[New post] Bauerfield saga continues; new livestock policy; Port Vila Urban Development Project tender approved

WordPress.com bobmakin posted: " Of course there was yet another attempt to revive the Bauerfield Rehabilitation project as recently as last year. Yesterday I mentioned the 2011 efforts and the granting of Australian aid for the purpose arranged by the DG of MIPU. But of course in Ma" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Vanuatu Daily Digest Bauerfield saga continues; new livestock policy; Port Vila Urban Development Project tender approved by bobmakin Of course there was yet another attempt to revive the Bauerfield Rehabilitation project as recently as last year. Yesterday I mentioned the 2011 efforts and the granting of Australian aid for the purpose arranged by the DG of MIPU. But of course in March last year when the Ausaid offer had lapsed because politicians kept changing the requirements, the World Bank was brought in. All ministries were in agreement, for the Vanuatu Aviation Investment Programme to be funded by the World Bank. $60 million of funding was secured. However, the Natuman Government, which had come to power with 33 votes of the 52 members, was thrown aside by the Kilman Government which then, in the midst of the bribery scandal, had decided that a Chinese contractor should undertake the work and it would be funded by the Chinese EXIM Bank. The debt was massively doubled by the Kilman Government decision. Thus do politicians look to interests other than the national ones and make problems for later governments. Daily Post highlights the complete airport rehabilitation story of failure today. Daily Post and Radio Vanuatu both extensively cover the outgoing caretaker government's launch of what is claimed to be the "first ever" livestock policy. Present Caretaker Minister Emelee recognized the efforts of his predecessor, David Tosul, in getting the policy going and expressed his confidence in the plan, so it does not seem to be a campaign strategy for the government we are to see next week. Livestock is important to the economy and could raise more export earnings. Read more of this post bobmakin | January 27, 2016 at 3:33 pm | Tags: aviation, Bauerfield, politics, Port Vila, Vanuatu | Categories: The Daily Digest | URL: http://wp.me/p2A4RK-Pj Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Vanuatu Daily Digest. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://ift.tt/1Qrhnn5 Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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