Vanuatu signs MOU to improve Aids to Navigation coordination
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed to improve the coordination and regulation of Aids to Navigation in Vanuatu. The Vanuatu Maritime Safety Authority and the Department of Ports and Harbour...
View ArticleVanuatu village's water contaminated by landslide triggered by Gabrielle
Villagers in the north-west of Vanuatu's Santo island urgently need clean drinking water after the area was hit by Cyclone Gabrielle.Malpoi has been severely impacted by landslides and mud.The Santo...
View ArticleClimate action and trade priorities in Vanuatu meeting
A high profile delegation from Vanuatu will touch down in Australia to discuss tackling climate change and advancing trade between the two nations.Vanuatu Prime Minister Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau will...
View ArticleVanuatu pineapple farmers upskilled on processing and packaging
Newmafen Pineapple Farmers Co-operatives are renowned in Port Vila for supplying tasty pineapples.As part of efforts to grow their product line the farmers recently completed training on processing and...
View ArticleVanuatu village's water contaminated by landslide triggered by Gabrielle
Villagers in the north-west of Vanuatu's Santo island urgently need clean drinking water after the area was hit by Cyclone Gabrielle.Malpoi has been severely impacted by landslides and mud.RNZ Pacific...
View ArticleVanuatu's PM visits Australia
Vanuatu's Prime Minister Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau started a three-day tour of Australia yesterday.It's the first visit by a Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu since 2018.The Guardian reports,...
View ArticleVanuatu’s very own Bijouterie showcased on world Stage
The Vanuatu Bijouterie is currently on a 3-day expo at the Jewellery, Gem and Technology Exhibition in Dubai. The Department of Industry Vanuatu said, “The three-day sourcing event is a joint venture...
View ArticleVanuatu drug bill 'will be regulated carefully'
It will soon be legal to cultivate medical cannabis and industrial hemp for export in Vanuatu.The Vanuatu government passed the Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Act in 2021 but its regulation...
View ArticleAussie dollars to boost Vanuatu economy
Australia will give a new tranche of economic support to Vanuatu following a meeting between the two countries' prime ministers.Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau and his Australian counterpart...
View ArticleVanuatu legalises cannabis farming and medical marijuana
Vanuatu will soon offer licences allowing businesses to grow and sell medical cannabis and hemp around the country.The government recently passed regulation governing the import, cultivation,...
View ArticleVanuatu’s Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has new Acting DG
Henry Tavoa has been appointed as the Acting Director General of Vanuatu’s Ministry of Youth and Sports Development. Tavoa succeeds Director General- Henry Vira whose contract has ended.Tavoa will be...
View ArticleVanuatu to set up tuna cannery
Vanuatu's Minister of Agriculture says a small cannery will be built this year for the tuna market.For years the Vanuatu Government has been planning the establishment of a processing plant for its...
View ArticleVanuatu’s visa-free travel to Australia to happen soon
Vanuatu's Prime Minister, Ishmael Kalsakau says the nation's journey towards visa-free travel to Australia will not take long.The statement came following his meeting with the Australian Prime Minister...
View ArticleVanuatu PM Ishmael Kalsakau meets with Fiji PM
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka met with his counterpart from the Republic of Vanuatu, Prime Minister Honourable Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau. The meeting enabled the two leaders to discuss the current...
View ArticleImproved communication for Vanuatu’s provincial health care workers
Health care workers in the provinces of Tafea, Shefa and Sanma will have access to mobile phone and monthly phone credits to better strengthen health system reporting of Neglected Tropical Disease and...
View ArticleNi-Vanuatu student Washita Regenvanu pursuits his passion in Fiji
Ni-Vanuatu student, Washita Regenvanu’s passion for sailing led him to pursue his dream of becoming a sea captain at the Fiji National University’s, Fiji Maritime Academy.All the way from Uripiv Island...
View ArticleVanuatu Prime Minister meets with Fiji’s Prime Minister Rabuka
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka met with his counterpart from Vanuatu, Prime Minister Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau. The meeting enabled the two leaders to discuss the current areas of cooperation and...
View ArticleTropical cyclone sitting near Vanuatu officially named Judy
The tropical low near Vanuatu has officially been named as Cyclone Judy and could intensify in the coming days, Fiji's MetService says. Judy is currently sitting near Solomon Islands as a category 1...
View ArticleTropical cyclone sitting near Vanuatu officially named Judy
The tropical low near Vanuatu has officially been named as Cyclone Judy and could intensify in the coming days, Fiji's MetService says. Judy is currently sitting near Solomon Islands as a category 1...
View ArticleVanuatu and New Caledonia discuss free visa access
Vanuatu and New Caledonia are expected to reach a visa waiver agreement soon. The news comes after a meeting between Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau and officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
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