Vanuatu

RNZ reports after independence in 1980 Ben Kai of Epau village won a court case as the rightful owner of land which was being mined for manganese without his permission.

Mr Kai said during the 1970s he was a driver for the mining operator, LMV, which was owned by a Noumea-based Australian.

He said in 1978 the workers were called to an emergency meeting, paid for their final two weeks' work and told to go home.

He said the owner gave no reason for the company's closure nor did he pay severance money.

The movie beat the other nominations which included 'Tanna' which was filmed in Vanuatu.

Although the movie did not win, its nomination in the Oscars has created wide publicity for Vanuatu and the Pacific.

Vanuatu Tourism has capitalised on the publicity to promote the country as an ideal tourist destination.

Meanwhile the cast of the film 'Tanna' took the island vibes to the Oscars.

Dressed in traditional garb, including grass skirts and beads — they danced their way through the star-studded red carpet in Los Angeles.

The complex was opened last Friday.

The warehouse can easily hold a standard set of kits for up to 1,000 households.

The President of Sanma Province in his speech assured the President of Red Cross Mr Ati George Sokomanu that the Sanma Provincial Government under his leadership will see to it that the Sanma Provincial Government will provide the necessary support to help with the development Sanma Red Cross.

The opening ceremony was done in style with the clearing of the bush to find the new building.

This follows a Social Leadership, Governance and Strategic Planning training conducted recently (14-17 February) in Mangaliliu Village on Vanuatu’s Efate island, which was co-convened by the Shefa Provincial government and the Pacific Community (SPC).

While viewers will be able to watch the glitz and glamour of the event on a big screen, all eyes will be on the cast and crew of the movie Tanna which was filmed in Vanuatu.

The movie has been nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film award.

‘Tanna’ depicts the true story of a couple who decided to marry for love, rather than fulfil their parents’ wishes to marry other people.

The livestream is from 4pm Vanuatu time.

Vanuatu will return to the ICC’s World Cricket League Division 5 after beating Fiji by six wickets in Bendigo yesterday.

They finished the tournament undefeated, living up to their reputation as tournament favourites.

On a good batting pitch at Dower Park, Fiji won the toss and batted first, but failed to capitalize on the good conditions by giving up early wickets.

Player of the match and opening bowler Patrick Matautaava (3-17) was in outstanding form, picking up two early wickets and a run out.

The aim of the forum was to contribute to the development of a National Youth Employment and Empowerment Framework through the process of sharing information and identifying points of collaboration with partners to collectively achieve goals for youth development through economic empowerment. 

The ministry has issued a statement reminding all School Principals that the “Back to School Report” is due on 14th March 2017.

All school Principals have been asked to ensure that the “Back to School Report” reaches the Ministry of Education & Training by this date.

The officers from the Ministry of Education will work closely with remote schools by means of mobile phone to ensure assistance is given in gathering all necessary information on the “Back to school report” form.

Vanuatu needs to pay the UN a minimum US $19 107 to regain voting.

The suspension became effective on January 25 when UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres notified the president of the UN General Assembly that 13 countries would be temporarily losing their right to vote in the forum.

The notification states that “the amount owed is equal to or greater than the total of the installments owed for the previous two full years (2015-2016).”

The words just don't seem to match the person saying them.

"Yu mas go dring plante wota," he says, encouraging a young girl to stay hydrated.

"Yufala stap plei plei smol mor afta spel," he says to someone wondering how long before a break.

The language is Bislama, the creole language spoken across many of the islands that comprise Vanuatu. It is apparent the speaker knows his stuff, because the youngsters understand his every word.