Archive - Apr 16, 2012

While Unelco and the Utilities Regulatory Authority again go head to head, this time over prepaid electricity meters, a significant sector of the small domestic consumers’ (SDC’s) market at which the prepaid meter campaign is targeted, is being overlooked.
This sector of the market doesn’t show up on Unelco’s connection records because they are not, themselves, connected to either electricity or water. Rather they obtain these essential commodities via the on selling of them by landlords.

The Goals of Telecommunications Market Liberalization
Liberalization and Competition brings “means” and not ends.  The objectives of having sustainable competition Telecommunications Market in Vanuatu includes;
•    Attracting new investments into the country
•    Upgrading national infrastructure
•    Improving national efficiency in an increasingly global market place
•    Delivering macro-economic benefits such as creating jobs

The spouses of eight Vanuatu Government Ministers and the Speaker of Parliament visited China early April as part of a friendship building effort between the two countries.

The delegation, led by Mrs Rosina Hilton, wife of the speaker of parliament, Dunstan Hilton, left after the celebration in Port Vila marking the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Vanuatu and China on March 26 to join the same event in Beijing.

Independent reliable sources not far from the Fraud Investigation Unit have confirmed the arrest of former Chief Executive Officer of Airports Vanuatu Limited, Joewangeh on April 12.

The sources said he was arrested on suspicion of obtaining money by false and misleading statement and theft, under the Penal Code Act Cap 135.
He appeared in court yesterday and was remanded in custody to reappear in court on April 27.

Dear Editor,

After reading the recent Daily Post header, “Vanuatu loses footing in tourist destination ratings”, I couldn’t help to sit back and see this number 1 dollar earner for my beloved country head to the drains.

Question we mi wantem askem hemi simple nomo, “Who’s in Charge?” Correct me if I am wrong, I believe that recently, authorities concerned came together to construct certain measures to address the current primitive activities that are happening down at the wharf during cruise ship arrivals.

Dear Editor,

Ol wantok from wanem nao afta 30 yia ol expat oli mas fundraise blo helpem ol workers we oli involve long ol aksiden long ol wok ples??
Mi mi save se fes draft blo loa blo dil wetem Helt & Sefti lo wokples mo Wokman Kompensesen ILO ibin draftem lo 1990 be VP gavman ino bin wantem tebolem lo Paliaman; afta UMP gavman lo 1991 ino bin wantem tebolem. Ol gavman we oli kam bihain kam kasem 2012 oli no wantem luk save impotens blo tufala loa ia.

A mini casino in Luganville will shortly open its services to the locals.
It targets tourists who are escaping to the northern town for a better place to explore. The club will open its first service which is the selling of tap beer (Tusker) stage one when the opening will be announced on Saturday next week.

The building is taking shape and just needs few additional inputs before the stage one comes in.
Other poker machines will be sent later after this first opening in Australia when a big official opening will again commence.

The main speaker for the combined scout camp of Luganville, Elizabeth Sihos, said that the previous Easter camp has shaped a lot of youths to become good Vanuatu ambassadors.
The Luganville combined Scout 2012 camp was held at Bombua beach where over 60 participants focused on the theme “sharing skills together”.
Sihos was invited to talk on Sunday. She was chosen as the main speaker on Sunday as an example that women were the first to see the resurrection of Jesus.

A two days Political Leadership seminar that was conducted by Antoine Pikoune and funded by Sanma Rural MP Samsen Sam on economics, social and policy has cleared and put an advanced idea in front for voters to choose their right leaders before the national election.
The political leadership seminar was the first of its kind to be conducted in Sanma province and particularly Luganville. Over 50 participants around Sanma Province attend the seminar.

Political field workers were the targeted groups that were there to listen to the seminar.