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Plane crash test for rescue services
Story and pictures by Ruby Malverus
IT looked dramatic, with bodies sprawled around the airport as the paramedics urgently moved in… But fortunately it was not a real disaster, rather a training exercise at Four paramedic-manned ambulances arrived at the scene of the ‘plane crash’ from the airport’s control room. On the Rescue Operation Victor Lima India (VLI) exercise last Thursday, paramedics with the help of other rescuers gathered casualties and continuously assessed all patients as they are transported to the ‘hospital’. One of the 30 casualty actors who wanted to remain anonymous said the paramedic service was gentle but immediate. “If this was a real plane crash, I would have been alive because the paramedic services were fast, gentle and serious about what they were doing as they stuff,” said the actor. Continued Page 2
Goiset case may fall over
by Richard Michael THE forgery case that has been brought against the Vanuatu’s roving ambassador to Russia Mme Goiset Thi Tham may be withdrawn if notorious ship owner Pascal Ahn Quahn Saken fails to report to the prosecution in Port Vila. Prosecutor Alfred Bice said that Saken, the alleged owner of the luxury yatch
if his signatures have been forged in the alleged false documents over ownership of a disputed vessel. He said Goiset is charged with prohibition of forgery contrary to section 140 and uttering forged documents contrary to section 141 of the Penal Code Act CAP
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135. Both charges carry up to 10 and 15 years imprisonment. In a Preliminary Inquiry this week, Mr Bice sought an adjournment before Magistrate Peter Moses until he could get a clear report on Saken’s stance on the case. He gave Saken until 2pm yesterday and unfortunately The Independent could not get updated information before going to press. But it was considered highly unlikely that Saken would appear in this country at this time. Mr Bice said according to some police
belonged to her. “Mr Saken told them to seek more information about the vehicle as he only gave the vehicle to Mme Goiset for use while he is out of the country,” he said.
than VT2.2 million.
He said the allegation in the case has shown that Saken is claiming for a vehicle that has been given to Mme Goiset for her use but Saken found that the vehicle’s ownership had been tranferred and is now registered under the name of the Vanuatu ambassador. Mr Bice said Saken spotted the alleged illegal transfer after he sent his two debt collectors, Ira Mateupage Donald from Samoa and Michael Tangataolakepa from Tonga, to collect his debt from some leaders and famous business houses in Port Vila. He said that Donald and Tangataolakepa needed a vehicle for their assignment. He said that Saken instructed his debt collectors to go and ask for his vehicle from Mme Goiset but she claimed the vehicle
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told Donald and Tangataolakepa that the vehicle no longer belonged to Mr Saken. “Some documents were signed by him (Saken) to tranfer the ownership card of the vehicle to the Vanuatu roving ambassador to Russia. directly to me that he did sign the documents or he didn’t.” Mr Bice said the case was placed on hold and if Saken failed to talk or e-mail him directly, the case might be quashed.
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Airport exercise puts emergency services to test From Page 1
ProMedical Operations Manager Michael Benjamin said this latest training operation was an achievement for the participating agencies and only took 90 minutes to complete.
such as Red Cross, Vanuatu Fire Services, Vanuatu Mobile Force, Civil Aviation Authority Vanuatu and many others considered the importance of the training and demonstrated their best rescue abilities. for emergency incidents, similar to the last exercise which occurred two years ago.
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He said the exercise was good training for all the rescue agencies to realise their weaknesses, maintain their supporting areas during urgent situations, and also to ensure people’s safety - especially within aviation emergency incidents. “It was a successful operation, better than the previous ones,” said Mr Benjamin.
New tug of war between govt and opposition
by Hilaire Bule THE Opposition group led Vanua’aku Party of Edward Natapei has not stop claiming having the support of the majority of 52 newly elected MPs despite its clear defeat this week. Before the election, the then outgoing Prime Minister Sato Kilman had the support of 29 MPs against 23 for Mr Natapei. After the general elections , Kilman and Natapei both claimed that they had the numbers to form a the new government. On Saturday November 17, Mr Kilman signed the clear support of 29 MPs but on Sunday night, numbers have shifted to Natapei’s camp. Mr Natapei then claimed he had the support he needed to become new prime minister this week.
“Actually we knew that we had the numbers last night and that is why I have decided to contest the election of the prime minister just to maintain that number,’’ said Mr Natapei.
the support of the majority of MPs when they elected one his right hand stalwarts, Georges Wells to become new speaker of parliament with 29 votes against 23 for Natapei’s candidate, Tony Wright.
“Unfortunately we were negotiated with a group that they have also representative on the other side.’’
Mr Natapei defeated the election of the prime minister but it was also the very beginning of political instability when MM Telukluk, Laken and Yaken crossed the
On Monday morning when Natapei’s group entered the parliament chamber, they noticed that MP Paul Telukluk from Rassemblement des Mouvements pour le Changement who have signed the MOA with his group on Sunday was already defected to Kilman side. Tanna independent MP, Thomas Laken who later become new minister of Jusrice and Tanna UMP MP, Sailas Yatan, have also followed Telukluk’s move.
Chinese arrested for fake passports by Richard Michael
because of their passports.
THREE Chinese females have been arrested this week after police suspected they were travelling with fake passports.
He said they were taken back to the lodge after being arrested. them up with other passports and it is likely that it is these three female had more than one passport each,” he said.
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The election of the prime minister did not stop the opposition to negotiate with against Mr Kilman. Allegations relating to toppling Mr Kilman has again surfaced witht opposition claims that they have numbers. Rumors in Port Vila streets yesterday said that the opposition has tried to grab government MPs but government side said that they remain solid and no one of the political parties that are currently with Mr Kilman is prepared to support an eventual
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Women take lead on food preservation and climate change A GROUP of 25 women from all around Nguna and Pele in North Efate gathered in the village of Unakap on Nguna this month to attend a ‘solar dryer, food preservation and climate change adaptation’ training.
the participants learned the intricacies of producing quality dried products for food security and extra income generation. The 5-day workshop was divided in three phases: - Preparation of the food by peeling and
The workshop was facilitated by local women from Nguna and Pele who have been successfully practicing the technique for more than a year. The original technology and knowledge came from Ni-Vanuatu expert Charles Long Wah supported by the SPC-GIZ Climate Change Program.
banana, pineapple, tamarin, chili, peanut, soursoup, papaya and mango. - Drying of food for a period of 3 days. Fruit Jams preserves were also prepared. - Packaging and selling of preserved food women’s club.
Vanuatu is known for its bountiful harvests of fruits and nuts like mango, coconut, papaya and tamarind, but climate change is threatening these very important sources of food and income. Climate change and variability are already affecting the timing and success of growing and fruiting of many of these crops. For example, this year’s mango season has been affected by the heavy rains caused by two consecutive La Nina events. Climate extremes can also cause trees to fruit early, late or not at all. The high vulnerability of fruits and nuts to climate change makes them a great place to start adaptation activities. In Vanuatu, very little value adding of
“The women of the training were extremely pleased with the simple and inexpensive technique,” the spokesperson said.
Participants with food ready for the solar food dryer. products is undertaken. For example, when tomatoes are in season, the markets
the preservation of breadfruit in the Torres Islands, while others do not.
is wasted. Only a few months later, no tomatoes can be found. Developing ways to store and preserve these excess fruits and nuts for use during cyclone periods when little food is available is a critical climate adaptation strategy. Some islands of Vanuatu have very well developed traditional food storage techniques, like
A spokesperson from the Nguna Pele Marine Protected Area said that during the workshop, the local trainers from the Nguna-Pele Marine and Land Protected Area Network took participants through the basic elements of fruit drying and value adding for the most valuable fruits and nuts. Given detailed step-by-step instructions,
“In 2012 the management of Carpenter Motors Limited hired chartered accountants to audit their accounts,” she said.
VANUATU Christian Council (VCC) Chairman, Anglican Bishop James Ligo, says the VCC will take up the West Papua case in its Annual General Meeting next
“Indeed, there is now a real demand by individuals to build dryers and use their new skills. At the moment, there are two solar dryers on Nguna Island and three on Pele. The NPMLPA network will now further assess the food security needs and preservation opportunities around Nguna and Pele to install more solar dryers.” The training was supported by a grant from the European Union, with materials and technical advice from the German Government through the SPC-GIZ Climate Change Program.
Former Carpenter Motors Chairman says VCC will take up West Papua case employee guilty of theft
by Richard Michael A FORMER Carpenter Motors female staffer has pleaded guilty to transferring more than VT2.2 million from company funds collected to her own bank accounts. Fiona Simon was charged with theft contrary to section 125 (a) and misapropriation contrary to section 125 (b) both in the Penal Code Act CAP 135. appeared in court in September but she changed her plea to guilty in both charges. Public Prosecutor Kayleen Tavoa said the defence council requested a very important meeting with her after the earlier case and they said Simon did entered a not guilty plea because she did not agree with the
“Mrs Simon could not account for the missing funds and when she realised that chartered accountants were about to audit the company’s account so she decided to resign for personal excuses. “It was during this audit that discrepancies were spotted, starting from the day the accused started working with the company.” Mrs Tavoa said the results of the audit had shown that she took the cash and made false records in the computer system. another female staff member who was working with her, recording amounts in receipt books. This week the defence council asked for
on September 17, but the matter was adjourned for further consultation. She said the matter was then listed for trial this week but Chief Justice Vincent Lunabeck was told that the contents of the case had been amended and agreed to by the both parties. carried more than VT2.8 million in missing funds and it was amended down to more than VT2.2 million, leading to the withdrawal of another three counts of theft and misapropriation carried on the original complaint. Mrs Tavoa said Simon was employed as the accountant at Carpenter Motors between 2010 and 2012 and her responsibility was to receive money collected from rental agreements and then to bank any cash or cheques received. She said Simon opened six Bred Bank accounts under her name; two of them were term deposit accounts and two of those six accounts were closed during the investigation.
sentencing. Meanwhile outside the court, Mrs Tavoa said men committed more crime than women but there’s one category where women hold the distinction – embezzlement. She said women are more often arrested on charges of stealing from employers, churches or community organisations. “Their dominance is likely a result of the positions they occupy such as bookkeepers and bank tellers that allow greater access cash,” she said. “And a perception that women are more trustworthy than men may lead to even more opportunity to misappropriate funds. “I don’t think it’s that the morals of men are any better but it’s just that they are not in jobs where they handle money.” She said the biggest fraud case involving a woman that public prosecution had dealt with this year involved more than VT30 million.
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with the new Government to make West Papua its priority. He says the VCC is taking up the case because it has become clear that the caretaker Government of Prime Minister Sato Kilman has gone astray from the original focus of the Founding Fathers of the Struggle that called for the people of West Papua to be free of Indonesian slavery to decide their own destiny. As the Chairman of VCC, the Bishop says he does not see any reason why the Government has not taken up the plight of the “brothers and sisters” of West Papua.
will attack you and kill you if you allow it to wander in the neighbourhood,” Bishop Ligo says. He says VCC wants to know what kind of assurance Indonesia has given to the MSG to acquire observer status at its meetings. “We can’t entertain somebody that kills our brothers and sisters everyday then take him onboard to as an observer on the Melanesian Spearhead Group of countries,” he says. “We that make up the VCC will work with the new Government to consult and pursue ways to free the people of West Papua who are getting killed every day by the Indonesian military,” he says. Bishop Ligo says VCC will take West Papua
“The caretaker Prime Minister used a metaphor to say that if you want to tame a lion, you must not isolate it but keep it close to you. But I want to add that a lion is unpredictable and very dangerous, and
Meeting in Honiara, Solomon Islands next year and even as far as the World Council of Churches and the Decolonisation Committee of the United Nation.
(SPTO) in collaboration with its National Tourism partners from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tahiti and Vanuatu, for the
Village was the entertainment by the touring Kadavu choir group who thrilled visitors with their symphony of Fijian melody and graceful ‘meke’ chants and dances, offering Holiday is about.
Travel Mart in London. Dubbed the leading global event for the travel industry, the World Travel Mart (WTM) which ended last week was a vibrant fourday business-to-business event presenting a diverse range of destinations and industry sectors to UK and International travel professionals.
seized the unique opportunity to meet, network, negotiate and conduct their business with key industry partners from the United Kingdom and around the world.
The promotional effort was also boosted by visits from Papua New Guinea and Fiji’s High Commissioners to the UK, and celebrity chef and Samoa Tourism Ambassador UK, Monica Galetti, whose interaction with visitors have helped re-
members of Britain’s Royal Family also created interest amongst Britons who are known to have a very close affection to the monarch. Through assistance from the European Union, the SPTO also staged Workshop in the UK.
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Reasons that cost Natapei’s downfall...
THE night of Sunday, November 18, the mood in the Natapei camp was very strong and solid. However, the following day, a different story - one part of his group decided to leave and join Sato Kilman’s group, and to vote him as the Prime Minister of Vanuatu. There might be other reasons also that cost Natapei’s downfall. The Independent when there are only few hours left before elections, yet MPs who have been with Natapei have moved so fast to be with Kilman’s group. Political observers recalled that was exactly what happened in 2008, as mentioned in this newspaper’s political analysis a week ago. It is just the repetition of the event of members have decided to change their camp, changed their allegiance and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a government. Some of those MPs at the time, although it was their forward with other members just because of political interests. For them, there must be something that had forced them to leave the camp. They just followed what their leader Ham Lini said. Ham Lini needs them for their party to be part of the new coalition in the government. What has been said in the surroundings of members, although they were ready to support and work with Edward Natapei, disliked Mr Serge Vohor and did not want him to be part of the coalition. Those are members of the ‘Rassemblement des mouvements pour le changement’ or RMC – ex moderates, and those of
Political observers look at he puzzle of the late switch of MPs to Kilman that landed him the PM’s job again and share their thoughts with The Indepedent. Nagriamel, who were former members of the Union of Moderate Parties or UMP. They are six altogether. And if their calculation was correct at that particular time, they should exclude Mr Vohor. As they had along with them the Vanua’aku Pati (VP) of Edward Natapei, the Graon mo Jastis Pati (GJP) of Ralph Regenvanu, the Melanesian Progressive Party or MPP (although their president Barak Sope lost in Port Vila constituency), they have two elected MPs, and the President of Liberal and Democratic Party (LDP) Willie Jimmy. That group would be a very strong group – and it should not look for any other members to join to make up the required numbers – taking also on board the group of Ham Lini that consisted of six former moderates - namely, Charlot Salwai, Steven Kalsakau and Paul Telukluk, all from RMC, and three from Nagriamel, Havo Moli, Samson Samsen and John Lum. On November 14 the executive of Ham Lini’s National United Party (NUP) met and approved that four of his elected members, including himself, his vice president Morkin Stevens, the party’s treasurer James Bule and Bruno Leingkon (member) would support the Natapei’s group. Then negotiations had been going on between Ham Lini and his members. At the same time, ex moderates (ex UMPs) hadn’t moved from where they were, and hadn’t made up their mind as to which party to join. Ham Lini, although he hadn’t made up his mind, to take a single move, chose to let the other two, RMC and Nagriamel, play and decide on his behalf. To decide to withdraw from Natapei’s camp, the NUP members, (although this would be a honourable thing to do), they had no mandate to decide on behalf of the party’s executive.
Christopher Emelee, the newly elected from Banks-Torres from the Vanuatu National Party (VNP) also decided not to join any other groups after he had signed an agreement with RMC - at the very the elections. RMC, the same as Nagriamel, have waited till VP, GJP, MPP and VLDP, have November 11, the RMC president Vincent Boulekone, along with the re-elected MP from Malekula, Paul Telukluk were at Natapei’s camp, and signed an agreement with VP, UMP and the four other parties mentioned above. The RMC’s vice president, Charley Nako, was also present to witness the signing ceremony. These three leaders were taking those moves, without involving Charlot Salwai, Steven Kalsakau and the other three members from Nagriamel. While the RMC President and the MP for Malekula, MPs along with the ex moderates (RMC) maintained their strong stand. By that time, Natapei and his group did not know anything or were not informed about their However one of the negotiators from VP’s camp said that VP’s president wasn’t aware of those moves, especially from the ex-moderates including Paul Telukluk. Until Sunday evening, Natapei’s camp had the highest score. At the same time, Sato Kilman’s camp had to undertake some changes and took in RMC and Nagriamel. Both were given two portfolios each, from the Kilman side, including the post of the to Nagriamel. They waited until one of the two main camps offered them the best to move in.
Vanuatu in pictures WORK OF ART... the annual Nawita Artist Association exhibition, being held at the cultural space of the French embassy, opened this week to much acclaim. A stunning array of paintings, sculptures, tapa and jewellery by ni-Vanuatu, expatriate and Solomon Islander artists is now on display. Included in the exhibition are works by world-renowned indigenous artists such as Moses Jobo, Alvaro Kuautonga, Sero Kuautonga, Juliette Pita, and Emmanuel Watt. Nawita, Vanuatu’s only registered art association, was founded in 1989 and provides a platform for contemporary artists to exhibit their works locally and internationally. Members display their works globally with exhibitions having been held in countries such as Australia, France, New Caledonia, New Zealand, and Switzerland. The exhibition runs until Tuesday and Nawita President, Sero Kuautonga, invites all members of the public to visit the display and celebrate contemporary art in all its forms. Pictured is artist Alvaro Kuautonga with his work entitled The Provinces of Vanuatu. The Independent wants to see YOUR photos of life throughout Vanuatu - any topic you like. Send pictures (preferably in jpg or tiff format, 500kb or more) to: editor@independent.vu and we will publish the best each week.
