Eviction Notice to 20 Club Hippique families

An eviction notice has been served to 20 families residing at Leasehold Title No. 12/0923/094 located in the Club Hippique area.This was conveyed in a letter dated 10th of June, by Molbaleh and Taiva Lawyers Limited (Ltd), acting on behalf of Pierre Chanel Hocten.According to the lawyers, the notice follows a “Judgment on Application” dated 1st of March 2024, which mandated the immediate vacation of Leasehold Title No. 12/0923/094 by the residents. The letter made it clear that failure to comply could result in enforcement action by the sheriff of the court and the police.Mr. Eric Molbaleh, representing Mr. Hocten, stressed the urgency of the matter, stating that all affected parties were required to have vacated the premises by now. The legal...

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Vanuatu Gov't Pays Redundancy for 177 Air Vanuatu Workers: VT219 million

 The Vanuatu government has taken decisive action to pay the redundancy fees for 177 workers Air Vanuatu staff who were abruptly laid off on the 31st of May 2024, the sum of over VT219 million.The 177 workers were supposed to receive their payment on the same day they were laid off, but due to banking processes, the payment did not go through that day. A government official updated that the payments would go through to the workers’ individual accounts yesterday afternoon.It was stated by a Government official that the Government made this obligation since they are the staffs of Air Vanuatu, they are the citizen of Air Vanuatu, they are the people of Vanuatu.“We want to look after them, it has to be clear to the citizens of Vanuatu that...

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Lew heads Air Vanuatu Board

 A new board for the Air Vanuatu appointed following the formation of the Government led by Charlot Salwai is chaired by businessman Alain Lew.This was confirmed by the Minister of Finance, John Salong, as one of the shareholding ministers and the minister responsible for State-owned Enterprises (SoEs).Two other businessmen, Terry Bourgeois and Martin Cheng, are also members of the board and a government official, the Director General (DG) of the Ministry of Tourism, Jimmy Rantes.They represented the shareholding ministries being the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MoFEM), the Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Utilities (MIPU) and the Ministry of Tourism. This is not the first...

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Vanuatu Chiefs Request State Land in Australia

Vanuatu’s Malvatumauri Councils of Chiefs made a heartfelt request for state land in Australia during the visit of Australia’s Governor-General, David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), and Mrs. Linda Hurley to the Chiefs Nakamal premises yesterday.Acting President of the Malvatumauri Councils of Chiefs, Chief Jimmy Meameadola, emphasised the significance of Australia’s Seasonal Workers Program (SWP), noting its positive impact on the living standards of Vanuatu communities through remittances.“It is our humble intention to request the Australian Government through your presence here today, to consider allocating a piece of state land in any part of Australia that you may consider appropriate for our Vanuatu citizens,” Chief Meameadola conveyed...

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Melanesian Art Festival long Port Vila stat long namba 19 Kasem 31 July 2023

This Art Festival bae iko tugeta wetem Independence Anniversary blong Vanuatu mo fest Napuan Music Festival.Long 1995 Melanesian Spearhead Group MSG ibin kamap wetem thingthing blong stap kat Melanesian Arts & Cultural Festival long evri 4 yia wetem aim blong promotem traditional Mo contemporary arts long full Melanesia. Stat long 1998, Papua Niu Guinea,Fiji ,Vanuatu,Niu Caledonia mo Solomon Islands istap tekem pat long hem mo long 2014 Melanesian community blong Papuan Province blong Indonesia,Timor Leste mo Torres Strait Islands blong Australia I pat long hem.1998 – 1st MACFEST. Solomon Islands. Theme – “One People. Many Cultures”2002 – 2nd MACFEST. Vanuatu. Theme – “Preserving Peace through Sharing of Cultures”2006 –...

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