[New post] President Lonsdale calls for more responsibility, less selfishness from political leaders

WordPress.com bobmakin posted: " The Head of State made Vanuatu's security the cornerstone of his address in opening the second ordinary sitting of Parliament yesterday. "Leaders must understand that they must take action to avoid violence and corruption proliferating and become awar" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Vanuatu Daily Digest President Lonsdale calls for more responsibility, less selfishness from political leaders by bobmakin "The security, rights and needs of people must predominate in leaders' thinking", says President Baldwin Lonsdale. The Head of State made Vanuatu's security the cornerstone of his address in opening the second ordinary sitting of Parliament yesterday. "Leaders must understand that they must take action to avoid violence and corruption proliferating and become aware that people are fearing for their lives", said President Lonsdale. "The security, rights and needs of people must predominate in leaders' thinking, and people want to express themselves on these issues, and be heard." President Baldwin Lonsdale inspected a guard of honour before officially opening the second ordinary sitting. (Radio Vanuatu) The Speaker of Parliament Esmon Saimon withdrew two Private Members' Bills from the agenda of the current Parliament sitting yesterday. He stated that they had not Read more of this post bobmakin | December 13, 2016 at 10:07 am | Tags: disaster management, disaster preparedness, education, parliament, politics, shipping, Sport, Vanuatu | Categories: The Daily Digest | URL: http://wp.me/p2A4RK-1tH 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/2gA5CSH Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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[New post] Prime Minister slams Financial Intelligence Unit for freezing 2017 Pacific Games bank account, confirms Govt support for VAN2017

WordPress.com bobmakin posted: " A new statutory body has been created to enable VAN2017 to resume its management of the 2017 Vanuatu Pacific Games, due to take place this time next year. VAN2017 was set up as a charitable organisation, but the Ministry of Finance and Economic Manage" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Vanuatu Daily Digest Prime Minister slams Financial Intelligence Unit for freezing 2017 Pacific Games bank account, confirms Govt support for VAN2017 by bobmakin A new statutory body has been created to enable VAN2017 to resume its management of the 2017 Vanuatu Pacific Games, due to take place this time next year. VAN2017 was set up as a charitable organisation, but the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) froze their bank account, seemingly arbitrarily, following a series of Council of Ministers decisions which appear to aimed at wresting control away from the organising committee and back to the Government. Daily Post reports today that Prime Minister Charlot Salwai has strongly criticised the FIU's actions, writing in a letter to the FIU Manager that “there is no clear evidence that VAN2017 has been engaged in any fraudulent actions or that state funds have been misused in any way… I am deeply concerned that Read more of this post bobmakin | December 10, 2016 at 3:30 pm | Tags: 2017 Vanuatu Pacific Games, aviation, disability, housing, parliament, Sport, taxation, Vanuatu | Categories: The Daily Digest | URL: http://wp.me/p2A4RK-1tA 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/2heYJpG Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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[New post] Second no-confidence motion lodged against Government of PM Salwai

WordPress.com bobmakin posted: " The Speaker of Parliament has received a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Charlot Salwai, the second in two weeks. Nine MPs of the Opposition bloc lodged the motion yesterday. The Opposition was absent from Parliament yesterday morning, " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Vanuatu Daily Digest Second no-confidence motion lodged against Government of PM Salwai by bobmakin PM Charlot Salwai. Photo: Graham Crumb/imagicity.com The Speaker of Parliament has received a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Charlot Salwai, the second in two weeks. Nine MPs of the Opposition bloc lodged the motion yesterday. The Opposition was absent from Parliament yesterday morning, prompting a delay to next Monday of the second ordinary sitting. The Prime Minister, however, has asked for Read more of this post bobmakin | December 9, 2016 at 1:16 pm | Tags: Australia, earthquake, parliament, politics, social media, tsunami, Vanuatu | Categories: The Daily Digest | URL: http://wp.me/p2A4RK-1tx 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/2hlGCOY Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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[New post] Australian ministerial delegation visits Vanuatu — as end of Australian shortwave broadcasts to Pacific is announced

