from New Ireland, voices her concern.
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Concerns were also raised far and wide including community leaders in Port Moresby.
In a meeting held in Port Morseby yesterday, Mr. Wesley Taram called for unity for all New Irelanders,
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Also stressing on the need for intervention Mr. Mathew Nelson made this call.
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Meanwhile According to a media statement by Governor Schnaubelt Tomaringa Mobile Squads are currently being deployed into the Province following a PEC decision on Monday.
Mr. Taram stressed that lawlessness in Kavieng is not something that has happened overnight, rather it is the spill over from the tipping point that was predicted almost 2 decades ago as a result of unequal benefit's from the resources of our land.
It is a multifaceted issue that has deteriorated to this point due to neglect of famliy values and christian principals resulting in moral decay in society.
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