Archive - Mar 19, 2012

o Mi harem se, what is happening with TVL?
They are putting their building at the CBD on the market. The TVL section is 3.5 million Australian dollars and Vanuatu Post building is 5 million dollars.

o Mi harem se a rather drunk ex blonde ex hairdresser made herself look rather silly and having no respect for the Leukemia foundation fund raiser quiz at Coconut Palms last week. According to people who were there, she won a raffle with voucher gifts from three organisations and screwed them up in disgust because she was uptight she didn’t win alcohol. Silip!

Dear Editor,

Let us remind ourselves that the 1998 VNPF riot happened due to the mismanagement of a Lady General Manager which resulted in the building being damaged and members had to withdraw their savings from the Fund.

It seems that since after the new General Manager, Mrs Anniva Tarilongi was appointed, there have been a lot of questionable decisions going on down at VNPF.

Firstly, there have been a lot of new recruitments taking place.

Dear Editor,

Please allow me the space to reply to last Saturdays "Have you Heard" column as I was the person whose fuel tank was filled incorrectly.

I would like to say that although it was slightly annoying losing the use of my car for a day, it was simply a mistake made by a new employee at the station.

One that I have made myself years ago when filling my own tank.

The reason for my letter is to say "Thank You" to the owners of said Petrol Station.

They took full responsibility for the mistake, with no coercion or argument required.

Dear Editor,

Olsem wan Environmental Health Officer blong Luganville Municipality, mi no andastandem motive bihaenem tufala leta blong Mr Bae I gud wei kamaot long VDP ino long taem.

Firstly long saed blong sanbis, LMC i concern abaot removal blong sanbis mo korel long Simonsen Wharf eria mo ol narafala eria west blong town centre taswe mifala putumap ol signs blong stopem pipol blong nomo tekemaot sanbis or korel long ol ples ia.

It is commercially normal that any private company making a business investment is entitled to make a profit. Equally, it is imperative that Vanuatu continues to attract both foreign and local investment into development projects in order to create jobs and training opportunities for our rapidly growing population, and also to help raise taxation to fund public services managed by the Government.

A crowd of over 200 people including all public service staff assembled at the Luganville Town Hall to share their sympathy for the loss of one of the most prominent leaders of Sanma Province, late Jean Alain Mahe.

His body was laid in front of the town hall while various leaders paid tribute that included a representative of civil servants, chiefs and the Deputy Prime Minister, Ham Lini, representing the Prime Minister and the government of Vanuatu.

The Australian Government-funded TVET Centre is taking to the airwaves with a TVET program radio show on Friday afternoons at 4.30pm with a repeat show at 7.45am on Sunday mornings available on FM100 across Vanuatu and Paradise FM98 in Port Vila.

Malampa TVET Centre Manager, Marian Loughman, said the radio show is a great way to connect with people living in rural areas of Vanuatu.

Police Commissioners of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) have been urged to construct a law enforcement MSG legion resolute to the demand of their people and to resolve issues the Melanesian way and without outside interference.

This call was made by Fiji’s Acting Minister for Defence, National Security and Immigration, Colonel Samuela Saumatua at the official opening of the 2nd Police Commissioner’s Conference at the Fiji Police Headquarters, Laucala, Fiji on Thursday 15 March 2012.

It was another milestone within the history of Vanuatu Police Force since its establishment on August 1, 1980 to receive the Prime Minister of Fiji.
Fiji’s Prime Minister, Commodore Josaia Voreque Frank Bainimarama, the Chairman of MSG and at the same time the commander of Fiji military and his delegation were welcomed with a quarter guard at the entrance of Vansec House by the VMF and an inspection was made by Fiji’s PM.
At the Commissioner’s conference room, the Commissioner of Police, Joshua Bong, warmly welcomed the PM on his valuable mission to visit the VPF Headquarters.

Vanuatu was represented at the Pacific regional workshop on small arms and light weapons and the arms trade treaty.
This 3-day workshop, held in Australia at Brisbane’s Novotel Hotel, was organized by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat in conjunction with AusAID and Oxfam.

It was intended to provide a forum for discussion by Pacific Region representatives on the implementation of the UN Program of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons (UNPoA), as well as to enable them to prepare a common position prior to upcoming talks relating to a new International Arms Trade Treaty.