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PM announces 3 new Covid cases in Vanuatu
Three frontline workers have tested positive for Covid-19 in Vanuatu taking the total number of cases in the country to 11.Prime Minister Bob Loughman said all the cases are in quarantine.He added the...
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Vanuatu rounds up Queen’s Baton relay journey
Vanuatu hosted the Queen’s Baton for the final time in Port Vila. The journey accommodated all the baton bearers who took part in the Queen’s Baton Relay in the last three days.Prime Minister Bob...
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Vanuatu frontline worker confirmed Covid positive case
A frontline worker has tested positive for Covid-19 taking the number of cases in Vanuatu to 12.Prime Minister Bob Loughman confirmed the case in an announcement this morning.Loughman said there are no...
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VT23 million for upcoming elections in Vanuatu
The Vanuatu Electoral Commission has officially declared the polling dates for three upcoming elections.Malekula constituency will go to polls on 12 April, 2022 to elect a replacement for late Member...
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Vanuatu Health authorities clear sick patient of Covid-19
A member of the public who showed up at Vila Central Hospital needing urgent attention yesterday has returned a negative test result for Covid-19.The Ministry of Health said the VCH Management after a...
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Vanuatu National Day commemorated at World Expo in Dubai
Scores of people attended National Day celebrations at the Vanuatu Pavilion at the World Expo underway in Dubai.The day was packed with events including a flag raising ceremony, the playing of the...
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Vanuatu appoints first-ever Consul-General to Dubai
Former parliamentarian, Alickson Gamaliere Viralone has been appointed Vanuatu’s first Consul-General to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.The Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and...
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Covid-19 community outbreak in Vanuatu
The Minister of Health Silas Bule announced Vanuatu’s first community outbreak of Covid-19 today.Efate and its offshore islands are now at Alert Level 2 while the rest of the country remains at Level...
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Health development partners support Vanuatu Ministry of Health
Vanuatu’s Health Development Partners handover medical equipment and supplies to support Ministry of Health Covid-19 preparedness and response.The development partners include UNICEF, WHO, the...
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Ministerial reshuffle as Vanuatu deals with Covid-19 community transmission
Vanuatu’s Minister of Health Silas Bule has been transferred to the Ministry of Climate Change and has been replaced by Bruno Leingkone.Prime Minister Bob Loughman announced the ministerial reshuffle a...
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Vanuatu confirms community transmission of Covid-19
Vanuatu health authorities have confirmed their first case of community transmission of Covid-19.There are a total of 58 Covid cases in the island nation and 10 of them are in the community.Minister of...
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Health Minister announces 48 hour curfew for Vanuatu
Minister for Health Bruno Leingkone has announced a 48-hour curfew effective from 6pm today in Vanuatu.At a media briefing today, Leingkone said the curfew will end at 6pm on Thursday.He has also the...
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Samoa and Vanuatu Governments discussing ditched plane
The Samoa Government is in discussions with the Vanuatu Government to lease the discarded Samoa Airways Boeing 737-800 aircraft.The Samoa Observer reports Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa as being...
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Vanuatu Government reappoints 19 directors on short-term contracts
The Government through the Public Service Commission (PSC) reappointed directors for each government department on a short term contract basis.Prime Minister Bob Loughman said the directors will help...
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Whole of Vanuatu in full lockdown
The Government has extended a curfew throughout Vanuatu by another 48 hours.The change was announced as Vanuatu reported 35 new Covid-19 cases yesterday.The initial 48-hour curfew period covering Efate...
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Vanuatu confirms 95 Covid-19 cases
There are now 95 cases of Covid-19 in Vanuatu.The Ministry of Health (MOH), announced the new number of cases at a media conference yesterday afternoon.MOH also confirmed that 35 new active cases were...
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Vanuatu’s national stadium transformed into medical and quarantine centre
Vanuatu's national Korman stadium in Port Vila has been transformed into a medical and quarantine centre.The newly appointed Director General of the Ministry of Health, Russel Tamara says the EX FOL...
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Vanuatu bans all sporting events due to lockdown and Covid-19 community cases
There is now a ban on all sporting events and training in Port Vila and Efate due to the lockdown and community transmission of Covid-19 in Vanuatu. The Ministry of Youth and Sports said the sports ban...
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EU suspends visa free-travel with Vanuatu
Experts say the European Union's suspension of its visa waiver programme with Vanuatu will have a devastating impact on the Pacific nation's economy.Passport sales account for more than a quarter of...
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Vanuatu wants retired nurses to plug Covid induced staff crisis
Vanuatu's newly appointed Minister of Health, Bruno Leingkone, says the government is preparing to offer short term contracts for retired nurses and third year student nurses to combat a staffing...
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