PM cancels overseas meeting to meet with Ambae evacuees on three islands
Posted: October 6, 2017 Filed under: The Daily Digest | Tags: aviation, disaster relief, Vanuatu Comments Off on PM cancels overseas meeting to meet with Ambae evacuees on three islands
PM Charlot Salwai in Santo to meet Ambae evacuees this week.
PM Charlot Salwai decided to stay back from overseas commitments he planned to attend early this week to enable visits to the Ambae evacuees on Maewo, Santo and Pentecost. These visits were Read the rest of this entry »
1,184 Vanuatu farmers achieve accreditation as organic producers
Posted: September 21, 2017 Filed under: The Daily Digest | Tags: agriculture, aviation, tourism, Vanuatu, VNPF 1 Comment
Farmers and officials launch the Organic certification logo for Vanuatu registered farmers on Tanna. Photo: Donald Wouleseje
Vanuatu has 1,184 organic farmers accredited by the Vanuatu Organic Farmers’ Committee—on Tanna, Santo and Efate. Chairman of the committee, Benuel Tarilongi, said they are working with the Syndicat Agricole to manage the organic certifications according to the requirements of the European Union/Pacific Community (SPC) Organic Pasifika certification. Tarilongi made the announcement of the first certification ceremony at Lenakel, Tanna. The Pacific Ethical Trade Committee was represented at the meeting. Tarilongi explained that farmers must not have used pesticides or fertilizers during the preceding three-year period. Vanuatu farmers do not generally use chemicals in their gardens. Read the rest of this entry »
EU provides Vt 1.5 billion to aid fight against gender inequality and violence
Posted: September 9, 2017 Filed under: The Daily Digest | Tags: agriculture, aviation, EU, financial services, health, Vanuatu Comments Off on EU provides Vt 1.5 billion to aid fight against gender inequality and violence
The fight against gender inequality and violence in our region gets a Vt 1.5 billion boost. File photo: Creative Commons/DFAT
The European Union and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat have signed a financial agreement to fight gender inequality and gender violence in the Pacific. Over US$15 million (Vt 1.5 billion) has been Read the rest of this entry »
Vanuatu’s share of airspace revenue increases — but Fiji still retains 93%
Posted: August 8, 2017 Filed under: The Daily Digest | Tags: aviation, New Zealand, Vanuatu Comments Off on Vanuatu’s share of airspace revenue increases — but Fiji still retains 93%
Pacific region Flight Information Regions (FIRs)
Vanuatu’s share of the upper airspace revenue has increased following the renegotiation of the Nadi Flight Information Region (FIR) revenue sharing agreement with Fiji. Joseph Niel, Director of the Civil Aviation Authority Vanuatu, paints the new agreement as a Vt50 million win for Vanuatu in Daily Post. The Nadi FIR includes the airspace of Vanuatu, part of Kiribati, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, but Fiji gets the lion’s share of revenue, up to 93% – while Vanuatu gets just 2.5%. Renegotiation of the agreement, long a thorn in the side of the Vanuatu Government, had been a priority. However, questions remain about why the revenue sharing calculation still gives Fiji such a large share when similar FIR revenue sharing agreements for nearby FIRs are seemingly far more equitable. For example, the Brisbane FIR, which covers the airspace of Solomon Islands and Nauru, gives 60% of revenue to the two island nations.
The name of the new High Commissioner to Vanuatu from New Zealand Read the rest of this entry »
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