Archive - Aug 13, 2011

Sanma futbol Assosiesen (SFA) i statem ol kompetisen blong hem from TVL Kap tede long Chapuis Stadium mo ol tim we bambae oli tekem pat long kompetisen ia oli kam long Santo mo ol smol aelan long provins blong Sanma.

Sport Ofisa blong Sanma provins Jansen Moli i talem aot se i gat 4 tim we SFA i jusem olgeta blong tekem pat long kompetisen ia mo hem olsem ofisa blong spot hemi wok blong oganaesem ol kompetisen ia follem nomo wanem we oli kasem long assosiesen blong futbol long provins ia.

Vanuatu i nidim blong plei moa intanasonal maj sapos yumi wantem putum gud nem blong yumi long FIFA Wol ranking.

Ranking blong yumi long FIFA long yia ia stat long Januari i kam hemi no stebol nating afta we i lukim yumi bin klaem i go antap mo foldaon mo naoia yumi stat blong klaem i go bak antap bageken.

Ranking blong kaontri long January yia ia hemi stap long 169, mo long February mo Maj yumi go antap long 163, long Eprel mo Mei long 165, June yumi foldaon ilong 175 mo long las manis Julae, yumi stat blong klaem sloslo i go bak antap long 169.

Tufala representatif blong Vanuatu long London Test Event LinLine Matauatu mo Elwin Miller oli givim wan priviu finis long ol pawa haos blong bij voleibol blong wanem nao oli save ekspektem long Vanuatu long 2012 London Olympic Gems.

Tufala woman ia pruvum long ol pawa haos blong Europe se Vanuatu nomata hemi wan smol kaontri be stil oli save plei bij voleibol long wol stej afta we i lukim oli bin winim Greece long wan sko blong 2 stret sets long 21-13 mo 23-21 mo Netherlands long 21-14 mo 23-21 blong pruvum se oli ol wol klas pleia.

Afta long ol semi faenol mo grand faenol blong T20 Cricket Jampionship we i bin tekem ples long Port Vila las wiken i lukim Melebulls Cricket klab i kam blong rikodem wan win bakegen long grand faenol blong T20 kompetisen agensem ol APT Dolphins.

In 1998, the aim of the Comprehensive Reform Program was:
“strengthening public institutions and enacting the basic laws to establish the framework of governance; restructuring of the Public Service to improve its effectiveness and efficiency; strengthening the institution of Parliament; strengthening of the legal sector; improving performance of the economy and raising standard of living ” .

Do we no longer wish to aspire to these aims?

The office for the Director General (DG) in the Ministry of Education has assured parents and institutions that the allowances for ni-Vanuatu students who were awarded scholarships under the Vanuatu Government have been settled.

In a statement the office of the DG of education confirmed that part of their allowances have be paid and that the balance will be paid once the current extra ordinary session of parliament approves the government supplementary budget for 2011.

Former Vanuatu Prime Minister who issued a challenging statement at UN Millennium Summit concerning the West Papuan’s struggle for Independence, Barak Sope, has called on Melanesian leaders to give West Papuans a place in the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG).

Plans to have more heart surgeries are in the pipeline after five fortunate patients received Open Heart Surgery in New Zealand and are now recovering.

Dr Griffith who is currently with the patients was pleased with the results of the surgery when he informed Daily Post that the five patients he escorted to New Zealand went through a successful open heart surgery over the last two days.

The five are three females and two young male students.

Four had valve replacement while one had valvotomy, all at the Mercy Hospital in Auckland.

The USP Open Day opened in a suitably studious manner with a Public Forum devoted to Vanuatu Education Reform and the development of the new National Curriculum.

This is seen in the context of the census revealing that only 82 percent of school age children are actually going to school. The aim is for 100 percent to be pupils in 2015.

Prime Minister Sato Kilman, who came to power in December 2 last year, introduced his first bills in Parliament only on Monday this week, exactly eight months and six days after being at the helm.

This is arguably the first time for a government in the history of Vanuatu to be in power for over half a year but its lawmakers could not even pass a single law in the legislature.

That explains the volatile situation Vanuatu politics was in after Kilman toppled former Prime Minister Edward Natapei last year.