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Minister of Internal Affairs George Wells (l) hands cheque to Torba Accountant, John Rupart.
Vanuatu has allocated a total of Vt8,421,389 to help communities celebrate the 32nd independence anniversary of the
country on July 30. Of this amount, Government has given a total of Vt2.900000 to the six provincial councils, five of which have received Vt500,000 each.
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Matantapua community, in Port Vila now has a prepaid meter, set up by UNELCO last week. Not only is the community made up of different island people from around Vanuatu but also belong to four different Christian churches including the Presbyterian, the SDA, the COC and the NTM that borders one another within the Matantapua community near Malapoa College. During his official launching address of the prepaid meter for the community, Lands and Energy Minister told the community leaders and members that such development can only be made possible by the Vanuatu Government when the land owners are willing to allow or sacrifice their land for the benefit of the entire community or country. The land belongs to the people of Vanuatu which is the reason for our Independence. We need the land to ensure developments that will benefit our people. And today I thank the land owners who have agreed and made it possible for both the Government and the UNELCO Vanuatu to extend the electricity and install the prepaid meter for this community, Minister Kalsakau told the gathering of the leaders and Matantapua com-
Launching Matantapua prepaidmeter. UNELCO VLouis left,Engery Minister center and Land ownerH. Saurei with other leaderds
munity members. Kalsakau stressed that without electricity all functions of the country that uses electricity to function will be crippled. He said private homes need electricity for various purposes and one important use for this is for the children to study in the evening as well as many other uses. I was at Blacksands yesterday and the leaders there asked when will their dark area receive light as it is one of the only present dark spots within Port Vila, said Minister Kalsakau. He told them the present government and UNELCO Vanuatu will realize their need shortly. The land owner from Ifira, Saurei speaking on behalf of the families as land owners recalled that his parents moved from Ifira to Matantapua many years back when the area was a dark bush with no other people except the Saurei family. Before my father passed away he allowed the islanders to move in and built homes in the Matantapua because he had a heart for the people who found life difficult during those days. And one of his dreams is realized today and that is for different islanders to live side by side in peace and harmony. He also wanted to see people have good things in life. When my parents moved here, we only used lanterns and life was difficult. Today I stand here to thank both the Minister of Lands and the Vanuatu Government and UNELCO to make it possible for Matantapua community to receive electricity and the launching of the prepaid meter today, said land owner Saurei on behalf of the families and landowners. Speaking on behalf of UNELCO Vanuatu Louis said it is the responsibility of the company to introduce electricity throughout the capital, Port Vila, Efate and as far as it can throughout Vanuatu. He said this is the policy of UNELCO Vanuatu to ensure that better enjoy better life through the availability of the electricity. Energy Minister Kalsakau reiterated the government policy to ensure the population of Vanuatu have access to electricity but said this depends on the cooperation of the land owners to work closely with the Government and UNELCO Vanuatu to make this possible. Gifts of mats were presented to the distinguished guests followed by kava and shared lunch.
composer Joel Kaltank who first hit the air waves with his popular song Long Yia Ia 1980 when he was just 17-years-old says if the string band industry is no vigilant it will lose its soul. Musicians cheat their fans these days. They go to recording studios and use auto-tuning to correct the flaws in their singing. Ask them to perform the same song in public and they cant reach that perfect pitch, perfect time and perfect tune, the 53-year-old musician told Daily Post. And 10 days before Vanuatu celebrates its 32 years of Independence the pioneer of modern day string band of Efate pattern and 18 Emau musicians from six popular string bands from their island will put out a live concert in the heart of Port Vila at Seafront Stage to prove that their music still has soul. The string band groups range from Souwia, Tokotakia, Sarapokasi in the 80s to current popular bands like Mangawiarua, Saratokwia, and Tokosawia that regularly hit the radio stations music charts now and then. The music we play and sing is intrinsic to Emau
but somehow we find that the Emau pattern of string band has wiped out all the other string band patterns through out Vanuatu. An aim of todays concert is to encourage the other islands promote their style of string band, veteran musician Kaltank said. Kaltank appealed to all his fans in Port Vila to attend the concert and he promised he will sing his hit song on Independence Long Yia Ia 1980. Another aim of the music gig he said is to discourage the use of auto-tuning because it is fabricated music that has no essence. The musicians from Emau will today launch their Island Pioneer Vol 1 with the title track Paramount Nawota too today. CD is sold at Vt1500 and DVD at Vt2500.
exercising its corporate and social responsibility by making available to the communities the use of its transport free of charge. Thank you ASCO Motors for the great offer. Last but not the least is the permission granted to us by the Pastor of the Pentecostal church for the use of their Auditorium. Everyone left the compound feeling fully blessed by the message delivered by the Speaker including the personal testimonies shared by the pioneers and the new converts, a statement from the community stated.