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By that time, Natapei’s camp hadn’t next coalition. However, a reliable source within the camp said that Natapei’s group had offered only one portfolio to RMC. However, with two ministries in the new coalition, RMC would be happy and played his cards. The NUP even without its vice president, (who was sitting at the centre of the parliament chambers), on Monday during the re-election of Sato Kilman as Vanuatu’s prime minister. While RMC and Nagriamel, would want to avoid Serge Vohor in a situation where Vanuatu is on its way to elect a Prime Minister, following the tenth general elections, the newly elected Tanna MP, Silas Yatan, hesitated over which of the two time to enter into the national parliament, he entered the entrance door leading to the government side of the chambers, and directly joined the Green Confederation. Yatan was elected under the UMP ticket. Following the re-election of Sato Kilman, the new parliamentary opposition have put blame on Ham Lini’s group, alleging dishonesty. A source within the Opposition said that in Natapei’s camp, leaders have been warned and advised that if they or one of them decided later to withdraw from the group, he has to advise every coalition partners before taking such move. Some of the MPs present agreed, while others only nodded their heads to show their approval to the advice. The source said that this is to show Vanuatu that leaders are accountable and responsible for their political engagement and commitment. Vanuatu had a lot of experiences of MPs moving from one camp to another, that shows that they, as national leaders, were not honest with the people and the country. “If they are not honest with or in their political commitment, they would do the same as MPs and also if given a ministerial portfolio,” a political supporter warned. The current parliamentary opposition said the current new coalition is not representing the national interest of the people of Vanuatu. Meanwhile, there is rumour that be possible soon, to oust Prime Minister Kilman and his coalition. Concerning the life of parliament, the national constitution stipulates that ‘parliament may at any time decide, by resolution supported by the votes of an absolute majority of the members at a special sitting, when at least three fourths of the members are present, to dissolve parliament. At least one week’s notice of such a motion shall be given to the Speaker before the debate and the vote on it.’ The constitution also states that ‘there shall be no dissolution of parliament within 12 months of the general elections following a dissolution under the above mentioned section.’ Reports within the Opposition show that debated soon, that should be made before December 20 - the end of the year holiday. It is understood that the budgetary session will resume in March. However a close source within the national parliament said that it is likely for the session to be held early in January, 2013.
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Two-year plan to tackle violence against women
the elimination of violence against women and girls ended in Fiji with a mandate to step up advocacy and prevention measures to address the issue across the region. Among the resolutions of the Women’s Network Against Violence Against Women was that programs aimed at preventing violence against women and girls should be grounded in a sound understanding, analysis and dynamics of the problem for these programs to be effective. The meeting marked the 20th anniversary of the founding of the network in 1992 and gathered 45 participants from in network member countries over the past four years and agree on strategies to address violence against women and girls before the next meeting. Women’s network members from Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu attended Participants rejected the welfare model of addressing sexual and gender-based violence, instead advocating for a rightsbased approach. A call was made for prevention programs to move beyond the prevention of physical violence to include
the prevention of coercive control, and the recognition of the rights of women and girls. Resolutions addressed the meeting’s theme of “prevention and responses” to sexual and gender-based violence. One of the responses mandated by participants included the call for governments to make budgetary commitments that would be maintained over the long term to implement legislation on violence against women and girls. The resolutions recognised the importance of the training of traditional leaders, leaders of faith-based organisations and political leaders for a stronger and more committed approach to eliminating violence against women and girls. A call was made for compulsory gender and human rights training for members of traditional justice systems. Protocols within the health sector should be developed to enable them to respond appropriately to victim/survivors of violence against women and girls. In this regard, health personnel should be trained and sensitised to ensure appropriate responses when they access health services. Given the momentum and scale of the work addressing violence against women and Network Against Violence Against Women resolved to meet biennially rather than every four years, with the next meeting scheduled for 2014.
Free trade to open up soon
THE Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) is now ready to implement its Free Trade Agreement between at least three of its four members IT follows a recent breakthrough from Papua New Guinea, who agreed to dramatically scrap duties on almost all of its protected goods. In a recent interview with Radio Australia’s Sean Dornney, Ms. Merewalesi Falemaka, Port Vila based Director of Trade and Investment, Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat, said the MSG Trade Agreement is based on a negative list where all the MSG Countries have agreed to trade duty free on all products except a list of sensitive products which would gradually be reduced over time to zero. Since 2009 Fiji had been applying duty free status to all MSG products. Vanuatu started in 2010, Solomon Islands started in 2011 and Papua New Guinea, with its recent gazettal in September, has now completed the process of its implementation. So all
the MSG countries are now applying and according preferences under the Agreement when Papua New Guinea gazetted its negative list they have actually accorded duty free on all products rather than gradually reducing duties over time which was allowed in the Agreement because of the lapse of time that had happened since the Agreement was signed in 2005, PNG has now decided to grant duty free on all those products except three. There were about 50 products that were on that list. So now they have actually gone to duty free on all those products except for those three, three products which are mackerel, salt and sugar which are the only exceptions. So now all the four countries are implementing the Agreement fully. So Vanuatu will actually go to zero next year in 2013. At the moment its tariffs on the negative list is at 6 per cent. So three of the MSG countries will virtually be trading duty free amongst themselves in 2012 - Fiji, PNG to be followed by Vanuatu next year.
Revival of witchcraft in Tonga IN Tongan it is called “Uiui Tevolo”, translated as “calling up the dead” or more literally “calling up the devil.” It is a practice that has been known in Tonga from time immemorial, but in the past two centuries, it has been regarded as something of pagan origin, and seriously frowned on by churches and Christians in general. However, in recent weeks there has been a revival of this practice among some villagers in Tongatapu, and even church people have been involved. It is so serious that last week; police were called on to investigate this latest phenomenon in the kingdom’s social intercourse. This practice, which is a form of witchcraft, has been used to defame relatives and “enemies” of the practitioners. Wizard boards, cards, palm reading, etc. have been forms used to communicate voices from the nether world.Practitioners boast of being able
to move objects by some form of mental telepathy.Voices, alleged to be “from the grave” are heard and communicated by the practitioners. And to defame families and other villagers who may have been on the fall-out with practitioners, they have used information that alleges crimes of incest, thievery, adultery, etc. An increasing number of people have made complaints to the police for damages to their reputation by false information supposedly gotten when “calling up the dead.” What is also disturbing to many church leaders is that some of those lured by this witchcraft practice are church elders.
bring reconciliation to villagers who have been damaged by the “calling up the devil” practice.
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Opposition expects better work by new government THE leader of Vanuatu’s largest political party, Vanua’aku Pati (VP) Edward Natapei, says he hopes the newly re-installed government’s performance is better this time around. The People’s Progress Party leader Sato Kilman was elected as Prime Minister in a vote in parliament, beating the Vanua’aku Party’s Edward Natapei by 29 votes to 23. Mr Natapei said he believed his side had the numbers, but MPs switched at the last minute. “We hope very much that it’s going to be a different government this time, with new people in and we hope that the performance that was in the last two years is going to be different this time round,’’he said. “Hopefully there will be some improvement in the performance, so that we can mend the problems that we have in the economy, so all we’re hoping is that things will change.”
Sato Kilman hangs onto power With 16 political parties and four independents in the 52-seat parliament, there are many competing interests in the house and Prime Minister Sato Kilman will have to allocate ministerial portfolios carefully to keep his coalition happy. The Prime Affairs Minister George Wells, has been elected the Speaker of Parliament. On the other side, the coalition government faces strong opposition led by the biggest party in the parliament, the Vanua’aku Pati, and including the emerging Ground and Justice Party led by Ralph Regenvanu who received more votes during the election than any single candidate in Vanuatu history. Mr Kilman named Ham Harry Iauko is the minister of public utilities. Two ministers facing charges that they illegally boarded the super yacht, Phocea, Alfred Carlot and Marcellino Pipite will stay in cabinet. Mr Carlot retains foreign affairs while Mr Pipite becomes the minister of ni-Vanuatu business.
MP says planned constitutional amendment based on fear ONE of the new MPs for Epi in Vanuatu says a call by the Nagriamel movement for constitutional change to prevent naturalised citizens contesting general elections is based on unfounded fear of a “takeover” by foreigners. The call follows last month’s success of in parliament. The Nagriamel secretary general Jeff Patunvanu said naturalised citizens don’t understand the Melanesian values that Vanuatu’s constitution is based on. But Mr Bohn, who has lived in Vanuatu since before independence, believes he has a general understanding of Melanesian values. “Are we going to as a country accept naturalised citizens but somehow relegate them to a second class status,’’ he said. “I somewhat disagree that our constitution is based solely on Melanesian values. Certainly they are there and certainly they need to be respected, but there are democratic values, there are lots of other values that need to be thought about and brought into play.”
Jimmy claims election of new Vanuatu PM illegal THE president of the Liberal Democratic Party in Vanuatu, Willie Jimmy, is continuing his push to have the election of Prime Minister Kilman, declared unlawful. Mr Kilman’s name, along with Mr Jimmy’s, was left off the initial list of candidates for the election, ostensibly because of outstanding debts. Mr Kilman reportedly owed rent to the government but he disputed that and no payment was made and he was allowed to stand. Mr Jimmy faced a similar situation and settled a bill of just under US $ 500 before he could be added to the candidates’ list. Mr Jimmy said he has the backing of several of the opposition parties in his push to get the matter to court. He says a ruling against Mr Kilman would most likely lead to a change of government.
New MP wants air fare subsidies for people THE newly elected MP for Banks and Torres constituency in Northern Vanuatu says the government should seriously consider the cost of airfares to his part of the country.
Mr Emelee said one his priorities is to ask the new government to subsidise the fares. He said a subsidy would also attract tourists to Torba. He said local people have built because of the high cost of transportation. He said the government already subsidises ships to collect copra in the outer islands so they should provide a similar service to airline passengers.
Former PM blasts Fiji over Indonesia’s inclusion in MSG A former Prime Minister says the move to bring Indonesia into the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) is unacceptable because Fiji, as the current MSG chair, does not have a democratic government. Under the chairmanship of Fiji’s Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama, the MSG granted Indonesia observer status last year. This is despite indigenous West Papuans in Indonesia’s Papua region unsuccessfully lobbying for MSG observer status over many years. Barak Sope said Indonesia manipulates diplomatic relations with regional governments to silence concern about human rights abuses in Papua. “We are very worried that Indonesia is at the MSG. Fiji does not have the mandate to take such action,’’ he said. “It is a military dictatorship. So I’m worried that a dictator comes in and brings Indonesia into this organisation. All of us are democratic countries, we all get ourselves elected, except Bainimarama. That decision cannot be accepted.’’
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News & Views VINEDU has heard only a thief can handle another thief. That’s what really happened on Sunday night when a group of MPs went to sign an MOA with the Natapei camp. On Monday morning they were found on Kilman’s side. VINEDU has heard that ‘eaten by rat at a senior managerial position in Health that has not been advertised. Lukaut, ino gud VINEDU has heard that an MP has been picked up by a ‘Chinese ninja’ in the early hours of Monday morning to join Mr Kilman’s government.
bashing people during election week. He should be ‘Vanuatu’s Mike Tyson’.
during the election campagn. VINEDU has heard that Vanuatu has not
VINEDU has heard that ‘a baby’ has overreacted over the allegations of missing UNESCO funds at Vanuatu Kaltsoral Senta.
the major Santo exploration, as promised by scientists.
VINEDU has heard that an MP forgot to pull the ‘siba blong troses blong trases blong hem’ during a Sunday mass. It was a bit hot
Melsisi in Central Pentecost have decided to relocate the polling station from a class room to another class room, fearing the use of ‘black magic’.
VINEDU has heard that a candidate has invented a new name for a by-election. She has simply decided to name it ‘bilateral election’. The new name is likely to become popular if there are by-elections in Port Vila.
VINEDU has heard that a newly appointed minister is likely to appear in court soon for
VINEDU has heard that a minister has refused the demand of GJP because its leader has labelled him a corrupt leader
VINEDU has heard that the opposition has offered four ministerial portfolios to the
The Australian taxpayers ought to know whether their taxes are used to improve land issues in Vanuatu or the same old story of spending most of the funds to pay very high salaries for consultants, as in this case. Look at the Land Tribunal, a lot of talking but this tribunal has not made any headway. I do not take away from the efforts by some of the local staff in the project; it would seem that there is shortage of man power in this area.
considerable loss of government revenue and fraud elements would have been
is to form a commission of enquiries into fraudulent land dealings, recruit commissioners from our neighboring
I just came back from the outer islands and the people are very concerned regarding the delay of establishing land tribunals. Assessors training should have been coming to the close, in reality they have not started. Regarding fair dealings this suggestion for removing the absolute power for the Minister to act has not been done more than six years after the resolution of the National Land Summit. Had this been done earlier, we would not have experienced
The review of the Mama Ground project is under way, but who has been involved in putting together the review team - people who are very closely connected to the project. It’s a question of impartiality of this review team, and many of those in the review team, with due respect, have very minimal knowledge of land matter in the Republic of Vanuatu.
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Letters THE above is the front page of DP issue No.3704 and the general public would have guessed that this would happen given elements of fraudulent land dealings era is the most corrupt practices in the Department of Lands and Land Records since Vanuatu gained its Independence some 30 years ago. Question, why is Director of Lands Jean Marc being kept members of staff continue with corrupt practices in Department of Lands and Land Records. I have questioned the work of the Mama Ground Project over the years. One of the main tasks as explained by the Mama Ground project is to tidy up the Land public should know how much money is involved in the Mama Ground Project and what product has it produced so far.
all over the place. Imagine the unimaginable is burnt down, as is becoming foreseeable considering the volume of malpractice this
My view of the way forward with malpractice
of interest if Ni-Vanuatu are involved) to expose and deal with the past corrupt practices to ensure that whatever projects take place in future regarding land is founded on a solid foundation. Steve (name supplied) THE Independent welcomes letters to the editor and encourages readers to express their views in writing. However, it should be understood that not every letter submitted will be published and the decision whether or not to do so remains at the discretion of the editor. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. The views expressed by letter writers are not necessarily those of the management and staff of The Independent.
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MPs are servants, Mataskelekele tells workshop
by Hilaire Bule VANUATU’s newly elected Members of Parliament have gone through a three day induction program aimed at enabling them to better understand and more effectively perform their roles as parliamentarians. The 10th Parliament of the Republic of Vanuatu is made up of 52 MPs, 24 of induction program covered a range of areas including the constitutional basis of Parliament, the separation and balance of powers, the roles and responsibilities as MPs, how the parliament operates, parliamentary services available to MPs, as well as the work of Vanuatu’s accountability agencies and the relationship between MPs and these agencies. “The aim of this induction program is to help you understand and perform your role as parliamentarians. We all have important responsibilities and our nation expects us to
these responsibilities,” said the Speaker of the Vanuatu Parliament, George Wells. Former President of Vanuatu Kalkot Mataskelekele, in delivering the keynote, address said that MPs had more responsibilities than ordinary citizens, both collectively and individually. He told them that their duty as an MP is not easy. “From now on, your primary responsibility is to work as a servant of the nation; servant of the community; and servant of your constituency. As you know, some of your other duties are constitutional duties, some are legal duties, some are parliamentary duties, and some are constituency duties,” said Mr Mataskelekele. The induction program is an initiative of the Vanuatu Parliamentary Secretariat in partnership with the Australian National University’s Centre for Democratic Institutions and the United Nations Development Programme.
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Knut Ostby, who is the UNDP Resident Representative and UN Resident Coordinator, in a message to the parliamentarians delivered on his behalf by UNDP’s Brian Lenga, congratulated them on their election. He said the important lesson that UNDP has learned from its presence around the world is that only when the people, and especially the disadvantaged, the marginalized and the poor, can participate in the political decisions of their country is their economic and social status adequately addressed. Mr Ostby said there are many ways to ensure the participation of people, including through opportunities to participate in public hearings, through the media and through their political parties. “As parliamentarians, part of your job will be to represent the wide variety of views that exist in society,” he said. “A vibrant, democratic society will always have people who differ with each other. Different views and different ideas are some of the fundamental factors that create development – it allows a country past. To allow these different views to come out, and to harness them into constructive solutions for the country, is a main task for Parliament. This is indeed a great challenge, but it is also one of the most important contributions that a Parliament can make.” The Centre of Democratic Institution’s
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Deputy Director Grant Harrison said the theme of public leadership was covered in many of the sessions in the induction program. He said MPs around the world are confronted with the challenge of balancing local priorities with national interests in a way that respects accountability obligations and the program has provided opportunities for participants to discuss these issues with international counterparts and to explore the particular leadership and representational challenges faced by The parliamentarians also got the opportunity to hear from Rick Barker, former Minister and member of the New Zealand Parliament, Steve Chadwick, former Minister and member of the New Zealand Parliament, as well the Deputy Speaker of the Queensland Parliament, Dr Mark Robinson and Robert Hansen, Committee Secretary of the Queensland Parliament. The Parliament of Vanuatu is twinned with the Queensland Parliament through the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. UNDP supports Parliaments in several of them. UNDP partnered with CDI to deliver a similar induction program for Vanuatu Parliamentarians in 2008. Last year, UNDP organized a similar induction program for parliamentarians in Tonga, Kiribati, and Tuvalu and for the Senators in the Federated States of Micronesia Congress.
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Foolishness shown by Members of Parliament by Evelyne Toa THE people have spoken by electing the members of parliament, some of the old hands, that many have complained against, and some new blood, that from the start are behaving just as some of those who were in before. Before the election there was a lot of campaigning about what each will do when voted in to parliament, but this is out the window and it’s back to the old habit of leapfrogging from one group to the other. It is very sad that it seems that many have no idea why they were elected into power, They have their policies or platforms that they used to convince the people to vote for them, but how they switch from group to group, they are not even thinking how they are to achieve what they campaigned for. We do not see or hear Members of Parliament saying that they are joining this or that party, because they have the same or similar policies so they can agree to carry out their policies. It is truly sad indeed not to hear any members saying that the parties that they join with have agreed to ensure that their policies are implemented. From the start it seems that these members of parliament have no clue as to how or whether they will implement what they have told the people that they will do. It looks like these are more lies, and they are not really interested in ensuring that they are implemented. Many join one group, or the other, for no good reason at all. Some or most join one group, just to be in the government, for what? In the past, many who joined the government never carried out what they campaigned for, just being there and get fatter than before they got in. It is a sad situation but the people who have been THE issue of naturalised citizens standing for Parliament in Vanuatu should be such a positive that it should never have raised an eyebrow, let alone created headlines. It should certainly not even be an issue, gracing this column or space in any other media outlet. But before the ink was dry on this year’s general election result there was disquiet in some uninformed quarters about Robert Bohn winning a seat in the new Parliament. Once WW caught wind of this, via Radio New Zealand initially, amazement and dismay turned to disgust and white hot anger. Comments about someone not understanding custom in this country after living here for 33 years simply beggar belief. Equally ignorant is the drivel about foreign domination in the corridors of power - with three MPs who are not Ni Vanuatu-born out of the 52 - and WW includes Moana Carcasses who is not Ni Vanuatu at all. If doing of the majority of Ni Vanuatu MPs in their dealings with foreign powers in recent times. For decades naturalised citizens have been able to stand for parliament in key neighbouring democracies like New Zealand, Australia, PNG and Fiji. WW a naturalised background, although he has been assured that going back to the 1940s, there have been numerous exemplary Kiwi MPs who have added a great deal to the growth, stability and direction of their country of choice. But as far as Australia goes, WW has a raft of knowledge about naturalised MPs whose birthplaces included England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Italy,
Behind the news taken for a ride, by the very people they voted in, seem not to learn. There were some glimpses of hope when there was a lot of talk about voting for change for the better, but unfortunately people still vote for some of the same parliamentarians who brought this country low both morally and economically. Now the people once again have put in a government of the old bloc, decorated by a few newcomers, but with more fragmentation than before. The present government is made up of 16 different parties. The fact that most major parties had very little numbers this election showed that there is just too much division. How will this government function,
What a tragedy to see from the start, a government willing to spend money that it does not have, or will it crawl on its knees to the Aid Donors again, begging for assistance. This “lellu” playing by the members of parliament has gone from bad to worse. It is best described by a Chinese or African the grass dies. The people are suffering because our members of parliament are busy jumping around rather than focusing on the national interest and settling down to do the work they are mandated by the people to do, and that is to bring prosperity to this beautiful country. This country cannot afford to have another four years repetition of the last four years,
campaigned for? From what happened in the last government, more or less, each minister was allowed to do what he pleased. This led one prominent politician to comment that there were too many prime ministers in the government. It is likely that this will also happen, and of course nothing much will change until there might be some glimpse of hope come the next election, and hopefully people will be awake and vote for good policies and the people that could implement these, not for those will just warm up the chairs in the parliament and milk the country dry. A new ministry was formed out of the blue, with no budget and one that caters for more than half of the population, the youths, was removed without consultation. Is this another maneuvering to please some members of parliament, to keep the fragmented coalition together?
