AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoHealth and Rights: Vanuatu has rejected calls for mandatory HIV testing at Port Vila Airport. Acting Medical Superintendent Robert Vocor says screening must be voluntary and compulsory tests would violate constitutional rights. Police Partnership: Prime Minister’s Office rejects reports of plans to increase Australian police presence in Vanuatu. Kava Trade: The government will consult farmers and exporters before responding to Fiji’s tougher import rules, which require permits, traceability documents and safety testing. Financial Oversight: The EU has kept Vanuatu on its tax non-cooperation blacklist in its latest update. Women in Politics: A regional analysis says women hold under 8% of Pacific parliamentary seats and Vanuatu is among four Pacific countries with no women in cabinet.
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