[New post] Govt 60% behind in school fee payments; UMP commits to coalition; bribery allegation on Epi

WordPress.com bobmakin posted: "Anita Roberts reveals in Daily Post today that the government has only covered 40% of Term 2 school fees (tuition) promised to the Education Services. The remaining 60% of Term 2 and all of Term 3 continue outstanding. These fees were to be covered (in st" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Vanuatu Daily Digest Govt 60% behind in school fee payments; UMP commits to coalition; bribery allegation on Epi by bobmakin Anita Roberts reveals in Daily Post today that the government has only covered 40% of Term 2 school fees (tuition) promised to the Education Services. The remaining 60% of Term 2 and all of Term 3 continue outstanding. These fees were to be covered (in stated islands) by government, as a result of the destructive cyclone which hit Vanuatu a year ago. Not yet. As the Digest now often demands, a comprehensive audit of government financial standing is required when we are being told by the Caretaker PM the country ended the year 2015 with the biggest fiscal surplus ever. UMP is said to be committed to assist in forming a government when Parliament meets next week, RNZI reports. However, the question of their own leadership continues to get in the way as it did at election time, with their President in gaol — Serge Vohor. UMP's national executive seems to have other ideas. GJP leader and re-elected MP Ralph Regenvanu, a prime mover in the negotiations on government formation, in speaking to RNZI, was illuminating on this score. He said "unfortunately it seems there is some effort by some parties, particularly people in the UMP and working with people in jail to try and make [the bribery case having run its course] an issue of the new government so that there's all sorts of rumours of government being formed to pardon them and that kind of thing. But I hope that doesn't have any more substance than just rumours." Radio Vanuatu has led its news today with allegations of bribery Read more of this post bobmakin | February 5, 2016 at 1:30 pm | Tags: 2016 General Election, education, political parties, politics, Vanuatu | Categories: The Daily Digest | URL: http://wp.me/p2A4RK-RD Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Vanuatu Daily Digest. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://ift.tt/20d9DI1 Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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[New post] Yu nomoa fasfas long Landan Andagraon wetem map ia

WordPress.com dailyvanuatu posted: "Sapos yu stap mekem turis long Landan, Inglan, map ia bae i helpem yu plante sapos yu wantem jam lo tren o 'tyub' (we olgeta man Landan i singaotem) lo wei... Tankyu olgeta lo pentecostisland.net blong mekem map ia. Tuff tumas!" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Vanuatu Daily Digest Yu nomoa fasfas long Landan Andagraon wetem map ia by dailyvanuatu Sapos yu stap mekem turis long Landan, Inglan, map ia bae i helpem yu plante sapos yu wantem jam lo tren o 'tyub' (we olgeta man Landan i singaotem) lo wei... Tankyu olgeta lo pentecostisland.net blong mekem map ia. Tuff tumas! dailyvanuatu | February 5, 2016 at 11:22 am | Tags: bislama, England, London, UK, Vanuatu | Categories: Art, Humour | URL: http://wp.me/p2A4RK-Ry Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Vanuatu Daily Digest. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://ift.tt/1PXFmxp Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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[New post] ANZ customers troubled by suspicious transactions; MoU signed to form Govt; Noal digs up unsolved police cases

WordPress.com bobmakin posted: "The ANZ Banking Group has acknowledged that some ANZ customers have discovered suspicious transactions taking place on their accounts without their knowledge last weekend. Remedial action was undertaken immediately. Clients have been informed and everyone" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Vanuatu Daily Digest ANZ customers troubled by suspicious transactions; MoU signed to form Govt; Noal digs up unsolved police cases by bobmakin The ANZ Banking Group has acknowledged that some ANZ customers have discovered suspicious transactions taking place on their accounts without their knowledge last weekend. Remedial action was undertaken immediately. Clients have been informed and everyone asked to keep a careful watch on their ANZ Access card use, especially those travelling. Suspended senior police officer Jackson Noal, whose ten days of suspension ended a month ago, has started reporting Read more of this post bobmakin | February 4, 2016 at 3:45 pm | Tags: 2016 General Election, ANZ Vanuatu, politics, Vanuatu | Categories: The Daily Digest | URL: http://wp.me/p2A4RK-Rt Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Vanuatu Daily Digest. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://ift.tt/1S1P8i7 Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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[New post] Breaking news: 36-MP bloc signs agreement to form Government

