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Air Niugini has advised the travelling public that due to the deteriorating condition of the runway surface at Aropa Airport, Autonomous Region Of Bougainville (AROB), all services to Kieta have been suspended until further notice. Passengers with tickets for Kieta may reroute them to/from Buka at no additional costs, rebook for a later date, or apply for a refund. Air Niugini regrets any inconvenience caused to our customers, however the situation is outside the airline’s control.  Safety is always of paramount importance in our operations. The airline continues to operate six weekly Fokker jet services to Buka (daily except Sundays)  Next :  PNG Superfund Opens New-look Member Service Centres

 Wewak, ESP – The European Union-funded United Nations Joint Programme for Support to Rural Entrepreneurship, Investment and Trade and in PNG. EU-UN Joint Programme STREIT in Papua New Guinea continues to expand its support to rural areas of the Greater Sepik Region, specifically targeting women and youth in capacity building of agri-food value chain. Here, the programme extended technical assistance to a cooperative society in Turubu LLG of Wewak, East Sepik Province, with the help of a strong young woman. Hallilah Nakumai  24-year-old Hallilah Nakumai from Dandan Village in Turubu LLG, Wewak District in East Sepik Province is one of the vibrant women the EU-STREIT PNG Programme has come across in supporting build capacity and providing technical assistance to their established rural business activities. Graduated in 2020 with a Bachelor in Sustainable Tropical Agriculture at Papua New Guinea University of Natural Resources (UNRE), Hallilah found herself back in the village in Dandan