Mi wantem highlightem spirit blong partnership long plante diferent level we emi mekem se yumi fortunate blong yumi save stap tugeta tede long spesel occasion ia.

Ol project activities long aelan blong Epi oli kam tru long wan project we nem blong em emi Vanuatu Coastal Adaptation Project. Spirit blong partnership emi start long level blong ol donors wetem ol Implementing Agencies we oli putum tugeta olgeta different funds blong olgeta blong mekem project emi kam wan reality. Funding blong project emi kam tru long Global Environment Facility (GEF) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) nao emi accessem funding ia blong supportem Government blong Vanuatu blong implementem project.

At this juncture, I wish to express the sincere gratitude of the Government and the people of Vanuatu for the spirit of partnership from UNDP and all the able support from UNDP to make the VCAP project not only a reality but a success in Vanuatu. May I also affirm to you our commitment to continue partnering with you in our future resilience building efforts to explore the possibilities of up-scaling many of the successful climate change initiatives in Vanuatu. 

Olgeta Gudfala people blong Epi,

Blong yumi implementem project ia, long level blong Government, I gat partnership between ol different Ministries, different Government Departments and also partnership wetem Provincial Governments.

So tede olsem Prime Minister blong Vanuatu, mi wantem acknowledgem spirit blong partnership blong Ministry of Infrastructure, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry blong Agriculture  and also Shefa Provincial Government blong oli work in partnership wetem Ministry blong Climate Change mo Department blong Meteorology and Geo-hazards blong progressem project ia kasem stage we yumi stap long em tedei.

 Mi mas talem tu se without partnership blong ol Chiefs, ol community leaders and yufala olgeta gudfala people blong Epi, bae project ia emi no save kam wan reality. Mi talem thank you long positive engagement mo spirit blong partnership blong yufala.

 Honorable Ministers

Chairman blong Epi Council of Chiefs

Olgeta chiefs long Epi

Ol man mo woman

Ol youths mo olgeta pikinini 

Climate Change bae emi continue blong stap olsem wan challenge long environment mo livelihood blong yumi ol man Vanuatu. Climate Change bae emi continue blong affectem ol key sectors we yumi depend long olgeta long laef blong yumi. However yumi mas recognisem se tru long partnership, taem yumi putum plante hands together, burden blong challenge bae emi no heavy. 

Government blong Vanuatu emi recognisem importance blong challenge we I kam wetem climate change and blong showem commitment blong yumi long national, regional and international level – Government emi establishim finis wan dedicated Ministry blong Climate Change. Government tru long Council of Ministers this year I agree finis se long 2018 bae Government emi establishim wan Department of Climate Change olsem wan further commitment not only blong continue wetem ol national efforts blong yumi but also blong mekem sure se yumi fulfilim olgeta obligations blong yumi through long Paris Agreement blong Climate Change. 

Honorable Ministers

Chairman blong Epi Council of Chiefs

Olgeta chiefs long Epi

Ol man mo woman

Ol youths mo olgeta pikinini

Long behalf blong Government mi wantem bakeken talem thank you tumas long valuable contribution blong each and every stakeholder blong VCAP Project and olsem Prime Minister mi stap nao officially launchem ol completed project activities long island blong Epi.

Tankyu tumas".

Long early 1990s Vanuatu kavman ie invest bigwan blong hostem 4th Mini South Pacific Games (MSPG). Long taem ya wan company blong Tahiti mo Franis mo wan local company SELB now oli buildim stadium ya. Orginal Korman Stadium ie bin mekem bigfala history long Vanuatu from hemi providem wan international mo standard facility we ol different sports disciplines oli bin tek ples long hem. 

Over long ol yia we ie pas, ie no bin gat care mo mentenance long stadium ya mekem se hemi bin ran down big wan mo nomo save hostem ol sport event. Hemia ie lead ie go blong oli breakem down orginal stadium long 2015 mo startem reconstruction blong new stadium since Vanuatu ie bin choosen blong hostem 2017 Games.

Nowia yumi gat wan mo manis nomo ie stap before ples ya bai hemi kam wan center blong attaction wetem fulap athlets we bai oli kam blong compete long ol differen sport discipline, mo chanis tu blong Vanuatu hemi showem wanem yumi save playem. Some long ol sport we yumi tek pat gud long hem wetem limited sport resources mo funding we yumi gat, yet, oli mekem world tu oli save about smol island kantri blong yumi ya.

