MSG SECRETARIAT & VKS BEGIN TALKS ON 2022 MACFEST PLANNING

PORT VILA, VANUATU (12 January 2022): The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat and Vanuatu Kaljoral Senta today began dialogue on the 7th Melanesian Arts and Culture Festival (MACFEST).

Vanuatu is eyed to host this biggest festival of arts and culture in Melanesia following the successful hosting by the Solomon Islands Government in Honiara in 2018. 

This morning both parties agreed that the planning phase, including the establishment of a Working Group must resume initially, while awaiting advice from the government on the possibility of its hosting, considering the challenges posed by COVID-19.