Archive - Jan 20, 2012

Fourteen Police officers and one representative from the customs are currently undertaking Basic Surveillance course Training at the Vanuatu Police Training College.

The training was officially opened yesterday morning by Major Terry Tulang and will be delivered from January 16 until January 26, 2012.

The main objectives of this course are to familiarize VPF Officers with basic surveillance techniques and procedures.

The National Statistics Office is running a weeklong workshop to prepare remunerators to take part in a yearlong Hybrid Survey in urban areas to be followed by in rural areas.

The survey is called “hybrid” because it is an extensive survey and for the first time, also includes a cultural survey.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the schedule and match officials for the upcoming Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 5 (WCL Div. 5) which will be held in Singapore from 18 to 25 February.

Six teams will compete for the opportunity to finish in the top two of the event and ultimately gain promotion to the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 4 which will be held later in the year.

Port Vila Futbol Assosiesen (PVFA) transfea windo hemi bin klos long Sandei namba 15 Januari, mo ofis blong PVFA hemi stap traem faenolaesem ol pepa wok long wik ia.

Daily Spot i andastan se PVFA hemi bin givimaot ova long 50 transfea fom i go long ol klab mo olgeta fom we oli prosesem hemi jas ova long haf blong namba ia.

Hemia nao olgeta transfea we ofis blong PVFA hemi konfemem se oli komplit:
Shepherds United hemi karem 3 niu pleia, olgeta i gat Simo Joseph (Spirit 08), Fernando Mermer (Amicale FC) mo Paul Oliver (Amicale FC.

A new football tournament will add more sporting events in this year’snational sports calendar.

‘The Black Bird Football Challenge’ will be staged next month as from 6-10 February, and already the organizers have labeled this tournament as an annual tournament to be held in the 6 provinces throughout the country.

This tournament, scheduled to be played on Craig Gove, will be the first ever tournament to commemorate New Hebrides Black Birding days to Queensland, Australia and Fiji.

A preliminary national squad for the 2012 Oceania Nations Cup will be announced by Fiji Football Association today.

National coaching director Juan Carlos Buzzetti and head coach Yogendra Dutt were busy identifying players during the Champions League over the weekend in Nausori and bulk of the players in the squad are likely to come from the four districts that were in action.

Port Vila Futsal Lik (PVFL) bambae i gohed wetem ol maj long 2011-2012 Punjas jampionship blong hem long wiken ia, Sarere 21 Januari.

Afta long longfala spell long krismas mo niu yia PVFL bambae i kikim off ol jampionship maj blong hem wetem 5 gem long wiken ia.

Fes maj long 12pm LDS i plei Neke long fes divisen.

Sekon maj oltaem long fes divisen, Kings i plei Real Seaside long 1pm.

Long 2pm, 5 Star i plei ERASA long sekon divisen.

Ol maj blong pemia i stat long 3pm, mo Tupuji i plei Neke.

Dear Editor,
Allow me to comment on the front page article of your paper issue no. 3451 of Wednesday 18th January on the non attendance by the Public Prosecution to attend court resulting in the concerned Minister being freed from all charges laid against him.

The officer concerned should and be considered by the Public Services Commission to be disciplined for failing to attend to duties that serves to uphold core values and principles that Vanuatu affirms. His/her ignorance does not only set someone free, but set precedence to many why they should keep the law at all!

Dear Editor,
How do we define and rate loyalty in the situation below?

May be you can analyze the situation and make some sense out of it.

Minister A withdrew from the government for no reason. But this would be strange
Minister B was terminated for disloyalty to the government, maybe for voting against WTO.

Minister A (who also voted against WTO) is then reappointed to replace Minister B.

Who is more loyal or disloyal not only to the Prime Minister and government but also to his party and voters and why?

Jim.E.Taso

Dear Editor,
I have tried all theories and logarithmic formulas to try to understand how lawyers of the Public Prosecutors Office could miss not one.

Not two.

But three consecutive sittings involving the sensitive Police vs Minister Don Ken assault case.

The result is that the case was thrown out of court, and assaulted policemen are robbed of the justice they deserve for a drunken state minister's shameful assault.

Lawyers of the Public Prosecutor's office know the law, don't they?