The Authorised Person (AP) Program has greatly impacted the lives of people in some villages on Santo Island. The Ministry of Justice and Community Services owns the program, which has been piloted since 2018 as part of the Vanuatu-Australia Policing and Justice Program (VAPJP).
A son of the Smol Nambas tribe in southeastern inland Malekula Island was elected this week as the new president of the Malvatumauri Council of Chiefs. He is Chief Paul Robert Ravun from the village of Melken and was elected unopposed by consensus.
The members of two commissions of inquiry have signed their oath of allegiance in the presence of the State Legislature following their appointment this week.
The Vanuatu Human Rights Office has strongly condemned the brutal murder of an innocent 3-year-old boy in the Bukura area last week.
France government has contributed to the reconstruction of the Malvatumauri national nakamal in Port Vila. A year ago, in November 2022, Secretary of State Chrysoula Zacharopoulou made an official visit to Vanuatu. She took part in an event at the Chiefs Nakamal.