[New post] Market vendor strike ends; MPs receive Vt 290M gratuity payment

WordPress.com bobmakin posted: " Yesterday's market vendor strike lasted just a day. Port Vila fresh produce markets are all open today. There sound to have been multiple misunderstandings, and the Vanuatu Daily Digest will await clarification by saying nothing more at this time. " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Vanuatu Daily Digest Market vendor strike ends; MPs receive Vt 290M gratuity payment by bobmakin Back in business today: Port Vila's main market house. Photo: Wikimapia Yesterday's market vendor strike lasted just a day. Port Vila fresh produce markets are all open today. There sound to have been multiple misunderstandings, and the Vanuatu Daily Digest will await clarification by saying nothing more at this time. The 52 members of the tenth legislature have received Vt 290 million between them as their gratuity for their term in office. The ex-politicians currently in prison for taking bribes also receive the termination severance fee. (Daily Post) GJP MP for Tanna Andrew Napuat has publicly presented the accounts of his MP allocation to constituents, and like other GJP politicians he has invested heavily in school fees. In 2016, the MP spent Vt 1.3 million, contributing to the education of 36 students. His transparent financial reporting is said to be the Read more of this post bobmakin | January 10, 2017 at 4:23 pm | Tags: agriculture, police, politics, tourism, Vanuatu, VNPF | Categories: The Daily Digest | URL: http://wp.me/p2A4RK-1y6 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/2iyUXEE Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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[New post] Port Vila residents without fresh produce as vendors close markets to protest fee hike

WordPress.com bobmakin posted: " It's a protest which will certainly be noticed. Port Vila's market vendors have shut down all urban markets in protest against the annual vendor fee going up by Vt 2,000 to Vt 12,000. Even the tiny peri-urban markets such as at the Korman roundabout. " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Vanuatu Daily Digest Port Vila residents without fresh produce as vendors close markets to protest fee hike by bobmakin Port Vila's main market house: closed until further notice. File photo: Wikimedia Commons It's a protest which will certainly be noticed. Port Vila's market vendors have shut down all urban markets in protest against the annual vendor fee going up by Vt 2,000 to Vt 12,000. Even the tiny peri-urban markets such as at the Korman roundabout. The extra fees are intended to finance changes to improve the main market in town for Read more of this post bobmakin | January 9, 2017 at 3:28 pm | Categories: The Daily Digest | URL: http://wp.me/p2A4RK-1vq 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/2j86iN0 Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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[New post] Tanna’s Nikoletan Council of Chiefs establishes tribal land boundaries under new Land Management Act

WordPress.com bobmakin posted: " The Land Management Act gets a further boost today from the Nikoletan Council of Chiefs of Tanna. Nikoletan Secretary Bruno Kehma reports the satisfactory and timely working of the Act with 115 tribes and the setting up of the boundaries of the seven " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Vanuatu Daily Digest Tanna’s Nikoletan Council of Chiefs establishes tribal land boundaries under new Land Management Act by bobmakin Tanna… the Nikoletan Council of Chiefs of Tanna has now designated the land boundaries of the island's seven area councils. Photo: Wikimedia Commons The Land Management Act gets a further boost today from the Nikoletan Council of Chiefs of Tanna. Nikoletan Secretary Bruno Kehma reports the satisfactory and timely working of the Act with 115 tribes and the setting up of the boundaries of the seven area councils for Tanna. The pilot project under the Act has named Malo and Tanna, Ambae and Efate as the starting islands for the project, and while Efate has been slow, it is now given a new deadline, 15 February. Bruno Kehma calls on the Efatese to finalise their project as soon as possible. (Daily Post) Paul Hocktene (Ogden?) of JPO Investment Kava International and Export now claims a Tongan purchaser of his kava refused to pay for the shipment of the product, resulting in it being sent back to Vanuatu. It was not accompanied by Read more of this post bobmakin | January 7, 2017 at 1:12 pm | Tags: education, kava, land, public service, taxation, Vanuatu | Categories: The Daily Digest | URL: http://wp.me/p2A4RK-1vk 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/2i2hE6A Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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[New post] New category of ni-Vanuatu citizenship introduced by Government – for US$130,000 per application

