Lcal News San News Leers Reginal /Iner News Classied/Real Esae ADS Sprs PM's ofce condemns Patterson's comments on Radio Australia Page 3 VCH Ambulance emergency number down Page 2 Vanuatu Lava to play Tasmanian sides today Page 15 Libya leader vows to defeat coalition forces Page 8 Veeran pliicians remind Vana f Wes Papa By Ricky Binihi The Republic of fiji, which had been sitting on the ence when Melane sian Spearhe ad Group was conceived, is now calling shots in the drivers seat as chairman o the MSG, by inviting Indonesia to be given Observer Status. And now the 250, 000 p eo- ple o Vanuatu brace them- selves to see whether Prime Minister Sato Kilman will bow to Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama's pres- sure to have Indonesia, with over 237 million people, be given MSG observership or he would deend the Vanuatu Parliament. Parliament passed a reso- lution in June last year rec- ognising the struggle rom West Papua as a just cause and mandated the govern- ment to support West Papua’s application or Observer Sta- tus at MSG. But at an MSG Special For- eign Aairs Minister Meeting in Fiji last month it “wel- comed and considered the applications by the Republic o Indonesia and Republic o Timor Leste or Observership to the MSG”. The application or West Papua never suraced. This was despit e t he act that a very senior government of- cial attended the meeting and that Parliament mandated the government to assist West Papua get their observer sta- tus in MSG. Now Fiji, a Melanesian country which only joined MSG once it realised it would beneft rom the MSG Trade Ag re em en t be ca us e o a clause in the agreement that allowed specifc goods to be exported duty ree between two consenting MSG coun- tries or more, has now invit- ed Indonesia into MSG. Fiji has a personal agenda. I it invites Indonesia it would serve as warning to Fiji’s two bullies; Australia and New Zealand as Jakarta is more powerul militarily compared to both Canberra and Wel- lington. What critics say is an inter- nal Fiji maneuvering tactic to win a powerul military and economic ally international- ly has now, with Suva’s per- severance, make Indonesia a regional issue ft or the MSG platter. It comes as no surprise that frst on the agenda o the 18th Melanesian Spearhead Group is the meeting o Police Com- missioners and Trade and Economic oicials held yes- terday at the GCC complex in Fiji. Fiji knows that the moment Melanesians starts rubbing shoulders with Indonesia at a powerul regional institu- tion like the MSG it is help- ing Vanuatu sweep the West Papua issue under the carpet. Thats what Indonesia wan ts and tha ts pro bab ly what Fiji PM Bainimarama needed to secure lucrative economic and military deal with Jakarta next time he is over there. The only hope or Vanuatu now is Prime Minister Kil- man. Would he vote against any decision to have Indonesia be given Observership at MSG? And what has happened to the motion in Parliament that was moved by a ormer gov- ernment backbencher and now Justice Minister Ralph Regenvanu and passed with bipartisan support or Vanuatu to support West Papua’s appli- cation or observership? o To Page 2 By Len Garae The MinisTRy of jusTice and Community Services has sus- pended “interim” Project Ofc- er o Vanuatu National Council o Women(VNCW )Maryanne Bani or allegedly using a alsi- fed court order to appoint two individuals to act as the inter- im management, and allowed court-appointed Administrators o VNCW Arthur Faerua and Dorosday Kenneth to move in to restore the management o the national women’s umbrella organisation. Daily Post called at the VNCW Oices only to be met by three private security oicers at the main door and they conirmed acting on orders rom the court- appointed Administrators to make sure the door remained closed. o To Page 3 VNCW open under guard Ministry suspends Maryanne Bani Private Security Ofcers guard door to VNCW WWW.DAILyPoSt.Vu ISSUE N O 3198 THURSdAy, MARCH 24 2011 P1 CMYK PLATE Publishe d since 1993