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UAE sends medical aid to Pacific Island countries in fight against COVID-19
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sent 13 metric tons of medical supplies and testing kits to 14 Pacific Island countries to assist medical professionals through the provision of personal protective...
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Vanuatu’s Ipaiyato community to invest in rice production
The Ipaiyato community is South Santo is interested in joining a small group of rice cultivators to promote rice production as a potential staple food and crop for Vanuatu.Members of the community have...
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Vanuatu chicken farmer challenges visa denial over gun
The owner of one of the biggest poultry farms in Vanuatu says he doesn't understand why his visa has been cancelled after living in the country for 11 years.Chico Farm's Kenneth Thode was told in June...
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Vanuatu nationals in NZ return home on repatriation flight
A New Zealand Defence Force 757 is on its way to Port Vila carrying close to 120 RSE workers, scholarship students, and ni-Vanuatu nationals, who urgently needed to return home to Vanuatu from New...
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Vanuatu businesses trained in COVID Safe Business Operation
A pilot training session was held in Vanuatu recently to help businesses adhere to safety and hygiene procedures in a COVID environment. Participants that were selected included staff, business owners...
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Body of late Vanuatu High Commissioner to New Zealand returns home for final...
The late High Commissioner to New Zealand, Johnson Marakipule Naviti, was repatriated today through the courtesy of the New Zealand Air Force to Port Vila. Prior to the repatriation, a funeral service...
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‘Debating Lapita’ book handed over to Vanuatu
The Vanuatu National Library has taken delivery of a book ‘Debating Lapita: distribution, chronology, society and subsistence‘.The book was received by George Wilbur of the Public Library on behalf of...
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Vanuatu considers mandatory Covid testing
The Director of Public Health in Vanuatu says the country is considering mandatory Covid testing for those who return to the country.Currently, only citizens are allowed into Vanuatu and they must...
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Expired canned fish in Vanuatu disaster relief
Chiefs in Vanuatu's Vanmelang community in central Pentecost have raised concerns that canned fish, distributed to villagers, had expired.The fish, under the Blue Pearl brand, had been handed out to...
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NT seasonal worker pilot: managing worker safety in the COVID-19 era
On 4 August the Australian and Northern Territory governments announced a small pilot that will initially bring in 170 ni-Vanuatu workers under the Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP) to provide labour for...
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Vanuatu Agriculture Department assists communities affected by COVID-19
The Department of Agriculture has signed an agreement with the Tanombere Association as part of efforts to help communities affected by the COVID-19 global pandemic. The main tasks under this agreement...
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Vanuatu Agriculture Department targets Backyard Food Garden Technology
The Vanuatu Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has continuously been promoting and encouraging urban residents to engage in backyard garden to ensure food security.Engaging in...
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Vanuatu looks to agriculture to help diversify economy
Vanuatu's government is reportedly planning to stimulate the agriculture sector to diversify the economy away from tourism.The economy, which is mostly held up by tourism, has been ruined by the...
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Vanuatu launches Chinese Women’s Association
Vanuatu has launched a non-profit organization to encourage Chinese women to participate in significant activities and build relationships with the local people. President Obed Moses Tallis and Mrs...
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Vila Mayor Tetea wants space for Southern Ward
The Mayor of Vanuatu’s capital, Port Vila has requested that the city council write to the Government to acquire a piece of land to accommodate the interest of the growing youth population in Southern...
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Vanuatu’s remote West Santo leads in Practical Environmental Learning for...
The remote and underserved villages of Vanuatu's Western Santo as the Santo Sunset Environment Network, in partnership with the Eden Hope Foundation, successfully delivered an Environmental camp and...
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Australian Government's plan to allow fruit pickers from Vanuatu under threat
The Australian Government's pilot programme to allow fruit pickers from Vanuatu to travel to the Northern Territory has been thrown into question, with a Vanuatu Government spokesman telling the ABC...
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Solomon Airlines plans repatriation charter flights to Vanuatu, Tonga and...
Solomon Airlines is planning to operate a series of charter and repatriation flights on 5 September to Vanuatu, Tonga, and Australia.A statement said the airline has sought the approval of the Solomon...
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‘Taf Tumas’ storybook to hit schools shelves throughout Vanuatu
Vanuatu’s first local children’s storybook ‘Taf Tumas! Different journeys, one people’ will be distributed to 480 schools throughout the country. A total of 1,200 copies of the book have been handed...
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Vanuatu businesses trained in COVID Safe Business Operation
A pilot training session was held in Vanuatu recently to help businesses adhere to safety and hygiene procedures in a COVID environment. Participants that were selected included staff, business owners...
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