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Vanuatu rolls out second dose of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine
The Ministry of Health has administered the second dose of the Sinopharm vaccine to 104 people including Prime Minister Bob Loughman Weibur.The administration of the second vaccine dose allowed them to...
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Rower Rillio Rio Rii to carry Vanuatu’s flag at Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony
Rower Rillio Rio Rii has been chosen as the flag bearer for the Vanuatu contingent in the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics.The Vanuatu Association of Sports And National Olympic Committee...
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Vanuatu government to decide on plight of students in Fiji
Vanuatu's government is expected to decide on whether its scholarship students studying in Fiji should be repatriated.A number of ni-Vanuatu students at the University of the South Pacific have been...
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PHAMA Plus inks ‘sweet’ deal with Vanuatu’s Gaston Chocolat
Chocolate exports from Vanuatu to Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and the United States are expected to fetch premium prices following food safety certification improvements.The Australia and New...
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Samson Samsen appointed Vanuatu’s Minister of Education
Vanuatu’s Member of Parliament for Santo Constituency, Samson Samsen is the country’s new Minister of Education and Training. The appointment was made after the portfolio was vacant for two weeks with...
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Vanuatu’s Department of Energy prepares for first ever Open Day
The Department of Energy will be hosting its first ever open day at the National Convention Centre on Wednesday. The theme of the open day is “Energy to power the new normal #Beyond40”.Stakeholders,...
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Vanuatu Health launches Health Disaster Risk and Climate Adaptation plan
In the midst of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, the Ministry of Health launched, the National Health Disaster Risk Management and Climate change Adaptation, 2021- 2025 plan.The aim of the plan is to...
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PENAMA Tourism Operators to sell products online
Tourism operators from PENAMA province in Vanuatu are now able to sell their products online.The products will be sold on websites created by tourism operators.The operators attended a workshop at...
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Vanuatu approves COVID-19 State of Emergency extension to December
The Council of Ministers has approved for the President to extend the State of Emergency (SOE) for the current coronavirus pandemic from 1 August to 31 December 2021.The extension period shall be...
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National Forest Inventory on Vanuatu’s Ambae
The National Forest Inventory (NFI) is scheduled to take place on the last remaining island which is Ambae with re-visits to few clusters on Santo, Pentecost, Malekula and Epi. During a de-briefing...
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Vanuatu’s Tanna farmers expect good potato harvest
Potato farmers on Tanna in Vanuatu are expecting to harvest about 30 tonnes of potatoes next month.Over 600 bags of seed potatoes of the Sebago and the white star varieties were distributed to the...
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UK and WHO deliver essential medical equipment across the Pacific
UK and WHO deliver essential medical equipment across the PacificThe World Health Organization’s Division of Pacific Technical Support based in Suva, Fiji, and the WHO Country Liaison Office in Tonga...
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Vanuatu PM appeal court denies govt appeal
Vanuatu's Prime Minister Bob Loughman and 18 other government MPs have lost an important appeal case moving them a step closer to possibly losing their parliamentary seats.In early June the speaker of...
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Tanna farmers to harvest 30 tonnes of potatoes next month
Thirty tonnes of potatoes are expected to be harvested in Tanna, next month. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has offered free service of tractor to plough the lands of the potatoes...
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Vanuatu’s Aore Adventist Academy holds food bank 'field day'
A field day was held this week to celebrate the first harvest of sweet potatoes and showcase livestock farming technologies at the Aore Adventist Academy farm.The field day was organized by the...
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Japan to provide 48,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Vanuatu
Japan will be sending 48,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Vanuatu.The first batch of the vaccine is expected to arrive by the end of next month.Ambassador of Japan to Vanuatu, Chiba...
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Vanuatu’s National Week of Agriculture to strengthen agency linkages and...
Farmers, fishermen, product processors and marketing agencies have been invited to participate in the National Week of Agriculture which will be held next month on Vanuatu’s Tanna island.The event is...
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Coral planting research underway in Pango, Efate
The Vanuatu Fisheries Department (VFD) has launched a coral research trial nursey at Pango village in Efate.The project commenced this week following the signing of the coral planting research trial...
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Sergeant Palaud appointed Luganville Municipal Council’s new Chief Warden
Sergeant Jean Baptise Palaud is the new Chief Warden of the Luganville Municipal Council. The council appointed Palaud after having officers assigned to the position on acting basis.Palaud is a police...
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Vanuatu Football Federation Academy team displays strong performance
The Vanuatu Football Federation Academy team remains on top of their game at the National Youth U16 Futsal tournament.The team drew 2-all against Tafea in its second game on Monday, after it defeated...
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