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Department, Moses Amos, has confirmed that eye witnesses have witnessed a dugong (Sea Cow) being killed on the Southern end of Ifira Island on July 18 (Wednesday) in the morning. Mr Amos stated: It has been said that those involved claimed for it being caught on their fishing nets and also eating the fish off their nets
which is not true on the dugongs part as its main diet does not include fish or any meat but rather sea grass and algae. The Department of Fisheries is well aware of the incident and is further investigating the matter. Members of the public are hereby advised that according to the Fisheries Act Cap 315 No. 55 of 2005 dugongs are
classified as Marine Mammals and Section 37 subsection (1) states that A person must not kill, harm, harass, take or move any marine mammal in the Vanuatu Whale Sanctuary. Also according to the Fisherie s A c t , Va n u a t u Whale Sanctuary means all Vanuatu waters, therefore such actions are condemned under national legislation,
international treaties and conventions on the protection of marine life. Members of the public should be made aware that dugongs, dolphins, porpoises and whales are endangered species and need utmost protection from harm and danger. Since Vanuatu has now become a popular tourist destination it would be unwise to
not take precautionary measures to protect and conserve our wildlife whether on land or at sea. The penalty of breaching this Act is a fine for not more than Vatu 50,000,000 or a term of imprisonment not more than 2 years or both. Ignorance of the law is not a defense, inexcusable and cannot be tolerated.
Let this be a warning to the Vanuatu population that killing, harming, harassing, taking or moving any marine mammal in Vanuatu waters is prohibited. Therefore conservation and protection of our marine resources is everyones business for our present and future generation, Fisheries Director Mr Amos said.
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charge of Paama Police post has escorted a suspect from south Paama to be remanded at the correctional centre in Port Vila. This suspect was escorted to be remanded in Port Vila after the Magistrate court siting at Paama last week. The suspect was charged with sexual intercourse without consent. Police in port Vila have arrested two boys who stole a girls bag at Joe Restaurant and run away with the bag. The police are warning the general public, especially girls to be aware of such activities and take precaution to take extra care while walking around in the town. And also independence celebration is just around the corner and such activities are expected to happen and so the police are taking the measure to advice the general public to take great consideration of their properties and make
sure they are well secured. And to report any suspicious activity within your areas to the police. Police will not tolerate such activities to happen and will take serious actions to deal with anyone who is trying to involve in such activities. The suspect who was involved with the assault case of the New Zealand man early this month will appear before the magistrate court for preliminary hearing today Friday 20th July 2012.. Police officers who are in charge of Lamap and Paama police post are appealing to the areas which they are looking after , especially chiefs, community leaders and the people to celebrate this 32nd independence celebration with peace and to take extra care while celebrating. Police officers within these areas will deal with anyone who tries to be involved to break the law of the Republic of Vanuatu.
the loan agreement, the E-Government Project drew considerable criticism from the business community and the general public. In spite of the scepticism, we pressed on with the project and we now have the GBN to complement the two private sector backbone networks: Digicel and TVL. Vanuatu now has arguably the best Government and Private Sector ICT infrastructure in the Pacific Islands. We are working collaboratively with Digicel and TVL to link these networks to support redundancy and maximize the use of spare capacity. We are also looking at whether the Government Broadband Network can support, on commercial wholesale terms, carrying what is expected to be an ever increasing amount of data traffic. No matter how we optimize these three networks however, we will not achieve all of our ICT policy goals until they are connected to an international submarine cable. We need to make this happen in the shortest possible
time. While we continue to encourage and support the well-publicised private sector-led initiative, the urgency and the strategic importance of the project to the economic and social development of our nation demands that we also continue our discussions with multiple development partners regarding a Governmentled public-private-partnership approach. Only through a much stronger link to the international information infrastructure will we be able to continue building on our recent successes. Since the Government took the initiative to open up the telecommunications sector, prices have fallen, the number of services has grown, the coverage for mobile voice has increased to around 90% of the population, and the sector is now employing over 2,500 people. Not only has the ICT sector grown but so has the impact on the lives of everyone using telecommunications and other ICT products and services. During the ceremony the
Ministers and MPs who have not yet been able to experience using the services offered on the new network, will be able to see firsthand demonstrations by OGCIO qualified local engineers who have been successfully trained both in Vanuatu and in Senshen Huawei Centre of Excellence in China. Kilman then stated, Collectively our next major challenge is to ensure the same growth in the use of the internet and access to the world wide information sources and communities. Government is developing its policies to enable the private sector to achieve our vision of ICT for All. We will only succeed in our goal of ICT for All and support achieving a Healthy, Wealthy and Educated Nation, through close cooperation between the Private Sector and Government initiatives. As a priority we wish to see every school and manned health centre connected with high speed internet by 2015. This will enable considerable improvements in our education and health services, Kilman said.
