Press Release

    Official Opening Ceremony of the Melanesian Spearhead Group MSG Leaders Summit at the Convention Center. A Welcome by the Host Prime Minister, Hon. Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau Maau'Koro who is also the Chairman of MSG
    The Melanesian leaders were traditionally welcomed by the Malvatumauri Council of Chiefs along with the official Flag raising ceremony of each countries.
    The leaders were led into the auditorium for the Official Welcome remarks by the Hon. Prime Minister & MSG Chair.

    Time umi kasem independence blong umi long 1980 umi bin gat wan big fala dream blong buildem Vanuatu we bai ol future generation bai i proud from. Wan prosperous Vanuatu we bai i leftemap horizon blong ol bikinini blong Vanuatu.

    PM i talem story blong wan we i karem wan eagle nau i ting se faol. I karem eagle i come putum mo stap feedem. blong katem long story i short wan bikinini i challegem owner se "hem ia i no faol ia be hem i eagle mo eagle i no ples blong hem ia." Blong prufum point blong hem tufala i karem eagle i go antap long cliff mo releasem eagle ia mo talem se "eagle ples blong you i no down wetem ol faol ia. You wan eagle ia so fly high (end blong story)

    Bigfala dream we umi kasem independen from umi no bin save kasem from division long political ideas we i dividem umi mekem se politics i devide mo focus nomo long smol smol issues ( whats in it for me...) after umi lusum focus long ol big dreams umi bin kasem independence from.

    Even worse Torrens title system we umi usem blong register land blong ol custom owners i failem plante custom owner. Torrens system ia originate long man oli kolem hem Sir Robert Richard Toorrens we i designem system ia mo i lobby from long 1814-1884 mo implementem long South Australia.

    "Ol custome owners i should partner wetem Government/Investor" PM Maau'Koro i talem long tok tok blong.

    Long point ia you we you stap folem gud ol development government ia i stap mekem bai u save se policy blong public private partnership government i launchem finis mo i stap go long parliament blong come law. Hem ia i blong allowen custom owner blong shareholder or partner long any investment long land without leasem out mo lus control long hem forever.

    Long time ia nau bai ol cutom land owner i bai oli luk fruit blong struggle from independent mo Vanuatu bai i free mo fly high olsem eagle. Hem ia nau direction Government blong Vanuatu i stap speed i go long hem nau ia after National Planning Summit.

    Vanuatu has welcomed to our shores, Her Royal Highness,

    the Crown Princess of Denmark, The Prime Minister of Tonga, The

    Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Australia, Two Ministers from France, The Special Envoy from China,

    Two Special Envoys from South Korea, The US NSC Coordinator for the Pacific; and most recently, H.E Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic. These countries level of visit to Vanuatu displays their level of commitment in engaging with us and we are truly humbled by the level importance attributed to us.

    Talem, Mekem Yumi Luk

    France President Emmanuel Macron's historical visit to the Prime Minister's Office. H.E Macron was welcomed by the Prime Minister Hon. Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau into the compound, followed by a welcome ceremony by Teriki Paunimanu Mantoi KALSAKAU III.
    After a Bilateral Talk between the two leaders, the Hon. Prime Minister presented a locally made Tapa to the French President in appreciation of the assistance to be provided by the French government. A kava ceremony took place followed by Official statements by the two Leaders.

    Central Coast Mariners Center Back, Brian Kaltak Maaumir receiving the Second Highest Medal of Honor from the Head of State of the Republic of Vanuatu His Excellency Nikenike Vurobaravu.
    In the presence of the Prime Minister Hon Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau Maau'Koro, Australian high commissioner, Lord Mayor and the Malvatumauri Council of Chiefs.

    The DSPPAC’s Technical Development Cooperation Partnership meeting was held on June 14th 2023 at the Melanesian hotel. The meeting has been organized on a quarterly basis which brings together technical, working level people and this was the first for this year 2023. The meeting was postponed to this month because of the two cyclones that hit earlier in March.

    In the opening remarks of the meeting, DSPPAC director John Ezra stated that, “These technical meetings are an opportunity that the Government uses to inform development partners on process, policies, events that have a direct impact on how we engage with them”.

    “There were several agenda items that was covered during the meeting, as there were several policy documents that have been developed or updated, as well as events that Government is organizing in the coming weeks"

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