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ISSUE N O 3210 thursday, april 7 2011
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Deportation
orders rebutted
By Jane Joshua
Director of Dream-
time Shipping Carl Beldon
has rebutted reports that the
Vanuatu Immigration Depart-
ment has refused to renew his
visa over discrepancies in own-
ership and usage of the vessels
that he brought in from the
Solomon Islands.
Daily Post can also confirm
that the Minister of Public Util-
ities, Harry Iauko, has author-
ised both of his vessels- MV
Kaona and Christie Leigh to
operate in Vanuatu for a peri-
od of five years and that there
are no discrepancies over own-
ership of the two ships referred
to.
Mr Beldon made headlines
in the Indy last weekend and
informed Daily Post that on
April 1, 2011 Acting Minister
of Internal Affairs, Marcellino
Pipite, reviewed the Principal
immigration Officer’s decision
not to renew his visa. Using
powers conferred under chap-
ter 7 Section 58 (5) (b) of Act,
minister Pipite as acting minis-
ter responsible for Immigration
US govt heads
granted Mr Beldon an interim
visa for four months commenc-
ing on April 1 which was last
Friday.
The minister’s decision was
based on the fact that the
Principal Immigration Officer
(PIO) did not elaborate on the
grounds for his decision as pur-
suant to the Act on his letter of
cancellation of his extended
visa.
In a letter dated March
28, 2011 to Mr Beldon which
was copied to the Minis-
ter, DG and 1st PA of Inter-
nal Affairs, Commissioner of
Police,Commissioner of Labour,
Attorney General, VIPA CEO,
Ports and Harbours Principal
Licensing Officer and customs
Director, the Principal Immi-
gration Officer, Francois Batick,
stated that Mr Beldon came to
Vanuatu on 28 December 2010
under an extended visitor visa.
This visa was subjected to
the Immigration Act (Cap 66)
section 29 (1), that states that
an extended visitor’s visa can
be granted for a period of less
than 12 months , but more
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Valid documents- Dreamtime Shipping Director Carl Beldon.
than 30 days.
The PIO advised Mr Beldon
that he is in Vanuatu under an
extended visitor’s visa and is
deemed to be illegally engaged
with illegal activities, adding
that the Australian Investor’s
company “Dream Time” is ille-
gal.
PIO Batick stated that in
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accordance with the Immi-
gration Act section 47 (1)(f)
as visitor Beldon breached
the conditions of his extend-
ed visitor’s visa and cancelled
it with effect as of March 28
and advised him to make every
possible way to leave Vanuatu
immediately.
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(Barristers & Solicitors) acting
for Mr Beldon appealed to the
minister of internal affairs to
quash the PIO’s decision and
authorised that the visitor’s
visa granted to Beldon remains
valid on the grounds that his
decision was baseless and with-
out proof.
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Sports
VRP
MP Masmas
reiterates
solidarity
with govt
By Royson Willie
T he V anuatu R epublican
Party (VRP) Secretary General,
MP Jossie Masmas, has reiter-
ated the party’s support to the
current coalition amid fears of
a motion of no confidence.
Masmas who came to the
Daily Post office yesterday,
said rumours that the Speaker
of Parliament, Maxime Carlot
Korman will be returning to the
country from an overseas med-
ical trip to receive a motion of
no confidence are false.
He said he understands
through the Speaker who is
currently overseas that before
the Speaker left that there was
no formal handing over of the
role of Speaker to any of his
deputies.
“The current coalition gov-
ernment has the numbers and
VRP is part of this government
and remains solid.
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