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Fiji-based USP Vanuatu Students Association concerned about ongoing delay in...
Vanuatu students studying at the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Laucala, are facing problems with paying their rent and getting their allowances on time.USP Vanuatu Students Association...
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Newly-renovated courthouse for Tanna and holding cells for Isangel Police...
Newly-renovated Tanna Courthouse and new holding cells for the Isangel Police Station in Vanuatu are now in operation.The facilities were opened by dignitaries including Prime Minister Bob Loughman...
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Vanuatu's main island halts outward travel after Covid discovery
All outbound travel out of Vanuatu's main island, Efate, has been stopped for three days following confirmation of a Covid-19 case.The positive case is a recently deceased Filipino fisherman whose dead...
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Contact tracing underway in Vanuatu after new Covid-19 positive test result
Vanuatu’s Ministry of Health is currently conducting contact tracing and collecting samples from people who have had direct and indirect contact with a deceased Filipino national who was tested...
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Vanuatu agriculture ministry to implement ‘Think Big’ food bank projects
Technicians involved in Aore Adventist Academy’ food bank have shared experiences with their counterparts in the Ministry of Agriculture as they prepare to implement the projects.The ‘Think Big” food...
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Vanuatu urged to keep up good hygiene
Some schools in the Vanuatu capital are closed as hand washing stations are installed in the fight against Covid-19.The Vanuatu Daily Post reports hygiene measures have been stepped up after the body...
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Probe over Covid-positive seaman washed up in Vanuatu
A shipping company based in Singapore says it is working with Vanuatu authorities to trace the contacts of a dead crew member found washed ashore and infected with Covid-19.BW Epic Kosan operates the...
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FAO improves the food security of South Pentecost communities in Vanuatu
The community of Bunlap, which a Kustomary Area in South Pentecost, Vanuatu is building its capacity and diversity in agroforestry production thanks to the Integrated Sustainable land and Coastal...
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MSG SECRETARIAT JOINS 106th ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION OF ANZAC DAY
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat was honoured to be part of this morning's 106th Anniversary Commemoration of ANZAC Day at the Port Vila Cenotaph.The Acting Director General, George...
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Vanuatu public alerted about money laundering scam
The Money Laundering Unit, Vanuatu Police Force has issued an alert about a money laundering scam.Authorities are appealing to anyone who has deposited money into a Ni-van’s account at ANZ Bank, BSP...
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ADB approves US$3.9 million for rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in Vanuatu
Vanuatu will receive US$3.9 million from the Asian Development Bank to roll out COVID-19 vaccines in the country.The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved US$18.9 million in grants to help Vanuatu and...
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Vanuatu COM revokes decision to establish Ministry of Fisheries
Vanuatu Council of Ministers (COM) has revoked its decision to establish a Ministry of Fisheries, Ocean and Maritime Affairs. The COM made the decision at its meeting on Malekula in October last year,...
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Vanuatu achieves 95% reduction in malaria burden
Vanuatu has achieved an impressive 95% reduction in malaria burden, since 2010. Last year there were 502 malaria cases nationwide.There have been no deaths since 2012. A Ministry of Health report...
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Vanuatu signs COVID-19 vaccine agreement
Vanuatu’s COVID-19 vaccine agreement has been signed this week. The agreement authorising the import of the AstraZeneca vaccine was signed at the Prime Minister’s Office by Minister of Finance, Johnny...
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Climate Division warns dry months ahead for Vanuatu
The dry season in Vanuatu will begin on Sunday and run from May to October. Manager of Climate Division, Allan Rarai says, the driest months will be July, August and September with August being the...
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Chilling’: Vanuatu libel bill prompts fears for free speech
Journalists and social media moderators in Vanuatu could face up to three years in prison under a new bill that broadly criminalises threatening words, gestures and the “reckless” sharing of false...
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Road upgrade project for Vanua Lava
The road from Sola Airport to the Provincial Headquarters and Sola Football field in Vanua Lava in Vanuatu’s Torba Province will be upgraded.Australian High Commissioner, Sarah deZoeten and the...
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Vanuatu expands immunisation programme for babies
The Ministry of Health is this year rolling out two additional vaccines as part of the routine immunisation schedule for children under 12 months.The vaccines are Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV)...
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Australia and Vanuatu sign new agreement for COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Australia’s High Commissioner to Vanuatu, Sarah deZoeten and the Minister of Health, Silas Bule, have signed a new agreement in support of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine rollout in...
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Teachers and parents join hands in Vanuatu for strengthened early childhood...
Usually the sea is very friendly and welcoming. But on this day, it was another story, with very large waves and strong winds.On a boat that seemed to flow like a rollercoaster on the waves, Edgar...
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