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Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Croatia, New Zealand, China and Vietnam. Every one of these men and women came with amazing experiences, customs, lifestyles, standards and improvements to help create the very fabric of life that is Australia in 2012. Many and federal parliaments around Oz and their contribution to that nation is immeasurable. Of course, Australia curently has a naturalised citizen as Prime Minister. Now to the present and WW wants everyone to know that Americanborn Robert Bohn did not seek to become an MP. He was approached by Epi chiefs and leaders and had to be persuaded to stand. As one of the country’s leading businessmen, he was not motivated by the lure of big Vatu, which has been the major motivation of many MPs, but by an urge to help people. How refreshing! However, the Secretary General of Vanuatu’s custom political party, the Nagriamel movement, Jeff Patunvanu has jumped up and down saying that the country needs to amend its constitution to prevent naturalised citizens contesting general elections in the future. WW has grave doubts about the motives behind Mr Patunvanu’s comments and is convinced that for personal reasons they they are far from being unbiased.
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have slowly eroded the country’s wealth. A group that sticks together, must have a shared vision and goals to meet. It is sad that the present group in government does not have one, or they have not told the public yet what they come together to achieve. The other group at least did say that they main cause that sucks life of this beautiful country. This in itself is not enough, and it will be good for these two groups to come out publically as to what they want to achieve as a group. such union, then it’s a shame to have voted such people into the place of power in this country, the parliament. We see independent members in parliament trying to form small groups so they can bargain together, which is ironical. It could have been better to stand with a political party, though we know of some
that there will be continual leapfrogging and It is because their reasons for joining one group are too shallow and do not include the national interest. There is more to stability than meets the eye. Just because one group is able to stay together does not mean that the country the last government, where the country ran out of money. It will take determination and discipline to get the country back on track economically. Having an economical growth of around two per cent, which does
cases, won’t do much except being paid very limited to those around you. speak out, and make a stand as one of the previous independent candidates did. That is to make a stand for what you believe is good for the country, even if you are demoted or thrown out of the government, as Mr Ralph Reganvanu did. He formed a new party and did well, because he stood for what is right for the people, not thinking of himself in the process.
community, is not good enough. A group that joins together must have one goal, and that is for the national interest and to remove those corrupt practices that
WW wants the people to know that Robert Bohn is CEO of PITCO and Vanuatu Maritime Service, the company that runs the international shipping registry that puts about US$ one million into the government coffers annually, and that Tom Bayer is the owner and chairman of both companies. For the record Mr Bayer is also chairman of the board that runs The Independent newspaper, a registered charity. He was for many years also the chairman of the Vanuatu Financial Services, Financial Services Commission and chairman of European bank Limited, Earlier this year Mr Patunvanu was quickly on the attack when Mr Bayer, also an American-born, naturalised Vanuatu citizen, was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu. The motive for these personal attacks becomes clear when WW recalls for the public of today, that Mr Patunvanu’s Vanuatu Financial Commission retainer as a contract cleaner of what was then the Foreign Affairs building (now Companies House of the VFSC) was terminated by Tom Bayer in his capacity as Chairman of the VFSC. Why? Well, WW understands that Mr Patanvanu had convinced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to pay him the monthly rental, saying he would pay the rent into the VFSC bank account – but some number of month’s rent were not of more than VT one million was suddenly stopped and he was facing a potential court case for theft. WW believes that Mr Patanvanu never paid the VFSC the rental income he pocketed. WW thinks the above information explains a great deal about the current line of rubbish
Let us hope that the government and these many members of parliament stop fooling around and get on with the job of directing and governing this country to prosperity.
being peddled around some media outlets by Mr Patanvanu. WW is however saddened by some seemingly, intelligent Ni Vanuatu who were also quick to get stuck into Mr Bohn in what can only be described as a racist attack. As far as WW is concerned, Epi will be one of the true winners from the 2012 elections.
WW has watched with some degree of sadness at the alarming amount of timber that is being felled alongside the round island road in the name of progress. As UNELCO prepares to extend its electricity grid north to Mangalilu and Tanoliu, so does a swathe of trees disappear from the roadside landscape. In most Western countries the case against putting power lines underground is the crippling cost of the labour. WW doubts that is a valid argument here. And given our propensity for having cyclones, WW feels underground power should be the catch cry of the future. WW has heard that some villages have refused to have their village trees culled and are demanding the lines go underground through their roadside villages. WW is also curious as to why sections on both sides of the road are being cleared. None of these questions has been answered because when WW rang UNELCO the dropped out. The next three calls to the main land line simply rang out. Pretty poor service for a major company.
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PNG: enquête sur des maladies suspectes autour d’OK Tedi Le gouvernement a envoyé 2 experts médicaux dans la province Ouest pour
Ça recommence au gouvernement ! À peine Sato Kilman est-il retourné au gouvernement, voilà que la G1000 est mise à la disposition du nouveau député de Pentecôte, Tony Nari. Celui-ci a été vu le lendemain de la réélection de Sato Kilman au volant de cette voiture avec des passagers à bord alliés ont également été repérés dans d’autres voitures de l’État. Ce ne sont que les premiers jours du nouveau mandat de Sato Kilman et il y a déjà des signes comme quoi la situation sera pire et que les dépenses seront encore plus excessives. Le nouveau à une situation où le gouvernement s’annonce trop coûteux pour le peuple du Vanuatu. L’usage abusif des voitures de l’État n’est que la suite de ce qui était déjà fait au premier mandat de Sato Kilman. C’est un exemple qui n’est que la suite de ce qui était connu
la mine d’or et de cuivre d’OK Tedi. Les deux experts travailleront de concert avec un représentant de l’OMS. L’envoi de cette équipe sur place est du aux pressions grandissantes exercées par les députés de la province Ouest. Ils souhaitent savoir si ces saignements inexpliqués sont simplement liés au cruel manque de services de santé dans la province, ou à l’impact de la mine d’OK Tedi sur l’environnement, et donc les riverains. En effet, l’exploitant de la mine, le géant minier BHP Billiton, a reconnu en 1999 qu’on était face à une catastrophe écologique, car la mine rejetait tout simplement de santé chez les femmes, dans le cadre d’une grande étude sur la santé autour de la mine. On écoute Ian Middleton, président de la fondation :
murmure dans l’opposition que la mise à disposition des voitures de l’État aux élus alliés fait partie des motifs pour lesquels ces élus ont décidé de quitter le camp de Natapei. Ce dernier envisageait de restreindre et de diminuer les dépenses publiques projets communautaires.
Voilà le diable dans la maison !
VAP mais pendant la nuit, le diable est entré dans la maison. Il a été signalé qu’un nouvel élu avait fait venir des hommes de coutume pour rencontrer son président. Or, leur vraie mission consistait à assurer la majorité au côté de ceux qui sont retournés la nuit de dimanche à lundi, un homme d’origine asiatique a arrêté sa voiture devant une maison d’accueil où une partie des élus était hébergée. C’était à 11 h que la voiture s’est arrêtée et un nouvel élu de Tanna y a embarqué. Lundi, le nouvel élu a changé de camp en apportant sa faveur à l’équipe qui est retournée au gouvernement.
Un président provincial basé en permanence à Port-Vila Le président d’un conseil provincial passe tout son mandat à Port-Vila où le coût de la à sa province. Le loyer serait gratuit mais il mange, et les frais seraient pris en charge par son conseil provincial. Mais comme il est tout le temps vu en compagnie de ses amis politiques et de sa famille autour d’une table ou devant un comptoir d’un bar charge. Il passe tout son temps en ville au lieu de consacrer son temps au service des communautés de sa province qui, semble-t-il, ont été privées de nouveaux projets ces travaille pas beaucoup. Cela veut dire que les dirigeants de cette province sont loin de posséder les meilleures qualités liées à la compétence dûment requise pour les postes de haut niveau que compte le conseil provincial.
Un dirigeant
allié privé de portefeuille
Beaucoup peuvent se demander pourquoi le dirigeant de ce parti politique qui était resté attaché à Sato Kilman n’est pas sur la liste de titulaires de portefeuille ministériel. Il aurait renoncé à son souhait de faire partie de la nouvelle équipe de Sato Kilman en raison de sa santé. Il aurait été évacué d’urgence à Nouméa pour avoir été victime Vila la veille de la réélection de Sato Kilman. Son état ne lui permettait pas d’occuper
«Nous avons conduit toute une série de rapports et d’études de terrain, nous avons beaucoup travaillé dans les zones les plus pauvres et les plus défavorisées en matière de services de santé, particulièrement dans le centre et dans le sud. Et bien sûr, les habitants étaient habitués à voir nos enquêteurs sillonner la région, et femmes s’étaient plaintes de saignements excessifs et anormalement longs. Il est important de noter que personne n’a évoqué de cas de décès. A la suite de quoi, nous avons remis notre rapport au ministère provincial de la santé, mais pas au ministère national de la santé, parce que cette affaire de saignement n’est qu’un détail dans notre étude». Le ministre papou de la Santé, Michael Malabag, a très mal pris de ne pas avoir été Australie : il l’a tuée par amour Le corps d’un homme de 81 ans a été découvert lundi soir au large de la plage meurtre de sa femme était en cours. Il l’aurait étouffée avec un oreiller, par pitié, par
nationale et les irrégularités qui ronge le bureau électoral. Il fallait à ce portefeuille une personne de qualité et non quelqu’un qui va encore gratter de la terre partout pour
Le gouvernement élu lundi n’est pas la satisfaction de tous. Certains députés alliés à l’intérieur il y a des personnes qui ne méritaient pas d’être désignées à cause de leur implication dans des affaires sales qui ont ruiné l’image du pays aux yeux du monde.
d’un an suivant l’installation du gouvernement. À vrai dire, cette loi n’existe pas. Il y a seulement la loi qui n’accepte pas la dissolution du Parlement dans la période d’un an ayant suivi la mise en place d’un nouveau gouvernement. Cette période est la grâce que la loi accorde au Parlement.
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de se suicider en s’électrocutant. Il a échoué, mais a perdu, au passage, ses deux index. Cette noyade ressemble fort à un suicide, les vêtements d’Herbert Bernard Nauru: des conditions de vie choquantes Mercedi, deux émissaires d’Amnesty International ont visité le centre de détention des demandeurs d’asile. septembre. Les médias ne sont toujours pas autorisés à visiter le centre de détention. Et selon les deux émissaires d’Amnesty International, le centre est surpeuplé, il accueille en ce moment plus de 400 personnes, les gens vivent à 15 par tente, les tentes sont humides à l’intérieur comme à l’extérieur, les détenus contractent donc des infections, et beaucoup ont des troubles psychologiques évidents. Notons que leurs demandes d’asile n’ont toujours pas cotimmencé à être examinées par les autorités nauruanes et australiennes.
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This menu will be served on Christmas Eve, & Christmas Day for both Lunch & Dinner VT5000 per head On Arrival Glass of Bubbles, wine, beer or fruit punch Starter A selection of canapés Plated Main Course - your choice of 2 meats Glazed leg of Ham
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L’une des raisons qui a coûté la victoire à Natapei
Dimanche soir, le camp d'Edward Natapei était encore solide mais le lendemain, une partie d'élus l'ont quitté en soutenant la candidature de Sato Kilman au plus haut poste de l'exécutif national. Ainsi, il y a bien des raisons qui ont coûté la victoire à Natapei. L'Indépendant a cherché à comprendre comment se fait-il qu'à quelques heures précédant la tenue de la première session parlementaire après les élections du 30 octobre, une partie des élus était déjà dans l'autre camp. C’était exactement ce qui s’était passé en 2008. Il s’agit cette fois d’une reprise. Au dernier moment, des élus ont décidé de changer de camp pour faire chuter leur candidat au poste de Premier ministre avec qui ils venaient de se solidariser par un mémorandum de principe ayant pour objectif commun d’aller ensemble au gouvernement.
à dire si le président du VAP a été avisé de cette position. Mais selon un des négociateurs de ce camp, le président du VAP aurait été mis au courant de la décision des six anciens modérés, y compris Paul Télouklouk. Jusqu’à dimanche soir, la balance penchait toujours aux côtés de Natapei mais la composition de l’éventuelle nouvelle coalition ce jour-là, le RMC et le Nagriamel se sont sentis plus en confort car il fallait attribuer deux portefeuilles ministériels à l’un et un portefeuille et le poste de vice-président du Parlement à l’autre. Ils semblaient attendre qu’un camp leur apporte plus de satisfaction pour pouvoir quitter l’autre.
Parmi ces élus, il y a des nouveaux qui entendaient parler de politique et c’était la première fois qu’ils y mettaient les pieds en politiques. Pour eux, il fallait agir car il y
président du VAP. Ces élus ne restaient qu’à l’écoute de leur dirigeant Ham Lini et celui-ci dépendait aussi d’eux.
Pour l’instant, nous sommes dans l’incapacité de présenter la composition de l’éventuelle coalition gouvernementale préparée par le camp Natapei mais selon
D’abord si l’en en croît bien les versions faites dans l’entourage du groupe dirigé
ils n’acceptaient pas que le président de l’UPM, Serge Vohor, fasse partie de la nouvelle coalition. Il s’agirait des élus du RMC (Rassemblement des mouvements pour le changement), et du Nagriamel, tous anciens modérés. À six, la décision aurait été ferme : exclure Serge Vohor ou remettre en question la solidarité établie entre eux, le président du VAP, le président du GJP, Ralph Regenvanu, le président du PPM, Barak Sopé qui a été battu à Port-Vila mais dont le parti a deux élus, et le président du PLDV, Willie Jimmy. La remise en question de cette solidarité n’a pas permis au camp de Natapei de chercher d’autres partenaires dans l’hypothèse où le groupe de Ham Lini agirait suivant la volonté des six anciens modérés, à savoir Charlot Salwaï, Stevens
attribué au RMC un seul portefeuille ministériel. Avec deux portefeuilles dans la bien joué ses cartes, et le PNU sans son vice-président était assis au centre lundi alors que le Parlement réélisait Sato Kilman au plus haut poste de l’exécutif national. Le président du RMC, Vincent Boulékone, alors qu’il signait dimanche le mémorandum d’entente dans le camp de Natapei.
Kalsakau et Paul Télouklouk du RMC et Havo Molisalé, Samson Samsen et John Lum du Nagriamel. Mercredi 14 novembre, l’exécutif du PNU s’est réuni et a obtenu que les quatre élus du parti, Ham Lini (président), Morking Stevens (vice-président), James Bule
Deux ministres liés au Phocéa entrent au gouvernement Le Premier ministre a nommé Ham Lini vice- Premier ministre et Charlot Salwai au ministère des Finances. Harry Iauko hérite du portefeuille des services publics.
