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By Godwin LigoPrime m i n i s t e r sato

Kilman has described the

Japanese Government as

amongst the main contribu-

tors to economic growth and

social services in Vanuatu by

complementing Vanuatu Gov-

ernment eorts in a number

o Vanuatu development initi-

atives. Prime Minister Kilman

highlighted some o the con-

tributions by Japan to Vanuatu

which, he said include sup-

port or inrastructure devel-

opment such as parts o the

Eate Ring Road, bridges in

strategic locations,Sarakata

Hydro project, and the reha-

bilitation o the main whar

in the capital Port Vila includ-

ing the tug boat and the pilot

boat.

The Prime Minister Sato

Kilman was speaking at a cer-

emony yesterday morning that

saw two Signings between

the Japanese and Vanuatu

governments. One was a

signing o Exchange o Note

between the Vanuatu Minister

o Foreign Aairs Alred Car-

lot and Japanese Ambassador

to Vanuatu Yutuka Yoshizawa

that ormalized Japans com-

mitment towards the Vila

Central hospital improvement

project. The second was the

signing o Grant Agreement

between Mr. Suzuki,JICA rep-

resentative and Vanuatu For-

eign Aairs Minister Alred

Carlot or the Vt; 70 Million

towards the Vila Central Hos-

pital Improvement Project.

First and oremost, I

wish to particularly thank

the Japanese Government

or ormally approving the

Redevelopment o Vila cen-

tral Hospital project. The

signing o the Exchange

o Notes or this milestone

project is signifcant or the

Government and the people

o Vanuatu given the empha-

sis in the Government poli-

cy priorities to improve the

delivery o health services

to the people o Vanuatu,

says the Prime Minister at

the signing ceremony yes-

terday morning. Prime Min-

ister Kilman also expressed

the Governments gratitude

to the Japanese Government

or the assistance provided to

the improvement o sanitary

initiatives, in particular, the

decrease o solid waste quan-

tity or saer environmen-

tal conditions, notably waste

management in Port Vila and

the promotion o the 3 Rs

Reduce,Reuse,Recyle imi-

tative. And the list goes on

and on, the Prime Minister

remarked .>>To Pge 2

Japan a major contributor toVanuatus economic growth: PM

By Bob MakinVila City College lease

in the Korman area on the

Teouma Road has been pur-

chased by a developer despite

the school possessing a special

lease and status o reserved

or educational purposes.

The school can accommo-

date approximately 350 stu-

dents.

Vila City College is being

destroyed at a time when

enrolments in 2010 increased

by 8% over 2009 and a ur-

ther large increase is expect-ed in last years igures

when available. An addition-

al increase is also expected

again this year with the next

intake. There has been great

pressure on classroom space

or several years.

The school buildings were

constructed to a high stand-

ard, and a number o peo-

ple have been able to live in

the buildings since the school

was closed. Classes stopped

because the ormer owner

could not complete fnancialobligations to his bank.

Despite the reserved sta-

tus, the premises have been

sold and the lease goes to a

commercial developer who

appears to employ sever-

al Asian oreign investors in

driving the bulldozers and

removing the corrugated iron

rom the rooing o the 10

classrooms.

They were unable to

explain why the work is being

undertaken.

Wreckers demolishing major Vila school

PM Kilman and Ambassador Yoshizawa at the Signing ceremony.

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