Politics / Conflict

PNG election a major disruption to school in the Highlands

15:03 pm on 26 July 2017

Classes at a school in the electorate of Papua New Guinea's prime minister have ground to a halt due to disruptions caused by the ongoing election.

PNG's lengthy general election has been plagued by delays and unrest in the Highlands region, where many schools have lost at least a couple of weeks of the school term.

Pangia Christian Academy school is located in Peter O'Neill's Ialibu-Pangia electorate.

Its principal Beulah Taita spoke to our correspondent Melvin Levongo who asked her how the lengthy election had affected her school.

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Empty class room at a Pangia school Photo: Supplied