Yumi talem bigfala thank you long CCECC we oli helpem yumi bigwan blong rebuildem stadium blong yumi.

Mi proud tu blong talem se wetem dedikesen, komitmen mo effort blong Chinese Government mo fulap ol ni-Vanuatu man mo woman we oli wok or oli help lo wan way or other blong project isave complete successfully, tankio tumas long gudfala work we yumi everiwan ie mekem.

Mi proud blong talem se current kavman wei mi leadem hemi ie bin committem hem wan bigwan tumas long side blong budget mo hem ie also major sponser long construction blong stadium wei yumi stap long hem tete.

Sport tete hem ie kam wan priority blong kavman blong yumi from hem ie wan long olgeta tool wei umi save usum blong reducem crime rates mo fight againsem NCD wei ie stap kam undap bigwan long country blong yumi.

Tete long world, sport ie kam olsem wan product wei yumi save usum blong marketem country blong yumi ie ko long ol nara place long world, yumi save luk too tete long world se ie gat few countries wei although population blo olgeta ie small, yet oli kam famous tru long sports.

Mi believe se wetem wan small population blong yumi, ol people blong yumi oli gat planteh talent mo skills blong save promotem name blo umi ie ko long world tru long sports.

Hemia hemi wan nationwide successful storian we yumi save feel proud blong hem blong gat wan sporting stadium we bai hemi save inspirem yumi everiwan blong oli tek part long ol sports blong gat wan helti nation. Fulap preparation ie stap tekem ples finis we togeta bai yumi buildim gud ples blong yumi mo togeta bai yumi celebrate ol wins blong yumi we bai yumi save luk insaed blong stadium ya.

Bai stadium ya i wan long term vision mo legacy blong mekem se faciliti ia i kat wan long term tingting blong i kam olsem wan centre of excellence or high performance facility blong spot we yumi save linkim ap wetem ol skul mo ol nara sport programs long country.

Tete mi luk ol piknini, mama, papa, ol olfala mo ol youngfala oli gather wetem smile long face hem ie meanem se yumi proud long facility mo country blo yumi mo too umi save talem se yumi ready blong welcomem ol athletes long ol nara places long region blong enjoyem beauty blong Vanuatu wei ie stap mo semtaem compete long ol sports we oli train from.

Taem umi putum hands tugeta bai umi save achievem ol bigfala samting wei umi stap plan from ol, wetem ol toktok ya mi wantaem bakeken blong talem bigfala tankiu long behalf blong kavman mo ol people blo Vanuatu long continuous contribution mo sapot we Republik blong China ie kivim blong rebuildem back stadium blong yumi.

Thank you tu ie ko long ol private sector long ol saport mo assistance we oli stap kivim ie kam long Kavman mo ol individual man mo woman long we yumi everyone ie work hard blong putum stadium ya  ie kam undap long wan different level.  

Finally mi wantaem appeal tu long yumi everiwan blong kam showem sapot wetem respect blong yumi long ol athlets mo mi appeal too long yumi everiwa blong yumi join hands togeta blong lukoutem gud stadium blong yumi blong ol pikinini blo yumi long future tu oli save enjoyem same benefit wei umi stap enjoyem tete.

Wetem ol toktok ya, Mi klad tumas blong save kam stap tedei blong acknowledgem new stadium blong yumi  we bai hemi ready now blong hostem mo officiate ol Van2017 Pacific Mini Games.

Thank you tumas everyone".

Tedei hemi makem wan nara milestone long Vanuatu mo especiali yumi ol residen blong Port Vila mo ol usa blong intanasonal mo domestik Airport ia long Bauerfield. Taem we yumi lukluk bak long history blong improvemen blong ranway blong Airport yumi save gud se laswan bigfala work hemi bin tekem ples taem we COLAS blong New Caledonia hemi bin kam mo improvum bak long late 80's we hemi mekem kolosap ova 30 yia nao i bin gat work long hem.

Tedei yumi ka blong witnesem launjink blong major work konstraksen we bambae hemi start mo bae i tekem kolosap 340 dei blong save finisim gud wantaem. Fanding blong wok i kam try lonf konseson loan we kavman i kat wetem World Bank lon tufala agrimen everiwan. Fes Loan hemi 59.5 million US $ mo grant long 0.6 million US $ mo nara Loan long World Bank IDA17 I gat $9.5 millions US $ mo 4.6 million US $ we i kivi; wan total blong 73.9 million US $ or Ekwifalen long 7.4 billion long vatu.