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ceremony, Chief Kalpoileb stated that throughout their one week stay on Efate the Kanak chiefs had expressed their desire to form a closer working relationship with the Efate custom Chiefs. It was in line with their wish that Vaturisu Council had decided to be the first Island Council to establish this relationship, and especially with the understanding that Efate is the doorway to the other islands in the Republic of Vanuatu and that the Efate Kastom Chiefs provide the road (kastom road) for the Custom Chiefs of the Senat Coutumier of New Caledonia not only into the National Nakamal but for other nakamlas or nasaras in Vanuatu.
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teachers have not been paid for up to two years. Are there any financial mechanisms put in place in the Ministry and Department of Education to safeguard public money from incompetence and corruption? Over the past week, the media has been exposing the issue of Teachers meeting at the Lycee Lab in relation to certain serious issues that have not been addressed. The issue of teachers not being paid arose following a group of teachers meeting at the Port Vilas French School, Lycee Lab voicing concerns over the unaddresses core problems of salary scale and outstanding salary. So many teachers have naturally enough been questioning why nothing has been done to effectively address these core issues that impact them and their family so seriously. Teachers complain about their salary scale (Primary & Secondary levels); and unpaid salaries - but apparently no proper financial analysis has been done to solve this. According to Daily Post (Issue No. 3587, June 28, 2012) what the teachers point out are as follow (to the Ministry and Department of Education): The issue of government short of funds to pay teachers is not teachers problem but the government Find and always prepare the necessary budget to pay for teachers wages There is no slavery Teaching Service Commission to consider the qualification and seniority of a teacher in the salary making Unpaid salary estimated at hundreds of millions of
vatu (Vanuatu Times issue No.137,29 June- 5 July 2012) Many teachers not received salaries for more than 2 years (unfair) Budget expenditure Majority of schools faced poor classroom conditions, lack of proper and quality facilities The Director of Education Services, Roy Obed, said: Ministry never been deaf about the issue of teachers salary Government Remuneration Tribunal (GRT) will eventually revise the determination of salary scale Primary teacher who teach at secondary level are not remunerated at the appropriate scale Teachers absenteeism which results on the students poor performance Teachers gathering at the Lycee Lab is illegal Remind the concern teachers that the Ministry in 2006 signed a Comprehensive Bargaining Agreement with the Vanuatu Teachers Union (VTU). This agreement is still valid, therefore, only the VTU has the legal mandate to represent teachers over any grievances Ministry has comply with every legal requirement to pay teachers in accordance to the GRT level Remind teachers to do justice to children Request teachers to provide fair services and justice to the government and nation as a whole Transparency Vanuatu conducted an interview with the Vanuatu Teachers Union (VTU) about what has been done in relation to this matter. Speaking with the Presi-
dent of VTU, Wilfred Leo, he advised that: VTU has not been aware of this issue at first VTU recognize the teachers failure, but will sit back and watch Few teachers are members of the VTU VTU warn/encourage teachers who are members to handle this issue carefully When Transparency asked why VTU should sit back and watch, Mr. Leo said they cant react quickly in this case as most of the teachers who were part of the meeting were not members of the VTU. Mr Leo insisted they only deal with teachers who are members of VTU. He went as far as saying VTU will definitely get them through this issue and said if only they had come to seek advice from VTU, they would have advicsed them to follow its Communication Structure. Transparency understands that teachers have been facing these problems over the past years. Matters reached a point where it was impossible to remain silent but rather to do something to convince the government through the Ministry & Department of Education to realize that this issue is a big issue and that it must be resolve. Additionally, the Comprehensive Bargaining Agreement that had been signed with the Ministry of Education and the VTU in 2006 is still valid, therefore, only the VTU has the legal mandate to represent teachers over any grievances (Daily Post Issue No.3589, June 30, 2012). The ministry and the
