K20.2 million Bena Bridge opens as Marape urges Highlands growth in farming and small business
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- A 20.2 million kina bridge has opened in Bena, Eastern Highlands province.
- Prime Minister James Marape urged residents to build coffee production, businesses and jobs around government investment in the Highlands Highway.
A new bridge costing 20.2 million kina has opened in Bena, in Papua New Guinea’s Eastern Highlands province.
Prime Minister James Marape used the opening to urge Eastern Highlanders to turn the government’s multibillion-kina investment in the Highlands Highway into stronger coffee production.
He also called on residents to start businesses and create jobs so households can increase their incomes through the investment.
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