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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Survivors return home

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By GEORGINA KOREI
THE nine Papua New Guineans who survived a 44-day ordeal in the Solomon Sea after their boat’s engine stalled in December have returned home safely.
“We ate raw kaukau, yams and taro for two weeks,” Gerald Munayai, 19, from Milne Bay’s Woodlark Island recalled his ordeal with eight others.
“When the supplies on the boat ran out, we started killing birds flying over the boat for food.
“We collected drinking water from the rain with the canvas.”
He said they were rescued by a fishing vessel somewhere in the Solomon Sea.
“The men on the fishing vessel alerted the Solomon Islands police and we were brought to Solomon Islands,” he said.
“The Red Cross Society then gave us new clothes, food and shelter.”
Munayai said he boarded the boat in Woodlark Island to go to Misima for school.
“I am doing my Grade 11 at Misima Secondary School. But the boat brought out to the open sea due to bad weather. The boat’s engine was also having problems,” he said.
“We drifted not knowing where we were going.”
He said the others could not speak to the media as they were still traumatised.
“We are all happy and sad at the same time.
“At least we are in Port Moresby now and we will return to Milne Bay soon.
“Thank you to the Government for bringing us safely back home.”
The survivors returned with the PNG security contingent home from the Solomon Island on a chartered flight.

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