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Vanuatu launches new cybersafety resources for girls
A new information kit to be released this week will help girls and young women in Vanuatu to be safer and smarter when they go online and use social media.Built around practical videos and booklets,...
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5.4-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu region: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted Vanuatu region at 14:48:02 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 21.0175...
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Vanuatu National Games postponed to August
The Vanuatu National Games have been moved to August. The Director General for Ministry of Youth Development and Sports- Russel Tamata confirmed the deferment in a statement. “The executives have...
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Vanuatu meets international exporting standards
Vanuatu has achieved the standard of exporting local products to New Zealand and Australia. While confirming this, Minister of Trade, James Bule said the Government will find the markets for local...
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Vanuatu lifts ban on coconut crabs in TORBA
The Vanuatu Government has lifted the one-year ban on coconut crab ban in TORBA Province.Minister of Fisheries, Willie Kalo Daniel confirmed the action is effective from February to November this...
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Covid-19 vax staff in Vanuatu strike due to unpaid wages
About one hundred people arrived at the vaccination centre in Port Vila on Monday found it closed after nine members of the Covid-19 vaccination team went on strike to protest not being paid since...
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Vanuatu to introduce Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to young adults
The Ministry of Health plans to administer the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to young adults in Vanuatu. Minister Silas Bule said they are expected to receive the additional Moderna vaccine in a few months’...
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Vanuatu administers vaccine against severe diarrhoea to children
A total of 634 children have received the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in the SHEFA province in Vanuatu. According to the Ministry of Health, 475 children have received the Rotavirus Vaccine.The...
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Vanuatu to host Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton
Vanuatu is keen on being part of the Commonwealth Games Relay as it counts down to the arrival of the Queen’s Baton to its shores. The baton will be in the country next week.The Queen’s Baton Relay in...
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Vanuatu reports four new Covid-19 cases
Prime Minister Bob Loughman announced four new active CovidD-19 cases in managed quarantine during a press conference yesterday.Three of the cases arrived on a flight from Noumea, New Caledonia and one...
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Vanuatu’s Luganville City achieves priority group Covid-19 vaccination target
Luganville has recorded a 100 percent vaccination against Covid-19 for its priority group. The priority group consists of elderly people aged 55 and above and people with existing medical condition...
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Vanuatu's govt confirms four Covid-19 cases
Vanuatu's prime minister has confirmed four people tested positive for Covid-19 at the border.Bob Loughman said the new cases were all on repatriations flights, three on a flight from New Caledonia and...
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Support to Vanuatu: workshop on the development of a data protection policy
On 16 February, international experts mandated by the Council of Europe presented elements to support the Data protection national Task Force and the State law office drafting team of Vanuatu in the...
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Vanuatu farmer to venture into commercial sugarcane farming
Efate sugarcane farmer Japen Kapalu has plans to enter into commercial sugarcane farming.Kapalu, who hails from Tanna and farms at Rentapao said he has been growing sugarcane for three years and has...
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Vanuatu Skills Partnership extended by another four years
Australia and Vanuatu have agreed to extend the Vanuatu Skills Partnership by four-years.Acting High Commissioner Clemency Oliphant, Director General Prime Minister’s Office, Dr Gregoire Nimbtik and...
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Fruit picker accused of killing his mate – as its revealed he recently...
A banana picker from Vanuatu accused of amputating a man's leg with a circular saw before he died from the horrific injury had left behind a young family to do farm work in Australia just a few months...
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Satoshi Island project to create cryptocurrency haven in Vanuatu
On an island called Lataro in the north of Vanuatu, a team of cryptocurrency enthusiasts plan to create a crypto paradise.But questions remain around whether their work is legal.Satoshi Island is an...
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Vanuatu farmer ventures into sugarcane farming
Vanuatu farmer, Simbolo has received over 3,000 sugarcane plantings to boost his farm. The plantings were donated by another sugarcane farmer, Job Charlie, through the Ministry of Agriculture. Simbolo...
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Vanuatu detects four more Covid-19 cases in MIQ
Vanuatu health authorities have detected four new Covid-19 cases in quarantine.The four new cases were reported by Prime Minister Bob Loughman and all are from New Caledonia.Three of the new cases are...
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Queen’s Baton brings together students in Vanuatu
The 2022 Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton was hosted successfully at the VASANOC’s Beach Sport Festival, yesterday. The event was held at the Mele Beach Millennium Park.In a press release, Team Vanuatu...
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