WordPress.com dailyvanuatu posted: " This just in – taken from a press release just issued by Ralph Regenvanu, MP-elect for Port Vila and leader of Graon mo Jastis Party: A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed this afternoon by 11 political groupings comprising 36 newly-elected Me" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Vanuatu Daily Digest Breaking news: 36-MP bloc signs agreement to form Government by dailyvanuatu This just in – taken from a press release just issued by Ralph Regenvanu, MP-elect for Port Vila and leader of Graon mo Jastis Party: A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed this afternoon by 11 political groupings comprising 36 newly-elected Members of Parliament towards the formation of a new government next week when Parliament sits on the 11th February 2016. The 11 parties and political groupings are the Vanuaaku Pati (VP), the Graon Mo Jastis Pati (GJP), the National United Party (NUP), the Rassemblement Des Mouvements Pour Le Changement and Partners (RMC), the Vanuatu Green Confederation (VGC), the Vanuatu National Development Party (VNDP), the Nagriamel Movement, the Melanesian Progressive Party (MPP), the Fren Melanesian Party (FMP), the Union Of Moderate Parties (UMP) and the Leaders Group. The parties and political groupings that signed the MOA have agreed to come together to establish a Coalition Government are united by a common understanding and consensus between them that there is an urgent and paramount need for political reform to reduce instability in the government - thereby reducing corruption, ensuring service delivery to the population and restoring confidence, stability and growth in the country. Following the signing of this MOA, the parties and groupings will now decide on arrangements between them, including the allocation of the position of Prime Minister, Speaker and Ministerial Portfolios, that can ensure that they remain united in an effective Government that is able to achieve political reform and enhance economic development and service delivery throughout the four year term of Parliament. Read more of this post dailyvanuatu | February 3, 2016 at 5:12 pm | Tags: 2016 General Election, coalition, politics, Vanuatu | Categories: Breaking News | URL: http://wp.me/p2A4RK-Rm Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Vanuatu Daily Digest. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://ift.tt/1PR1cMt Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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[New post] Port Vila’s Bauerfield International airport runway safe, say consultants; coalition-building continues post-election

WordPress.com bobmakin posted: " Air Vanuatu has received an independent assessment on the status of the Bauerfield international airport runway at Port Vila, satisfied the runway remains safe for jets. It was carried out by Airport Consulting Group Australia with long experience in " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Vanuatu Daily Digest Port Vila’s Bauerfield International airport runway safe, say consultants; coalition-building continues post-election by bobmakin Air Vanuatu's new 737-800. Photo: Air Vanuatu Air Vanuatu has received an independent assessment on the status of the Bauerfield international airport runway at Port Vila, satisfied the runway remains safe for jets. It was carried out by Airport Consulting Group Australia with long experience in all aspects of airport construction and building. They found no debris on the tarmac but recommended the regular sweeping of the runway should proceed until renovation is completed. Removal of excess water is essential in the unlikely event of massive rains, and Air Vanuatu is holding daily briefings with Airports Vanuatu Limited and the Civil Aviation Authority. Information from such meetings is passed on to other interested carriers.The new Air-van 737 starts work today, and other regional carriers like Solomon Air lines have indicated they will continue to use Bauerfield. The new Chairman of Airports Vanuatu Limited – AVL's Adrian Sinclair yesterday met with local investors and business people concerning Bauerfield. "We finished on a positive note," Read more of this post bobmakin | February 3, 2016 at 3:29 pm | Tags: 2016 General Election, Air Vanuatu, Airports Vanuatu Limited, aviation, Bauerfield, politics, Vanuatu | Categories: The Daily Digest | URL: http://wp.me/p2A4RK-Rh Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Vanuatu Daily Digest. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://ift.tt/207RDyE Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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[New post] Election 2016: Can a new coalition government kick-start the economy?

WordPress.com dailyvanuatu posted: " Analysis by Anna Naupa This post first appeared in the Lowy Institute's The Interpreter. The past year has tested Vanuatu’s economic and political resilience. Following the devastation wreaked by Category 5 Cyclone Pam in the island archipelago in Mar" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Vanuatu Daily Digest Election 2016: Can a new coalition government kick-start the economy? by dailyvanuatu A child in Ipota, Erromango amid the damage caused by Cyclone Pam in March, 2015. Photo: EC/ECHO Analysis by Anna Naupa This post first appeared in the Lowy Institute's The Interpreter. The past year has tested Vanuatu’s economic and political resilience. Following the devastation wreaked by Category 5 Cyclone Pam in the island archipelago in March, economic recovery was elusive and made harder by months of political instability and constitutional uncertainty. October saw 14 members of parliament convicted for bribery, including the deputy prime minister, and an attempt by one of the convicted MPs to grant himself and his associates a presidential pardon. Eventually judicial independence and constitutional integrity won out, but the year’s hardships crippled the functioning of the national administration and delayed the passing of a 2016 national budget. The snap election on 22 January 2016 promised a new chapter for the country, but it is still unclear whether the election result will facilitate the political stability needed to kick-start economic recovery. The election embodied Vanuatu’s prevailing political culture: Read more of this post dailyvanuatu | February 3, 2016 at 6:00 am | Tags: 2016 General Election, election results, political parties, politics, Vanuatu | Categories: Opinion | URL: http://wp.me/p2A4RK-R1 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Vanuatu Daily Digest. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://ift.tt/1nDWhYE Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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