department ought to ensure that all new teachers that are recruited must be budgeted for. So many recruitments are done without following the procedure and are not in line with the budget. Sam tijas we oli rikrutmen i no folem procedure mo i no folem budget. Unpaid teacher salaries and the Salary Scale issue which is likely a problem is political interference within the Ministry and Department. What Transparency Vanuatu understands is that some teachers are recruited without following the correct procedures for teachers recruitment. So, who should be blame for all this? How should we have a transparent and well organised mechanism in our budget? Transparency Vanuatu recommended that; Allow no political inter-
ference within the Ministry and the Department Ensure yearly teachers recruitment follows the right procedures Financial analysis should be proactive Exact Salary scale be addressed (Primary & Secondary levels) Ensure that teachers budget is enough to meet every recruitment (Not over) The People of Vanuatu need to aware that under the Education budget, the government invest 88% to the teachers salary alone and 20 % to other educational services and demand. According to the World statistics on Teachers Education- Expenditure, Vanuatu has ranked the 6th while Dominica (1st) at value of 98%. How did the Ministry manage its public funds?
The table below shows the increase in the number of teachers within the Primary and Secondary level. As seen on the table below, there has been a very big increase in the number of Primary school teachers. This number will continue to increase in the coming years. Unfortunately, if the teachers core problems are not addressed seriously, these same issues will not go away. It would be better if the Ministry/Department of Education, the Ministry of Finance and the teachers worked together to discuss how budgeting could be better planned and implemented. >>The ideas and opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer and are not necessarily those of the Vanuatu Daily
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their children with cigarettes for doing homework, a tobacco control advocate says. Levin-based smoking cessation trainer Sue Taylor said the "carrot and stick" lure was a national problem and had created a "schoolyard blackmarket" where children as young as 12 were selling individual cigarettes for up to $2 to other pupils. Parents wanting their children to get ahead at school were buying them cigarettes as an incentive to get good grades. Mrs Taylor, chair-
woman of the Maori Tobacco-Free Coalition, said her evidence was purely anecdotal, with many stories coming from whanau members. She made a submission to a parliamentary select committee hearing yesterday on the Customs and Excise (Tobacco Products - Budget Measures) Amendment Bill, which proposes a 40 per cent hike on tobacco products during the next four years. Horowhenua College principal Brenda Burns said she was not aware of the Levin
school having an issue with parents rewarding children with cigarettes. The school had identified a core of 30 problem smokers on its roll of 735, half of whom had taken up stopsmoking programmes offered by the school, she said. Levin's Waiopehu College vice-principal Guy Reichenbach said parents rewarding children for doing homework, or a schoolyard tobacco black market, had "absolutely not" come to the school's attention. Fairfax NZ
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people are booked for drunk driving through the use of breathalyser tests. Director traffic, Senior Superintendent of Police, Mahesh Mishra said they had 21 evidential breathalyser instruments with 50 road test devices. "This is only 60 per cent of our capabilities and it's everyone's responsibility to help police curb this problem which pose a threat to all road users," he said. SSP Mishra said government was committed to bring in more instruments to improve their services and
at the same time reduce the number of road accidents in the country. He said the two-day breathalyser conference was an opportunity for officers to understand their roles and the use of new breathalyser test machines. Yesterday invited guests from the business community and relevant stakeholders were provided the opportunity to see some of the latest developments in breathalyser machinery brought in by Drager Pacific Limited. The latest technology includes the ability to also test not only alcohol levels
but that of drugs and the ability to read reliable information within minutes. While the new gadgets were showcased, Police Commissioner Brigadier-General Ioane Naivalurua stressed that the success of keeping the road safe lay with the individual officers. "The focus on the next few days should be getting the driver to be filled with knowledge and understanding what government wants," he said. The commissioner also emphasised the need for the officers to change the way they carried out their work.
