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WASH Sector Phase II Signed
The Acting Director General (DG) of the Ministry for Water Resources, Erickson Sammy, and the New Zealand High Commissioner to Vanuatu, Nicola Simmonds, signed the WASH Sector Partnership Phase II this...
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Vanuatu unveils plans to increase kava exports to Australia
Vanuatu wants to move up the ladder of the Pacific countries exporting the most kava to Australia.Australia is three-quarters of the way through its trial of allowing the commercial importation of...
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Visiting this pristine, wild Pacific island is like stepping back in time
It’s said that a visit to Tanna is a chance to see Vanuatu as it really is. On this island in the South Pacific archipelago, resorts are rarities and visitors can feel as if they’re stepping into...
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Vanuatu National Police Headquarters to be relocated
The Vanuatu National Police Headquarters will be relocated from centre of Port Vila town to George Pompidou. This is after the relocation was granted approval by the Council of Ministers.Vanuatu Police...
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Finance Minister launched new URA website
Minister of Finance and Economic Management John Salong officially launched a new website of the Utilities Regulatory Authority (URA) on June 30,2023.The new website is accessible at www.ura.gov.vu. It...
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Port Vila Market vendors on strike
Vendors at Port Vila Central Market have been on strike, protesting the introduction of scales at the market.The secretary the Association of Vendors, Jacqueline Tassong, said the government's price...
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Vanuatu: A magnitude-5.3 offshore earthquake occurs southwest of Luganville...
A magnitude-5.3 offshore earthquake occurred near Vanuatu around 05:43 on July 10. The epicenter was about 38 km (23 miles) southwest of Loganville.The tremor occurred at a depth of about 10 km (6...
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Vanuatu high risk prison to close after being deemed unfit for inmates
Vanuatu's High Risk Prison in Port Vila, known locally as 'Container City', is to be shut down as it is not fit for inmates to live in.The Daily Post reported the decision was made by the Minister of...
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Melanesian Arts & Culture Festival kicks off in Vanuatu
RNZ Pacific's Vanuatu correspondent Hilaire Bule says over 130 participants from New Caledonia arrived into the capital on Monday morning.The event will run until the end of the month with the theme:...
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Vanuatu eyes to have Melanesian Spearhead Group Leaders' Summit in August
Vanuatu's deputy prime minister says this week's Melanesian Spearhead Group Leaders' Summit has been postponed.The Daily Post reported Jothan Napat, who is also Foreign Affairs Minister, saying they...
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Vanuatu loses visa-free access to UK
The United Kingdom has re-imposed its visa requirement on Vanuatu and four other nations.All visitors from Vanuatu, Timor-Leste, Dominica, Honduras and Namibia now need a visa.Britain's Home Secretary,...
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Vanuatu unhappy with UK over termination of visa-waiver status
Vanuatu's Foreign Affairs Minister Jotham Napat has expressed his profound dissatisfaction with the decision of the British government to stop Vanuatu's visa-free access because of concerns about the...
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Senior Missionary passes away in Vanuatu
A senior missionary couple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in the Vanuatu Port Vila Mission, was involved in a serious car accident on the island of Santo, Vanuatu, on...
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Indonesia to participate in Melanesian art festival MACFEST in Vanuatu
Indonesia will take part in the 7th Melanesian Arts and Culture Festival (MACFEST) in Port Vila, Vanuatu, from July 25 to 30, 2023, according to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and...
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Vanuatu traditional leaders call for Macron to address islands dispute
Vanuatu chiefs have called on its government to ask the visiting French President to acknowledge that the Matthew and Hunter islands belong to them and not to New Caledonia.The French Embassy has...
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Health Messages during Fest’Napuan Music festival
Director of Public Health, Dr Jenny Stephen, and Chair of Fest’Napuan Association, Jean-Pierre Sam, sign a partnership agreement to spread health messages during Vanuatu’s music festival.This...
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Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes east of Vanuatu
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit 83 kilometers (51 miles) east off the coast of Vanuatu on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued.The US Tsunami Warning Center said...
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Vanuatu descendants celebrate 43rd Independence Day
The Ni-Vanuatu community of Muanikoso paid homage to their forefathers during their 43rd Independence of Vanuatu celebration.This diaspora was composed of descendants of Vanuatu laborers who were...
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Vanuatu Free West Papua Association Chairman expresses concern of Indonesians
The Chairman of the Vanuatu Free West Papua Association, Job Dalesa, has expressed concern with the safety of Indonesians in the country.It comes following reports of an Indonesian performance group...
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Vanuatu leader hopeful of solution to island dispute with France
Vanuatu's Prime Minister says a boundary issue with France could be resolved before the end of the year.Ishmael Kalsakau made the statement over two southern islands - Matthew and Hunter - during the...
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