WordPress.com bobmakin posted: " A new Vanuatu citizenship category has been created by Government called the Development Support Program. DSP replaces the Vanuatu Economic Rehabilitation Program (VERP). Applicants deposit a non-refundable US$130,000 (Vt 14 million) to cover the appl" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Vanuatu Daily Digest New category of ni-Vanuatu citizenship introduced by Government – for US$130,000 per application by bobmakin A new Vanuatu citizenship category has been created by Government called the Development Support Program. DSP replaces the Vanuatu Economic Rehabilitation Program (VERP). Applicants deposit a non-refundable US$130,000 (Vt 14 million) to cover the applicant and family members. Applicants are also required to pay  US$2,000 (Vt 215,000) for a report from the Financial Intelligence Unit. The strong point of the new DSP plan is in having the Citizenship Commission appoint Vila based designated agents who will check on the Financial Intelligence Unit screening of the individual concerned and make recommendations to the Citizenship Commission. This will avoid the sort of situation we have seen where persons of unsuitable character and professional quality continue to hold important positions. VERP ceases at the end of this month. (Daily Post) Biscochoc's take over of the Metenesel Estate for the bargain price of Vt 100 a hectare per year is being challenged in the courts. This is where Read more of this post bobmakin | January 6, 2017 at 8:03 pm | Tags: agroculture, education, land, politics, shipping, Vanuatu | Categories: The Daily Digest | URL: http://wp.me/p2A4RK-1vh 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/2iiC7BA Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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[New post] Mystery fishing vessel detained by Customs on arrival in Port Vila

WordPress.com bobmakin posted: "Customs has detained a Sri Lankan captain and crew of a vessel which is located at the main wharf. A previous owner is also said to be within the country and names Paul Ogden of JPO Kava Export and Import as the owner, the same company JPO accused recentl" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Vanuatu Daily Digest Mystery fishing vessel detained by Customs on arrival in Port Vila by bobmakin Customs has detained a Sri Lankan captain and crew of a vessel which is located at the main wharf. A previous owner is also said to be within the country and names Paul Ogden of JPO Kava Export and Import as the owner, the same company JPO accused recently of exporting adulterated kava to New Zealand. There was no fishing equipment found aboard the vessel which is thought likely to be used for inter-island trading. (Daily Post) 66 cases of dengue fever have been confirmed by the Department of Health and six have Read more of this post bobmakin | January 4, 2017 at 3:42 pm | Tags: education, fisheries, health, shipping, Vanuatu | Categories: The Daily Digest | URL: http://wp.me/p2A4RK-1vd 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/2iOhvSs Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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[New post] New Year’s messages call on people of Vanuatu to play active role in nation’s prosperity

WordPress.com bobmakin posted: " In his New Year message, President Baldwin Lonsdale has spoken of the God-given challenges Vanuatu faces at this time. He feels that the fresh elections last year were necessary to bring Vanuatu a new, more youthful and better educated leadership." Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Vanuatu Daily Digest New Year’s messages call on people of Vanuatu to play active role in nation’s prosperity by bobmakin In his New Year message, President Baldwin Lonsdale has spoken of the God-given challenges Vanuatu faces at this time. He feels that the fresh elections last year were necessary to bring Vanuatu a new, more youthful and better educated leadership. They were needed to ensure the economic prosperity not possible because of the political instability of previous years. (Radio Vanuatu) For his New Year address to the people of the Republic, Prime Minister Charlot Salwai concentrated on the new blueprint the country had been offered for a sustainable prosperity with his Government's adoption of Read more of this post bobmakin | January 3, 2017 at 8:21 pm | Tags: diplomacy, France, politics, tourism, Vanuatu, West Papua | Categories: The Daily Digest | URL: http://wp.me/p2A4RK-1v8 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/2iydCRQ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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