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Asked why he decided to resign then, Mr Titiulu said he rather kept the reason to himself. However, he denied it was personal or politically motivated. All I can say is that it was work related thats all, the attorney general told this paper last night. Late last night Prime Minister Lilo confirmed receiving the attorney generals resignation but said that the matter had been resolved. He has agreed to continue as the governments legal advisor after resolving a misunderstanding with the government, a statement from the Prime Minister said. The Prime Minister confirmed that he had spoken to the attorney general and the issue of misunderstanding had been resolved. Mr Titiulu late last night also confirmed that he has spoken to the Prime Minister and they have resolved the misunderstanding. I will continue with my official duties tomorrow (today), he said. Mr Titiulu was appointed AG when the Danny Philip led government came into office and continued on when the Lilo-led government came into power. His contract ended early this year but was reappointed to the post soon after.
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Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong was the first man to walk on the Moon. Treasure hunters found the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha, which sank off the coast of Key West, Fla., in 1622 during a hurricane. The ship contained over $400 million in coins and silver ingots.
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opposition to hold the first ever vote of no confidence have again been delayed, this time by confusion over whether the recently convicted Speaker, Lord Lasike, can take his seat in the Assembly. Lord Lasike was convicted and fined last week for illegally possessing ammunition. T h e M a t a n g i To n g a website reports that under the constitution when someone is convicted of an offence that carries a maximum sentence of two or more years jail they must forfeit their parliamentary seat. Lord Lasike is appealing the court ruling. Parliament met briefly yesterday morning before adjourning until Thursday while both sides seek legal clarification on his status. The motion for the vote of no confidence was presented more than three weeks ago but by various strategies the government of Lord Tuivakano has managed to avoid a vote.
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n also promote them in farming projects. MOLN.J - Avunabulu. Ha! What about this story about the PMs FPA and the 3 Indonesians, look olsm ol lida blng umi lng Efate will do anythng to get investmnt to Efate even if breakng the law is an option, whereas ol lida fo mifala lng Santo oli smart tums we oli no save involve lng ol toti deals olsm. Well whats the goodness of havng a father who wakes early, dress smartly goes to wok where everybody respect hm ,yet at hom the kid hav nothing to eat and their shirt, trouses, an dress are 32 years old. Our constitution should be amended so that the decision power of an MP rests upon the people in his constituency not his voters or the executive of his party Graund mo justis paty . i sta gainem graund lo constituency blo efate rural. ceo blo havana bloc i sakem people blo efate kam suport. blo mo benifit blograund blo u.but stay away lo ol donky we oli sta ko raund wetem.g truck.mo tody money. one of the prisoners entered my home, my bedrm actually and took stuff which was near my pillow he had too many things to hold so he left his weapon behind if my 1 yr old baby or i awoke during the robbery we would be dead now so i am sorry but to compensate prisoners alive or death is plain stupid, its all good to talk when it hasnt happened to you, why try to fight for them now at the end of the road why not in the beginning educating or while in gaol rehabilitation? Dear Editor, The corruption report on certain individuals within VNPF is really disturbing according to the whistle blower website TA L E M A O T. I u r g e t h e General Manager and her Human Resource Director to do the honorable thing to immediately resign or history will repeat itself. Don't deepen the injury...RESIGN NOW!! Frustrated Member Mi harem se woka blong parliament i lapat wetem one senior govt adviser blong save pulum moa revenue from husband work long municipal i bankrupt. Hemia now Malampa verses Penama silip. The lord mayor's stance for an audit on both commissioner's term is welcomed news. The report should be made public. It'll be interesting to see how the council fared financially compared to when councilors are at the helm! Concerned resident
After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. "Follow me," Jesus said to him, and Levi got up, left everything and followed him. Luke 5:27-28 (NIV)
Just a short response to the news on July 10. I'm so glad to be informed, that the Agriculture show was schedule to be held on my island. In fact, we are so glad to be well prepared for the show and shortly i've been hearing of rumours that some of our farmers have some strange animals n crops to show to the crowds on that day. So why not, just come along n join me, watch the show. What a day of rejoicing that will be. I would like to thank all sectors responsible for making it possible n real for the farmers
ARIES {Mar. 21-April 20} You may want to make drastic changes concerning your personal partner. Relationships may be hard to handle. TAURUS {Apr. 21-May 21} Opportunities to make money may interfere with your personal plans. Instant romance could be yours if you go out with friends. Focus your efforts on details, GEMINI {May. 21-June 20} Try to spend more time with children and relatives. Your mind may not be on the job. Limitations on the home front can be expected if you have been restricting your mate's freedom.
