Archive - Aug 2011

Despite being expelled from parliament yesterday morning by Speaker Maxime Carlot Korman, the Santo Rural MP and Minister of Education Marcellino Pipite advised schools around the country and the people of Vanuatu that he is still a State Minister and maintains his portfolio as Minister of Education.
“It is important for the population of Vanuatu to know that the Speaker has suspended me from parliament but not from my position as a State minister hence I am still Minister for Education in this country,” Pipite told local media from his office yesterday afternoon.

Dear Editor,

After completing the Piste Bleue 2011 I must congratulate UNELCO on yet another well-organised event.

I have completed almost all of the runs since its inception in 1996 and consider it to be a fine example of community spirit in that it involves the young and old, male and female, Ni-Vanuatu and expats alike all for an entry fee of only Vt 200 (perhaps the only Unelco cost that has not changed in 16 years?).

Dear Editor,

We want to reiterate the concern expressed here concerning Immigration charges levied on tourists arriving in Vanuatu by pleasure yacht.
These costs have escalated significantly in recent years and, taken in sum with the high cost of just about everything else in Vanuatu, are becoming a deterrent to yachts wanting to visit Vanuatu.

The typical cruising yacht visiting Vanuatu is a married couple on a small sailing boat, cruising on a small budget derived from years of savings.

Dear Editor,

I luk olsem VFF inomo save function good mo result blo hem hemi scorem 3 poen insaed lo net blo hemwan.

Fes poen: Tim hemi arrive very late mo oli no silip gud after oli shoem wan non-licence game mo kakae 5 fresh egg long face blong olgeta.

Second poen: Oli wrongly saspendem players blong Amicale long O-league matches after hemi likely se Amical bae hemi lusum first game agensem Hekari.

Long ol provinsiol gem trifala repsentatif blong Vanuatu long Pasifik Gems long New Caledonia long saed blong Karate oli neva mestem blong reprisentem Shefa Provins mekem se taem olgeta blong Provins oli harem se ol top atlit blong olgeta oli pat blong seleksen blong Vanuatu ol kansela blong Provins I singaot olgeta mo givim wan “fund” long olgeta taem oli reprisentem Vanuatu long SPG.

Wok blong Vanuatu Amateur Sport Association mo Nasonal Olympic Committee long namba 14 Pasifik Gem long New Caledonia hem I blong faenem from wanem nao ol futbola blong Vanuatu oli kasem eli moning long Sarere mo ple semtaem long aftenun.

Mo hem I wok stret blong Chef de Mission Ms Aurelie Jacquier blong tok strong long ol oganaesa blong Pasifik Gem se hem I no fea long tim blong Vanuatu blong oli wekap wan ful naet blong kasem plen blong olgeta afta ple long sem aftenun.

Over 8,0000 people from Big Bay and West Coast had access to health facilities literally at their door steps thanks to the Pacific Yacht Ministries.

Rural Health Ministries working in Partnership with Pacific Yacht Ministries completed a 3-week program to Big Bay and the West Coast of Santo recently.
A wide range of medical services not available in this remote areas, were delivered free of charge to them.

Pacific Yacht Ministry leader Brain Dodds said there were many challenges in this part of Santo due to the weather.

The Australian Government funded program Technical Vocational and Education Training (TVET) center in Sanma province during a recent graduation ceremony was highly praised by Joel Path as “master key for community level” after students graduated from different fields Thursday last week.

“In order for a nation to rise we need to empower people in the community levels in order for them to stand and drive their society into better standards,” said Path

The move by NISCOL to reinstate husband of Deputy Mayor, Elisabeth Tasso, soon after she changed allegiance to join the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP) clearly revealed UMP’s position in the NISCOL company and how much influence they have in the company although they are claiming that the company is owned by the shareholders of the company.

This was the view of a politician and political observer, Paul Solomon, when he visited Daily Post recently to raise his concern.

The Unelco Limited Vanuatu has thanked the Vanuatu Red Cross for its high performance in first aid preparedness and standby towards its 26KM La Piste Bleu program which took place on the 27th August, 2011.

It was a high response for Vanuatu Red Cross to Unelco Vanuatu limited to provide first aid assistance during this La piste bleu exercise.