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New Vanuatu school year starts on 6 Feb
The Vanuatu Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has announced that the 2023 academic year will begin on Monday, 6 February.All primary and secondary school principals and teachers have been...
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Vanuatu launches National Air Quality Taskforce
A National Air Quality Taskforce has been launched in Vanuatu.The taskforce is part of the government’s project through the Ministry of Climate Change.Director of the Department of Environment, Touasi...
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Five months of Vanuatu court data lost in ransomware attack
2022 was a solid year for the Vanuatu Courts, but the unexpected ransomware attack on the Government network impacted the courts and other government agencies, preventing access to their systems over...
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Vanuatu school students to return to school on 6 February
Vanuatu students to return back to school to begin their first term of this year on 6 February. A statement from the Ministry of Education said the Ministry encourages parents, teachers, school...
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Vanuatu chiefs' HQ burns to the ground
The headquarters of the Malvatumauri of National Council of Chiefs of Vanuatu has burned down.The fire broke out about 1am Monday local time.Police are investigating the cause of the fire in Port...
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Vanuatu’s Ambae volcano remains at Alert Level 2
The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geohazards Department (VMGD) said Ambae volcano is continuing in the major unrest state. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 2.Manaro Vui volcanic activity is...
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Increase in volcanic activity at Vanuatu’s East Epi sub-marine volcano
Residents on Epi in Vanuatu have reported seeing an increase in activity of the East Epi sub-marine volcano this morning.The volcanic alert level has been increased to Alert Level 1.The Vanuatu...
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Crime on the rise in Port Vila
Police Serious Crimes Unit in Port Vila has recorded more than five cases of Break-in and Enter and Theft within a week in January 2023.On Wednesday 25 January 2023, Police in Port Vila arrested a boy...
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Epi submarine volcano activities decrease
The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geohazards Department (VMGD) is reporting a decrease in volcanic activity at the East Epi submarine volcano.According to the department, steam gases emerging from the...
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Volcano monitoring system could be set up on Vanuatu island
A permanent volcano monitoring system could be set up on Epi, the closest island to the submarine volcano that has been spewing ash into the sky.Volcano data analyst, Rerena Vatu said they do not...
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LDS members in Vanuatu share excitement for the temple in Port Vila
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the groundbreaking date for the Port Vila Vanuatu Temple, and members in the island nation rejoiced as its first temple becomes one step closer...
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Almost 100,000 students start school in Vanuatu
Nearly 100,000 students are back in school across Vanuatu, today. The Ministry of Education and Training is encouraging parents, teachers, school principals and community leaders to support children...
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Kalsakau wants Melanesian staff at MSG secretariat
Vanuatu's prime minister has stressed any future employment within the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat must be from MSG member countries.Ishmael Kalsakau, who is also chair of the MSG...
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Vanuatu hopes to rebuild parliament of chiefs in time for regional festival
Vanuatu’s government has vowed to rebuild the paramount meeting place of the country’s chiefs – destroyed in a suspicious fire a week ago – before the Pacific island nation hosts a Melanesian arts...
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Ongoing activity reported at Vanuatu’s Epi sub-marine volcano
Residents at Epi Island in Vanuatu have this morning observed a slight increase in the activity of the East Epi sub-marine volcano.The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geohazards Department (VMGD) confirmed the...
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New route to Port Vila from Brisbane
Virgin Australia is set to resume direct services from Brisbane to Vanuatu's capital Port Vila, starting on March 10.The airline told the Daily Post there will be up to five flights a week.Virgin...
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Vanuatu Police reminds road users of safety rules for safety of school children
Police are urging all road users to follow road safety rules to help children get to school safely now that the 2023 academic year in Vanuatu has begun.Parents are being encouraged to talk to their...
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Vanuatu Government vows to rebuild traditional meeting place
Vanuatu's government has vowed to rebuild the fire-destroyed traditional meeting place of the country's chiefs before the country hosts a Melanesian arts festival in July.The Port Vila structure, known...
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Severe weather forecast for parts of Vanuatu
Communities in parts of southern Vanuatu can expect "strong and possibly gale force winds, heavy rain and large waves” to affect them “for a time from Friday evening through to Sunday."The inclement...
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Aussies ‘devastated’ as Vanuatu, New Caledonia cruise heads to Tassie instead
When Cameron Chappell packed his snorkelling gear, he expected to soon be cruising around Vanuatu and New Caledonia. But instead he is on his way to Tasmania.The 22-year-old from Adelaide had already...
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