Port Vila City Council

The department and the city council have signed an agreement to facilitate the project.

The Director of DARD, Antoine Ravo said the government of Israel has provided eight units of Home Biogas 

"Four Home Biogas units for Efate, two units will be installed at the main Port Vila market and two at the Vanuatu Fresh Produce Market.

"An example of this Biogas technology can be explored at El Manaro nakamal."

Ravo said DARD and PVCC will work in partnership with the Vanuatu Agriculture Supplies to source the units.

Deputy Director of PWD, Junior George, gave the assurance to Town Clerk, Peter Sakita, Manager Town Planning, Mandes Tangaras and senior Town Planner, Jenny Tuasu during a recent amicable meeting to iron out small differences between the Public Roads Act and the Municipalities Act.

Section 9 of the Roads Act says the Director General (PWD) may appoint the City Council as Road Administrator for specified public roads located in relevant municipal boundary.

Eric Puyo Festa Maau Tetea said, “We plan to create a recreational center for our people in Southern Ward but all land spaces are occupied and we are now forced to ask the Department of Local Authorities request the government acquire land for use by our people.”

Port Vila City Town Clerk Peter Sakita has written to the Department of Local Authorities (DLA) requesting the government to use the Compulsory Acquisition Act to acquire a vacant lease along the side of the road that leads to Rene Ah Pow’s residence by the sea coast at Namba Tri.