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Vanuatu's Regenvanu says govt constitutional amendments bad for country
Vanuatu's opposition will boycott today's planned special parliamentary session, in order to stop the government from passing several constitutional amendments.The government is hoping to debate and...
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Vanuatu Constitutional amendment: Parliament adjourned due to lack of quorum
Speaker of Vanuatu’s Parliament, Simon Seule adjourned the special parliament sitting this morning due to a lack of quorum.The Government was hoping to debate and pass 16 amendments to the Constitution...
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Vanuatu’s Maewo Island reports first Covid case
Maewo in PENAMA province has upgraded its alert level following the confirmation of the island’s first Covid-19 case.The Health Emergency Advisory Committee said Alert Level 3 is now in place after a...
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Vanuatu Opposition to stay away from Parliament again
The Vanuatu Opposition will not attend a special sitting of Parliament next Friday after the Speaker adjourned an earlier session due to a lack of quorum.Opposition Leader Ralph Regenvanu confirmed the...
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International company aims to sell access to Vanuatu island using...
A cryptocurrency project is stirring controversy in Vanuatu, with a proposal to use blockchain technology to sell access to land on an island off the coast of Santo.The Satoshi Island project has...
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Switzerland Suspends Visa-Free Travel for Vanuatu Citizens Until February 2023
Switzerland has decided to no longer permit to enter the country visa-free Vanuatu citizens whose passports were issued on or after May 25, 2015.The decision has been taken on June 10, 2022, during a...
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Vanuatu to participate in five sports at the Pacific Mini Games
Vanuatu has confirmed to be participating in five sports at the Pacific Mini Games in Saipan.VASANOC has confirmed that from the five sports, Beach Volleyball and Tennis being the triumph card for the...
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U-report launched in Vanuatu
The Ministry of Youth Development and Sports, together with UNICEF, Youth Challenge Vanuatu, and the Government of Japan, launched a new mobile-based communication tool called U-Report. This tool will...
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Vanuatu health workers receive on-spot training on nutrition activities
The Ministry of Health’s Nutrition Programme in Vanuatu, supported and trained 24 rural health facilities including village health workers in providing Multiple Micronutrient powder (MNP) in Sanma...
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Opposition to planned Vanuatu constitutional change grows
Vanuatu's Reunification Movement of Change party has maintained its stance not to support the government's plans for constitutional amendments when parliament meets tomorrow.The government wants to...
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Vanuatu, one of the last Covid hermit nations, to open to tourists after two...
The tourism-dependent Pacific country will reopen with almost no restrictions in July, though there are concerns about lack of airline deals.Vanuatu, one of the last Covid hermit nations, is set to...
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Vanuatu ends Covid-19 Public Health Emergency
The Covid-19 Public Health Emergency has ended, as all provinces have moved to Recovery Level 1 in Vanuatu. The emergency that was in place since February this year, allowed the Ministry of Health to...
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Over 300 students awarded at the USP face-to-face graduation ceremony
A total of 337 students graduated at the University of the South Pacific’s face-to-face graduation ceremony, last Friday, June 17. Fifty-six percent of the graduates were women and 34% were awarded...
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Vanuatu wins their first medal at the Pacific Mini Games
Vanuatu has secured their first medal at the 2022 Pacific Mini Games. The Men’s team scooped silver at the finals of the Tennis match against the hosts, Northern Marianas.The results showed that the...
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Vanuatu calls on Australia to back its UN bid to recognise climate change harm
Australia’s new Labor government has been called on to prove its commitment to climate action and support for Pacific countries by backing a campaign led by Vanuatu to see international law changed to...
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Vanuatu PM constitutional changes shelved
Vanuatu's Parliament has shelved the controversial constitutional changes that Prime Minister Bob Loughman's Government wanted to push through.The changes included increasing the number of Government...
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67 candidates to contest Port Vila Municipal election
Sixty-seven candidates have qualified to contest the Port Vila Municipal election which will be held next week.The Vanuatu Electoral Commission declared the names of the successful candidates at the...
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Vanuatu launches new campaign to lure travellers back to Answer the Call of...
Vanuatu is opening borders with a bang, launching a new Welkam Back to Vanuatu! campaign kicking-off today in Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia.There will be advertising showcasing Vanuatu’s...
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Vanuatu Trade Minister welcomes SPIRIT Project
The Melanesian Spearhead Group Programme Manager for Trade & Economic Development, Sovaia Marawa, and the Melanesian Trade Adviser Jill Juma met James Bule, Vanuatu’s Minister for Tourism, Trade,...
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Vanuatu Govt revises visas to rebuild tourism sector
The Vanuatu Government, through the Department of Immigration and Passport Service, has amended the Visitor Visa to Tourist Visa to allow tourists the opportunity to come to Vanuatu and stay...
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