Villages in Region Eight have received final payments for their contribution to the maintenance of roads, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).
DPI said that each of the following villages received approximately $5 million under the Community Par-ticipation Programme that is managed by the Ministry of Public Works: Taruka, Monkey Moun-tain, Para-makatoi, Tuseneng, Kana-pang/Penak, Itabac, Waipa, Kaibarupai, Kurukabaru, Kato, Kopinang, Chena-pou, Karisparu, Campbell-town, and Micobie.
Government Member of Parliament (MP), Alistair Charlie, along with Management Development Officers (MDO), Antonio George and Kurt Perreira, spearheaded the recent distribution of the payments, DPI said.
