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Better connecting Tongoa in Vanuatu
The Vanuatu Police Force post on Tongoa Island has received significant upgrades to their radio communication capabilities, allowing for better communications back to Port Vila and surrounding islands...
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Majority of Vanuatu’s Fijian community to spend Christmas in Vanuatu
Around 70 percent of Fijians in Vanuatu have indicated that they will spend the Christmas holidays in Vanuatu.The President of the Fijian Community in Vanuatu, Mosese Vereti said most of these Fijians...
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Vanuatu signs Air Service Agreement with Tuvalu
Vanuatu has achieved a bilateral relationship with Tuvalu following the signing of an Air Service Agreement. The agreement was signed by the Minister of Foreign affairs, International Cooperation and...
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25 candidates qualify for TORBA provincial elections
The Vanuatu Electoral Office has declared 25 candidates eligible to contest the TORBA provincial elections.The candidates were named this week after going through a screening process.Political...
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Vanuatu’s largest indoor market to open soon
Vanuatu will be opening its largest indoor market later this month. About 200 vendors have already registered to operate from the new market.Each vendor will pay a daily rent fee of VT500 and will be...
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Vanuatu Supreme Court fines Minister of Justice and Community Services
The Vanuatu Supreme Court has fined the Minister of Justice and Community Services, Esmon Saimon, $US6,132 for breaches of the Leadership Code.Judge Oliver Saksak also ordered the Minister to pay...
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Vanuatu health ministry receives contact tracing training materials
The Peace Corps Vanuatu office has presented training materials for contact tracing to the Ministry of Health to help with the Covid-19 response plan.Minister of Health Silas Bule Melve received the...
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Vanuatu's Shefa province recognises West Papua government
Vanuatu's Shefa province is recognising Benny Wenda as the interim president of a provisional West Papuan government.In a country that has historically been the most vocal in support of West Papuan...
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Vanuatu administers over 141, 000 COVID-19 vaccine doses
Over 141, 000 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Vanuatu since the rollout in June this year.185 eligible adult population have received at least one dose of either Sinopharm or...
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Vanuatu elected member of International Codex Executive Committee
Vanuatu was recently elected as a member of the international Codex Executive Committee. Outgoing Regional Coordinator of the Coordinating Committee for North America and South West Pacific and current...
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Vanuatu COVID free again
Vanuatu's second COVID-19 patient has fully recovered and has been discharged from the Isolation Ward after receiving medical clearance. Additional assessment has confirmed the virus is no longer...
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Vanuatu Society of People with Disability engages 16 participants in programme
A total of 16 participants took part at the Vanuatu Aquatic Federation’s National Society of People with Disability programme that at Mele Beach last week. The programme started with some fun games...
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Japan and UNICEF provide solar refrigerators for Covid-19 vaccines to Vanuatu
The Government of Japan and UNICEF have handed over 20 solar refrigerators and freezers to Vanuatu’s Ministry of Health to support the efficient deployment of the Covid-19 vaccine throughout the...
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ADB and Vanuatu govt extend work on renewable energy projects
The Asian Development Bank and the Vanuatu government are extending their work on renewable energy projects for the islands of Malekula and Espiritu Santo.The Vanuatu Energy Access Project will help...
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Vanuatu detects new Covid-19 border case
The Ministry of Health says a passenger who arrived in Vanuatu on 1 December 2021 on a flight from Australia has been confirmed as an active case of Covid-19. The passenger met all health requirements...
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Vanuatu appoints new Supreme Court judge
Justice Edwin Peter Goldsbrough has been officially sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court of Vanuatu. Justice Goldsbrough is not new to Vanuatu, as he used to serve with the Supreme Court many years...
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New health centre opens in Maewo
Members of the public in Maewo, Vanuatu now have access to facilities at a new health centre.The Minister of Health Silas Bula said the facility will assist the Government through the MOH in providing...
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TC Ruby moving into Vanuatu waters
The Pacific’s first cyclone named in the 2021-2022 cyclone season, TC Ruby is moving slowly into Vanuatu waters.According to the Vanuatu Meteorological and Geo-hazard Department, the cyclone is...
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MSG Secretariat supports calls for UN to declare New Caledonia referendum...
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat is firmly supporting calls for the United Nations (UN) to declare the results of the 3rd Referendum null and void due to the ‘non-participation’ of the...
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Vanuatu elected to International Maritime Organisation Council
Vanuatu has been elected as a member of the International Maritime Organisation Council.Vanuatu was elected as a Category C Member with 19 other countries-Bahamas, Belgium, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark,...
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