«Je trouve cette attaque de M. Patunvanu regrettable, et je crois qu'il s'agit de son opinion personnelle, pas de la ligne
drogues, et de faux papiers.
soi que je suis ouvert à la discussion avec les cadres de ce parti. Bref, l'attaque de M. Patunvanu révèle surtout qu'il a peur et j'aimerais lui dire ainsi qu'à tous les Vanuatais qu'il n'y a pas lieu d'avoir peur que des étrangers prennent le contrôle de leur pays. Mais notre Constitution est très claire sur ce sujet : les personnes naturalisées vanuataises sont des citoyens vanuatais à part entière et devraient donc
serment cette semaine alors qu'un groupe de candidats malheureux promet de porter plainte pour des irrégularités commises
relégués au rang de citoyens de deuxième classe. Dans toute démocratie, ce sont les gens qui ont le pouvoir, et ils l'expriment par leur vote. Et les habitants d'Epi ont décidé
montés illégalement à bord du Phocea, restent au gouvernement : Alfred Carlot reste ministre des Affaires étrangères et Marcellino Pipite devient ministre de développement des affaires indigènes. membres d'équipages du voilier Phocea
électeurs ont été soudoyés et espèrent obtenir de la justice la décision de refaire des élections dans les circonscriptions concernées. Mais il y a un autre député qui est contesté, et élu à Epi. Né Américain, il a été naturalisé Vanutais. Mais il subit les attaques du Secrétaire Général du Mouvement de la Coutume Nagriamel. Jeff Patunvanu a l'intention de déposer une proposition de loi au nouveau Parlement qui interdirait aux personnes nées en dehors du Vanuatu de se présenter à des élections. Robert Bohn, élu avec une large majorité à Epi, estime qu'une personne naturalisée Vanuatais de souche : Page 10
Et d'après Robert Bohn, les chances de les candidats naturalisés vanuatais sont très minces : «Je pense que la proposition de loi de M. Patunvanu recueillera quelques soutiens et qu'elle attirera en tout cas l'attention. Ça ne me dérange pas de débattre sur cette question. Le pays doit décider s'il est d'accord avec ce que prévoit la Constitution actuelle. Je ne crois pas un instant cependant que l'on en vienne à faire voter un amendement à la Constitution, la plupart des députés seraient contre. M. Patunvanu aurait beaucoup de mal à faire passer un - Radio Australie
(trésorier) et Bruno Leingkone (membre) maintiennent leur solidarité au camp de Natapei. Depuis les contacts ont eu lieu entre Ham Lini et tous les élus qui étaient derrière lui. Ayant su que la position des anciens modérés était ferme et qu’aucune décision collective n’avait été prise aux côtés du président du VAP et de ses partenaires, Ham Lini a préféré rester les bras croisés et laisser le RMC et le Nagriamel décider à sa place. Renoncer à la solidarité avec Natapei était aussi l’avis des proches collaborateurs de Ham Lini qui ont tendance à décider à sa place mais n’ont aucun mandat pour s’immiscer dans les décisions de l’exécutif du PNU. Le PNV de Chritophe Emelee, élu des Banks/Torrès, restait attentif aux négociations et penchait plutôt au côté du RMC avec qui il avait noué les premiers liens alors que circulaient les résultats De son côté, le RMC, tout comme le Nagriamel aurait attendu que le VAP, le position. Dimanche à 17h, le président du parti, Vincent Boulékone et le réélu de Mallicolo, Paul Télouklouk ont été au camp de Natapei et ont signé le mémorandum de principe avec les quatre partis et l’UPM. Le vice-président du RMC, Charley Nako, était également là et a témoigné par sa présence de cette signature. Les trois hommes avaient franchi le pas sans la connaissance de Charlot Salwaï, Stevens Kalsakau et des trois autres du Nagriamel. Alors que le président du RMC et le député de Mallicolo signaient le mémorandum d’entente au camp de Natapei, les cinq autres députés et anciens modérés restaient sur leur position. Il n’y a
Alors que le RMC et le Nagriamel évitaient Serge Vohor dans une situation où le Vanuatu attendait l’élection de son nouveau Premier ministre à l’issue des dixièmes élections législatives, le nouveau député choix à prendre pour lundi. Ayant mis le pied pour sa première fois dans la chambre parlementaire, il est entré par la porte qui donne accès aux côtés du gouvernement alors qu’il a été élu sous l’étiquette de l’UPM. Après la réélection de Sato Kilman, la nouvelle opposition parlementaire a accusé Selon une source proche de l’opposition, il a été convenu, lorsque les négociations ont abouti au camp de Natapei par un mémorandum d’entente, que si un élu avait l’intention de renoncer à sa signature, partenaires. “Nous avons dit à tous les élus qui ont signé le document qu’il ne faut pas manifester son soutien et rester dans le camp adverse. Certains ont accepté avec conviction mais d’autres seulement avec élus montrent à tout le Vanuatu qu’eux, en leur engagement. Cela fait plusieurs fois déjà que les élus se changent d’avis et ce
dans leur travail de ministre et de député”, s’inquiète un militant politique. La nouvelle opposition estime que la de tout le peuple vanuatais. On signale qu’une nouvelle collecte de signatures aurait été engagée en vue de faire chuter - GM
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Nouvelles régionales
La 42ème session de la Conférence des Représentants des Gouvernements et Administrations (CRGA) de la Communauté
des activités ressources sociales et humaines
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Pour cette 42ème session du CRGA, placée cette année sous le double signe de la Présidence française et du 65ème anniversaire de cette organisation, les
Dans ce contexte de précarisation des sources d’alimentation (et un phénomène de surpêche de plus en plus saillant), avec aussi
territoires membres ont, entre autres, adopté
pays et territoires de la région ont aussi voulu
La Nouvelle-Calédonie, collectivité française épidémie de maladies liées aux styles de vie (maladies dites non-transmissibles) et
tout au nom de son processus d’intégration
sont la cause d’environ 80 pour cent de la
Richard Mann, directeur général adjoint de la CPS, directeur général, Jimmy Rodgers, l’ambassadeur de France, Hadelin de la Tour du Pin, secrétaire permanent pour le par l’Ambassadeur de France Hadelin de la Tour du Pin, secrétaire permanent pour la
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Au chapitre des évolutions au sein même de la structure de la CPS : la récente absorption de la commission océanienne des sciences division géosciences au sein de la CPS, mais conserve son siège opérationnel de Suva (Fidji), où se trouve aussi une importante
Ces dernières années, en ouvrant des Nord (Micronésie), la CPS, sous la direction du Salomonais Jimmie Rodgers, a aussi voulu renforcer son image de proximité visen favorisant des actions collaboratives et transversales avec d’autres agences régionales ou internationales (comme par exemple l’Organisation Mondiale de la
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l’Australie, la Nouvelle-Zélande, les ÉtatsUnis, les Pays-Bas et la Grande-Bretagne,
les domaines d’intervention couvrent aussi bien les ressources terrestres (agriculture, considéré comme le conseil d’administration de l’organisation les débats étaient présidés
Mariannes du Nord, Marshall, États Fédérés de Micronésie, Nauru, Niue, NouvelleCalédonie [France], Palau, PapouasieNouvelle-Guinée, Pitcairn [Royaume-Uni], Polynésie française [France], îles Salomon, Samoa américaines [États-Unis], Samoa, Tokelau [Nouvelle-Zélande], Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu et Wallis-et-Futuna [France]) ainsi membres (Australie, États-Unis, France et
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Lutte contre la pêche illicite : Bruxelles met en garde Fidji et le Vanuatu La Commission Européenne a lancé jeudi
de mesures en vue de lutter contre les Cet avertissement, selon la Commission, est une première en la matière au niveau renforcement mondial de la lutte contre
porte préjudice aux moyens de subsistance des communautés de pêcheurs et appauvrit
(Fidji) pour débattre, entre autres sujets, des moyens de mieux gérer et protéger les
terme par tous les moyens», a déclaré jeudi Maria Damanaki, commissaire européenne chargée des affaires maritimes et de la «Si aucune amélioration n’est constatée, l’Union européenne pourrait prendre d’autres mesures susceptibles d’inclure des mesures
l’organisation
internationale
Greenpeace
Une étude est venue appuyer, ces derniers nuancer une fermeture pure et simple des
pour ces pays, dans une catégorie «non-
est notamment reproché, du point de vue de Bruxelles, «l’absence de dialogue ou
l’Union entend fermer ses marchés aux poissons capturés de manière illicite », a martelé la Commission jeudi en rappelant
du Cambodge, des Philippines ou encore d’Indonésie, dans des eaux internationales
l’Esperanza, spécialisé dans la lutte contre la
au marché de l’Union exclusivement aux conformes aux règles par l’État du pavillon
a également proposé un plan d’action pour pays un «délai raisonnable pour répondre et prendre des mesures pour remédier
et de contrôle conformément aux règles
collaboration avec l’Université d’Hawaii et le projet «Collecte Localisation Satellites»
de géolocalisation par satellite, pourrait permettre de faire évoluer les statuts des zones, en fonction de la progression des espèces de poissons et en particulier du
son intention de faire pression sur les «Fermer purement et simplement les eaux
les estimations, les activités de pêche illicite représenteraient une valeur totale d’environ 10 milliards d’euros par an, soit 19% de
disparaître ces «poches» de zones maritimes où les écarts avec la règlementation sont
année, entre 11 et 26 millions de tonnes de poissons sont capturées de manière illicite,
: la Commission censée règlementer les activités de pêche dans la zone occidentale
16% de tous les poissons pêchés en mer et importés dans l’Union sont capturés de
doit justement tenir son assemblée générale autre réunion, le «Fisheries Forum 2012»,
européenne ne tolérera pas la pêche illicite
service des pêche du Secrétariat Général
européen en matière de lutte contre la pêche illicite, adopté et entré en vigueur en «Cet instrument essentiel pour lutter contre
suivi, de contrôle et de surveillance de la pêche et propose des mesures correctives
jaune, entre autres, une nouvelle approche a été mise en avant ces dernières semaines, rejoignant ainsi la posture européenne : celle de «zoner» plus précisément les eaux des pays et territoires riverains et détenteurs des
majeure de pêche illicite dans l’Océan
prévient la Commission, l’avertissement
Les huit pays concernés sont Belize, le Cambodge, Fidji, la Guinée, le Panama,
Au centre des discussions, une fois de plus : la menace de la surpêche pour plusieurs espèces de thonidés et le nombre croissant
tout simplement vers un autre endroit où ils pêchent de manière encore plus intense», estime le Dr John Hampton Mike Batty, du Cette méthode novatrice devrait aussi, restrictions de certaines méthodes de pêche,
Mi-juin 2012, les ministres des pêches des - pad
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Feature by Tony Wilson
Part of the solution
ONE of the core values underpinning the strong character of Margaret Macfarlane stems from two philosophies, of her father Ken and legendary American president John F Kennedy.
where she quickly gained a reputation for being dab hand at being able to reach and teach children with special needs. Then in 1989, Margaret arrived in Port Vila on a nine-month contract to see if she could take the Port Vila Correspondence Centre forward to become a permanent school. At that time, the Centre had 27 students.
Margaret said that when people used to say, “Someone should do something about that’ – Ken replied: “Margaret, you’re someone.’’
“My brief was to see if we could set up a proper school instead of a correspondence centre and we held a meeting in the conference room at The Rossi and we booked out the new school immediately,” she said.
“And Dad would go on to say ‘you’ve got broad shoulders, carrying burdens is character building’,” she said. Allied to that, she places great store in the oft-repeated 1960s quote of JFK who said: “If you are not part of the solution, then you are part of the problem.’’
Thus Port Vila International School (PVIS) was born and today it is regarded as one
“Since I was young I have listened to those words and I have felt I was morally responsible to be part of the solution,’’ she said.
She said they started with composite classes or Grades 1 and 2, Grades 3 and 4, adding each year as the pupil numbers grew, and by 1992 the school boasted 50 students.
To those who do not know this highly impressive woman, those words in isolation may sound a tad pompous, but they were spoken with great sincerity and conviction. And they are the words of a high achiever, another one of those people interviewed on this page that Vanuatu has been blessed to have as part of its solution.
“At the beginning I was the dragon lady elsewhere,” she recalled with a smile. “In those early days it was run on a shoestring and I had to fund-raise my own salary each month.”
Margaret is the eldest in her family with three younger brothers and grew in the small, but fertile farming community of Mt Mort, near Laidley and Toowoomba in Queensland.
Margaret said at the beginning there were two Ni Vanuatu students per class, who were there on scholarships.
“There were only six families living in the whole valley and we had a mixed farm that is still in the family today,’’ she said. “We also had businesses in town.’’
“Today the school has about 375 students and 30 per cent of them are full fee paying Ni Vanuatu students.” Margaret was instrumental in the school purchasing land opposite the Central Primary School in late 1991, moving later to an architect designed school complex near Erakor Bridge where it still operates its junior school and preschool. Margaret remains on the Board.
By her own admission, Margaret was not much of a student during her primary and early high school years, languishing near the bottom of the class. Her secondary schooling was at the prestigious Ipswich Girls Grammar and she credits a marvellous Year 9 teacher Alison Goleby for a major turnaround in her academic status. “It really was a life changing experience for me as she made everything we studied seem so interesting,” she said. From there Margaret never looked back, in fact she powered all the way to the top, year. She followed this success with a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Queensland and a Diploma of Education and during this tertiary phase, she was lucky enough – or perhaps gifted enough is a better expression – to have her work published at the age of 22. Her love of writing led a professor to add her to his writing team for a history textbook series - Foundations, Horizons and Outcomes. “It was a history of the world type book aimed at secondary students with learning
Margaret Macfarlane in Port Vila this week. and challenging task. We had to write it to a very strict formula and every alternate page had to have cartoons and graphs, and we were given researchers to carry out the task, which was really painstaking. “No sentence could be more than 15 words and we even had a psychiatrist advising us as we went along.” As a history book it became a best seller across Australia. Margaret began teaching in 1977 and her early years on the job were spent in Queensland secondary schools.
Solomon Islands with her then husband who was an agricultural scientist and he was working on a ‘cattle under trees’ project on one of the outer islands.
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She taught at the King George VI National High School, the nation’s most prestigious school. At this school she facilitated the development of an intensive 12-month, life skills course where boys learnt to cook and all students were taught practical skills like opening a bank account. “These skills were taught beside the traditional subjects of English maths and Science and each new class went through this special course during the four years I was there,’’ she said. Asked if the teaching was different in the Solomons from Queensland, Margaret replied: “No, discipline problems! Every student and their family saw education as a privilege and the critical key to a good life.” Later she returned to Queensland and taught at high schools in her own home areas around Laidley and Rosewood,
She said the school receives no direct assistance from the Vanuatu Government though it does get a work permit exemption, which is a considerable saving. was running in the manner she required, she decided to continue her studies and do a Masters degree in Education back in Queensland. “While doing my studies I thought I would try my hand at teaching in Queensland again as I hadn’t taught in Australia for some time and wanted to see how much it had changed,” she said. “People said nothing would come of it but after putting my credentials around I quickly had three choices, because I was prepared to teach children with special needs, and I took up a position at Toowong High School in Brisbane.” This began the toughest teaching assignment of Margaret’s career and ‘one that nearly broke her’. Continued next week...
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event that produced some excellent scores and some not so good. Melanie Spann showed that she needs another handicap cut by recording an impressive 41 points to win the ladies event In the B grade Sashi Singh blitz the course to return 41 points after shooting 26 points on one nine. Jose Franconieri shot an impressive 78 off the stick to return 43 points to easily take the A grade event.
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I hope Jose’s form continues into the First National Reality Pennant Finals day when he will line up for the struggling Barrett & Partners team to contest the playoff for 3rd and 4th place whilst Dinh and NBV will contest the playoff for the First National Realty Cup
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Feature
Dreams become a force for success
by Ruby Malverus for music turned business management diploma student Stanleyson Antas into Vanuatu’s top reggae artist. His passion for music proved to him that studying business management was not his career, but spreading important messages to people through music is what he was meant to do with his life. Now his childhood visions of being a reggae artist have been realised: he is at the top of the reggae bands in Vanuatu and his songs are currently popular around the region. Stan was born on July 4, 1987 at Vila Central Hospital. His mother is from Malo and his father is from South Santo. He attended Nangreh kindergarten at Nambatri in 1991 and did years one to six at Vila East Primary School from 1994 to 1999. In 2000, he furthered his studies at Malapoa College, then in 2002 his father got a job for the Forum Secretariat in Fiji so his family moved to Fiji. He attended Fiji International School in Suva from 2002 to 2006 and gradStan obtained a scholarship and continued his education at Laucala University of the ma in Business Management and returned to Vanuatu. But he could not continue his studies because he was too distracted by his music career and social life.
forefathers’ land to me. Instead of that we cloud the passion of judgment, while you sell our livelihood for a dollar and a dime or two...
In 2010, he spent six months working in consultancy with his father at the World Bank, then went back to Fiji and took courses in the second semester.
Stan said the message behind this song is to remind citizens of Vanuatu not to sell their lands to foreigners for something that will not last.
He returned to Vanuatu in 2011 and focused on his dream of becoming a top reggae artist.
“But keep our lands that were set free to us through the struggles of our grandfathers for
Stan shared his idea of establishing a reggae band with his associates and together ties.
“We want Ni-Vans to stand on their own feet, not depending on foreigners. I’m not chasing foreigners but empowering Ni-Vans to care for our land because land issues are common in Vanuatu today. Our land is our identity, it is where our ancestors have lived and gave us history, so if we lose all our land we lose all our history and we will belong nowhere.”
Stan and the Earthforce reggae band was formed in March, 2011. The band recruited Stan’s friends and family members who agreed with his idea of starting a reggae band. “In March 2011, I gathered all the boys (band members) at my residence and conducted a meeting discussing the band’s tactics,” he said. ing with whatever instruments were available and structured their music according to the lyrics of the songs that were composed by Stan long ago. It took seven months of practicing, one week recording, and four months mixing and mas-
Steady’ with 10 songs in it. It was launched in New Caledonia this year after the band signed a contract with Mangrove Productions on April,” he said. Stan and the Earthforce is now one of Vanuatu’s top reggae bands with a song My Land My Life, currently a big hit in Vanuatu. Part of the lyrics of My Land My Life says: ... Why you want to tell me I don’t got what to take, to handle my birthright, My soul identity. See fundamental purpose of our independence is to bring back my
Stanleyson Antas and Earthforce perform at this year’s Fes Napuan.
There are seven players in the band – Stan as lead singer and guitarist; Kenneth Natapei and Johnson Antas, pianists; Tony Atnelo, lead guitarist; John Leeman Naviti, drummer; Yannick Hinge, percussion; and Cynthia Malachi as back up vocalist. “Being a reggae artist was my dream since I was in primary school, and I grew up with the love of music, especially reggae,’’ said Stan. “As a child, I always admired the performances and songs of Naio’s lead singer Jero and Bob Marley, wishing I’d be like them one day. I was inspired by all these great people.” Stan said the best part about his music is to get the message to the audience.
music as I feel the music. It depends when I words and harmony. Otherwise, I technically need to read, think and study structures of others people’s songs a lot.”
in 2013.
Revolution, which took three whole years to be completed and critics said it was one of
Earthforce performed in many big events in Vanuatu such as The Fes Napuan festival, Christmas in The Park and many others. Earthforce is also recognised by foreign countries for its music and has toured to New Caledonia twice this year to perform in
Stan said he chose reggae over other types of music because reggae is a big part of the contemporary music culture in Vanuatu.
in March when they performed at La Foa in
His music career started as an 11-yearold child playing guitar at home. He subsequently took compulsory music courses when he was in International High School in Suva and started performing in school music shows and festivals. Slowly, his music skills were upgraded to a more professional level. He then met up with the lead singer of a reggae band Roots Trater which used to perform at festivals around Fiji.
region of Fiji. From there, he started performing on his own at a popular night spot,
“Performing in front of a huge crowd is just so amazing. When people start to move with the music, I also feel the energy, and I feel free,’’ said Stan. “I forget everything and sing with inspiration when the crowd reacts positively. There is no difference performing in New Caledonia and Vanuatu. An audience is an audience.” In his spare time Stan loves listening to music, socializing with friends in kava bars, watching movies, reading the Bible and composing new songs.
His passion for music has greatly contributed to the formation of Stan and the Earthforce group and reaching its current stage of success.
Most of the lyrics of the songs he composes are extracted from the Book of Psalms in the Bible and his favorite is Psalm 23.
“Bringing up this band requires discipline, concentration, cooperation, and a lot of hard work, but we enjoyed it,’’ he said.
Earthforce began with whatever instruments that were available and that has kept them going until now.
“I tried to give the boys as much freedom of
He said some of his songs take ages to compose while the others could be composed in only a few minutes.
problems in and out. It is just simple human management resource.”
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The group’s recent tour to New Caledonia lasted for 10 days from November 4 to 12, putting on live shows at two different festivals and a resort with huge crowds of more than 2000 people.
