“Papa blong PNG” Grand Chief Sir Michael was farewelled with emotional goodbyes for the last time as Papua New Guineans living in and around host city Port Moresby flocked the streets of Erima for a last and final glimpse. Residents again took to the streets as early as they could for an opportunity that no Papua New Guinea would have wanted to miss – saying final goodbyes to “Sana”, the Grand Chief. A convoy of vehicles from the Erima Funeral Home escorted the casket of late Sir Michael to the Jacksons APEC VIP terminal to an Air Niugini Q400 aircraft…
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Port Moresby prepares to say last goodbyes and farewell the Great Grand Chief and “Papa blong PNG”, Sir Michael Somare as his casket departs for Wewak tomorrow after midday. As the host province of the National Haus Krai for the Grand Chief over the past two weeks, the Somare Family thanked NCD and the people of Papua New Guinea for the incredible outpouring of love and support during their time of grief. “Yesterday marked the final official event on the program for the National Capital District,” said daughter Betha Somare. Sir Michaels Funeral Mass at Sir Hubert Murray Stadium was…
TRIBUTE BY NCD GOVERNOR POWES PARKOP Sir Michael Thomas Somare, hundreds of thousands of words have been published and 100’s and thousands more have been spoken about you since your passing but none of them were really quite adequate. Words cannot adequately describe all you have achieved and the sense of loss we are all feeling at your passing. Sir Michael Thomas Somare lived a life of sacrifice for a greater cause and service towards bettering a young nation, as flawed as it may seem then to our colonizers, but a nation he nonetheless believed in, loved, honored and eventually…
Athletics PNG’s Kerowagi based distance training squad for the World Cross Country Championshipsand Pacific Mini Games next year had their first competition last weekend at the National SportsInstitute in Goroka. The athletes were really looking forward to their first trip out of town after three months of solid training. George Yamak was in very good form and with Siune Kagl and Israel Takap having returned to school in East New Britain , Yamak had too much pace in the 1500m for the rest of the field and was a runaway winner in 4min 15.3 secs. There was however a great…
The State Funeral of Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare is currently underway at the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium in Port Moresby. Main celebrant at the of the Holy Mass and State Funeral is PNG Cardinal and Archbishop of Port Moresby His Eminence Sir John Ribat. The theme of the State Funeral is “One nation, One people of God.” Today also has been set aside as a public holiday endorsed by the Government of Papua New Guinea in honour of the Late Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare. Below are pictures from the State Funeral. More updates and pictures to follow.
The State Funeral Program of late Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare is now underway at the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium in Port Moresby. A record crowd is seated within the arena including delegates while a huge crowd in the hundreds waiting outside the stadium have been refused entry as the stadium reached its full capacity. The casket came in a motorcade from the Funeral Home at Erima and escorted into the venue by the joint forces from the Royal Papua New Guinea constabulary, PNG Correction Services and PNG Defense Force. The casket of Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare now lies…
A TRIBUTE AND CONDOLENCE MESSAGE During Parliamentary Funeral Service of the late founding father Grand Chief Right Honourable Sir Michael Thomas Somare GCL GCMG CH CF SSI KSG PC ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ by Hon Samuel H Basil, MP Member for Bulolo Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Commerce and Industry Mr Speaker Kindly through you, let me acknowledge the presence of Our Honourable Prime MinisterFellow MinistersColleague Members of Parliament Let me also warmly acknowledge the presence of His Excellency Sir Bob Dade, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Second’s Representative as our Head of State; and Chief Justice, Sir Gibbs Salika and our Justices of…
Eighty-four new cases of COVID-19 were reported on Wednesday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in PNG to 1,819. Seventy-two of those new cases were reported in the National Capital District. The isolation ward for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at the Port Moresby General Hospital is full and many hospital staff are among the many already sick with COVID-19. Long-time staff and senior gynecologist at the hospital Professor Glen Mola has posted on social media appealing to the people to listen and take heed of the health measures in the Niupela Pasin, saying the hospital COVID-19 ward…
This news just in! 84 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in PNG to 1,819. 72 of those new cases were reported in NCD. The isolation ward for patients with COVID-19 at the Port Moresby General Hospital is full and many hospital staff are among the many already sick with COVID-19. The other 12 cases reported from: Morobe – 2; East New Britain – 1; EHP – 3; and Enga which reported 6 cases. Keep practicing your safe hygiene measures, listen to the news on this station and…
The Office of the Public Solicitor (OPS) has reformed its operations to improve citizens’ access to justice. Despite disruptions caused by COVID-19, the office took on more than 3300 active cases in 2020 – more than double the number it handled four years ago. Figures compiled by the OPS show its lawyers opened 1274 new civil cases, 948 new criminal cases and 99 new land files last year alone. Additionally, OPS has enhanced its legal aid service to increase citizens’ access to justice regardless of their financial position. These changes were made possible following an extensive restructure undertaken over four…