Medical equipment donated from Nelson to help diabetes amputees in Vanuatu
Inside a Nelson warehouse in New Zealand hundreds of unused hospital beds, examination tables, wheelchairs and other pieces of medical equipment are repaired and stored, ready to distribute among...
View Article2017 Mini Games in Vanuatu on track following govt assurances
The Pacific Games Council says preparations for next year's Mini Games in Vanuatu are back on track after the country's Olympic Committee had threatened to withdraw from hosting.Two weeks ago, VASANOC...
View ArticleVanuatu Basketball Federation launch their Hoops for Health program
The Vanuatu Hoops for Health (H4H) coaches have become something of local celebrities, with their work throughout the Vanuatu school community making them a huge hit with kids."Whenever I walk down the...
View Article2017 Mini Games in Vanuatu on track following govt assurances
The Pacific Games Council says preparations for next year's Mini Games in Vanuatu are back on track after the country's Olympic Committee had threatened to withdraw from hosting.Two weeks ago, VASANOC...
View ArticleChina to fund renovation of Vanuatu PM's offices
Construction work to renovate the Vanuatu Prime Minister's office is set to start after a ground breaking ceremony on Saturday.RNZI reports the building will add to one built by Vanuatu's former...
View ArticleImproved communications addressed in Vanuatu Laefstok Disease Emergency...
The Vanuatu Animal Disease Emergency Response Plan has been refined and updated to improve the communication and dissemination of information during emergencies. This follows the conclusion of a...
View ArticleVanuatu Wan Voes Kivhan Festival on Saturday
The Vanuatu Wan Voes Kivhan Festival will take place at Saralana Park in Port Vila on Saturday.The festival is free and open to the public and it will be streamed live to the world on...
View ArticleAirlines returning to Vanuatu
Following the recent completion of the first phase of rehabilitation of Port Vila’s Bauerfield International Airport’s main runway, Virgin Australia has announced that it intends to reinstate its...
View ArticleVanuatu discusses how to improve governance
The Vanuatu government has begun discussing how it might strengthen governance in the country.RNZI reports Vanuatu has experienced political instability in recent years with 10 changes of prime...
View ArticleVanuatu at full strength for Oceania Nations Cup
Vanuatu have selected a full-strength squad for this month's Oceania Nations Cup in Papua New Guinea and have set their sights on a semi final finish in Port Moresby.Head coach Moise Poida has...
View ArticleVanuatu saves electricity bill and earns revenue from new solar energy project
Vanuatu has saved VT1.4 million (just over US$13,000) in five months electricity bill from the new solar panel system funded by the United Arab Emirates (UAE).In addition, the country made VT900, 000...
View ArticleSolomon Islands Government to import more cattle from Vanuatu
The Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) will import more cattle herds from Vanuatu this year. This was revealed by the Director of Livestock and...
View ArticleMalnutrition in Vanuatu is a slow acting disaster taking children's lives
Just over a year ago Cyclone Pam decimated the Pacific Island of Vanuatu.As the country continues to rebuild, it is now also dealing with the effects of drought driven by El Nino -- the dry conditions...
View ArticleJailed politicians recalled from attending UMP congress
The jailed leader of the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Serge Vohor) and former UMP member for Port Vila, Tony Wright have been recalled from attending the UMP congress in Port Vila over the...
View ArticleAust HC says ICT technology means fast communication
Australian’s High Commissioner to Vanuatu, Jeremy Bruer says technological advancement in society has meant that as human beings, our ability to communicate and to access information is much easier now...
View ArticleUMP congress in Vanuatu sparks controversy
There is evidence of a spilt in the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP) with two factions holding separate meetings in Port VilaLast weekend a UMP congress convened at the Lycee Lab in Port Vila but had...
View ArticleBSP to begin Vanuatu operations in July
Bank South Pacific will start operations in Vanuatu in July after buying out Westpac’s operations in the country.And it is expected to make a major push into tourism industry finance as its footprint...
View ArticleVanuatu to get a mammography machine
Vanuatu is to get its first mammography machine in four months.RNZI reports the country's ambassador to the European Union, Roy Mickey Joy, says the machine is being bought from Morocco for US$340,000...
View ArticleSerge Vohor re-elected president at second UMP congress
Imprisoned veteran politician Serge Vohor has been re-elected President of the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), at a second party congress at Lycee Lab in Port Vila, Vanuatu. The election came about...
View ArticleVanuatu a step closer to reserving seats for women
Vanuatu's justice minister says the government hopes start the process to amend the constitution to allow for reserved seats for women in parliament when it sits next month.According to RNZI, Ronald...
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