Hemia  mi wantem talem bigfala tankio blong ol pipol blong vanuatu i ko long World Bank blong Luk save Priority infrastrakja developmen olsem. mo development assistens olsem hemi kontributs bigwan ikam bak long  development blong ekonomik mo sosio -Kaltural benefit blong yumi everiwan.

Mi wantem talem bigfala thankio tu i ko long CCECC long strong komitmen we hemi gat blong kam helpem Vanuatu i gru i ko antap wetem konstraksen blong major infrastakja olsem Ranway blong Airport.

Yu save se hemi ni bin isi tumas blong save startem ol work kwik taem olsem we yumi everiwan i wantem. Espesiali long Kavman mo yumi ol pipol blong Vanuatu we bambae yumi benefit long hem but from we i kat tu ol prosija blong yumi work folowem blong mitim ol rikwaenem mo krateria lonf saed blong fanding, long kontrak Enjinia mo supavison mo kontrak manejmen, long Kavman rikwaenem ( LAW) mo tu long kontrakta mobilaesesen.

Mi belief plante se kontrakta ia CCECC bae hemi save mekem gudfala ork within long taem frem we i stap klos Enjinia supafisa blong GHD, office blong MIPU, AVL mo VPMU we hemi stap provaedem oversight long ol infrastrakja we i stap tekem ples. Kavman i stap askem tu koperasen mo klos working relesonship ia mo mi stap askem tu korepeson mo klos working relesonship ia mo i stap askem tu koperesen mo assisten blong yumi everiwan, Kavman, kontrakta, pravet sekta, land owner, ol Airline Operators mo everi sitwen mo resident blong Vanuatu blong yumi work tugeta mo yumi pul tugeta blong yumi save mitim objektif blong project ia.

Mi stap toktok me mekem apil ia from we yumi bin bin fesem wan experience finis lonf yia 2015 taem tudei samfala airline aperasen i stap supend yet kasem tedei. So i gud yumi protektem blong situasen ia hemi no ripitim bakeken. Mo blong mekem sua i no happen bakeken, i kat arrenjmen i stap long taem we everi tul blong CCECC ino kam yet, bambae ol menteinens arenjmen blong AVL mo Fulton Hogan hemi kontinu mo projek bambae hemi mitim kost ia kasem taem we ol equipmen blong CCECC i stap everiwan long kaontri mo long project site ia.

Mi assurum yufala everiwan, espesali offisols blong kavman mo korporet kapani blong Kavman, Enjinia blong projek GHD mo kontrakta we bae oli work, se bae yumi kam bakeken mo witnesem offisol Handing-Ova mo opening blong projek ia long semtaem mo manis olsem long nekis yia 2018.

Blong endem toktotk blong mi, Kavman we mi lidim i nomo wandem se bae i kat further delay long projek ia from we, projek blong upgredem Bauerfield Ranway, hemi fes projek we kaonsel blong ol miista, long fes meeting blong hem afta long formesen blong niu Kavman long early 2016, hemi bin disaed long hem mi i stap long top praority list blong hem? Hemi tekem yumi 1 yia 8 manis blong mekem  graon breaking. Long view blong kavman we mi lidim, period ia hemi already too long, taem we yumi save importance blong projek ia long ekonomik develomen blong kaontri blong yumi, tastawe, i no mas kat eni more further delay

Mi stap askem prayers blong everiwan se Papa Hae God bambae hemi harem ol toktok blong yumi mo bae hemi blesem yumi everiwan mo kaontri blong yumi Vanuatu blong yumi prokress i ko long fored.

Olgeta Distinguised GUESTS

Tankio tumas blong save kivim taem blong listen long ol toktok blong mi. Mo tu wan taem bakeken;

thank you very Much

Tankio tumas; mo

Merci Beaucoup de votre attention 

Ova long 40 investa blong Niu Caledonia oli mit long wik ia long Port Vila wetem ol counterpat blong Vanuatu. I kat ol exjence  blong ol ideas mo proposisen blong attempt long divilopmen rilasen bitwin tufala kaontri ia. Daerecta blong agriculture, Antoine Ravo hemi wan long official blong Kavman blong presentem secta blong agrikalja.

Wetem great pleasure mo privilege we mi kivim aot official remark ia long behalf blong ministry blong agrikalja, laefstok, forestry, mo fisheries & Biosecurity long ekonomik misen ia long Vanuatu.