Afterwards, he joined another reggae band
“People love my music because of the sequences of the music, but I love the lyrics and I want to inspire people with the messages of my songs,” he said.
“We (reggae artists) work by inspiration,’’ he said. “Sometimes a harmony just plays in my head so I just listen to it and can write a song in less than 10 minutes. I write my
He said the band is currently working on its second album which is entitled Jah Love Is
and sponsorship,’’ he said. want in the studio and contribute to the sequences of our music. We have a solid bond
lating the band is the good personalities of the players. The band members humbled themselves, coped with each other and worked as a family to produce their music.
fund raising and assistance from friends and families. It is hard for the band to generate its own money because Vanuatu’s music industry is still unhealthy. “Like every other music group in Vanuatu, money and let music generate its own money, but we will keep on going.” Page 18
Gardening
Medicine box in the bush by Cornelia Wyllie
The Morinda Citrifolia – commonly called
THE mystery plant last week produced a record number of responses. The plant had a variety of custom names and uses. The topic of natural remedies brings out a wide range of ‘experts’ but most of all a thirst to have these nutraceutical values
that this is the ‘Aspirin of the Ancients’.
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discovering, or rediscovering, those plants with properties that capture and reinvigorate our bodies balance. In last weeks article we featured Pseuderanthemum palatiferum – purple form. Thank you to Ineka for sending the photo in. I don’t intend to dose out leaves in a witch doctor fashion but highlight a few more interesting plants that are well recognized than just an ornamental plant.
asparagus. The high quality oil produced from the mature seeds contains 70 per cent oleic acid and is used in cosmetics, does not turn rancid and does not evaporate. Crushed dry seeds have the trait of absorbing and submerging organic matters and is used in cleaning water ready for drinking.
Polynesia as having more interesting uses of treating wounds, cuts, scrapes, blisters, skin ulcers, sunburn, minor burns, insect bites and stings. The antimicrobial, antiviral, analgesic pain-relieving, properties are now being promoted in a range of cosmetics.
Not to be confused with Morinda, the Moringa tree is another one of those amazing cureall tropical plants. The seeds can be eaten immature like peas or peanuts The mature seeds provide a high protein cake or oil. The wood produces a blue dye. The young roots can substitute horseradish root but should be consumed in small quantities only. The leaves can be eaten raw with the slight a spiciness of radish or watercress. When cooked the ‘bite’ will disappear and be
Keeping a Moringa tree pruned is a great way to ensure that the leaves are within reach as well as providing tons of natural mulch and a weed suppressant. Some reports quote over 10 tons of green matter per hectare when grown as a cut and come again bio fuel. The plant is propagated by seed or limb cuttings 1–2 m long. The plant starts bearing pods 6–8 months after planting but regular bearing commences after the second year. The tree bears for several years and is a commercial crop in India.
the high grade dark green Tamanu oil is on offer for USD$1440 per gal or in our language 36,000vt per litre. A mature tree will yield 100kg of nuts per annum with an oil extraction rate of 5 per cent. The beauty of the tree is its ability to grow along the coast and on sandy loams, retain its strong, glossy leaves and provide a good quality timber as well as nuts. Within Vanuatu products containing Tamanu oil can be found in the Port Vila Market, The Summit, Volcanic Earth, and Active outlets, to name a few.
The young pods can be harvested before the seed is mature and steamed for a highly-nutritious vegetable reminiscent of
Tamanu oil from the nut of the Calophyllum inophyllum tree was used in WW2 to fuel lamps. The tree itself was regarded in
I am off to drink some Noni juice, sprinkle some Morinda leaves in my salad and rub in some Tamanu oil.
documented in human trials to reduce pain and headaches. The juice is taken as a daily tonic to normalize most bodily functions. including the sex drive.
Commercial products using natural plants like Tamanu, Noni and Moringa are popular throughout the
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TVL connects Futuna to the world Story and pictures by Richard Michael PEOPLE in Futuna are now connected to the world via internet and mobile phone services after four years of almost no communication.
communities.
company keeps on extending and expanding its coverage throughout the archipelago in order to bring communities together.
people can now use internet in their phones and are able to send and receive e-mails by their computers. She said that Futuna residents are now able to send SMS messages and call relatives with full communication restored back in Futuna. Up until four years ago there was a landline service but the cable was damaged and unable to be repaired. “We are looking towards providing all the communities with the same telecommunications service to allow social and business development to everyone,” she said.
existing in Aneytium, Erromango, Banks and now Futuna.”
“I am very sorry to reveal this today because it has taken many years of patience but I reckon people are now happy as the day we were waiting for has come.”
as this is how the information travelled: Port
for their ongoing hard work despite the aggressive sales of their opponent, the
Mr Natapei urged the Futuna people who are
said they still dominate the communication sector in some islands in the country. service it does within the country in the future. “We are lucky to have communication access
confessed to his own people that he listed Futuna at the bottom of the list of telecommunications during his time in power as the telecommunications minister. He said that in Futuna’s way of respect, chiefs
and thanks to the management for providing telecommunication to people in such a remote islands like in Futuna.” Mr Natapei said over the past few years, communication has had a long passage before reaching Futuna.
before serving themselves.
He said the launching of the tower will reduce that old lengthy process to the direct calls.
credits to their own people who are residing back in the island to pay for the service that
“I climbed up the hill with nothing in my hand but I was very tired and hardly imagined how the indigenous people came up the same way with a tower,” he said. “But it is through your hard work, community works, co-operation and faith, the tower is now built here.” He urged them to look after it because it is very expensive and offers a better service than most of the countries in the region and
He said communication had to pass through “With this reason, when people asked me about the telecommunication in Futuna I told them that it will be the last island to be served with telecommunication,” he said.
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information to that rocky island by a tele-radio. He said sometimes it took time for an answer
The delegation was greeted with a famous Futuna traditional dance followed by plentiful refreshments.
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A delight to drive
By DEREK OGDEN and EWAN KENNEDY
WITH 12 million sales around the world since its introduction in 1975, the BMW 3 Series is the Bavarian marque’s best selling car. It has recently been launched in its sixth generation and looks set to continue its popularity, especially with its generous suite of standard features. As well as a standard features list that’s longer than many times in the past, BMW also offers a range of trim and equipment options – Sport Line, Modern Line, Luxury Line, for example – to add more class to the car, while the M is on the list for the serious driver. These option packages combine the variety of accessories and extras the company had previously found to have the most boxes ticked when buyers made their individual choices. Thus making choices less complex than in the past. The all-new BMW 3 Series is slightly larger than before. Greater cabin dimensions particularly favour rear passengers where extra space has resulted in 15 mm more leg room and 8 mm more headroom and larger door openings for easier entry and exit. We tried the seat for size and while it’s certainly better than before this is still Three kids and two grown ups works nicely. The driver is made to feel very much in control of any BMW model, with the cockpit layout being angled towards them to ensure controls are ergonomically positioned and fuel gauge, speedometer,
rev counter and oil temperature gauge are easily visible. A full colour monitor that’s integrated into the top of the dashboard for all iDrive operations has information, entertainment, communication and navigation functions on offer. Below, on the centre stack are buttons for the dual zone climate control with the iDrive controls at hand on the centre console. The choice of standard upholstery is between beige and black Sensatec manmade leather trim. Dakota hides are an option. The new BMW 3 Series comes with a choice of three petrol (two fours and a six-cylinder) and two four-cylinder diesel engines ranging in capacity from 1.8 to 3.0 litres. the BMW 320i we tested has plenty of performance. Its 2.0-litre four-cylinder TwinPower Turbo engine pumps out 135 kW of power and 270 Nm of torque, 20 kW and 70 Nm more than the motor it replaces. At the same time it clips 2.2 seconds off the sprint time to 100 kilometres per hour - covering it in an almost sporting 7.6 seconds. BMW has long been one of the leaders in minimising carbon dioxide output from its cars. All models in the new 3 Series have a start/stop function that automatically cuts
Sleek, with plenty of sporty touches, the all-new BMW 3 Series has excellent styling. auto mode it’s almost as if the car has a constantly variable transmission.
class. Further fuel saving measures include brake energy regeneration that ensures power for the vehicle electrical system is generated predominantly during braking and overrun. Electrically assisted power steering that calls on power only when needed in cornering also helps reduce fuel usage. An Eco Pro mode that alters throttle response and transmission shift points can be dialled up by a driver really keen on cutting their impact on the environment. As well as keeping the draw by heating and air-conditioning to a minimum it also controls the use of the (optional) heated seats and the door mirrors working at optimum levels. BMW has measured a cutting of fuel consumption by as much as 20 per cent when Eco Pro is used. Axle weight distribution is the optimum 50:50, giving the 320i the balance and handling ability to give the owner a highlevel driving experience. Talking of driving experience, the new 320i features BMW’s own Driving Experience Control which, via a switch on the centre console, can shift between four driving modes – Comfort, Sport, Sport+, which pretty much are self explanatory, and Eco Pro as just described. An Adaptive M Suspension, available as an option, lowers the car by 10mm and brings in electronically controlled damping that adjusts for road surfaces and driving conditions. automatic transmission incorporating Sports Automatic function with steering wheel-mounted paddles, is standard. The close cog ratios mean that in fully
If it’s playtime the driver seeks, use of the shift paddles go some way to upping the driving input but the tranny gives the impression it is still in control. Safety is never far from BMW’s mind and a standard across the 3 Series. The system is automatically activated above18 km/h when it gently tensions the driver and front passenger seatbelts. If a crash is likely the seatbelts are further tightened and windows and sunroof the event of a crash the system will also automatically brake the car beyond the initial impact for 1.5 seconds to reduce the likelihood of a second collision. BMW ConnectedDrive also offers optional technology to help drivers and avoid any potential collisions. This includes a full-colour head-up display in which key driving information is projected onto the Further safety options include a Lane Change Warning System and Lane Departure Warning System, including Collision Warning that warns the driver of a possible collision during a lane change manoeuvre or if the car strays out of its lane. Bluetooth is standard and the BMW Professional six-speaker and this audio unit also incorporates an MP3 compatible CD drive. An excellent prestige car at a modest price for its class, the BMW 320i provides a lot of driving pleasure, yet achieves this with a minimum of damage to the air we all breathe.
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Australian drunk survives attempt to ride crocodile A DRUNK man who climbed into a crocodile enclosure in Australia and attempted to ride a 5m (16ft) long crocodile has survived his encounter. The crocodile, called Fatso, bit the 36-yearhim as he straddled the reptile. He received surgery to serious wounds to his leg and is recovering in hospital, police say. He had been chucked out of a pub in the town of Broome for being too drunk. The man, Michael Newman, climbed over a fence and tried to sit on the 800kg saltwater crocodile. “Fatso has taken offence to this and has spun around and bit this man on the right leg,” Sgt Roger Haynes of Broome police told journalists. “The crocodile has let him go and he’s been
able to scale the fence again and leave the wildlife park.” Malcolm Douglas, the park’s owner, said that the crocodile was capable of crushing a man to death with a single bite. “The man who climbed the fence was fortunate because Fatso was a bit more sluggish than normal, due to the cooler nights we have been experiencing in Broome,” said Mr Douglas. “If it had been warmer and Fatso was more alert, we would have been dealing with a fatality. “No person in their right mind would try to sit on a 5m crocodile, Saltwater crocodiles, once they get hold of you, are not renowned for letting you go.” The man staggered back to the pub bleeding heavily. Pub manager Mark Phillips said staff told him
Crocodile Fatso took chunks out of a man’s leg when he tried to ride it.
that the man reappeared at about 11pm with out of his limbs. “They said he had chunks out of his legs and things like that,” Mr Phillips told The West
Australian news website. An average of two people are killed each year in Australia by aggressive saltwater crocodiles, which can grow up to 7m long and weigh more than a tonne. - BBC
China plans to build sky-scraper A CHINESE construction company plans to build the world’s tallest tower in just 90 days.
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Broad Construction says the 220 story tower, once completed will contain a school, hospital, 17 helipads and apartments for 30,000 people.
While the buildings may not be pretty, they are safer than many would think. Broad’s founder and chairman Zhang Yue was has designed the fast build process to be earthquake resilient.
Dubbed Sky City, the building in Chansha in China’s southeastern Hunan province will Lego pieces. Broad has already built 17 prefabricated structures. Building a a 15 storey hotel took
Pope Benedict XVI has disputed the year of Jesus’ birth in his new book.
Jesus born years earlier than believed, says Pope JESUS was born several years earlier than believed and the Christian calendar is based on a miscalculation, the Pope has claimed. In his book Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives, the pontiff said the mistake was made by a sixth century monk known as Dionysius Exiguus or Dennis the Small, The Telegraph reports. “The calculation of the beginning of our calendar – based on the birth of Jesus – was made by Dionysius Exiguus, who made a
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Great apes may have ‘mid-life crisis’, a study suggests CHIMPANZEES and orangutans may experience a “mid-life crisis” like humans, a study suggests.
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An international team of researchers assessed the well-being and happiness of the great apes.
The animals were numerically scored for well-being and happiness on a short questionnaire, which was based on a human
They found well-being was high in youth, fell to a low in midlife and rose again in old age, similar to the “U-shape curve” of happiness in humans.
human primates. Dr Weiss said that the similarities between humans, chimps and orangutans go beyond genetics and physiology.
The study brought together experts such as psychologists, primatologists and economists.
For example, chimpanzees face similar social pressures and stress factors to humans.
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TURF wars between Auckland prostitutes have prompted a New Zealand political party to call for law changes.
assumed prostitution would not grow as an industry once it had been decriminalised,” she said on Thursday.
NZ First’s social policy spokeswoman, Asenati Lole-Taylor, says the “outbreak
“But there can be no doubt that the industry is spreading and ruining neighbourhoods in other cities too.”
Prostitution Reform Act and local authorities need new powers. The New Zealand Herald reported the turf wars this week, saying out of town sex workers were converging on Hunters Corner with local prostitutes.
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Prostitutes from as far away as Christchurch say they can earn up to $NZ1000 ($A792) a night in south Auckland. Ms Lole-Taylor says local authorities must have the power to ban street prostitution. “There was a gross oversight in the Act which
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“Whatever the weather – have a good week” The independent/L’indépendant - Saturday 24 November, 2012
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Ms Lole-Taylor says she knows of instances where people haven’t been able to sell their houses. “I even know of one shop that has had its front window smashed 11 times by prostitutes who trade directly outside.” She says her party will draft law changes to give authorities “the necessary legal clout” to deal with street soliciting. The only way it could get the law changes onto parliament’s agenda is to put up a members bill or persuade the government to act. - AAP
Two-tonne Witch computer gets a reboot
THE world’s oldest original working digital computer is going on display at The National Museum of Computing in Buckinghamshire. The Witch, as the machine is known, has
In its heyday in the 1950s the machine was the workhorse of the UK’s atomic energy research programme. A happy accident led to its discovery in a municipal storeroom where it had languished for 15 years.
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Do chimpanzees experience a midlife low in happiness? relatives, suggesting that it is probably “And what [this study] says is that it may be a part of the picture, but it’s clearly not all of explained by biology and physiology”. the picture. Psychologist Dr Weiss said that this research “We have to look deeper into our evolutionary opens a lot of doors. past and that of the common ancestors that He explained that for a long time this kind we share with chimpanzees, orangutans and of mid-life crisis was considered something other apes.” -BBC
public debut at a special ceremony at The National Museum of Computing (TNMOC) in Bletchley Park on 20 November. Attending the unveiling will be some of its creators as well as staff that used it and students who cut their programming teeth on the machine. Design and construction work on the machine began in 1949 and it was built to aid scientists working at the UK’s Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell in Oxfordshire. The 2.5 tonne machine was created to ease the burden on scientists by doing electronically the calculations that previously were done using adding machines.
as the Harwell Dekatron - so named for the valves it used as a memory store. Although slow - the machine took up to 10 seconds to multiply two numbers - it proved very reliable and often cranked up 80 hours of running time in a week. By 1957 the machine was being outstripped by faster, smaller computers and it was handed over to the Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Technical College (more recently Wolverhampton University) where it was used to teach programming and began to be called the Witch (Wolverhampton Instrument for Teaching Computation from Harwell). In 1973 it was donated to Birmingham’s Museum of Science and Industry and was on show for 24 years until 1997 when the museum closed and the machine was dismantled and put into storage. By chance Kevin Murrell, one of the TNMOC’s trustees, spotted the control panel of the Witch in a photograph taken by another computer conservationist who had been in the municipal store seeking components for a different machine. Page 25
EDITORIAL
Pablik transpot i nidim impruvmen
Namba blong trak, bas mo taxi i kam espeseli long Port Vila i fasfas oltaem. Pablik transpot emi kam olsem wan long ol sevis we i go long pipol mo i shud gat moa lukluk long saed ia sapos yumi wantem gat impruvmen long ol manis mo yia we i kam. Blong mekem wok blong impruvum pablik transpot long taon, i nidim hart blong evriwan: pablik transpot asosiesen, gavman mo pablik o ol pipol we tru long olgeta nao ol trak, taxi mo bas oli save gohed blong ron long rod.
Be fes taem, yumi lukluk long namba blong ol pablik transpot komperem wetem namba blong ol pipol we oli liv long taon ia. Sapos yu askem long wan man long rod se “Yu ting se namba blong ol pablik transpot i olsem wanem?”, kwiktaem bae emi ansa se “I gat tumas taxi, trak mo bas long taon ia” mo emia i tru. Be sapos yumi lukluk gud, namba blong ol bas, taxi mo trak oli inaf blong sevisim 40 000 (o ating moa) pipol we oli liv long taon ia. Namba emi inaf sapos evri pipol i yusum mo sapotem bisnis blong manples. Sapos yumi lukluk gud, aot long ol pipol we oli jamp long bas evri dei blong go long wok mo go bak long haos o go long
maket mo go bak long haos, bigfala namba emi olgeta we oli wok long praevet sekta mo olgeta we oli no wok be oli gat ol smol bisnis blong winim mani blong putum bred long tebol: stoa, kava bar, kakae blong nakamal mo sam moa. Aot long kolosap tri taosen wokman blong pablik sekta (gavman) we tu taosen oli stap long taon, yumi save talem se ating 30% nomo long olgeta oli jamp long bas evri dei blong go long wok mo go bak long haos be ating 10% nomo i yusum taxi wanwan taem mo long taem blong pei dei blong gavman. Taem yu toktok long eni draeva blong taxi long taon, evriwan i agri se olgeta we oli wok long pablik sekta oli no yusum taxi tumas ating from we oli mek yus long trak blong gavman long ples blong wok blong olgeta blong mekem wanem we oli wantem, long taem blong wok mo afta wok. Pipol i pem olgeta big mani be masta i pem ol wokman blong hem smol mani nomo. Be emi i no blong tokabaot i go moa. Wanem we i nid blong lukluk long hem emi hao yumi save manejem pablik transpot mo mekem sua se emi impruv mo problem i no moa hapen olsem we i stap hapen kasem naoia. Taem land transpot asosiesen i stap swet blong impruvum saed blong hem, tede yumi luk ol niu taxi oli ron wetem wan kala
mo wan strong rul mo ating ol bas wetem ol ona blong olgeta oli stap yet blong mekem olsem. Be taem land transpot asosiesen i trae had long saed blong hem, emi shud wok wetem polis blong mekem sua se ol aksiden oli no moa hapen tumas mo sam problem bakegen we i kamaot nomo from we draeva emi no save se bas o taxi i no blong hem wan o hem wetem bos blong hem be ol kastoma nao oli praeoriti.
