New stadium to be constructed soon in Vanuatu
Construction of the new Freshwater Stadium is about to get underway in Vanuatu. The Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF) has confirmed that it will receive more funds over the next weeks and months for...
View ArticleQuail farming has potential in Vanuatu
A new poultry species that was recently introduced to Vanuatu is slowly gaining popularity and has the potential to flood the local market.Quails were brought to Vanuatu in 2018 by a local expatriate,...
View ArticleOver 500 farmers used Sola Market House in 2019
A total of 546 market vendors from West and East Vanua Lava and Mota Islands have benefited from the Sola Market House generating income for their families in 2019.The Farm to Table (FTT) programme has...
View ArticleMyDigicel app gets Thumbs up from customers
The new-look supercharged MyDigicel app was rolled out in mid-November with a host of significant upgrades and improvements based on customer feedback and Digicel customers have been giving it a...
View ArticleCyclone Pam school reconstruction on Vanuatu’s Tanna launched
Students of four schools on Tanna now have new facilities to use following the completion of USD 5million school projects.A team from the Government, the Ministry of Education, Japan Ambassador and...
View ArticleVanuatu Govt officials attend post-disaster needs assessment workshop
The caretaker Minister of Climate Change Adaptation (MoCCA), Bruno Leingkone, officially opened a five-day workshop on Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) and Disaster Recovery Framework (DRF)...
View ArticleVanuatu to open new consular building in New Caledonia
Vanuatu's new consular building in New Caledonia will be opened today.Caretaker foreign minister Ralph Regenvanu is in Noumea for the opening for the consul, Haus blong Vanuatu.The building was bought...
View ArticleFans flock to the airport to welcome back Vanuatu’s ABM Galaxy team
Families, friends and supporters of the ABM Galaxy families turned up in numbers at the Bauerfield International Airport in Port Vila to welcome their heroes. The team received a standing ovation at...
View ArticleDARD signs agreement with VARTC for Research and Development of fruits and...
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has signed an agreement with the Vanuatu Agriculture Research and Technical Centre (VARTC).The honor was given to the Acting Director General...
View ArticleDigicel TV is Vanuatu’s home of exclusive sports content
Digicel TV is delighted to announce that football lovers will get to watch Live & Exclusive action from the hugely popular UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 2020) in June and July.Digicel...
View ArticleYoung farmers course at Vanuatu training centre shows positive signs
The Vanuatu Director of Agriculture Antoine Ravo is pleased with positive results reported in a new course designed to develop young farmers at Vaiduhu Vocational Training Centre.“We want to see some...
View ArticleCruise ship refused entry to Vanuatu after 3 staff diagnosed with influenza
Vanuatu authorities turned away a cruise ship after three staff were tested positive for influenza last week.The Voyager of the Sea left Sydney for an 11-day Pacific cruise.According to the Sydney...
View ArticleVanuatu to develop first of its kind disaster waste management contingency plan
A new Disaster Waste Management National Contingency Plan will be put in place in Vanuatu to address issues beyond initial waste removal. This is the target set at a workshop organized by the...
View ArticleVanuatu's Pentecost chiefs declare protected marine area
Chiefs on the Vanuatu island of Pentecost have declared an 1.38km stretch of coastline a protected marine area.The declaration in northwest Pentecost followed a custom ceremony performed by high...
View ArticleOpen VEMIS PSET MIS training for providers
Vanuatu Qualifications Authority (VQA) and the Education Ministry recently conducted a training on the use of the Open VEMIS programme to record all their learners and their learners’ results.VEMIS...
View ArticleVanuatu’s North Pentecost chiefs declare marine ban
A 1.38km coastline from Lamalana to Laone in north west Pentecost, Vanuatu has been declared recently as a marine protected area following a custom ceremony performed by high ranking chiefs from the...
View ArticleSolomon Island nurses take up appointments in Vanuatu
The Public Service Commission and the Ministry of Health this week welcomed the last group of Solomon Islands nurses to Vanuatu to serve in the six provinces.The Chairman of the Public Service...
View ArticleVanuatu hosts South-South Sea Ranching Training
Positive feedback has transpired from a recent 4-day Regional South-South exchange on sandfish (sea cucumber) sea ranching training held on Efate, SHEFA province, Vanuatu.Facilitated by Michel Bermudes...
View ArticleVanuatu taskforce advises against accepting diverted cruise ships
Vanuatu's national coronavirus taskforce has advised South Sea Shipping not to accept diverted cruise ships amid Covid-19 fears.The taskforce's Russel Tamata issued the warning after the Carnival...
View ArticleSuccessful Vanuatu farmer sells peanuts to outer island
Peanut farmer Moses Wesau of Gaua island in Vanuatu is being hailed a success.Wesau used to harvest peanuts from his farm three times a year producing an average of 400kg per harvest.The supply was...
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