Douglas Tomuriesa, Pope Francis and James Marape

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  Opposition Leader Douglas Tomuriesa said he is disappointed and embarrassed over the way His Holiness Pope Francis was treated by Prime Minister James Marape over the last three-days during the Papal visit, and the lack of courtesy and respect shown by the Prime Minister. He said the Prime Minister continuously declares PNG as a ‘Christian country’ and prides himself on being a religious individual but he was surprised when the Pope was continuously snubbed by the PM over the weekend since the Pope’s arrival on Friday. “The Pope is the head of the Catholic church, the largest Christian church in the world and he is also a head of state. “PNG not only being a Christian country, but a country that prides itself as a ‘friend to all, enemy to none’, the PM should be according the Pope with the highest level of respect,” Tomuriesa said. The Opposition Leader pointed out that on Friday, the Prime Minister did not welcome the Pope at the airport, a tradition he had accorded to many othe...
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Clans make peace after three weeks of fighting

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By MIRIAM ZARRIGA
EASTERN Highlands Governor Peter Numu and police witnessed a ceasefire pact between the Tapo and Agarabi clans in Kainantu.
The peace agreement was witnessed by Numu, provincial police commander Superintendent Michael Welly, Kainantu MP Johnson Tuke, provincial administrator John Gimiseve and Senior Magistrate Josephine Nidue.
Police will arrest anyone who restarts the violence.
Supt Welly told The National that the ceasefire ended the tension between the two clans.
According to police, 23 people died during the fight over a land dispute on the ownership of the Kainantu town and the alluvial mine.
Properties were damaged and homes burnt down.
A hand grenade was also used killing six people from Tapo.
The fighting raged for almost three weeks.

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