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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...

GOVERNMENT GIVES K250 000 AS RELIEF ASSISTANCE TO MULITAKA LANDSLIDE VICTIMS

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  WITH over 2000 people are believed to have perished due to the landslide that occurred on May 24th in Mulitaka LLG of Pogera-Paiela District, Enga Province. This morning in Parliament whilst conveying his condolence the Prime Minister James Marape announced that K250,000 was given has relief assistance to the people of Mulitaka LLG. Marape says the National Budget will be reviewed to include funds to be set aside for Disaster Prepardness. He says nothing much can be done in the face of disasters with extraordinary weather patterns experienced has saw the country witnessing in the past months. He adds that relief assistance from donors’ agencies and PNG's bilateral partners have been coming in to assist the government. Meanwhile Opposition Leader Douglas Tomuriesa has also conveyed his condolence to the victims of the landslide. However, Mr.Tomuriesa told the Prime Minister that the K250,000 is insufficient for the amount of damage that has seen over 2000 people vanished in just o...

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