Archive - Mar 15, 2012

The Kava Act bans two-day kava export and preliminary results in the scientific part of a scientific study due to the kava ban in Europe indicate that there is a scientific difference in the safety and quality of kava depending on whether it is noble kava or two-day kava.

The International Kava Conference now on at Warwick Le Lagon Resort & Spa has pointed an accusing finger at the Vanuatu two-day kava as the most potential culprit which prompted Germany and the European Union to ban kava export from the Pacific for the last ten years.

Dear Editor,

Allaowem mi blong givim tingting blong mi long Gem blong last Saturday.

Bifo long hemia, mi wantem toktok smol long wan riple gem we PVFA eksetif wetem Tafea FC ol i komplain from. Mi andastand se long rule blo FIFA long wan championship tournament I neva gat wan Riple Gem (spos mi true). Sapos I gat wan Issue olsem maet bae oli save mekem or kivim wan faen long club we mekem kaen fasin ia. Mi biliv se sapos Riple Gem ia bai happen, Bae I soemaot nomo se I gat tumas corrupted fasin too inside long PVFA.

The newly appointed Interim Provincial Games Council (IPGC) has reported it has held meetings to discuss matters on TORBA Games issues.  Discussions in their first meeting last month included an overall update report received from host’s Chairman of the TORBA Games Organizing Committee, Clifton Lonsdale. Department of Sports and Youth officer Simeon Roqara recently returned from the Games site.

Vanuatu Olympic skwad we naoia oli stap long Niu Zealand oli no winim nomo trifala frenli maj blong olgeta long taem blong olgeta long Australia be oli kajem eye finis blong sam long ol profesonol klab long Europe.

Tim Maneja blong U23 tim, Harry Atisson hemi talem se taem we tim i stap long Australia oli bin stilim hat blong plante fan long we mo bildim wan fan base, be ino hemia nomo ol agent blong ol profesonol klab long Premiership long England mo Italy olgeta oli bin soem interes long ol pleia blong yumi.

As we celebrate Custom Chiefs Day on Monday 05th March 2012, people living with disability in Sanma also celebrated the establishment of the Sanma Disability Council under the theme “Empowering people with Disabilities”. The launching was held at the Sanma Provincial headquarters.

Tandui, a natural custom village of its own that is situated South West of Santo close to the Millennium Cave that comprises of a family will show their custom identity during a film shooting by Korea Film crews from March 25-29.

Internal Affairs Minister, George Wells has condemned the alleged planning of public assemblies and public demonstrations in and around Santo Town over the suspension of Sanma Provincial Government Council.

In a press statement to the media which also advices the Office of the Police Commissioner on the matter, Minister Wells said “I strongly condemn the way the organisers poorly handled the issue, of which may result in mass arrest of innocent indigenous citizens”.

Women and men from communities and countries across the world came together in Port Vila on Thursday 8 March to celebrate International Women’s Day at a function co-hosted by the Australian High Commission and Westpac Bank.

Over 100 people attended the event at the Vanuatu Institute of Technology to recognise some of the outstanding achievements of women and girls in Vanuatu, and the important role that all women and girls play in our society.

Forty new students have been accepted to study in the Philippines in 2012. This is a new intake to begin their academic studies in the Philippines.

Already there are 115 students undergoing various academic studies in the Philippines and a further 40 new intake boost the total number of Vanuatu students studying in the Philippians to 155.

Outspoken General Manager of the Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Louis Kalnpel Industry yesterday tendered his resignation as head of the institution.

Kalnpel, a staunch advocator of many national controversial issues including the World Trade Organisation and the much debated Presidential system told Daily Post the reason behind his decision is simply because he wants to focus solely on the Presidential System.