Day: March 11, 2021
Bid for a higher chieftaincy
A tribute and reflection on Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare’s loss in the election for the 46th UN General Assembly president. By DANIEL KUMBON IT MOVED me to tears when […]
From 6 Deutsch Mark to the mountain top
By CYRIL GARE – freelance journalist THEY called him Mentok back in Karau. In 1946, his father, Ludwig Somare Sana was concerned that Michael was not going to be exposed […]
Our own type of Ezekiel
By DOMINIC NAVUE SENGI PACIFIC-Melanesia’s iconic patriarch, 84-year-old ‘Sana’, Michael Thomas Somare, founding father of Papua New Guinea died on Feb 26, 2021. The sub-region’s first papal cardinal John Ribat […]
Somare legacy must never be forgotten
By WESLEY YANUM I WRITE this statement on the occasion of the passing of our Grand Chief, Rt Hon Sir Michael Thomas Somare, as a business leader and a community […]
The man I knew as Michael Tom
Former civil servant and political advisor Paul Bengo reminisces his days with the Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare. By CHRISTINE PAKAKOTA AS the clock winds down to the end of […]
Nurse Charity’s last chat with Sir Michael
NURSE Charity Kiap describes Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare as an amazing man who has touched many hearts. Charity, 27, from Western Highlands, recalls the time she met Sir Michael […]
Column 1
Time to go Cameron Smith announced his retirement from rugby league at all levels just as the Melbourne Storm, the team he had been captaining for years, prepares to kick-off […]
WITNESS
PICTURED are workers cleaning around Sir Hubert Murray Stadium in Port Moresby yesterday in preparation for Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare’s funeral service tomorrow.
Sir Michael, a good friend of Japan
ON behalf of the people of Japan and Japanese citizens who are living in Papua New Guinea, I express sincere condolences to Lady Veronica, Bertha, Sana, Arthur, Michael Jnr, Dulciana […]
Don’t let pride ruin your life
PRIDE comes from nothing but strife. The wise don’t fool themselves to indulge in provide. “I was wrong” or “I need help” are difficult phrases to utter because people lack […]