Fes, mi laek blong expresem warm welkam blong mifala long olgeta we oli travel I kam long Vanuatu from abord especially from misen ia nomo. Mifala ia glad blong yufala I kam long Vanuatu mo hope se misen ia bai ritjim delibarasen blong yumi, bai I crietem conecksen mo engagmen wetem various stakeholda ( especially farma mo praevet secta)

Ministry blong agrikalja, laefstok, forestry, mo fisheries & Biosecurity tru long dipatmen blong agrikalja & Rural Divilopmen mandate hemi blong promotem improvmen mo resilient agrikalja inovasen blong incrisim prodacsen mo farm inkam ( tru long ol specific commodity olsem kava, kakao, kokonut, coffee mo species) as  long as hemi replae long foods security nid ( root crop, fruit mo vegetable) blong ol pipol blong yumi.

Wan long ol ki praoriti objective blong ekonomik invest long Vanuatu hemi blong luk se secta blong agrikalja hemi lidim domestic mo forein daerect investmen option tru long joen-venture operasen bitwin ol forein investa wetem lokal investa long secta blong agrikalja; inkaregem aotsourcing o pravetisasen serves blong agrikalja input mo plant materiel centa blong enhance wider akses blong seeds, seedling, ol tuls mo ol appropriate machines we bai ol privet secta bai oli makem isely o serves we bai oli comercialisim viably, expandem opportunity blong agrikalja trade facilitasen mo marketing blong prodact blong agrikalja long main maket centa, establishim adding value processing plant ( factory) we bai criatem opportunity blong employmen long rural, investmen long manufacturing we place long ekonomik strategic locasen associated wetem maketing blong producum gufala risalt long hae producsen, mo venturing long agritourism indastri.

Long proses blong divilopmen, Ministry blong agrikalja hemi embarking long reform prokram blng modernaesing extensen blong agrikalja mo rural advisory serves blong empowering farma mo building resilent community for sustainable divilopmen seting ap blong Vanuatu farma Associasen (VFA) blong facilitim mo assistim farma long maket akses informasen, provaedem logistical sapot, coodinatem aktiviti blong farma blong improve, strentenem mo sapotem saply saed mo to provaedem sapot long orgonasasen blong ol farma blong incrisim prodacsen, establisim wan centa blong seed mo machinery centa blong bigfala prodacsen long agrikalja, replantem plantasen blong kokonas, reabilitasen blong plantasen blong kakao, restocking ol variety blong noble kava establisim warehaos mo kol rum long ol province blong use blong agrikalja produsa. Establisim ol facilitie ia bai oli certainly incrisim prodacsen blong agrikalja produce long ol province mo ol aelan; advocate from more sapot long research mo divilopmen long crop improvmen mo niu crop; mo improvum energy sapply blong kaikai mo agrikalja toward inovasen we oli pat long some elemen blong reform we ministry blong agrikalja bai I undertakem.

Faenaly blong conclude, long behalf blong Ministry  blong agrikalja, laefstok, forestry, mo fisheries & Biosecurity, mi laek blong tekem opportunity ia blong talem tankio long orgonasing komiti blong riconasem importance blong agrikalja olsem wan ki secta blong investmen  optsen long kaontri blong yumi mo yumi luk forword blong kam wan strong patnaship long ekonomik misen long benefit blong pipol blong yumi.

Tankio long attensen blong yufala! 

Tede i makem wan historical day blong yumi long TAFEA, especially long Tanna, blong Reserve Bank blong Vanuatu i save tekem launching blong newfala polymer notr blong VT500 ikam daon long Blackman town. While yumi understandem  se theme blong newfala money ia emi " culture mo tradition", olsem deputy Prime Minister mo wan memba blong Parliament blong yumi long Tanna, mi kat bigfala hona mo respect: fastaem, blong talem thankyu long boar mo management blong Reserve  Bank blong save inkludum Tanna blong i part long launching program ia tedei; mo secondly, blong mi save takem part mo officiatem opening blong celebration ia long Tanna tede

Thankyu asul ( explanation in Tannese)

Two day program ia we i stat tede i makem ti final lauch blong newfala family blong polymer banknotes. occasion is i repesentem tu lastest chapter long history blong currency long Vanuatu, mo i makem semtaem narafala miestone long development blong kaontry ia.

Semak long ol narafala area long life, Vanuatu hemi kat wan long mo interesting tradition long money, we teknikal word blong hemi " medium of exchange" we i minem nomo " ol fasin blong save  exchangem olgeta samting long kastom": stat long isus blong ol mat mo tut blong pig, i kam kasem olgeta diferent currencies long taem blong kodominium, olsem New Hebrides Franc, Pacific Franc, Pound mo Australian dollars.

