Vanuatu rolls out Right to Information legislation throughout Govt agencies
Posted: August 5, 2017 Filed under: The Daily Digest | Tags: disaster preparedness, domestic violence, right to information, Vanuatu, water Comments Off on Vanuatu rolls out Right to Information legislation throughout Govt agencies
The order enacting Vanuatu’s Right To Information legislation was signed yesterday morning by Deputy Prime Minister Joe Natuman. The signing names the first government agencies to be involved. Seven are going into the first implementation: Customs, Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock, Tourism and the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer. The Prime Minister has signed the appointment letters of the Steering Committee members. As well as Government representatives there are private sector members. The RTI Act was passed a year ago.
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Breaking news: 2-0 at half-time in World Cup U20 Vanuatu v Venezuela match
Posted: May 23, 2017 Filed under: Breaking News, Sport, The Daily Digest | Tags: football, media, Vanuatu, Venezuela, water Comments Off on Breaking news: 2-0 at half-time in World Cup U20 Vanuatu v Venezuela match
Adalberto Penaranda of Venezuela holds off a challenge from Gregory Patrick of Vanuatu. Photo: Alex Livesey/FIFA.com
Vanuatu v Venezuela in the FIFA Under 20s World Cup in Korea is Read the rest of this entry »
Vanuatu’s first adoption law will put childrens’ interests first, says Justice Minister
Posted: May 18, 2017 Filed under: The Daily Digest | Tags: adoption, children, human rights, livestock, Vanuatu, water Comments Off on Vanuatu’s first adoption law will put childrens’ interests first, says Justice Minister
File image of a newborn baby sleeping in a Vanuatu hospital. Photo: Connor Ashleigh/DFAT
Justice Minister Warsal has initiated the drafting of Vanuatu’s first adoption law. “We need a law which suits the local context and addresses the real interests of our children”, Minister Warsal told VBTC News today. The new Bill will likely be debated in November.
Vanuatu does not currently have its own specific legislation covering adoption, and currently uses the UK’s Adoption Act of 1958. And Vanuatu is not a signatory to the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Read the rest of this entry »
Tanna kastom shines on the Oscars red carpet
Posted: February 28, 2017 Filed under: The Daily Digest | Tags: agriculture, aviation, education, exports, Film, health, infrastructure, kava, labour, land, roads, Vanuatu, VMF, water Comments Off on Tanna kastom shines on the Oscars red carpet
Red carpet kastom – directors and cast of Tanna at the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, California USA last night. Photo: @tannamovie/Twitter
Just to have been nominated for an Oscar is still something to celebrate even if Tanna did not win the foreign language film winning category. Iranian film The Salesman has won the category. Nevertheless it generated enough excitement to have a powerful kastom dance from Tanna take over the foyer of the National Convention Centre in Port Vila during live streaming of the Oscars ceremony here yesterday afternoon, where Tanna stars Dain and Wawa were guests of honour. Dain told Len Garae of Daily Post he “never dreamed the movie would make it to Port Vila let alone as far as Hollywood”.
A different kind of Vanuatu matter has also received media coverage in the United States — Read the rest of this entry »
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