CANCER {June. 22-Jult 22} Unfortunately, your personal life may suffer from a lack spare time. Money can be made if your are willing to take a chance. Avoid any over indulgences. LEO {July. 23-Aug 22} A romantic infatuation from your past may surface if you frequent places that you both used to go. VIRGO {Aug. 23-Sept. 23} You can surprise members of your family, which in turn will bring you a pat on the back. You may find that your mate is well aware of the circumstances.
LIBRA {Sept. 24-Oct 23} Get back to the comforts of cottage or home. You will have an interest in foreigners and their cultures.
CAPRICORN {Dec. 22-Jan 20} Don't be too quick to spend money. Use your ingenuity to manipulate things to get what you want.
SCORPIO {Oct. 24-Nov 22} AQUARIUS {Jan. 21-Feb. 19} You will meet potential new mates through You need to do your own thing and work on business. You may have a problem with making yourself the best you can be. Try to coworkers if you try to tell them what to do. curb your habits, Keep your feet on the ground, if you can. PISCES {Feb 20-Mar. 20} SAGITTARIUS {Nov. 23-Dec. 21} Romantic encounters will be full of excitement. Personal alterations will be in your best Relationships have not been the best for you interest. You will be able to get good advice lately and it's left you somewhat gun shy. Try not if you listen to close friends or relatives you to lend or borrow money today. respect.
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celebrated his 94th birthday, celebrities such as Morgan Freeman and One Direction lined up to pledge their time to honour his legacy. The Mandela Day pledge campaign asked people across the country to donate 67 minutes of their time for public service in recognition of Mandela's 67 years of service. The campaign has attracted celebrity pledges from the likes of Batman star Freeman, F1 supremo Lewis Hamilton and boyband One Direction. Freeman, who appeared on Boulton & Co, told Sky News he was dedicating his 67 minutes by reading to children at a school. The actor played Mandela in the 2009 South African sports drama Invictus. UK and US chart-toppers One Direction pledged support to Mandela Day, stating: "Nelson Mandela is an icon of our time and the idea behind Nelson Mandela Day is for people to take a moment to think of other people and even pledge a little time to help."
wandered into traffic and lay down in the middle of the road before being struck and killed by a car in south Auckland last night. The woman had been travelling in a vehicle on Karaka Rd in Drury before she got out and stepped into the lane about 8pm. Sergeant Paul Latham of the Counties Manukau police serious crash unit said the woman then walked in front of several vehicles before lying down in the middle of the road. She was struck and run over by another vehicle. "I haven't had a chance yet to look at the vehicle yet, but I suspect she may have sat up, but we haven't got that confirmed yet because it's so early in the investigation," Mr Latham told APNZ. Asked if the woman had been in a distressed state, Mr Latham said police had spoken to quite a few wit-
nesses and were still piecing together what had happened. "There were quite a few people around at that particular time. The problem is, at this stage, it's so early for us in regards to being able to get any exact details," he said. "The high risk is actually giving the wrong information out, which would obviously upset the family, so we have to be a little bit careful - especially with the fact that some witness statements can be conflicting. "So we need to go through it and look at the forensics to actually work out what did happen in those final moments." Serious crash investigators carried out an initial scene examination last night. The examination was completed today. Police are due to examine the vehicles tomorrow.
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than 250 people has capsized between the east African coast and the Zanzibar archipelago, killing at least 31 people. Po l i c e c o m m i s s i o n e r Mussa Ali Mussa said 145 people, including some foreign tourists, had been rescued but a number remain missing. The ferry, MV Skagit/ Kalama, set sail from mainland Tanzania heading for Zanzibar, Tanzania's semiautonomous islands and a popular tourist destination. "The latest count that we have is 31 people dead and 145 were rescued. We have suspended the rescue operation for the night, but we will resume it at first light in the morning," Mr Mussa said. "The passenger boat had between 250 and 300 people on board when it capsized in
representing victims of phone hacking by Rupert Murdoch's News International says a significant new email has just emerged in litigation. David Sherborne told the High Court on Wednesday that the email had been found in March by a law firm representing News International, but had only just been passed to phone hacking victims' lawyers. He described the document
as a significant ''instruction email in relation to a wellknown individual victim's phone,'' and said it should have been disclosed earlier. Sherborne told The Associated Press in a phone call that he couldn't elaborate as Judge Geoffrey Vos had barred attorneys from naming the email's sender, or subject, so as not to prejudice ongoing criminal investigations into hacking at Murdoch's publications.
