On the 17th of December 2017, the Ombudsman of the Republic of Vanuatu issued a Public Report on the conduct of Bruno Leingkone, the Honourable Minister of Climate Change, Jay Ngwele, the Honourable Minister for Public Utilities and Mr. Martin Mahe, the former Chairman of the Public Services Commission.
A total of seven declared, Leaders, out of eleven defined by the Leadership Code Act entered a guilty plea to a single Charge of Failing to File Annual returns contrary to Section 33 (a) of the Leadership Code Act in the Supreme Court this morning.
The Acting Chief Magistrate of the Magistrates Court, Ms Anna Laloyer has committed the PI Case No, 3089 of 2021 to the Supreme Court of Vanuatu for plea
The Ombudsman of the Republic of Vanuatu, Mr Hamlison Bulu has today issued a Public Report on the Establishment and Management of the Members Education Support Scheme (MESS) by the VNPF Board and the Ministry of Education and Training after an own initiative investigation into the establishment of the Scheme.
The Ombudsman of the Republic of Vanuatu, Mr Hamlison Bulu has commenced the prosecution of Leaders who have failed to filed their annual returns for 2020.
The Magistrates Court of Vanuatu has set aside 13th of October for a Preliminary Inquiry on the first 15 Leaders who failed to filed their returns.
The Ombudsman, Mr. Hamlison Bulu conducted an awareness on the Leadership Code with the newly appointed Senior Executive Officers of Government Ministries and the New Directors of Government Departments on Thursday 24th of June 2021.
The Office of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Vanuatu commenced its two months internship program with the Vanuatu National University (VNU) beginning 21 of June 2021.
The Ombudsman of the Republic of Vanuatu, Mr. Hamlison Bulu endorsed, on Friday 15 June 2021, the new Ombudsman Office Staff Manual. In his speech to the office staff, he stressed that the core function of the Ombudsman and his team is to ensure Leaders abide by the Law. The essence is for the citizens to reap the benefits of Leaders abiding by the Law by conducting themselves with integrity.
Officers of the Ombudsman undertook a short training on how Intelligence could be used to help boost their investigations. The training was coordinated by the Director of the National Intelligence Unit, Superintendent Frazer Tambe.
The Ombudsman of the Republic of Vanuatu, Hamlison Bulu participated in a two hour’s session with members of the Malvatumauri National Council of Chiefs on the 17th of May 2021.
The Public Prosecutor, Mr. Josaia Naigulevu on Thursday 29th of April 2021 presented the proposed Anti-Corruption Authority policy paper to be tabled before the Council of Ministers, to the Ombudsman and the staff of the Office of the Ombudsman. The presentation took place at the Melanesian Hotel.
