Port Vila Municipal Council

The revelation comes with Eric Festa's council in need of funds to develop Port Vila.

Mr Festa has appealed to property owners to discuss their problems with him so amicable means can be found to sort their taxes.

During the handover the redeveloped project Friday, Minister of Internal Affairs, Andrew Solomon Napuat urged the municipal council not to take its role light.

Napuat thanked the New Zealand government and other stakeholders for their generous support to the redevelopment of the park.

"The Government of Vanuatu, Port Vila residents and visitors from abroad expect proper maintenance of the seafront and the Ministry is happy to note that a Seafront Management Plan is in place to guide the overall management of the precinct,” he said.

Sakita paid a courtesy call on the JICA Resident Representative Naoki Takechi to see how the organisation could help the municipal council.

He had informed Lord Mayor Albert Daniel, Port Vila councilors and PVMC staff that it is his "vision to take the council to another step."

"I have discovered during my short time with the Council that waste management need to be established on its own while the JICA funded heavy machines in the dump site could not be fixed by our mechanics," Sakita told Takechi during the visit.