He said this is because Lae is a shipping hub, it hosts major manufacturing companies and the Okuk Highway connects Lae to the Highlands region. Byrne attributed positive developments in recent years in infrastructure, which supports business growth, to good political leadership. 'They used to call Lae the ‘Pothole City' but it is not anymore. We have some roads that aren't being fixed piece by piece by great leadership and money being spent where it should be spent, including in the community as well as the businesses,' Byrne said.

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