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Survivors from the tragedy rough seas." Government spokesman Yusuf Chunda said a foreigner was among those killed, but it was not clear how many others had been on board the vessel. "One foreigner, a woman, is among the dead. Thirteen other foreigners were rescued and are in hospital," he said. Earlier, police said the vessel was carrying 250 adult passengers and 31 children when it capsized near Chumbe island, west of Zanzibar. Zanzibar police spokesman Mohammed Mhina said many passengers were missing but added "we don't know how many of them sank with the boat". "Almost the entire boat has been submerged in water ... only a small part of the boat is now visible," he said. More than 200 people were killed when a crowded ferry sank in September off the coast of east Africa in the worst maritime disaster in the history of Zanzibar.
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teacher has been awarded nearly $18,000 in compensation after she was fired from her job at a foreignlanguage school for ''reasons she knew nothing about". In a decision released yesterday, the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) ruled that Canterbury College unjustifiably dismissed Brenda Benge from her job as an English teacher in 2009. A year after she had last been working for the college, Benge's hours were cut from 23 a week to 15 after another teacher took over her classes while she was on leave. It appeared the reason behind the change was that Benge fell out of favour with the college's owner, Sue-Ann Wang. ERA member Helen Doyle ruled that Benge had been promised fulltime work and was disadvantaged by the cutting of her hours. ''Ms Wang had become unhappy for some reason at Ms Benge and in all likelihood this led to decision about who should get the teaching hours at the College ... Ms Benge has a personal grievance of disadvantage,'' she said. One month after her
hours were cut, Benge was told there was no more work for her. College director David Pepperle told the authority he had said there was no more work for Benge ''for the following week'', but Doyle rejected that explanation. ''If [dismissal] was not the intention of the college they took absolutely no steps to advise her of the correct situation,'' she said. Doyle ruled that Benge was unjustifiably dismissed by the college ''for reasons that she knew nothing about'' and that the college had breached good-faith obligations and the obligation to act fairly and reasonably. ''She was dismissed before there was a proper attempt made to resolve her issues about her hours,'' Doyle said. Benge was awarded $9090 for lost wages as a result of her hours being cut, $727 for loss of a holiday pay entitlement and $181 for loss of KiwiSaver benefits. She received a further $8000 in compensation for humiliation and loss of dignity caused by the unfair dismissal.
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and scores injured in clashes between workers and managers at a Maruti Suzuki plant, the company said today. Maruti Suzuki spokesman Puneet Dhawan said protesting workers at the Manesar p l an t i n n o rt h e r n I n d ia attacked senior officials and started a fire at the plant. Labour unrest cost the com-
pany more than $500 million in lost production in 2011. "The police have taken charge of the premises," Dhawan said. "One body was recovered from the premises, it is charred beyond recognition." The factory, which has a capacity of 550,000 vehicles a year and accounts for around a third of Maruti's
total output, will remain closed today, the company said. Shares in the carmaker, controlled by Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp, fell as much as 8.2% in early trade. At least 90 officials were sent to hospital with injuries, Dhawan said. The protest by a workers' union at the factory is over a disciplinary issue involving an employee.
"To resolve the issue amicably, members of the senior management met the union. During the talks, the workers attacked the members of the senior management, executives and managers," Maruti said in the statement issued late on Wednesday. There was no immediate comment from the workers' union.
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A 14-yeAr-old
Puerto Rico has been struck by lightn in g at a p op u lar tourist beach in the Caribbean island's western region. Police say Daniel Quinones Martell was struck this morning (NZT) while in the water at Sandy Beach in the town of Rincon. Police say Quinones lost consciousness and has been
taken to a hospital. Officials at Good Samaritan Hospital say they can't release any details about the boy or his condition unless authorised to do so by his family. Police say they have no further information. The teen is from the town of Cabo Rojo in southwestern Puerto Rico.