Polis i tokabaot se plante aksiden we i tekem ples long taon ia emi from alkohol. Be taem wan man i drong mo aksiden long taxi o bas blong hem o blong narafala man, polis i pulum hem i go kasem Kot mo Kot i panisim hem long wan faen be sem man we i bin aksiden i no lusum raet blong draev. Polis i tokabaot se i gat sam bas mo taxi oli olgeta we i gat ol spika insaed mo musik i laod long olgeta, be i no gat wan muv blong tekemaot ol spika ia mo sapos ona blong taxi o bas i no lisen, i mas gat wan narafala muv blong saspendem laesens mo draeving laesens blong hu we i tekem toktok blong polis olsem samting nating nomo. Sapos olgeta we Stet mo munisipaliti taon ia oli gat tingting mo impruvum land transpot, bae yumi save luk namba blong taxi mo bas i go daon mo ol pipol we oli komplen se i gat tumas taxi mo bas long
taon bae oli harem gud. Semtaem, pipol i glad we i gat wan narafala step blong impruvum pablik transpot long taon. Mobael fon emi wan narafala samting we i kosem aksiden folem ripot blong polis be yet i gat moa draeva we oli holem stia blong bas long wan han mo holem mobael fon long narafala han. I gat sam narafala draeva we oltaem i mas gat ol gel narasaed long olgeta mo taem oli draev, oli storian wetem ol gel ia we emia i save kosem aksiden tu. mo taem i faenemaot gud wanem nao i stap kosem ol aksiden, i shud kam long wan taem we yumi mas talem se “Inaf ia nao!” mo yumi faenem solusen blong ol problem ia tru blong sam wei we i go lelebet wetem ol loa we sapos bak long olgeta mo mekem oli kam moa strong folem situesen we Port-Vila mo ful Vanuatu oli stap go tru long hem. Wan gavman i gat fo yia blong wok mo sapos niufala gavman we i tek off long mande i stap kasem fo yia, bambae yumi no talem olsem wan “excuse” se emi no lukluk long pablik transpot long taon ia from we i no gat wan MP blong Port Vila i kam minista. Gratien Molsoul
Oposisen ino kat namba blong pasem mosen Long nekis de nomo we palaman, hemi elektem presiden blong People’s Progressive Pati, Sato Kilman blong hemi go bak praem minista blong namba 10 palaman long histri blong Vanuatu, ikat tok
nomo we hemi mekem se sam pati we oli stap long gavman, oli no save joenem VP, UMP mo GJP. Ikat politikol risen tu we hemi mekem i hat. RMC mo Nagriamel we istap long saed blong Mr Kilman, bae tufala i fainem lelebet I hat blong wok wetem UMP. Ol poltikol analaesa i talem se bae hemi hat tu blong deputi praem minista, hemi wok wetem UMP afta UMP kandidet, Steven Sau, hemi tritenem hem wetem wan hae namba long eleksen we hemi tes tes ples. Oli talem se hemi riski blong Mr Lini, hemi helpem UMP blong hemi go long gavman from sapos no, bae hemi developem politik blong Mr Sau long Not Pentecost. Mr Kilman tu, hemi no intatenem gud rilesen wetem Mr Natapei afta we hemi bin tek ova long gavman blong hem mo fait blong
Storian blong mosen ia, hemi kosem lelebet tufala difren ting long grup blong oposisen we presiden blong Vanuaku, Edward Natapei, hemi lidim. Presiden blong Graon mo jastis pati, Ralph Regenvanu italemaut long Radio Australia long wik ia se sapos, oposisen, hemi wandem putum mosen agensem Mr Kilman, hemi mas mekem bifo palaman, hemi spel stat long namba 20 Disemba. Mr Regenvanu i talem se long ting ting blong sam pipol, gavman we istap naoia long pawa, Mr Kilman ino sut kam praem minista. Long saed blong Mr Natapei, hemi wandem lukim gavman ia, hemi mekem wok blong hem blong developem ekonomi blong Vanuatu be hemi no tokbaut mosen. Tok tok blong tufala lida ino soem saen blong wan ting ting insaed long oposisen. Presiden blong Union of Moderet Pati we wan long main pati insaed long oposisen, Serge Vohor, hemi no talemaut wan tok tok. Hemi stap watsem situesen afta we pati blong hem, hemi fes viktim blong politikol instabiliti long fes de blong palaman we hemi lukim UMP MP blong Tanna, Sailas Yatan, hemi ronwe long hem mo go bak long pati blong hem we Green Confederation pati blong foma minista blong faenens, Moana Carcasses Calosil mo hemi livim hem long Natapei wetem 4 memba blong palaman. Mr Natapei mo Mr Regenvanu ino serem semak ting ting nomo ova long mosen be ikat kuesten weda oposisen, hemi kat namba o no gat. Blong dipositim wan signetsa momo be blong mosen, hemi pas long palaman mo blong oposisen, hemi singautem wan ekstra ordineri sesen blong
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Vohor mo Natapei long wokshop blong ol MP, week ia. palaman, hemi nidim blong moa long 26 MP. Long eleksen blong Mr Kilman long wik ia, 23. Hemia i minim se oposisen, hemi nidim nara 4 MP long gavman saed blong hemi save kat namba. Long taem blong negosiesen blong fomem niu gavman long wik, Mr Natapei, hemi bin klemem se hemi kat namba be afta hemi dinaem namba blong hem bagegen taem we hemi salem posisen blong praem minista mo spika blong palaman long eni politikol pati we oli stap long Kilman saed sapos, oli wandem grup blong hem. The Independent, hemi kasem infomesen long rilaebol sos blong gavman saed se oposisen i talem se hemi kat namba be antap long hem, hemi ofarem posisen blong praem minista mo tri ministri long 4 MP blong gavman saed sapos, oli go joenem oposisen. Hemia i soem bagegen tu se oposisen, hemi no namba iet be hemi stap sakem huk iet. Sos ia, hemi talem se fasin blong oposisen, hemi ofarem praem minista mo 3 ministri long 4 MP we bae oli lego Mr Kilman, hemi wan saen blong inomo kat hop blong go long gavman. Gavman saed, hemi ripotem se oposisen, hemi stap kontaktem ol difren blok mo pati we oli stap long gavman blong sapotem
mosen blong hem be hemi no kasem gudfala ansa blong hem folem ol tok tok we UMP mo GJP i bin stap sakem agensem ol lida blong pati we oli stap tede long gavman. Wan politisien blong gavman saed i talem se sapos Mr Regenvanu, hemi talem se olgeta se oli koraptid lida, hemi sut go lukautem ol lida we oli no koraptid blong sapotem mosen blong hem. Hemi talem se Mr Natapei, hemi wan gudfala kandidet blong praem minista be hemi kat sam lida we oli stap wetem hem we hemi mekem se ol nara pati ino save go wok wetem hem. Man blong gavman ia i talem se UMP mo ale oli askem sapot blong olgeta bagegen. Politisien blong gavman ia, hemi talem se gavman we istap naoia, hemi strong istap mo long olgeta de we istap kam bae sam moa MP blong oposisen, bae oli go joenem gavman bagegen blong helpem developmen blong kantri blong olgeta. Hemi talem se Mr Regenvanu i tokbaut mosen be bae hemi go mekem wanem. Sapos, hemi wandem kam praem minista, bae ino kat wan pati i sapotem hem mo Mr Natapei mo Mr Vhor, pipol blong Vanuatu i lukim en blong wanem we tufala i save
Ol politikol analaesa ia, oli talem se hemia hemi sam long olgeta politikol difrensis we hemi mekem se ol pati we oli stap long gavman saed bae oli no go sapotem eni mosen agensem Mr Kilman. Oli talem se iven long oposisen grup we istap naoia, oli kat ol politikol difrensis istap mo tastawe oli sakem posisen blong praem minista igo autsaed. Trae hat blong oposisen we istap gohet naoia blong go long gavman, hemi folem nomo strong hop mo promes we oli mekem long taem blong kampen. Sam long olgeta kam praem minista long manis ia. Promes ia long kampen ia, hemi mekem se oposisen i sakem huk kasem long sande naet afta we Mr Kilman, hemi saenem MOA gavman long wik ia long las sarere aftenun. istap long saed blong hem long sande naet afta we hemi go pikimap sam MP blong Kilman saed be long mande moning, ol MP ia, oli go stap long gavman saed mo sam i ronwe long oposisen grup.
The Independent/L’indépendant - Sarere 24 Novemba 2012
Nius
Nicolas: gavman sevis ino kasem Torba mama Fes woman kandidet we hemi kontestem las jeneral eleksen long konstituensi blong Banks mo Torres, Marie Nicolas i talem se stat we Vanuatu i kasem indipendens blong hem long 1980, ol mama blong Torba ino kasem sevis blong gavman mo ol nara woman oganaesesen.
wan wof blong olgeta long aelan mo mekem wan haedro pawa. Hemi talem se aelan blong Gaua, hemi wan aelan blong Vanuatu we hemi kat wan bigfala wotafol we hemi save elektrisiti pawa long aelan. Marie i talem se aelan blong Gaua, hemi wan long olgeta blong kantri we hemi gat wan kualiti graon blong karemaut ol projek blong agrikaltsa mo hemi kat ol naes ples blong turis i save visitim be ikat bigfala nid yet blong developem ol infrastraktsa olsem wof mo elektrisiti pawa.
Marie i talem se ol mama, oli stap semak be oli laki long wanem we God, hemi givim long olgeta long aelan blong olgeta. Hemi talem se long luk luk blong hem, evri desisen konsenem ol mama we hemi blong helpem olgeta blong oli develop we oli kam long gavman blong Vanuatu mo ol internasional oganaesesen, hemi blong ol mama nomo we oli stap long Port Vila.
Graon blong aelan ia, hemi rits mo solwota blong hem tu, hemi semak wetem longfala rif blong hem. Long wan taem, aelan blong Gaua, hemi bin fesem wan gudfala taem wetem sel blong ol troka sel blong hem.
Hemi talem se sam mama we oli stap mekem nois long Port Vila, oli stap tok tok from olgeta nomo be ikat luk luk se oli no ting baut olgeta long ol aelan. Marie i talem se ol woman oganaesesen olsem dipatmen blong woman afea mo VNCW, oli sut konsentret moa blong helpem ol mama long ol aelan. Torba woman kandidet ia, hemi talem se sapos, ol woman oganaesesen ia, oli wari abaut progres mo developmen blong ol mama long nasional desisen making, oli mas mekem moa wok blong olgeta long aelan. Hemi givim eksampol se long taem blong las eleksen, ino kat wan long mama long Port Vila we oli kamaut long ol oganaesesen blong olgeta i helpem hem long Torba provins. Marie i talem se hem wan, hemi trae hat long politikol kampen blong hem wetem tufala mama long aelan blong hem.
Hemi wan long olgeta aelan blong Vanuatu tu wan kampani blong China, hemi bin wandem be projek ino bin save happen.
Marie lo foret blong palament hoas.. Hemi talem se hemi festaem we wan mama, hemi stanap long eleksen long konstituensi blong Banks mo Torres be risal blong hem, hemi gud bitim ol man kandidet. Hemi bin kontestem eleksen long tiket blong Vanuatu National Parti mo hemi manej blong hemi save kasem 186 vot.
indipenden tiket mo hemi bin kasem 92 we hemi haf blong vot blong hem. Hemi talem se Gaua i wan aelan we kastom i strong long hem be hemi bin kat sapot long ol tsif mo ol man.
Marie i talem se hemi bin kontes narasaed long ol hevi wet olsem foma spika blong palaman mo naoia niu minista blong
Marie i talem se long evri vilej we hemi go long hem, hemi kasem wan gudfala welkam mo hemia i mekem se hemi no givap afta we hemi no save winim las eleksen mo bae hemi kontestem jeneral eleksen long 2016.
ankel blong hem we hemi Victor Wetias we hemi bin kontestem eleksen long wan
Hemi talem se sapos, hemi bin winim las eleksen, hemi bin kat ting ting blong buildim
legal duti, samfala oli parliamenteri duti mo samfala oli constituensi duti.
i stanap long foundation blong traditional Melanesian values, Faith long God mo Christian principles.” Hemi talem se fes promis ia hemi wan Constitution law. Namba tu promis we Vanuatu i mekem wetem God, hemi stap insaid long wan Law we fas Palamen i passem we i talemaut motto blong neisen, we istap long design se “Long God Yumi Stanap”. Namba tu promis hemi wan Palamen law. Namba tri promis we neisen i mekem wetem God, ikamaut long Prime Minister long 2002, Edward Natapei, long Independence Park se, “Republic blong Vanuatu babae i serve-em wan God nomo, we Hem i God Papa, Pikinini mo Tabu Spirit.” Namba tri promis ia hemi wan Prime Minister decleresen we hem i mekem long nem blong Vanuatu. Hemi talem se ol MP tu, mo ol minista mo spika ibin mekem promis long nem blong God se babae yufala i mekem wok i stret long evri pipol folem Constitution mo law.
Hemi talem se nara problem we hemi fainem, hemi isiu blong mani blong karemaut eleksen kampen blong hem. Marie I talem se long luk luk blong hem, plande long olgeta we oli winim eleksen, hemi from we oli kat mani. Hemi talem se hemi gud blong ol oganaesesen blong ol mama, oli stat blong oganaesem ol woman long aelan blong mekem se oli no stap long las minit blong mekem se ol mama i save tekem pat tu long nasional desisen making bodi. Long eleksen we hemi tes pas, ino wan long woman kandidet i manej blong hemi save winim wan long olgeta 52 tsea insaed long palaman.
Mataskelekele: MP i wan wokman
Foma presiden blong Ripablik blong Vanuatu, Kalakot Mataskelekel i talem se Vanuatu hemi kat olgeta pipol, olsem human beings mo olsem ordinary memba blong komuniti, yumi gat ol basic rol o wok blong mekem long laif blong yumi long neisen olsem wan sitizen blong kantri, memba blong komyuniti mo memba blong famli. Mr Mataskelekel i talem se antap long ol stamba o basic rol ia, igat ol nara kaen rol o wok tu we yumi gat, olsem exampol mait yumi memba blong wan Jioj, o wan rilijen, o wan organization, o wan association. Hemi talem se evri rol o wok ia igat olgeta difdifren duti mo responsibiliti blong olgeta. Mr Mataskelekele i mekem tok tok long wednesde long taem blong woksop blong ol new memba blong palaman. Foma presiden ia we hemi bin wan foma memba blong palaman tu i talem se bambae hemi no kam olsem wan saprais long ol memba mo lida long hae representativ bodi blong neisen se, tugeta mo wan wan, oli igat olgeta responsibiliti we i plante moa bitim wan ordinari sitizen we from oli olsem wan MP i gat semak basic duti olsem evri nara sitizen blong kantri mo memba blong komuniti, be antap long olgeta stamba duti ia, olgeta olsem wan MP igat extra hevi responsibiliti mo duti we rol ia MP i putum long solda blong olgeta. Responsibility ia hemi semak nomata sipos yu stap olsem wan Minista, o yu stap long gavman said olsem backbencher o long oposisen said. Mr Mataskelekel i talem se olgeta duti ia i mekem se wok blong wan MP hemi no isi, from naoia namba wan responsibiliti blong wan MP i blong sevem nesen, komuniti mo konstituensi blong olgeta. Hemi talem se samfala extra duti blong yufala ol MP ia, oli ol constitutional duti, samfala oli
Foma presiden i talem se Constitution i talem se wok blong Palamen hemi blong mekem olgeta lo we i givim pis, oda mo gudfala gavman long Vanuatu. Hemi talem se taem yumi lukluk insaid long statement o toktok blong constitution ia hemi soemaut tu duti blong ol MP blong Palamen we oli i mas takem pat mo involv long process blong bill olsem tingbaut blong statem wan bill, ridim mo andastanem wan bill mo redi blong kuestenem mo mekem komen mo vot long hem. Hemi talem se duti ia hemi wan constitutional duti blong wan MP from hem istap long Constitution. Foma MP ia i talem se wan bigfala exampol blong nara constitutional dut blong ol Memba blong Palamen i stap long Japta 10 blong Constitution, we i tokbaut Leadership Code, we i talemaut olgeta samting we wan MP, olsem wan Lida blong neisen, mo ol nara Lida, oli no mas mekem. Duti ia ikam olsem wan legal responsibiliti tu blong wan MP from olgeta administresen blong constitutional duti ia istap long Leadership Code Act. Hemi talem se woksop ia hemi stap long trifala dei nomo mo hemi givim wan gudfala taem ol MP ia, oli bildimap save abaut raet mo duti blong olgeta. Mr Mataskelekele i mekem toktok concernem samfala general isiu we bambae ol MP olsem lida blong nesen mo man blong mekem lo blong kantri igat interes blong ting ting long hem. Igat plante difren isiu olsem be hemi bin mensenem 4 nomo. Hemi rimaenem ol MP se Vanuatu hemi wan Christian kantri we i bin mekem trifala promis o covenant wetem God. Hemi talem se fes promis o covenant we Republic blong Vanuatu i mekem wetem God, hemi stap long Preamble blong Constitution we i talem olsem se, “Yumi …stanemap naoia united mo free Republic blong Vanuatu we
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Hemi talem se konsenem netsa blong democratik sistem blong yumi. prinsipol blong “majority rule” hemi wan stamba prinsipol blong democrasi. Hemi talem se prinsipol ia igat ol difren mining blong hem, be tufala bigfala mining blong hem i talem se wan kandidet we i winim majoriti blong vot long wan eleksen long wan constituensi, hem nao i win mo pas ikam long Palamen. Namba tu mining blong prinsipol ia se ol politikol paty mo MPs we oli gat majoriti namba insaid long Palamen, olgeta nao oli save formem Gavman. Situation blong elektoral sistem blong Vanuatu tede i soemaut se tufala stamba rul ia antap ino wok mo ino exist long kantri blong yumi from reasons blong “singlevot-system”, plande politikol pati, system blong multi-seat constituensi mo realiti blong plande independen kandidet long eleksen. Seriousness blong situesen ia hemi bigwan tumas from bifo hemi affectem nomo olgeta multi-seat constituency, be tede yumi save luk
iklia long eleksen risal long jeneral eleksen we i tes pas se problem ikasem tu olgeta smol one-seat konstituensi olsem Malo-Aore, Maewo, Paama, Tongoa, Shepherds mo Tafea Outer Islands. Mr Mataskelekele i talem se hemii sorry blong talem se seriousness blong kes ia hemi soemaut se evri MP blong olgeta smol konstituensi ia oli nogat majoriti vot blong voting elektoret mo plande oli gat daon long 50% blong konstituensi blong elektoral sapot. Hemi talem se long nasional level total valid vot blong neisen hemi 120,223 mo total vot blong evri successful candidet hemi 43,303 we hemi 36.02%. Hemia i daon long half long national electoral sapot. Constitutionalli mo politicalli hemia i min se Palamen blong neisen long las sam long olgeta jeneral eleksen ino stap karem majoriti vois blong voting pipol blong neisen. Taem we hemi tok tok long isiu blong mosen agensem praem minista, hemi talem se lo hemi oraet nomo long 1980’s ikam antap, taem we igat tu bigfala political partii nomo long kantri, mo olgeta pati oli strong mo united long lukluk bong olgeta. Long tede, olgeta politikal condition oli jenis bigwan mo constitutional privision ia hemi nomo i talem se wandem sugestem long Gavman mo Opposisen se long namba 10 Palalmen blong ikat stabiliti, pis mo progres blong kantri, se tugeta saed i wok tugeta blong amendem Constitution mo introdusim sam kaen restriksen olsem we istap long Palamen blong PNG, blong minimaesm namba blong taem we igat tumas mosen olsem, Gavman ino mo ino save mekem wok blong hem blong rulum neisen mo givim sevis long publik from hemi stap wari long laif blong hem wan.
