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Vanuatu sets up standard fumigation facility
Vanuatu has installed and launched its first ever fumigation chamber.The fumigation chamber housed under the Department of Biosecurity Vanuatu will address issues associated with export products as all...
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Vanuatu confirms 2 repatriation flights for students in Fiji
Two flights scheduled on Wednesday next week and 4 December, have been confirmed to bring back 117 Vanuatu students from Fiji.The flight dates have been notified by the National COVID-19 Taskforce,...
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Vanuatu receives extra boost from China to combat Covid-19
China has donated a cheque of 250,000 USD to Vanuatu as form of assistance to combat Covid-19. The donation was made by the Ambassador of China to Vanuatu, Zhou Haicheng to the Minister of Foreign...
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Vanuatu radio network extended further
Thanks to a team of Vanuatu Police Force and Australian Army signallers who installed new additions to Tower 495 on Tanna Island, the Vanuatu Government National Emergency Radio Network has been...
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Vanuatu backs Kanak call to delay vote on independence in New Caledonia
Vanuatu's leader is formally supporting the demand of Kanaks in New Caledonia for a delay in the referendum on independence.Prime Minister Bob Loughman told parliament he will raise his concerns with...
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New Caledonia hospital demands payment from Vanuatu hospital before it...
Medipole Hospital in New Caledonia is demanding an upfront payment from Vanuatu's Port Vila Hospital before it receives any patients sent for treatment.The hospital in New Caledonia is concerned at an...
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Pandemic presents big challenges for Pacific seasonal workers
Despite the arrival of seasonal workers from the Pacific to New Zealand, there are fears the upcoming season will still be a big challenge.New Zealand has a new one-way travel bubble with Pacific...
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Successful discussions on National Trade Development with key actors of...
The National Trade Development Committee (NTDC) meeting in Luganville this week was an impressive success with more than 50 representatives of the private sector, the public sector and the development...
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Vanuatu’s TORBA Province postpones provincial election
TORBA province in Vanuatu has postponed its provincial election to early 2022The decision was made by the Council of Ministers in its 25th ordinary meeting this month.Principle Electoral Officer of the...
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Vanuatu Ombudsman found in breach of law
Vanuatu's Court of Appeal has deemed a search warrant granted to the Ombudsman, Hamlison Bulu, illegal.Mr Bulu had sought a search warrant for the home of the Director General of the Ministry of...
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Vanuatu plastic bottle buyback project injects money into local economy
A plastic bottle buyback programme in Vanuatu recently injected VT$10 million (AUD$17,000) into the local economy.The programme is helping members of the community to pay school fees, put food on the...
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Vanuatu tourism prepares for border reopening through 'Safe Business Operations'
The Department of Tourism, through its Safe Business Operations Programme (SBO), is assisting Vanuatu’s tourism operators prepare for the reopening of international borders in March 2022.The department...
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Single-shot vaccines arriving soon in Vanuatu
Vanuatu is set to receive the first batch of 14, 400 Johnson and Johnson (J&J) single-shot vaccines next month, following the indemnity agreement signed between the Government and COVAX Facility...
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Vanuatu repatriation flights pause on 04 December
Vanuatu repatriation flights will be paused for the Christmas holiday break with the last flight scheduled on 04 December, next week. There will be no more repatriation flights after 04 December....
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Vanuatu Covid-19 case no longer contagious, second case remains in isolation
One of two people tested positive for Covid-19 at a quarantine facility in Vanuatu no longer has the virus.A medical assessment has confirmed that the person is no longer contagious and is being...
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Vanuatu’s Yasur volcano in major state of unrest
The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geohazards Department issued a level 2 volcanic alert for Yasur volcano last night.The department said activity of Yasur volcano at the major unrest state is continuing with...
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Vanuatu launches SHEFA Gender Equality Action Plan
Vanuatu’s Ministry of Justice and Community Services has launched the SHEFA Gender Equality Action Plan.The plan is a targeted way to implement and monitor the National Gender Equality Policy that was...
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Vanuatu prepares for first ever Province of Origin Games
Six teams have been confirmed to participate in the first edition of Port Vila Football’s Province of Origin Games. The teams are MALAMPA, PENAMA, SHEFA South, SHEFA North, TAFEA and Northern region....
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Vanuatu Covid-19 protocols good says PM Loughman
Prime Minister Bob Loughman praised health authorities for successfully detecting and containing the Covid-19 virus after two repatriates presented positive last month.While giving an update about the...
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TAFEA provincial youth committee elects new executives
TAFEA Provincial Youth Committee has elected Edward Nariovi Yahwo from the North Erromango Area Youth Sub-Committee as its president. Yahwo won the election with 10 votes against Niomi Niko IAVIS from...
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