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NZ-Vanuatu company launches post-Pam peanut butter
A Kiwi-Vanuatu company has launches its post-Pam peanut butter in New Zealand Tanna Farms’ peanuts are planted, tended, picked, dried, cracked, roasted, crushed and packed by hand in Vanuatu. That’s...
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Vanuatu villages battle five week long fire
Coconut plantations in the west of Vanuatu's Ambryn Island have been destroyed by a fire which has been burning since early January.The fire has covered an area of about six hectares and has affected...
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Vanuatu Parliament to sit today to elect PM
The shape of Vanuatu's next Government will emerge today when the new Parliament sits for the first time.The election of a Prime Minister and Parliamentary Speaker are among the first order of...
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Parliament ready to elect new Speaker and new Prime Minister today
Parliament gate was flooded with eager supporters of over 20 political parties even before the start of business hour at 7.30am, waiting for an opportunity to grab one of the limited seats in the...
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Cyclone forms between Vanuatu and Fiji
A category one tropical cyclone has formed to the east of Vanuatu and is moving in a south south-easterly direction.Cyclone Winston is not posing any threats to islands in the region at this point, but...
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12 Ministers named in Vanuatu’s new Cabinet line up
Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas has appointed 12 ministers in his coalition government of 11 parties, the largest ever in Vanuatu history.In a ceremony at the “Pig’s Tusk” at the...
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Cyclone Winston upgraded to a two
A tropical cyclone to the east of Vanuatu has been upgraded to a category two system.Cyclone Winston is moving in a south south-easterly direction and does not pose any threats to islands in the region...
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New air ambulance arrives in Port Vila
Vanuatu will soon have in operation an aircraft that will focus mainly on medical evacuation.The aircraft arrived at Bauerfield Airport Wednesday this week and will be based in Port Vila.The aircraft...
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New Vanuatu PM good choice, says think tank
Vanuatu's new prime minister is an accomplished and well respected figure in the country's politics, according to the head of a Pacific think tank.Charlot Salwai was yesterday elected unopposed in the...
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Runway repairs in Vanuatu hoped to done by April
Vanuatu's new government has announced a contractor for the emergency upgrade of the country's main international airport, with work expected to begin within weeks.Air New Zealand, Qantas, and Virgin...
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Kurukuru make it four from four
The Solomon Islands had to deal with a revitalised Vanuatu on their way to securing a 6-1 win on Match Day 4 of the 2016 OFC Futsal Championship. Tahiti just got one over New Caledonia with their 2-1...
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Vanuatu mats and tapa easier to export to NZ
Handicraft makers in Vanuatu have won a new quarantine exemption that allows people to take woven mats and tapa from Vanuatu to New Zealand for items smaller than two metres.Vanuatu’s Biosecurity...
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Fiji’s PM congratulates newly-elected Vanuatu counterpart
Fiji’s Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has congratulated his newly-elected Vanuatu counterpart Charlot Salwai.In a congratulatory message to Salwai, Bainimarama said his appointment came at a...
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Warringah Rats with big hearts lend a helping hand to the people of Vanuatu
Ii is the scene that provided a stark reminder of the struggles still facing the people of Vanuatu following the destruction caused by Cyclone Pam nearly a year ago.Roadside, in the capital, Port Vila,...
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First election petition lodged in Vanuatu
A candidate who contested the 2016 snap election in the constituency of Pentecost in Vanuatu has lodged an election petition with the Supreme Court in Port Vila. Both the Supreme Court and the...
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Fencing turtles illegal: Fisheries
The Department of Fisheries says it is against the law to keep turtles in enclosures which deprive them from enjoying their freedom in their natural environment.A Senior Fisheries Officer made the...
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Gov’t signs contract for Port Vila roads
Australian company, RMS Engineering & Construction Pty Ltd have signed a contract this week with the Government to carry out works on the first phase of the Port Vila Urban Development Project...
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Vanuatu police commissioner case takes constitutional turn
Vanuatu's Commissioner of Police has filed a constitutional case against the Police Service Commission to challenge his suspension last year for causing an accident in his official car while under the...
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Malekula coconuts sustain Vanuatu capital
Vanuatu's Department of Cooperatives has more than 45,000 fresh dry coconuts available from a cooperative farm in Malekula for sale in Port Vila and around Efate.The director of co-operatives Ridley...
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NZ Company I winim contract blong riprem Bauerfield Intanasinol Eapot
Wan kampani blong Niu Zilan, Fulton Hogan, ibin winim contrak blong riperem Bauerfield Intanasinol Eapot long Port Vila.Daerekta Jenerol blong Ministri blong Infratsraksa mo Pablik Utilities, Johnson...
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