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ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
Starring: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess and Joe Anderson Directed by: Julie Taymor A romantic musical told mainly through numerous Beatles songs performed by the characters. A young man from Liverpool comes to America during the Vietnam War American girl who has grown up sheltered in the suburbs. Together they experience the sweeping changes of America in the late 60’s.
CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2
Starring: Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt and Eugene Levy Directed by: Adam Shankman family of eight children.
FAIR GAME
T V g u i d e
PUNCTURE
Starring: Chris Evans, Mark Kassen and Vinessa Shaw Directed by: Adam Kassen & Mark Kassen supply corporation while battling his own personal demons.
ROSEWOOD LANE
Starring: Rose McGowan, Daniel Ross and Ray Wise Directed by: Victor Salva When radio talk show psychiatrist, Dr. Sonny Blake, moves back to her hometown, she takes notice of her neighborhood paper boy’s unusual behavior.
THE HELP
Starring: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn and Sonya Davison Director: Doug Liman is a riveting action thriller based on the autobiography of real-life undercover CIA operative Valerie Plame (Watts). When Valerie’s retired ambassador husband Joe Wilson (Penn) writes a newspaper article challenging the basis for the U.S. war on Iraq, the White House leaks Valerie’s undercover status -- leaving her international contacts vulnerable, her career in shambles and her life in danger.
Starring: Viola Davis, Emma Stone and Octavia Spencer Directed by: Tate Taylor Based on one of the most talked about books in years and a #1 New York Times best-selling novel, ”The Help” is a provocative and inspiring look at what happens when a southern town’s unspoken code of rules and behavior is shattered by three courageous women who strike up an unlikely friendship.
YEAR ONE
MARGIN CALL
Starring: Zachary Quinto, Jeremy Irons and Kevin Spacey Directed by: J.C. Chandor CALL follows the key people at an investment back over a 24-hour period.
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Starring: Jack Black, Michael Cera and Olivia Wilde Directed by: Harold Ramis When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers (Black and Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world. The Independent/L’indépendant - Saturday 24 November, 2012
Life style
Life Style Hands can age very quickly – if you don’t pay attention to them. My anti-aging and skin care tips will help keep your hands looking their best. Most importantly, be sure to wear lined rubber gloves when doing all housework “ from dusting to dishes “ even laundry. Detergents, bleach, and even water, can cause peeling and splitting nails. Did you also know that frequent exposure to water, strips hands of moisture, and may be one of the causes of arthritis in joints of the hands? Apply antioxidant or peptide rich creams on hands frequently especially during cold, winter months.
Try These Popular Hand Rejuvenation Tips Once a week dip your hands in warm milk for about 15 to 20 minutes. The lactic acid in milk helps exfoliate skin, fades age spots, and the fat in milk moisturizes hands. Milk also softens cuticles and exfoliates dry skin. Another quick and effective way to exfoliate your hands is baking soda. Simply wet hands and gently scrub them with a small handful of baking soda, then rinse. I also highly recommend and personally use LED Light Therapy (Light Emitting Diodes) on my hands to keep them looking youthful. Check out the 2-panel DPL Therapy Unit listed on this website.
Anti aging and skin care tips: Rejuvenating your hands
Choose shampoos that moisturize your hair and are gentle.
Rinse hair, then shampoo one more time. Rinse and condition.
My new favorite cleansing and conditioning products are made by Your Crown & Glory (YCG). They are over 80% natural, contain no sodium laurel sulphates and are ideal for those with thinning or falling hair.
Natural Brunette Hair Rinse
Sodium laurel sulfates (SLS), found in most shampoos, can fade and strip color, cause dull, dry, brittle hair, can even damage the scalp or cause falling hair. YCG hair products will add sheen, luster, strength and hydration to hair. In addition, by avoiding products with SLSs your scalp will be less dry.
Black tea contains tannic acid that can help dark hair look shiny. Place two black tea bags in 2 cups of hot water. Let steep, then cool and remove tea bags. Shampoo and condition hair as normal then use the
Always use conditioner on ends of hair and use cool water when rinsing hair. This closes hair follicles and adds shine. Do not scrunch or rub hair with a towel after washing, as this very gently squeeze out excess water and wrap hair in a towel. wet hair. To comb out long, tangled hair, start at the ends and work your way up. Before blow drying, apply a protein-infused product to protect hair. Use a medium heat setting to blow dry hair. Hold dryer four to six inches away from hair to prevent damage. Finish drying with a blast of cool air to close hair follicles and add shine. Consider investing in an ion blow dryer. The ions in the warm air break down water molecules and lock in moisture. Ion dryers dry hair faster, preventing dry, frizzy or damaged hair.
Natural Red Hair Rinse For natural red heads, lemon juice and cranberry tea can add highlights to hair. Place two cranberry tea bags in 2 cups of boiled water with 2 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice. Let steep, cool and remove tea bags. Shampoo and condition hair as usual, then use
If you currently have soft or splitting nails, be sure to keep hands out of water and purchase a product called Nailtiques Formula 2 at your local beauty supply shop. This remarkable nail protein product helps dramatically harden nails. Apply twice daily and your nails will be much stronger in just two weeks. And it dries in just 30 seconds so you can quickly apply it at any time. An effective and affordable way to brighten yellow or stained nails is with my baking soda and lemon juice recipe below:
Nail Brightening Recipe: Combine 1 tbsp. lemon juice with 2 tbsp. baking soda to make a paste. Wet hands and rub each nail for two minutes
Natural Blonde Hair Rinse
Then rinse. If you have pigmentation spots on your hands you may wish to gently scrub them with the paste.
For natural blonde hair place 2 chamomile tea bags in two cups of hot water and 1/8 cup of apple cider vinegar. Let cool and remove tea bags. Shampoo and
Afterward moisturize nails and hands with Shea butter, olive oil, coconut oil or almond oil and top with petroleum jelly. Wear gloves. Wait 24 hours before applying polish.
rinse.
Fabulous Hair Tips
Below are some of my favorite hair recipes:
For healthy, lustrous hair, consume foods rich in protein
Hair Conditioning Pack
and grape seed oil, and nuts. Include a variety of colorful vegetables, fruits and whole grains in your diet.
Combine a ½ mashed avocado, 1 slightly beaten egg and a
Chlorella, an algae from Japan, is known to help add more shine and soften hair. It also gives you more energy and is great for skin.
on wet hair. Put on a shower cap. Leave on for 30 minutes. To boost penetration warm a towel in a dryer and wrap the warm towel over the shower cap. Do this once a month. Once a month use one of the hair clarifying recipes below:
Hair Clarifying Recipe Combine 1 tsp. baking soda with 1 tbsp. shampoo and cleanse hair with this mixture. Then rinse and condition This closes the follicles.
Hair Clarifying Recipe for Color-Treated Hair For color-treated hair or just before your coloring appointment, remove product build-up (hair spray, gel, then sprinkle baking soda all over wet hair. Create a paste, working the baking soda into hair and scalp. Add shampoo and massage the hair and scalp for 5 minutes.
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Dry Scalp Recipe For dry scalp, top Los Angeles colorist and hair stylist Mary before adding moisturizing treatments to the scalp. Begin by lightly scraping the entire scalp using a comb. Hold it at a 45 degree angle, gently pushing the comb back and forth, to loosen dead skin cells. Then mix 2 tbsp. Vitamin E oil with 2 tbsp. almond oil. Warm the mixture in the microwave for about 5- 10 seconds or use the oils at room temperature. Section the hair about a ½ inch apart. Apply oil mixture onto scalp using a dropper. Place a shower cap over hair. Leave on for minimum one hour or overnight. Then shampoo hair as normal.
Update Your Look Instantly During this economic time, purchasing a new wardrobe may not possible for some of us. But a great way to instantly look and feel better is to update your current wardrobe with affordable, chick-looking accessories. A new necklace, bracelet, ring or simple pair of earrings can make all the difference.
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Health
Girls and Puberty You may notice more body fat along the upper arms, thighs, and upper back. Your hips will grow rounder and wider; your waist will become narrower.
Girls, see if this sounds familiar. You look in a mirror one morning and notice you’re taller -- and rounder. Through your nightgown, you see your breasts are bigger. You don’t remember looking like that a few weeks ago! Over the next few weeks, you start noticing hair in places you’ve never had hair before. You’ve heard girls at school talk about getting their periods, and you wonder if that will happen to you soon. You same day. What in the world is going on? Welcome to puberty. Technically speaking, puberty is nature’s way of transforming a child into an adult, all for the sake of reproduction. While both girls and boys go through puberty, girls reach puberty and sexual maturity at earlier ages than boys do.
Your doctor will check your height and weight each year to make sure you are growing properly. If you are gaining weight too fast, you may need to increase your exercise and substitute fruits and vegetables for junk foods.
Cramps and Your Period
Puberty Breast Development Breast development is an early sign of puberty in girls. This can happen before age 9 in some girls, but later in others. If you are self-conscious, you might want to start wearing a “training bra,” which is a soft bra with no real support. Talk to your mom, older sister, or an aunt about buying a training bra. They can take your bust measurement to make sure you have one that is comfortable and that .
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deal with them. Preparation is key. Your plan might be
So what’s causing all of these changes? Hormones! Actually, the female hormone estrogen is the main one that’s triggering all the changes in your body. Let’s look at some of the changes girls can expect at puberty.
If you want to shave your legs and underarms, ask your mom or another woman you trust about selecting the safest razor. Someone who is experienced in shaving needs to show you how to shave safely; using a gentle shaving cream, water, and a razor.
ages 12 and 13, but menstruation can start earlier or later. During a menstrual period, there are two to three days of heavier bleeding with two to four days of lighter
You’ll probably gain weight in puberty -- most girls do.
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Diarrhea Fatigue Medications such as ibuprofen (Advil) and acetaminophen (Tylenol) can help ease period pain. Putting a heating pad or hot water bottle on your abdomen may also help. If your cramping is severe, talk to your health care provider.
Anxiety Dietary cravings
increase in hair on your arms and legs, in your armpits, and around your pubic area happens to girls early in puberty.
Soon after they develop breasts, most girls have their
fastest about six months before they start their period (menarche).
Nausea
Fluid retention
Increase in Hair
Your First Menstrual Period
Starting at around age 9, girls begin to gain about 17% to 18% of their adult height. If someone has commented that you are “all hands and feet,” it’s true!
Bloating
Irritability
Keep in mind that not all women shave their body hair. In some cultures, it is acceptable to leave the armpits and legs unshaven. You have to decide what is best for you and your family’s customs.
Increase in Height and Weight
Back pain
Because of the surges in hormones during puberty, many girls feel moodiness at times, especially right before their periods. This is called premenstrual syndrome (PMS). PMS may cause:
One of the best tips I give my patients who want to delay sexual activity— but aren’t sure how to resist temptation—is to be prepared. Anticipate the obstacles
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Aching in your upper thighs
Girls and Mood Swings
Talking to Your Boyfriend: Practice Makes Perfect
on a date (“That’s so nice of you, but I just don’t have any time right now”) to the trickier logistics of cooling things down when you and your boyfriend are making out. Think...
Cramps are caused by the increased production of hormones during your period. This causes the muscles of the uterus to contract. You might also notice:
Once your period starts, the PMS symptoms usually disappear. It’s helpful to exercise during PMS and your period in order to boost your mood and help you feel your best. If your mood is lower than normal, talk to your health care provider about your feelings. Some girls have a decrease in self-esteem and body satisfaction if they hit puberty earlier than their friends. Other girls feel different if they enter puberty later than their friends do. That’s why it’s important to understand what’s happening in your body, and realize that every girl goes through the same changes -- some sooner, some later. But if you have not gone through puberty by age 14, including menstruating, you should see your primary health care practitioner. It’s important to eat a balanced diet, exercise daily, get plenty of sleep, and stay at a healthy weight during this time. Continue to see your primary health care provider for regular checkups, so you can feel your best and have someone knowledgeable to go to with your questions.
Menstruation happens to all girls, so try not to be embarrassed in learning more about it. Talk to your mom or an adult you trust about having your period. During your period, you’ll need to wear a sanitary pad or tampon. Your mom (or other adult) can purchase these products and show you how to use them. Be sure to keep extra pads or tampons in your school locker in case your period starts suddenly during the school day. If you forget, ask to see a school nurse or ask a female teacher for help.
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Adam @Home
Fred
Andy Capp Hagar
Broom Hilda
One Big Happy
Calvin & Hobbes
Peanuts
Pickles Candorville
Drabble
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News
‘Cold-blooded’ ice cream lady a double murderer
In the morning she “asked him to forgive me for what I had done”. She then proceeded to dispose of the body.
A WOMAN dubbed the “Ice Killer” by the Austrian media has confessed in court to murdering two men and setting their sawn-up body parts in cement in the cellar of her ice cream parlour.
When arrested, Carranza was two months pregnant by another man, whom she married in prison in March this year. The baby was born in January but the boy, called Roland after the father, was immediately taken away from her and is now reportedly being looked after by her parents in Barcelona.
At times breaking into tears, Goidsargi Estibaliz Carranza Zabala, who has joint Spanish-Mexican citizenship, told the hearing in Vienna how she shot and sliced up with a chain saw her ex-husband in 2008 and then in 2010 her new partner.
“He is totally different. He is very gentle, the opposite of macho,” Carranza said of her new husband. “He would not bring me into such a situation.”
apartment that also served as a store room for the ice cream parlour, she concealed them in chunks of concrete that she mixed up in the cellar of her “Schleckeria” shop in the Austrian capital. The grisly remains were discovered by chance during maintenance work in June 2011. After going on the run to Italy, Carranza was captured several days afterwards and later extradited. Carranza shot ex-husband Holger Holz - who she said was violent, lazy and a bully who refused to move out after their divorce - at close range with a .22-calibre Beretta pistol three times in the head as he worked on his computer. “I never thought I would be able to go through with it,” Carranza, wearing a grey dress and glasses, told the packed courtroom. “It was
3pm. There were children outside, it was nice weather, someone must have heard. “I thought the police would come. Then my mobile phone rang. It was the ice cream parlour, saying they needed me to come over.” After several failed attempts to dispose of the corpse, including the “crazy idea” of setting a chain saw. “I cleaned and cleaned in the days afterwards,” she told the court. But her new relationship with Manfred Hinterberger, an
ice cream salesman some 20 years her senior, quickly deteriorated until she felt “like in a prison ... like my head was in a plastic bag”. Before killing him she took shooting lessons as well as a course in mixing concrete at a local hardware store. She shot him as he slept after a drunken argument in November 2010 with the same Beretta. “He turned his face to the wall and started snoring ... I was so angry. I had the gun under the mattress. I took it out, loaded and shot,” Carranza told the court.
How a dog overcame paralysis AS HE strolls across the lawn, it is hard to believe Jasper the dachshund was unable to use his hind legs just two years ago. Paralysed in an accident, he needed years of physiotherapy and a special trolley to get around. But scientists conducting a study at Cambridge University have helped him walk again with a pioneering treatment that offers hope for human patients with spinal injuries. Injecting cells from the dog’s nose into the injured part of his spine helped repair the damage. After the treatment, Jasper was able to move his previously paralysed hind legs and coordinate movement with his front limbs. The ten-year-old dog is now “whizzing around” unassisted and can also swim. Early trials involving humans have taken place, and Professor Robin Franklin, coauthor of the study from the Wellcome TrustMRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, said:
“My task is to show you her other side ... That she is a singularly cold-blooded and unscrupulous killer,” Ms Freh said. “Do not be fooled.” A psychiatric report commissioned by the court said that Carranza, now in a unit for the “mentally abnormal”, was dangerous and was like a “princess ... who just wants to be ‘rescued’ by a man”. The trial was scheduled to last several days, with around 50 witnesses and seven experts due to testify - AFP
treatment, which could offer hope to people with spinal cord injuries. Those injected with olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) from their noses showed a considerable improvement, moving previously paralysed limbs. Some also regained lost bowel and bladder control. A second group treated with a placebo showed Previous research suggests OECs, which maintain the communication pathway between the nose and the brain, can help form a bridge between damaged and undamaged parts of the spine by regenerating nerve
animals at least 12 months after their spines were damaged in accidents. Scientists say this more closely resembles a scenario that would involve human patients. Jasper suffered a slipped disk that left his hind legs paralysed in 2008. His owner, May Hay, said: “Before the trial, he was unable to walk at all. When we took him out we used a sling for his back legs so he could exercise the front ones. It was heartbreaking.
these types of cell into a severely damaged improvement.
