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Light earthquake reported near Luganville, Vanuatu
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 4.6 quake in Vanuatu near Luganville, Sanma Province, this morning. The earthquake hit early morning on Monday 7 December...
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Vanuatu final year students in Fiji on repatriation flight
Final year Vanuatu students studying at various educational institutions in Fiji are returning home on a repatriation flight todayThe passengers include students of the University of the South Pacific,...
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Former Vanuatu PM and MPs acquitted on corruption/bribery
Vanuatu's former prime minister Charlot Salwai has been acquitted of bribery and corruption charges.Justice G.A. Wiltens also found the former minister of agriculture Matai Seremaiah, the former...
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Celebrating Vanuatu’s path to sustainable development by Armida Salsiah...
The Pacific Island Developing State of Vanuatu has emerged as one of the region’s great success stories. Vanuatu has joined the ranks of Samoa and the Maldives as one of only six countries to graduate...
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New Zealand to provide $15m support for Vanuatu’s Electoral Office and...
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced significant new funding to help Vanuatu recover from the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Harold and a new phase of support to Vanuatu’s...
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Vanuatu Biosecurity continues to address Coconut Rhinoceres Beetle outbreak
The Vanuatu Department of Biosecurity continues to work with its partners to contain the Coconut Rhinoceres Beetle outbreak and stop it spreading throughout the country. The Vanuatu Agricultural...
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Vanuatu’s Ifira wins MSG Rugby Championship title
The Ifira Men’s team has won the Vanuatu’s MSG Rugby Championship.The side defeated USP XV 17-5 in the final on Wednesday.The two teams were locked 0-0 at halftime before battling it out in the second...
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Former Vanuatu PM backs Fiji's Ratu Inoke Kubuabola for PIF top post
Former Vanuatu Prime Minister Sato Kilman has shown his support for Fiji’s nominee for the position of Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum.Kilman says he has known Ratu Inoke Kubuabola for a...
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Vanuatu Met monitors Tropical Low Pressure system
The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department is closely monitoring a Tropical Low Pressure system located east of Maewo.At 5pm (local time) today, a Tropical Low Pressure (995 hPa) was located...
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Cyclone forms between Vanuatu and Fiji
A cyclone has formed between Vanuatu and Fiji.Tropical Cyclone Yasa is a Category 1 storm, which is expected to strengthen to a Category 3 within the next two days.The system is moving in a...
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NZ helps Vanuatu in aftermath of Cyclone Harold
New Zealand's government has announced new funding to help Vanuatu's recovery from Cyclone Harold in March.Foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta said $10 million to help rebuild schools and health centres,...
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Australian Government donates Vt65 million for construction of Vanuatu’s...
The Australian Government has provided Vt65 million for the implementation for the project of the construction of the Labour Department office. A contract for the project was signed by the Minister for...
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Magnitude 4.4 earthquake strikes near Luganville, Vanuatu
An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 occurred this morning 9:43 am (local time) near Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu.The earthquake was reported by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical...
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UN General Assembly endorses Vanuatu’s LDC Graduation Resolution
Prime Minister Bob Loughman Weibur announced today that the United Nations General Assembly has endorsed the Vanuatu LDC graduation Resolution. According to the resolution, Vanuatu graduates out of...
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Former Vanuatu PM Salwai appeals perjury conviction
The former Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai plans to appeal his conviction for perjury.The Supreme Court found Salwai had misled the court when he said the Council of Ministers had approved a...
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Vanuatu Infrastructure Minister signs contract for Epi Drainage Improvement...
Construction of pavement of macrofibre concrete sections along Lamen Bay on Epi in Vanuatu will begin now that a contract for the project has been signed.Minister of Infrastructure and Public Utilities...
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5.3-magnitude quake hits 174 km SSW of Port Vila, Vanuatu
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted 174 km SSW of Port Vila, Vanuatu at 7.43am (local time) The epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 10.0 km.It was initially determined to be at...
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Japan donates new ambulance to Vanuatu’s Santo ProMedical team
The Japanese Government has donated a brand new 4-wheel drive ambulance worth more than 6 million Vatu to the Santo ProMedical team.Japan’s Ambassador to Vanuatu, Chiba Hirohisa said the vehicle is...
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Vanuatu to launch a language policy
Vanuatu's government has launched a national language policy as part of efforts to preserve the country's diverse dialects.The director of the Language Services Department, Stewart Garae, said it's the...
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Vanuatu’s second Luganville Ahapi Stationery outlet opens
The second Luganville Ahapi Stationery shop in Luganville has officially opened last week Sunday.This is after the first bookshop by the same ni-Vanuatu Company, was launched in Port Vila on January 19...
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