Mini Agriculture Show to promote Vanuatu’s Shepherd Islands agricultural and...
Hardworking farmers in Vanuatu’s Shepherd Islands Group will be able to exhibit their local produce and products at a Mini Agriculture Show next month.The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry,...
View ArticleVanuatu Seeds Systems Strategy Validation Workshop
A one-day workshop on Seed System Strategy was held yesterday at the Melanesian Hotel in Port Vila.The workshop is to validate the Vanuatu Seed Systems Strategy as a roadmap to strengthen seeds systems...
View ArticleRVS Tukoro on its way to Australia for decommissioning
Vanuatu has farewelled the long-serving patrol boat RVS Tukoro in an emotional ceremony in Port Vila.After 34 years of service, the patrol boat is returning to Australia where it will be...
View ArticleAmbae students’ access accredited plumbing training for the first time
Twenty-one students have the opportunity to gain valuable plumbing skills following the launch of the Vanuatu Qualifications Authority (VQA)-accredited Certificate II in Plumbing course on Ambae Island...
View ArticleVanuatu to launch COVID-19 vaccination programme this week
Vanuatu will officially launch the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday. The launch was supposed to take place tomorrow but was postponed to allow ministers and members of parliament to be present...
View ArticleVanuatu government takes spat with speaker to court
Vanuatu's Supreme Court will sit on Wednesday morning to hear an urgent application from the government, which wants to remove parliament's speaker.Prime Minister Bob Loughman and his government walked...
View ArticleVanuatu tourism partners create awareness on support programmes for industry...
The Department of Tourism has embarked on training provincial tourism managers about programmes that are aimed at helping Vanuatu’s tourism industry recover from the effects of COVID-19.Director of DoT...
View ArticleVanuatu begins COVID-19 vaccination rollout
The Ministry of Health launched it COVID-19 vaccination rollout at the National Convention Centre in Port Vila today.Prime Minister Bob Loughman stated, “What a fantastic opportunity Vanuatu has to be...
View ArticleVanuatu’s Malampa farmers cooperate to establish seed bank
Farmers on Malampa, Vanuatu have been collecting their own seeds and are now waiting for help with the packaging process. Department of Agriculture and Rural Development officer, Michael Lokre...
View ArticleVanuatu Government committed to ICT developments
Prime Minister Bob Loughman Weibur opened the 2021 National ICT Day with the assurance that the Government is committed to ICT developments in Vanuatu.“The Government has put in place stringent...
View ArticleLocal business pledges support for Shepherds Mini Agriculture Show
Local hardware shop ThaiViet has presented 10 solar street lights for the upcoming Shepherds Mini Agriculture Show (SMAS) in Vanuatu.The lights will be transported to Tongoa and will be installed at...
View Article860 receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Vanuatu
The first two days of a campaign in Vanuatu has seen 860 people receive their first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.A statement by Dr Len Tarivonda, Director of Public Health said the first...
View ArticleVanuatu receives Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines from China
The Government of Vanuatu has taken delivery of 20,000 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine from the Government of China.The vaccines arrived last night.The assistance which includes 22,400 syringes...
View ArticleVanuatu PM is grateful to China for Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines
Prime Minister Bob Loughman Weibur expressed his gratitude to the Government of China for its commitment to supply Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines as part of the development of bilateral relations with...
View ArticleVanuatu government’s constitutional application against Speaker dismissed
The Vanuatu Supreme Court has dismissed the urgent constitutional application by the Leader of Government Business, MP Anatole Hymak against the ruling of the Speaker of Parliament, Gracia Shamrock...
View ArticleVanuatu speaker suspends prime minister, his deputy and 17 MPs
The speaker of the Vanuatu parliament has declared the seats of the prime minister the deputy prime minister and 17 other government MPs vacant.RNZ Pacific understands a Supreme Court challenge is...
View ArticleLegal challenge looms after Vanuatu speaker declares most govt seats vacant
The speaker of the Vanuatu parliament has declared the seats of the prime minister, the deputy prime minister and 16 other government MPs vacant.The government had filed a motion to have the speaker,...
View ArticleVanuatu Government passes amendment to Bill of Marriage Act
Vanuatu’s Government side outnumbered the Opposition in Parliament and voted in favour of the Bill for the Marriage (Amendment) Act.The Act commences on the day in which it is published in the...
View ArticleJudge stays Vanuatu Speaker's move
Vanuatu Supreme Court judge, Justice Oliver Saksak, has granted a stay on the vacation of 19 seats in the country's parliament.On Tuesday the Speaker of Parliament, Gracia Shadrack, declared the seats...
View ArticleMore than 9,000 people on Vanuatu’s Tanna Island receive food supplies
Over 9,000 people affected by the volcanic ash fall and acid rain in Tanna Island have received their share of food supplies. National Disaster Management Office-Manager Support Service, Jimmy Naura...
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