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Barcelona originally blocked Lionel Messi, left, from playing in the 2008 Olympics, but new coach Pep Guardiola let him go. Argentina won gold, and he (along with Sergio Aguero, right) returned to La Liga as a superstar. much expectation, and so the start of the Serie A season was delayed until October. In the end, Italy didnt triumph in Sydney, but it was at least given the freedom to properly compete. Theres certainly an element of chicken and egg to it, but the countries that take these competitions seriously tend to perform well in them -- and at the full international level. Spain isnt just the World and European Champions; it can also boast of being champions at the European U-19 and U-21 levels. Uruguay was the only non-European side to reach the World Cup semifinals two years ago and won the Copa America, while Brazil won the World U-20 championship last year. That tournament was a fine example of English ignorance at youth level.
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kasem wan nara milestone bageken taem we i lukim wan long ol top kipa long Oceania Futbol Confederesen (OFC), Seloni Iaruel, bambae hemi go mekem trial blong hem long 3 profesonol klab insaed long Premier League, England. Iaruel we hemi gat 17 yia nomo hemi bin kasem eye blong sam long ol top scout blong Premier League long Australia long tua blong U23 tim i go daon long Queensland blong pripea from Olympic Kwalifaea long Niu Zealand mania Maj yia ia. Vanuatu Futbol Federesen Media Ofisa, Harry Atisson hem nao hemi bin negosietem ol rod blong Iaruel long taem ia kam kasem tede we bambae i lukim yangfala kipa ia hemi go livim drim blong hem taem hemi go mekem trial wetem Manchester City, Everton mo
president blong pVFA, Christian Kaltabang (left) i stap handem ova tiket blong plane i go long Seloni Iaruel mo Vaes president blong pVFA Saby Natonga hemi stap witnessim Stoke City long namba 2 Okis. Hemia bambae hemi fes taem eva wan OFC aelan memba kaontri hemi sendem wan kol kipa blong hem i go mekem trial wetem ol profesonol klab long Europe afta we i bin lukim ol pleia nomo oli bin stap go. Vaes President blong Port Vila Futbol Assosiesen, Saby Natonga, hemi talem long Daily Spot se hem bambae hemi follem Iaruel i go daon long England blong negosiet long bihaf blong yangfala kipa
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Luganville, Hotel Santo has come out as Sanmas 2012 Cricket Development sponsor in the Under 15 Girls and Under 8 Mix cricket competition categories. The agreement was reached between Hotel Santo management and Sanma Cricket Development Office on Thursday 28th
June 2012. The manager and owner of Hotel Santo, Mrs Mary-Jane is pleased to assist in the development of cricket in the northern region especially Luganville. We encourage other business houses to be involved with the development of cricket in SANMA Province as this will provide opportunities for young peo-
ple both boys and girls to take up this game, said MaryJane. Eleven schools within Luganville have registered to take part in these competitions which are taking place at the Unity Park every Wednesday afternoons. The competition started on Wednesday 27th June. Over 100 girls from 11
eleven schools will be participating in this eight(8) weeks Under 15 Girls cricket competition and the finals will be held on 15th August 2012. This Cricket Outreach Development Program is funded by the European Union (EU) and the Australian Sports Outreach Program (ASOP).
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2011 Senior Mens Cricket competition, the Sanma Cricket Development in Luganville is again organizing this competition in 2012. The competition started on Saturday 23rd June at the College de Santo cricket ground. So far a total of three clubs have registered namely, Side River Youths, Matevulu College and Tata/Talua Schools in South Santo. The Sanma Cricket Development office is expecting one more teams to register in the coming days and is inviting interested players to come to College de Santo cricket ground on Saturdays to register and join a team. On Saturday 23rd June saw the two 2011 finalists, Matevulu College and Side
Matevulu College player ready to bat River Youths playing each other in the opening match of the 2012 Senior Mens Cricket Competition. Last years winner, Matevulu College came into the competi-
tion with some new faces and cricket skills giving the first match of the competition an entertaining one. Side River Youths head, Mr Mele Ravo however came in with a very youthful team giving Matevulu College a good challenge in this opening match. Winning the toss, Side River Youths decided to field first. In the first innings of the game, Matevulu College scored 73 runs over 20 overs and Side River Youths only managed to score 43 runs all out with 3 overs to spare in the second innings. The Cricket Outreach Development Program is funded by the European Union (EU) and the Australian Government through its Sports Outreach Program (ASOP).
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