Vanuatu court jails six men for kidnapping
The Vanuatu Supreme Court has jailed six men from Tanna for two years for kidnapping two workers from Tanna Lodge on the orders of their custom chief.RNZI reports the kidnapping took place a year ago...
View ArticleSI, Vanuatu, FLNKS, ULMWP maintain support on West Papua
Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Kanak National Socialist Liberation Front (FLNKS) and the United Liberation Movement for West Papua remain resolute in their support of the aspirations for the...
View ArticleVanuatu Government to focus on reviving coconut industry
Vanuatu’s Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Forestry and Biosecurity, Minister Matai Seremaiah launched the “National Coconut Strategy” today.The National Coconut Strategy aims to refocus...
View ArticleGoalkeeper sessions welcome
An important step in developing goalkeepers in Vanuatu was taken with a well-attended FIFA Goalkeeper Coaching Course held in Port Vila, Vanuatu recently.The course was run by FIFA Instructor James...
View ArticlePolis I givim woning agensem eni nara action afta we faet I brokaot long...
Police Head Quarter lo Port Vila i kasem report long last week se ol jifs blo Lawa Village long South West Bay, Malekula oli bin holem wan meeting blo stretem problem blo toktok blo witchcraft. Polis I...
View ArticleFirst MSG-SPC Emerging Youth Leaders for Melanesia to open today
The opening of the first MSG-SPC Emerging Youth Leaders of Melanesia Programme will take place today at the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) headquarters in Port Vila.The joint MSG and SPC Youth@Work...
View ArticlePacific-bound NZDF vessel takes hospital supplies to Vanuatu
The Royal New Zealand Navy’s offshore patrol vessel HMNZS Wellington left Monday to conduct fisheries patrols and port visits in the south west Pacific, and to make a special delivery of hospital...
View ArticlePresident Baldwin calls on young leaders to rise and take on challenges
Vanuatu’s Head of State, President Baldwin Lonsdale has called on young emerging leaders of Melanesia to rise up and take challenges of any magnitude. President Lonsdale was speaking as guest of honor...
View ArticleVanuatu Ministry of Agriculture Program helping farmers prepare for La Nina
We’ve all heard about and seen the effects of El Nino on Vanuatu’s food security this year: Crops dying, rivers drying up and people traveling long distances to find enough water to drink, cook and...
View ArticleMinister Warsal opens Children’s Day activities
The Minister for Justice and Social Welfare, Ronald Warsal is calling on all parents in Vanuatu to place special emphasizes on their dialect when talking to their children this week.Children’s Day is...
View ArticleTough journey for U-17 hopefuls in OFC meet
The road to regional dominance will not be easy for the eight nations taking part in next year’s OFC U-17 Championship with the official draw revealing the journey ahead for each of the teams.The 2017...
View ArticleVanuatu Chief raises concern over screening process for RSE workers
Chiefs in Vanuatu are calling on relevant authorities to re-engage with them in the screening process of all applications from RSE workers prior to approval by the Labour department.The Chairman of the...
View ArticleVanuatu village revelling in first access to internet
The Vanuatu Lambubu community has used its first internet connection to access four-hundred gigabytes of data browsing Youtube videos and football results.RNZI reports a pilot programme by the...
View ArticleVanuatu’s President wants to see neutral police commissioner appointed
Vanuatu’s Head of State Baldwin Lonsdale says he wants to see a new Police Commissioner who is neutral and independent from political views and rivalry. Speaking to the media, President Lonsdale said...
View ArticlePacific regional hazardous waste management meeting held in Vanuatu
Participants from 13 Pacific island countries and territories have joined representatives from the European Union and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) in Santo,...
View ArticleGJP leader Regenvanu refutes claim about his connection with Opposition
The President of Graon mo Jastis Party (GJP) and Minister for Lands, Ralph Regenvanu has dismissed claims from the Opposition that he is aligning his group with them in a bid to topple the Salwai-led...
View ArticleVanuatu recognised for its fight against IUU fishing
The Republic of Vanuatu was awarded a Certificate of Recognition for its contribution to stamping out illegal fishing in the worlds ocean by the Director General, Professor Jose Graziano da Silva.The...
View ArticleVanuatu church leaders commit to ending violence in their homes
Nearly 100 chiefs and church ministers in Vanuatu have committed to ending violence within their own families.RNZI reports they attended recent workshops by the Channels of Hope programme to learn how...
View ArticleKaluat calls on seasonal workers to follow standard procedure despite challenges
Vanuatu’s Commissioner of Labor, Lionel Kaluat says seasonal workers who do not comply with procedures will not be entertained and any screening process of applications for seasonal employment will...
View ArticleMarket protection possible for Vanuatu fishermen
The Vanuatu Fisheries Department is to make moves to protect local fishermen when a major fishing plant starts operating later this year.RNZ reports species other than albacore and yellowfin tuna...
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