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98 Ni-Vanuatu seasonal workers arrive in Adelaide
Ninety-eight seasonal workers from Vanuatu are now in quarantine after arriving in Adelaide, Australia on an Air Vanuatu special flight.The Ni-Vanuatu workers will undertake 14-days of quarantine and...
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MSG & UNDP explore ways to collaborate on improving elections in Vanuatu
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pacific based in Port Vila have discussed ways to collaborate to improve the conduct of elections in...
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Vanuatu’s Tongoa Island to host second Shepherds Mini Agriculture Show
Preparations are well underway for the second Shepherds Mini Agriculture Show (SMAS) 2021 that will be held on Tongoa island in Vanuatu.The event is scheduled to be held in June.A special display on...
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Vanuatu’s Melsisi Catholic Church fundraising drive receives major boost
About Vt5.5million has been contributed towards the rebuilding of Melsisi Catholic Church on Pentecost, Vanuatu.The deposit was made by Member of Parliament for Pentecost Charlot Salwai, Catholic...
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Vanuatu’s Aelan Chocolate hopes participation in Japan chocolate event will...
Vanuatu-based Aelan Chocolate Makers is hoping its participation in the Salon du Chocolat in Japan will be the breakthrough that the company needs in 2021.“This participation is crucial for us at the...
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Vanuatu Met office monitors Tropical Low system
Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department is closely monitoring a Tropical Low system located about 510 KM west southwest of Santo. According to the latest Tropical Cyclone Information, in the...
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Vanuatu Launches Campaign to Support Post-pandemic Sustainable Tourism
In an innovative response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought global tourism to a halt in March 2020, the marketing agency for Vanuatu’s Department of Tourism, the ‘Vanuatu Tourism Office,’...
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Chinese vessels detained by Vanuatu, accused of fishing illegally
Two Chinese fishing vessels have been detained by Vanuatu authorities amid allegations they were fishing illegally in the Pacific nation’s territorial waters.This is the first time that Chinese vessels...
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MSG and Chinese Embassy in Vanuatu continue talks over partnership
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat is continuing talks with the People’s Republic of China for possible partnership arrangements, through the PRC Embassy in Vanuatu. Senior staff of the...
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Tropical VAN03 expected to develop into Tropical Cyclone near Vanuatu
The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department has forecast that the chance of the Tropical Low system developing further into a tropical cyclone in the next 24 to 48 hours is moderate high....
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MSG Secretariat to strengthen support for FLNKS
The Melanesia Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat successfully conducted its first bilateral consultation with New Caledonia’s Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) for the year.Issues...
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Over 150 Ni-Vanuatu seasonal workers ready to leave for NZ
Over 150 Ni-Vanuatu RSE workers took part in a pre-departure briefing organised by the Vanuatu Department of Labour on Thursday and Friday this week.The workers will travel to New Zealand on Tuesday (2...
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Vanuatu farmer ventures into rice farming
Jimmy Joshua has embarked on a trial to plant rice on his farm at Erangorango, Efate in Vanuatu. Joshua harvested 25 kilos of rice grains last November and milled the grains at the Department of...
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Vanuatu authorities expected to charge fishing crew on vessels with ties to...
The crew onboard two Chinese flagged ships that were recently detained in Vanuatu remain in COVID-19 quarantine but local police say they are expecting to charge them soon.The crew are suspected of...
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Vanuatu authorities expected to charge fishing crew on vessels with ties to...
The crew onboard two Chinese flagged ships that were recently detained in Vanuatu remain in COVID-19 quarantine but local police say they are expecting to charge them soon.The crew are suspected of...
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Work to commence on upgrade of Vanuatu’s Norsup Airport
An upgrade of Norsup Airport on Malekula Island in Vanuatu is expected to begin soon.A new terminal facility and runway upgrades are estimated at Vt1.2 billion.About 500 Vt million has been set aside...
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Vanuatu’s Ambrym volcano in low level of unrest
Volcanic activity on Ambrym volcano in Vanuatu is continuing at the low level of unrest. The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geohazards Department said the Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 1.Volcanic...
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TC Lucas tracks towards Vanuatu and New Caledonia
Tropical Cyclone Lucas (category 2) which formed over the northern Coral Sea is reportedly tracking towards Vanuatu and New Caledonia.The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department (VMGD) is...
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Seasonal workers from Vanuatu set to return to New Zealand
Around 900 ni-Vanuatu seasonal workers are to return soon to New Zealand for more work under the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme.Last November, the New Zealand government granted a border exception...
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TC Lucas strengthens to category 3 system southwest of Vanuatu
The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department is monitoring Tropical Cyclone Lucas, which has intensified into a category 3 system.The cyclone was located at about 375km southwest of Malekula at...
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