“This woman has two faces,” prosecutor Petra Freh told the packed courtroom. “She will try to play here the part of someone wellbehaved, who would never do something like this.
“But now we can’t stop him whizzing around the house and he can even keep up with the two other dogs we own. It’s utterly magic.”
able to restore at least a small amount of movement in human patients with spinal cord injuries, but that’s a long way from saying they might be able to regain all lost function.
Professor Geoffrey Raisman, chairman of neural regeneration at University College London, said: ‘This is not a cure for spinal cord injury in humans.
“It’s more likely that this procedure might one day be used as part of a combination of treatments, alongside drug and physical therapies, for example.”
But this is the most encouraging advance for
In the study, published in the journal Brain, scientists looked at 34 pet dogs with severe spinal injuries that left them unable to use their back legs to walk.
effects previously reported in rodents can be produced in other species.
BRITISH station ITV may be forced to pay up to $764,000 in damages to Tory peer Lord McAlpine after This Morning presenter Phillip
Lord McAlpine’s legal team is seeking more than the 185,000 pounds already agreed to with the BBC after the initial bungled report.
to camera.
“embarrassed the Prime Minister and destroyed the reputation of my client [Lord McAlpine]”, according to the Mail, who also reported a 15-page letter was sent to ITV, urging them to settle before action.
Newsnight program, which erroneously linked Lord McAlpine to sexual abuse at a children’s home in North Wales, inspired a list of names he then attempted to ambush Prime Minister David Cameron with on camera, “the Daily Mail reports.
The former Tory treasurer made a more modest claim against the publicly-funded BBC but is looking for a bigger damages deal against ITV, a private company.
Mr Cameron did not read the list and said accusations against senior members of his party risked becoming a “witch-hunt” against gays.
Thousands of Twitter users who went on to implicate the peer are also facing legal action, including popular Jonathan Creek and QI television star Alan Davies.
“I’m worried about the sort of thing you are doing right now, taking a list of names off the internet,” he said.
Davies tweeted to his 440,000 followers “Any clues as to who this Tory paedophile is …?” followed by a retweet naming Lord McAlpine.
“If anyone has any information about anyone who’s a pedophile, no matter how high up in society they are, that is what the police are for.”
The Mail says lawyers estimate the potential number of defendants facing libel action could reach 10,000 - the largest in British legal history.
towards it.
“That is encouraging for application in human injuries.”
After ... Jasper can walk normally after the
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Ice-Cream Cone Cupcake Believe it or not, this ice-cream cone is actually a cupcake.
Children’s Page
Alpha Sudoku - 3
Place a letter from A to F in each empty cell so every row, every column and every 2x3 box contains all the letters A to F.
Make a cupcake shaped like an ice-cream cone.
What you’ll need 1 ice-cream cone cupcake (see directions below) Frosting or whipped topping Sprinkles or jimmies 1 maraschino cherry
How to make it 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. cream cones halfway with cake batter (no further or they will not cook thoroughly). 3. Place each cone in a mini cupcake baking tin for stability. Bake at the recommended temperature (350 degrees) for about the same time as cupcakes. 4. Using a pastry bag with a star tip, swirl the frosting or whipped topping on the cone like soft-serve ice cream.
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5. Ask the “customers” if they want sprinkles or jimmies. Top with the maraschino cherry.
Alpha Sudoku - 2 Place a letter from A to D in each empty cell so every row, every column and every 2x2 box contains all the letters A to D.
Tic-Tac-Toe Simple Paper Game
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The Independent/L’indépendant - Saturday 24 November, 2012
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Weird and Wacky news Rights group urges ban on killer robots distinguish between civilians and combatants in a war zone.
HOLLYWOOD-style robots able to shoot people without permission from their human handlers are a real possibility and must be banned before governments start deploying them, Human Rights Watch warned thi week.
“A number of governments, including the United States, are very excited about moving in this direction, very excited about taking the
The report “Losing Humanity” - co-produced by Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic - also raises the alarm over the ethics of the looming technology.
casualties,” said Steve Goose, arms division director at Human Rights Watch. While Mr Goose said “killer robots” do not exist as yet, he warned of precursors and added that the best way to forestall an ethical nightmare is a “preemptive, comprehensive prohibition on the development or production of these systems.”
Calling them “killer robots,” it urges “an international treaty that would absolutely prohibit the development, production, and use of fully autonomous weapons.” The US military already leads the way in military robots, notably the unmanned aircraft or drones used for surveillance or attacks over Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen and elsewhere. But these are controlled by human operators in ground bases and are not able to kill without authorisation. Fully autonomous robots that decide for within 20 to 30 years, or “even sooner,” the 50page report said, adding that weapon systems that require little human intervention already exist. Raytheon’s Phalanx gun system, deployed on
The world is closer than ever to deploying robots that can kill without human intervention. destroy incoming projectiles all by itself. The X47B is a plane-sized drone able to take off and land on aircraft carriers without a pilot and even refuel in the air. Perhaps closest to the Terminatortype killing machine portrayed in Arnold sentry robot already being used in South
Korea, with the ability to spot unusual activity, talk to intruders and, when authorised by a human controller, shoot them. Going fully autonomous would spare human troops from dangerous situations. The downside, though, is that robots would then be left to make highly nuanced decisions on their own, the most fraught being the need to
The problem with handing over decisionmaking power to even the most sophisticated robots is that there would be no clear way of making anyone answer for the inevitable mistakes, said Noel Sharkey, professor of “If a robot goes wrong, who’s accountable? It certainly won’t be the robot,” he said. “The robot could take a bullet in its computer and go berserk. So there’s no way of really determining who’s accountable and that’s very important for the laws of war.” - AFP
Drunk schoolie takes nap just centimetres from fatal fall A DRUNK schoolie has learnt the hardest lesson of his life after he decided to sleep off his hangover on a narrow ledge on the 11th
Somerset College graduate Cameron Cox, who said he was 18 years old, caused an internet sensation this week after a photograph of him lying on the Gold Coast ledge was uploaded on social media site Instagram. The photo, taken by another schoolie on the afternoon, showed Mr Cox, originally from Bankstown, positioned perilously close to the Holiday Apartments in Surfers Paradise.
Can’t believe all the fuss ... schoolie Cameron Cox, 18.
Apocalypse survival hope killed off FRANCE has dashed the hopes of those who had planned to take refuge in one of the few places on Earth some believe will be spared when the world ends on December 21.
Freysselinard said the 100 police and approaches to the tiny village of the same name at the foot of the mountain, and if too many people turn up, they will block access.
Bugarach, a mountain in the southwest where rumour has it the hilltop will open on the last day and aliens will emerge with spaceships to save nearby humans.
“We are expecting a few visionaries, a few people who believe in this end of the world, but in extremely limited numbers,” he said in the nearby city of Carcassonne.
Eric Freysselinard, the state’s top representative in the area, said he was blocking access to the mountain for public safety reasons to avoid a rush of New Age fanatics, sightseers and media crews. Believers say the world will end on December 21, 2012, and they see Bugarach as one of a few sacred mountains sheltered from the cataclysm.
“We are expecting greater numbers of people who are just curious, but in numbers we cannot determine. Above all, we are expecting lots of journalists,” he said.
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Films, documentaries and websites have promoted the idea that the ancient Mayan calendar predicts that doomsday is on December 21.
His dangerous nap came despite repeated warnings from police and Schoolies organisers about a spate of balcony deaths on the Gold Coast. The Gold Coast Bulletin spoke exclusively to Mr Cox, who said he was surprised by the furore.”I didn’t think anybody saw me except for the guys in the unit next to us who took the photo,” Mr Cox said. “I was drunk and climbed out there through the window for the thrill and to get some fresh air. I was out there for about half an hour until a security guard came to do a room check and I didn’t want him to know I’d been out there. “The window slides open. There’s no security screens.” The photo, which went viral, led to Mr Cox being branded “dumb” and a “dope” but he said he was more concerned about how his dad would react when he found out: “I knew in past years there had been problems
with balconies but I didn’t think it would get this much attention. My dad might be angry when Roomate and fellow schoolie James Chard, 17, also from Somerset College, said he considered moving Mr Cox but did not want to he’d just gone for a walk because we couldn’t sitting outside. “Nobody could convince him to come inside and we didn’t want to make him move so people just watched him until he decided to come in.” Somerset College headmaster Craig Bassingthwaighte declined to comment on Mr Cox’s behaviour. The teenager’s mother is a teacher at the prestigious school. Gold Coast Superintendent Paul Ziebarth said police would continue to monitor dangerous behaviour across the week. “The police helicopter has been doing patrols of balconies, as well as the beach precinct,’’ he said. “Where we can we will stop the kids doing something stupid.’’ Schoolies chairman Mark Reaburn said teens should think twice before posting pictures on social media. “Social media is the way these kids communicate but they have to think twice before putting inappropriate pictures up - it could ruin their futures,” he said. “Most employers will get online and check kids could be ruining their chances at future jobs.
The Independent/L’Indépendant - Saturday 24 November, 2012
Rallye du 15 au 16 décembre 2012
Sport Feature
Présentation de deux des meilleurs pilotes du Vanuatu CHINH NGUYEN Chinh Nguyen, propriétaire de Don Tailleur à Port Vila, a commencé les courses de rallye en 2001 avec une Toyota Corolla, 2 roues motrices. 2 années après, Chinh avait déjà sa place championnat et le rallye du Vanuatu. Il arrête cependant en 2006, vend sa voiture, mais garde dans le fond de son cœur l’envie et le besoin de retourner sur la piste… C’est en 2009 qu’il fait son grand retour au volant d’une Mitsubishi VR4. Cette nouvelle voiture en 4 roues motrices le fait arriver à la 3ème place du Championnat des pilotes en 2011. Sa Mitsubishi ayant actuellement des problèmes techniques, Chinh sera le 15 et 16 décembre prochain, au volant de la Subaru Impreza WRX de M. Henri-Edmond Russet. podiums. Son point fort : Une vue à 360° ! Chinh est comme une abeille… Il sait « piquer » au moment et à l’endroit où l’on s’y attend le moins! Les champions du Vanuatu savent qu’il ne faut pas trop le titiller car il peut faire très mal! Une abeille à surveiller le 15 et 16 décembre…. Chinh Nguyen, owner of Don Tailleur in Port Vila, began rally racing in 2001 with a Toyota Corolla two wheel drive. After two years, Chinh already had earned his place among the best. His glory year was 2003 when he made a double, winning the championship and the Vanuatu
drive car he claimed 3rd place in the drivers’ championship in 2011. The Mitsubishi currently is having technical problems, so Chinh will be driving the Subaru Impreza WRX of Henri-Edmond Russet for this year’s rally on December 15 and 16. He will
Chinh Nguyen (conducteur) et Frank Franconnerie (copilote)… Chinh Nguyen (driver) and Frank Franconnerie (codriver), et Chinh au volant de sa Mitsubishi VR4, and Chinh driving his Mitsubishi VR4 (left).
A 360 ° view! to monitor closely on December 15 and 16...
JULIEN LENGLET Julien Lenglet, fait ses débuts en 2000, au Rallye Bladinière. Ses premières accélérations se font au volant d’une Toyota Corolla. Il adopte en 2001 une Peugeot 205 rallye et termine 1er sur 1 round à Bellevue. Il devient alors un pilote redouté. Sa plus belle année : 2011 où il termine Premier du Championnat des pilotes et est sacré Champion des Rallyes du Vanuatu.
semaine…. Julien va tout faire et tout donner pour gagner ce rallye. Il conduira sa Subaru Son point fort : Julien a toujours le sourire au volant, la preuve qu’il vit sa passion lorsqu’il restant discret … Il serpente les virages comme personne et saura mordre ses adversaires en temps venu… Julien Lenglet Toyota Corolla. became a driver to fear and collected victory after victory. Champion Rally Vanuatu. Le fameux sourire de Julien Lenglet …. Julien Lenglet’s famous smile; et La Subaru Impreza de Julien Lenglet ... and Julien’s Subaru Impreza (left).
have a hard time because they will be up against Arnaud Russet, Chinh Nguyen and many other amazing competitors, but Julien will do and give everything to win this rally. He will drive his Subaru Impreza 1997 (ver.4) of 300cv and will be in the colors of his company Top Signs.
bite his opponents when the time comes…
ANDREA TRAVERSO Andrea Traverso de rallye en 2010 seulement… Il commence les courses pour être avec ses amis et faire le « show », mais se découvre très vite un reel talent… Il arrive Premier de la catégorie « 2 roues motrices » au volant d’une Isuzu Gemini cette même année ! Andrea surprend tout le monde en 2011 également lorsqu’il arrive 3 ème du rallye des mille vaches, au volant d’une MITSUBISHI évolution 3. Il avait alors Mathieu Laurent pour copilote, ce même duo se reformera pour le rallye du 15 et 16 décembre. Andrea est le plus jeune des conducteurs du Vanuatu, il est âgé de seulement 23 ans. Son tempérament calme et réservé cache un réel désir de se retrouver sur le podium. Son animal : Le poisson volant. Cet incroyable animal qui a la capacité de nager et de voler également… Andrea est un pêcheur qui se sent à l’aise sur les mers et qui, comme le poisson volant, peut doubler sa vitesse lorsqu’il se trouve hors de l’eau… Ils sont tous les Andrea Traverso est un concurrent à surveiller de très près ! Andrea Traverso His co-driver was Mathieu Laurent, and the same duo will reform for the rally of December 15 and 16. Andrea is the youngest driver in Vanuatu - he is only 23 years old. His quiet and reserved temperament hides a real desire to be on the podium. its speed when it is out of the water. They are both clever and surprising! Andrea Traverso is a competitor to watch closely! The Independent/L’indépendant - Saturday 24 November, 2012
Andrea Traverso et Mathieu Laurent en route pour le podium…. Andrea and Mathieu Laurent on the way to victory.
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The Independent/L’indÊpendant - Saturday 24 November, 2012
Dining Out
Good on you, sport
WHILE it’s not the sleepy hollow it once was, Port Vila is still not exactly ‘nightlife central’, especially if you want to avoid the thumping music and atmosphere of an actual nightclub. And where on earth do you get something fresh and tasty to eat late at night... or early in the morning, for that matter.
Those in the know vote with their feet and more often than not they vote for Emily’s Cafe Takeaway, located opposite the Parliament House in central Vila, which is open 24/7, and offers a warm welcome, whatever the hour. What could be better than a hearty burger or bacon and egg roll and a serve of fries after a night on the town, or even a juicy steak to Of course, if you’ve really made a night of it you can go straight to the breakfast menu, and start the new day the right way, with cereal, toast, eggs, or even the Big Aussie Breakfast. Having said that, we are more in the habit of visiting Emily’s during more ‘normal’ hours, and very reasonably priced lunch or dinner. Emily’s is part of the Sportsman’s Hotel, owned and run by Bob and Emily Newham, and as well as Emily’s and the accommodation side of things, it also includes the Bamboo Bar and Bistro, which features live music every Friday until
“It’s A Must”
midnight, plus big screen TVs for when you want to catch the latest sporting action. The hotel is running at around 90 per cent occupancy, which must be the envy of many other accommodation houses, and the cafe and bistro are usually bustling, particularly in the evenings. It’s not the most beautiful
aren’t paying for one either. But the setting is comfortable, the atmosphere relaxed and the location convenient. Always looking to add a little extra value, Bob and Emily have a new children’s playground under construction and the kids’ club will open soon, giving mums and dads a chance to relax over their meals knowing the kids are happy and safe. Value is certainly something you get in spades at Emily’s Cafe, with burgers, hot dogs and sandwiches priced from just VT 350-950, snacks from VT 250-500, soups from VT 300-900, salads at a tiny VT 750, and main courses starting from just VT 1000 can enjoy massive meals like the 500g rump steak. Emily’s sources its rump and scotch and the steaks are aged for seven weeks, meaning they’re lovely and tender. Whole of the most popular things on the menu, with the cafe turning more than 100kg a week!
Styles To The Sun Daily Trip To Moso, Efate. Ideal for Groups, Special Occasions and just to get out of Town. Depart 8:30am/ Return 5:15pm. Includes: *Transfers *Morning Coffee *BBQ Lunch *Snorkeling gears *Visit to Turtles *See Dolphins * Sailing
Book your space on 25020 or Email: drewco@vanuatu.com.vu The Independent/L’indépendant - Saturday 24 November, 2012
Emily’s Cafe Takeaway Sportsmans Hotel Opposite Parliament House, Port Vila Phone: 25550 / 7750041 E: thesportsmenshotel@vanuatu.com Open: Monday-Sunday, 24 hours Special features: Good food, good drinks, good prices... any time you like.
Another recent addition at Emily’s is rotisserie, which is turning out 150 roasted chooks a week to appreciative customers. It’s more or less a permanent special and we popped in for lunch this week to try the special of half a BBQ chicken served with veggie fried rice, salad and tomato salsa for skinned chook, lovely and juicy, with a lightly a mound of fried rice and a big pile of salad, making for a more than satisfying meal at a truly pocket friendly price. Also on special was beef curry with rice,
salad and pawpaw chutney for the same love price, but we opted for one of the dishes from ‘noodle corner’, which are all just VT 1000. They include faves like chicken satay, pork and prawn, tropical, pad Thai and honey and soy chicken, as well as Thai green curry chicken. We chose the ‘combo’, which comprised thin egg noodles wok tossed with slices of roast pork and lean beef, pieces of roasted chicken, prawns and a variety of fresh veggies, with a tasty garlic and oyster sauce to bring the dish together. Piping hot and generously portioned, it Another thing we always hear good comments on is the staff at Emily’s, who are friendly, experienced and helpful, making whom there are many. The kitchen team has recently gained the services of chef Avock Mahit, who joins chef Louis Amos, and between them they have 40 years of experience. That’s just one more string to for yet more improvements in the coming months. - Tony & Elaine Wilson
Wine of the week RED TUSSOCK – Pinot Noir 2009, Central Otago, NZ, is a lovely example of this wine. For those who don’t know Central Otago is the place for NZ Pinot Noir. This red is deep ruby coloured and it has aromas of dark cherries, berries, dried thyme with a hint of chocolate, followed by dark cherry and plum This is all backed by good spicy oak and the sweetness of the fruits Enjoy with roasted chicken or duck. Normally retailing for VT 2250, this a snip at the special price of VT 2000 and is drinking well now. - TW
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