“Grand Chief Sir Michael; among the saddest news in my life of your passing reached me in my village at Wewak at 2 am Friday morning.” “I grieved through the wee hours of the morning, and at 8 am, I carried out the NIAMDAR Tradition of “Death Notice” by beating the garamut in 8 slow single beats.” “Tears rolled down my cheeks as I did.” “Among all Great Leaders of Nations! My pride and joy was and remains in my lifetime that you originated from the leadership tenets of the “NIAMDAR”. RIP.” Alois Jerewai in Wewak on the passing of…
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“Fiji has lost a dear friend with the passing of former Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare.” “He was more than PNG’s founding father, his legacy as an architect of regional unity lives on in the hearts of all Pacific people.” “I deeply regret that I cannot be in PNG to pay my respects.” Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama on the passing of late Sir Michael Somare
Late Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare’s former Chief of Staff, Mr Paul Bengo, will represent the family from time to time in issuing public statements from the family as they prepare the funeral arrangements of their late beloved father. Sir Michael handpicked Mr Paul Bengo out of UPNG in 1973 to be his Principle Private Secretary, taking over from the young Sir Rabbie Namaliu at the time. Since then Mr Bengo has been a loyal public servant for many years, serving in many capacities both in provincial and National Government. After the passage of the Organic Law on Political Parties…
It is with much sadness and sorrow that New Ireland Governor Sir Julius Chan learned of the passing of his dear friend and fellow founding father Grand Chief Sir Michael Thomas Somare. Sir J after returning from a hectic trip to New Hanover the night before, awoke to the sad news this morning at his home in Kavieng, New Ireland Province. Sir J described Sir Michael as a humble and natural born leader who was destined to lead the Independent Nation of Papua New Guinea. He conveyed his deepest sympathy to Lady Veronica Somare and their five children Betha, Sana, Arthur,…
Australia extends its deep condolences to the Somare family and the people of Papua New Guinea on the passing of Grand chief Sir Michael Somare. Sir Michael was a towering figure in the history of Papua New Guinea. As a driving force in the development of Papua New Guinea’s national constitution, and the nation’s first and longest-serving Prime Minister, Sir Michael has an unparalleled place in the history of Papua New Guinea. As Prime Minister for 17 years, over four separate terms, Sir Michael became a long-standing and respected friend of Australia, working alongside Australian Prime Ministers Whitlam, Fraser, Hawke,…
Prime Minister James Marape has expressed great sadness at the passing of Founding Prime Minister, Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare, in the early hours of this morning. “it is with great sorrow and grief that I announce the passing of the Father of our Nation, Grand Chief Sir Micheal Thomas Somare,” he said. “His Doctor texted me that at 12:10 am today that the great man was rested. “God gives and God rested him from the pain and toils of life. “There is a season for every thing, a time to born and a time to die, ” as the…
Papua New Guinea has recorded another COVID-19 death bringing the total number of deaths from to 12 on Thursday 25 February. A 63 year old male from West Sepik province is the latest reported COVID-19 death. He was admitted to Sandaun Provincial Hospital on the 19th of this month until his death. The death comes as 89 new cases have been reported in West Sepik, West New Britain, the Autonomous Region of Bougainville and in the National Capital District. This is the highest number of cases reported in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic in PNG. A…
This just in, there has been another COVID-19 related death bringing the total number of COVID-19 deaths to 12. This death comes as 89 new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours…the highest number of cases reported in a single day. This now brings the total number of COVID-19 cases for PNG to 1, 228 confirmed cases. Continue to practice COVID-19 safety protocols and keep listening to the news on this station & follow our news website: pnghausbung.com for more on this story.
It is with great sadness that the Somare’s on behalf of Lady Veronica Somare announce the passing of her beloved husband, the father of her children and grandchildren and great grandchild Sir Michael Thomas Somare at 12am on Friday 25 February 2021. Sir Michael was only diagnosed with a late stage of Pancreatic Cancer in early February and was admitted to hospital on Friday 19 February 2021. Sadly, pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive cancers that are rarely detected early. We as a family had only two weeks to look for possible treatments for our father. “Sir Michael…
Bougainville has confirmed its second positive case of COVID-19 for the region this week. The Bougainville Public Health Committee said the case is that of a female, who displayed symptoms of the virus and went in for voluntary testing this week. Her sample was tested at the Buka Triage Center using the Gene Xpert machine and brought back a positive result. The ABG Health Clinical Team confirmed that her condition is stable and she is currently being treated and is in self-isolation at home. Contact tracing and sample collection has already commenced for close contacts of the positive case, and…