News and Press Releases

Ombudsman Recommends the Ministry of Education to Ensure Retired Teachers Receive Their Retirements Letters Before Retirement Date Lapses.

Today 19th May 2020, the Ombudsman of the Republic of Vanuatu Release a public report which finds that the process in which the Ministry of Education took to inform retiree, Mrs. Linda George, of her retirement is not in accordance with the Law.

All investigators within the Ombudsman’s Office were fortunate to attend a day awareness training conducted by United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) on Fraud and Financial Crimes.

Special Agents Brian Bertnik and Luke Winterer represented the NCIS Field Office in Singapore to conduct the awareness training.

The Ombudsman of the Republic of Vanuatu is visiting the Northern town this week after Tropical Cyclone ravaged the northern island.

TC Harold made landfall across the islands in the central of the country including Santo, where the second office of the Ombudsman is operating.

Ombudsman Hamlison Bulu paid his first courtesy visit to the Hon Prime Minister Bob Loughman Weibur on May 15, 2020.

Ombudsman Hamlison Bulu yesterday 14th of May 2020 signed a contract with representatives of Loli construction for the completion of an extension made to the Ombudsman Haus which commenced on December 2019.

The Office of the New Zealand Chief Ombudsman in Wellington, New Zealand, has successfully organised a first ever Leadership Forum for all the Ombudsman’s Offices of the Pacific Region on the 26th and 27th February 2020. The Forum was held at the beautiful and peaceful LaValla Estate in a small town outside Auckland called Tuakau.

"I urge everyone concerned to ensure that we are partners in ensuring there is good governance because the leading role of the Ombudsman in the essence of that role, is good governance".

The country's sixth Ombudsman, Hamlison Bulu, has made the above call to all Leaders at this time as they enter the period for the 2020 general election this month.

The office of the Ombudsman wishes to let the people of the Republic of Vanuatu know that there are now processes to be adhered to, before and when lodging complaints with the Office.

The Ombudsman’s extension building is slowly taking shape after nearly two months of construction.

The office space has been a concern over the past and has caused setbacks to increase much needed staff capacity.

The office of the Ombudsman had its second amendment gazetted by the Office of State Law in the Official Gazette no.8 of 2020 which was published on the 6th of February 2020.