WordPress.com bobmakin posted: " Australia's Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, and the Minister for International Development and the Pacific Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells are visiting Vanuatu today and have been discussing the Australia's development aid program with Vanuatu offi" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Vanuatu Daily Digest Australian ministerial delegation visits Vanuatu — as end of Australian shortwave broadcasts to Pacific is announced by bobmakin Australia’s Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, arrived today in Port Vila, leading a bipartisan delegation including International Development and Pacific Minister, Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, and their Opposition counterparts, Senator Penny Wong and Senator Claire Moore. Photo: DFAT Australia's Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, and the Minister for International Development and the Pacific Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells are visiting Vanuatu today and have been discussing the Australia's development aid program with Vanuatu officials. An investment package of A$1.5 million (Vt 120.3 million) is also on the agenda and a new aid partnership agreement is to be signed. Management of health supplies and medicines is an important element in this regard. (Radio Vanuatu) The visit of the Australian Government ministers responsible for the Australia's relationship with the Pacific coincides with the announcement by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that their Pacific islands shortwave broadcasting services is to cease. Radio Australia which has served the region well over many decades. These broadcasts will terminate in Read more of this post bobmakin | December 8, 2016 at 4:24 pm | Tags: agriculture, Australia, health, kava, parliament, Radio Australia, shortwave radio, Vanuatu | Categories: The Daily Digest | URL: http://wp.me/p2A4RK-1ts 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/2gdhGEB Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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[New post] Public servants awarded for exceptional on-the-job performance

WordPress.com bobmakin posted: " Six public servants have won recognition for special efforts in "striving for excellence in the Public Service." The winners are: Janelle Johnson (Finance), Levu Antfalo Boaz (Meteorology), Camillia Garae (Geology), Solip Nato (PWD), Julie Rereman (La" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Vanuatu Daily Digest Public servants awarded for exceptional on-the-job performance by bobmakin Six public servants have won recognition for special efforts in "striving for excellence in the Public Service." The winners are: Janelle Johnson (Finance), Levu Antfalo Boaz (Meteorology), Camillia Garae (Geology), Solip Nato (PWD), Julie Rereman (Labour) and Lionel Kaluat (also Labour). Prime Minister Salwai congratulated the winners at a ceremony yesterday to mark the achievement along with Public Service Commission Chairman Martin Mahe. He encouraged all public servants to strive for excellence. Each winner received Vt Read more of this post bobmakin | December 7, 2016 at 2:25 pm | Tags: Australia, IMO, parliament, public service, Vanuatu, VIPA | Categories: The Daily Digest | URL: http://wp.me/p2A4RK-1to 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/2gQH7zv Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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[New post] Kalsakau brothers resign from Constitutional Review Committee

WordPress.com bobmakin posted: "Dummy spit? Yesterday, Opposition Leader Ishmael Kalsakau was reliably reported by national radio as saying that the Government is seeking to avoid the the full advisory consultation the people deserve on the constitutional changes which the bipartisan Co" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Vanuatu Daily Digest Kalsakau brothers resign from Constitutional Review Committee by bobmakin Dummy spit? Yesterday, Opposition Leader Ishmael Kalsakau was reliably reported by national radio as saying that the Government is seeking to avoid the the full advisory consultation the people deserve on the constitutional changes which the bipartisan Constitutional Review Committee is working on. He also complained that the Government is forcing income tax on people (which is not really true, since all that has happened so far is that it has started a discussion on the topic.) And PACER Plus got a swipe when we have been debating it for over a decade, along with every other Pacific island country. Today we learn that Read more of this post bobmakin | December 2, 2016 at 4:27 pm | Tags: Constitution, parliament, politics, Vanuatu | Categories: The Daily Digest | URL: http://wp.me/p2A4RK-1ta 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/2gOGNPG Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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