VCCI members to meet with the Lands Minister regarding land issues

Following an article that the Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce & Industry (VCCI) wrote and complained about the lengthy delay in the process of obtaining new leases over customary land, the Minister of Lands has written to the VCCI to request a meeting with the concerned VCCI members who deals with land and lease issues.

All VCCI members especially real estate companies, private land surveyors, private land and property valuers and any business operators having land issues are requested to attend a meeting with the Lands Minister, Ralph Regenvanu, on Wednesday June 10, 2015 at the VCCI conference room from 9am to 11am.

The Lands Minister will be attending the meeting with his senior officers with an aim to clear the concerns raised by explaining the new process for obtaining a new lease over customary land and also give an update on the piloting program that the Ministry is currently undertaking.

Complaints on land and lease issues can be emailed to aboulekone@vcci.com.vu or directly to the Lands Minister at rregenvanu@vanuatu.gov.vu and officers under the ministry at jmpierre@vanuatu.gov.vu, avuti@vanuatu.gov.vu and donald.paterson@vanuatu.usp.ac.fj before the meeting.

Furthermore the Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) will be having its Annual General Meeting this Thursday 11 June 2015 at 4.30pm at the VCCI’s conference room.

Business license holders are advised to attend.

The heads and executive members of the respective Business Associations are invited to attend as well to raise important issues and concerns on how they think the private sector should be better structured to address the common issues they are faced with over the years.