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ISSUE N O 3206 saturday, april 2, 2011
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Alick Maemae
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Opposition urges
ministers to protest
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By Godwin Ligo
Leader of Opposition,
Edward Natapei, has said
ministers who support West
Papua’s stand for politi-
cal freedom should resign
in protest after the accept-
ance of Indonesia into the
Letters to editor Melanesian Spearhead
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er- which did not reflect a
recent Council of Ministers’
decision and the national
Carlot interested parliament’s stand on the
issue.
in Santo “My understanding was
that the Council of Minis-
limestone ters passed a resolution just
before the MSG meeting in
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accept Indonesia into the
MSG even in observer sta-
tus.
“I t i s m y u n d e r s t a n d -
ing also that that Coun-
cil of Ministers Meeting
was chaired by the Depu-
ty Prime Minister and the
then Acting Prime Minister
Ham Lini Vanuroroa.
Environment, “A n d t h e n t h e P r i m e
Forestry and lagoon Minister Honorable Sato
Kilman has gone ahead to
residents work... support other MSG leaders
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at the Suva MSG meet-
ing in granting Indonesia
an Observer status ,” Oppo-
sition Leader Natapei told
Kalsakau and Kaltongga Daily Post yesterday morn-
ing.
question statement on The Leader of Opposition
questioned if the Council of
coup by TIV boss Ministers is divided over the
issue.
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Sports
Acting
Prime
Minister
terminates
Acting DG
By Len Garae
The Acting Prime
Minister and Minister of
Trade and Tourism, Ham
Lini, has terminated Acting
Director General of Public
Utilities Jotham Napat yes-
terday.
Napat who is the Direc-
tor of Vanuatu Meteoro-
logical Service said the
Acting Prime Minister has
the authority to terminate
him but that his letter did
not specify any reasons for
his termination.
He said he understood that
his termination was in line
with a request from the Min-
ister of Public Utilities Harry
Iauko to terminate him.
It is not clear who is going
to replace him but Napat said
he has started a number of
projects in the ministry which
he hopes his successor will
continue to develop to their
completion.
One of them is the ongo-
ing repair of the notorious
potholes along the streets of
Port Vila.
“This project is continu-
ing at present and I hope my
successor will continue with
them until they are all com-
pleted,” he said.
In an earlier interview
Napat had promised to tar
Prime Minister Sato Kilman is expected to return this weekend after the MSG meeting seal the potholes in prepa-
in Suva, Fiji, where he is expected to clarify issues surrounding the West Papua issue ration for a planned inter-
as well as other resolutions of the MSG.Here Kilman (left) is with his counterpart and national conference which is
chairman of the MSG Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama at the Vale ni Bose complex in expected to take place in Port
Fiji. Picture: ATU RASEA (Fiji Times) Vila in June of 2012.
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