Long 22 nd  March 1982, two yia afta long independent, yumi lukim introduction blong own currency blong yumi, Vatu  this yia 2017, i makem  samples 35 years long taem we Vanuatu emi issue first Vatu notes blong hem.

From Tanna mo TAFEA i playem tu pat long history ia, bambae Vanuatu kavman tru long His Excenllency, President blong Republic, i awardem long tomorrow, medals i go long two citizens blong yumi long TAFEA. From busy schedule blong mi long week ia, bae mi no save stap long ples ia tomorrow blong witnesem ceremony ia; be mi wantem tekem janis ia long bihalf long kavman mo pipol blong Vanuatu mo talem thank you long Reserve Bank long recognition mo respect ia long Tanna mo TAFEA Province as whole.

Wetem ol narafala roles blong reserves bank blong Vanuatu, hemi kat uty mo responsability tu, blong mekem sua se yumi ol pipol blong Vanuatu, i save gat confidence long value blong Vatu money. Olsem wan longn olgeta few individuals e i bin foryunate blong wok kolosap wetem first praem Minista blong Vanuatu afta long independence, mi save talem se Reserve Bank tu hemi bin ko tru long plante challenge i kam kasem today.

Be wetem professional Board mo highly-trained staff e i stap, yumi save safely talem se future blong Reserve Bank mo value  blong vatu money i stap long safe  mo capable hands oltaem.

Long wik ia tu, Bank emi stap ranem ol awarness long community blong Tanna, especially ol school pikinini, blong visitim ol booths mo stall ia blong askem mo lanem plante ol wok we reserve bank i stap mekem.

Wan long olgeta showcase ia hemi financial inclusion we Reserve Bank emi stap makem plante wok long hem finis. Financial inclusion hemi wan program we kavman tru long Reserve abnk i traem faenem ol ways blong providem ol financial serves mo financial product i ko long olgeta disadvantaged mo olgeta  we oli no kat acess long banking seres long wan fasin we i jip.

Wan narafala area we bank e,i stap mekem awarness long hem hemi lonf saed blong how yumi save participate long javman bond, olsem wan way blong investem mani. Bond emi wan instrument we Reserve Bank emi stap administratem long bihalf blong kavman hemi nidim mani blong ranem ol operation blong hem. Mi stap encouragem yufala  tu blong ko, askem, mo lanem plante, stret long olgeta staff blong bank.

Reserve Bank ino kam makem awarness ia long Tanna blong nating. Bank hemi save se Tanna hemi wan aelan we mani i ron gud long hem from rich kalja blong hemm mo ol narafala tourism attraction olsem volkanos. From cost blong printim mani i sas, Bank i mas mekem sua se pablik lonng Tanna i save how blong handelem mani blong i save last long time; mo secondly, no more importantly blong talem long yumi blong usum banking system blong sevem mani.

Long few wik  pass nao, mi bin joenem Minista blong faenes mo Governa Athy blong openem wan niu business centa we oli calem Numistic Business Center. Reserve Bank i kat strong tinktink se bambae wan dei centa ia i kam wan museum o ples blong displayem history blong yumi long said blong mani, olsem wan ples tu wz ol school pikininin mo ol tourist oli save go visitim blong lanem history blong Vanuatu long saed blong mani.

Spos i tekem yumi 35 yias blong mekem bigfala changes ia,  i possible se i save tekem semak longfala taem blong yumi gat wan more currency reform olsem.

Mi salutum Gouvernor, Board Memebers, Management mo staff blong Reserve Bank long overall planing mo organization, includum decision blong tekem event ia i kam long Tanna or TAFEA.

Bifo mi makem dekleresen, mi wantem talem thank yu long bihalf long Kavman long TAFEA province we mi save se oli helpem Reserve Bank plantem blong organisem event ia; mi talem thank yu tu long olgeta float parades we oi bin match wetem yumuu this morning. Display no way we yufala i dresemap ol tracks blong yufala i shoem long yumi everiwan, save blong yufala long dei ia tede.

wetem ol toktok ia, mi olsem Deputy Prime Minister, mmo semtaem wan Member blong Parliament blong Tanna, mi glad bigfala honor blong deklerem se: Launching program blong VT500 polymer Banknote hemi officially OPEN!

thank you