Minister of Justice John Still Tari Qetu has established a Commission of Inquiry (COI) to investigate the VT1 billion funding allocated for the paving of public roads on Ambae during
DISMAL OUTLOOK FOR ASIA-PACIFIC COPRA Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/07/2004 - 00:00 By Kalvau Moli PORT VILA, Vanuatu (Vanuatu Daily Post, July 6) Delegates at the 41st Cocotech meeting at Luganville were told that productivity in the coconut sector has not substantially increased in the past four decades and is experiencing a downturn in some areas. Addressing yesterday’s meeting, that brought together 14 members countries, Executive Director of Asia Pacific Coconut Community (APCC), Dr. P. Rethinam revealed, If we look at the world average productivity of copra, productivity it is only 0.89 ton copra/per/ha per year equivalent while the APCC member countries average is only 0.83 ton/copra per ha/per year except for Thailand and Vietnam. He listed most island nations within the pacific region as member countries that have been experiencing down turn in productivity level.