Archive - Feb 13, 2012

Harry Japheth of White Sands in Tanna left the country in 1997 to study Chinese Language and Culture at Beijing University. He completed his studies in 2001 but felt that four years was not enough. China is a gigantic country and to understand the people and their culture, you must go into their society and live among them. In this exclusive interview with our Senior Reporter Len Garae, he says he made his own decision to stay on in China to live and learn among the Chinese.
What have you found out about China?

The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary provides a number of definitions of the words innocent, victim and crime. In this column, the word ‘innocent’ will be taken to mean ‘suffering harm…because of a crime…although not directly involved in it’, ‘victim’ refers to ‘a person who has been injured as the result of a crime…’, and the word ‘crime’ will be taken to mean ‘an act that you think is immoral or is a big mistake’.These words apply specifically here to the conditions surrounding the many children who will resume schooling next week.

A well known Anthropologist who spent many years in the former New Hebrides and later Vanuatu as Curator at the Vanuatu National Cultural Centre, has defended kava as a drink that is all about peace, respect and dialogue.

Huffman made this statement in a recent interview with Radio Australia.

In a thirty minute interview on Radio Australia, Kirk Huffman told the Australian and Pacific Islands listeners that Kava is Pacific’s gift to the world.

WHEN DID YOUR BUSINESS HAVE ITS LAST HEALTH CHECK?
It’s a tough world out there for any person running a small business . . or a big one for that matter.
One thing that all businesses face during times of economic upheaval is the emergence of threats not just to profitability but very often to a business’s prospects of survival.

o  Mi harem se Breakas have been very low key on promotion for the six gorgeous Brisbane Bronco's cheerleaders who arrived yesterday for a photo shoot. They will be at Voodoo's at 9-30pm tonight for some madness and mayhem. Local studs need not bother as they are used to rugby players and a lot of attention. Good promo for Breakas and the Hilton Hotel chain on their major development past Whitesands. Silip!

Dear Editor,

Your above article of 7/2/12 from which Minister Wells intends for Vanuatu citizens in NC to vote to their Constituencies of origin (CO) instead of Vila, I don't think the given reason is convincing.

The past governments have tried both options, voting to their CO and Vila. What have these voters benefited from, a community hall, a community land etc sponsored by MPs? How did they make it there in the first place? What have our government been doing for them?

According to the Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary, transparent means (a) allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be seen clearly; (b) about which there can be no doubt, unmistakable.

It can be stated that the introduction of a transparent ballot box could lead to the assumption that the electoral office and the Electoral Commission have never trusted the primitive wooden boxes that were used in our elections since 1979. If that assumption is true then all elections conducted since 1979 may have never been transparent.

A ni Vanuatu veteran fisherman from Lolopuepue in North Ambae called Sylvest Ara, has made history by successfully setting up and operating his Pacific Marine Agency with his wife in Pango Pango in American Samoa for the last three years.

He has returned to the country for the first time in 15 years to introduce himself and appeal to the Government through the media, to recognise the fishing industry as another major positive contributor to the economic development of the country. He is booked into Hibiscus Hotel.

In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and open discussion.

Last Saturday my article was read and then an order was put out by the Airline to not allow any freight to be moved for myself or my business or those who work for me…Period. I am still awaiting this in writing, guess they are very busy.

The Action for Cedaw Today ACT’s desk in VANGO which is currently coordinated by the Acting Coordinator Mrs. Letty Kaltonga has launched a survey in Port Vila on the month of January 2012. The Survey conducted was based on ‘Gender Equality’. It covers the Port Vila Municipality area in Efate excluding surrounding rural areas and took place for two solid days while a lot of residents in Vila and elsewhere in Vanuatu were on vacation period and enjoy the festive seasons. The survey was done in sixteen areas in the Port Vila Municipal Council.