Today started off very slow throughout the country as Papua New Guineans came to terms with the passing of a great man who led a divided Papua New Guinea into a united and independent one.
Prime Minister James Marape announced this afternoon that the country will grieve for the next two weeks.
The Prime Minister said the cabinet has approved for Monday 1st of March and Friday 12th of March to be a nationwide public holiday to honour and pay respect to the late Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare.
