Christafari to feature at Zion Fest
Zion Fest is a prestige annual event that hosts gospel artists majorly and other regional artists in Port Vila.However, this year the organisers are privileged to be able to host Christafari, the world...
View ArticleVanuatu switches to digital TV next month
Vanuatu's national broadcaster will switch off analogue free-to-air television around the capital, Port Vila, on the 15th of October.The VBTC's decision means television viewers will need to acquire...
View ArticleEquipment in Port Vila for further Short-Term Repairs to Bauerfield’s runway
Fulton Hogan equipment and materials arrived into Vanuatu via shipment from New Zealand.The equipment and materials were unloaded from the ship and transferred to Bauerfield Airport.Construction of...
View ArticleVanuatu DPA to learn how to include people with disability in risk planning
The Disability Promotion & Advocacy Association has been invited to participate in an Australian Government Fellowship to strengthen disability inclusion within Vanuatu’s disaster response and...
View ArticleFrom the Flying Doctor: “Mission Accomplished!”....
He texted a message from his phone saying “he was asked to find a missing 7-meter open boat with five passengers, and he asked his fellow SDA members to pray and ask God to direct him to where the boat...
View ArticleVanuatu aims to ensure investors do not abscond
Vanuatu's Director of Trade, Sumbe Antas, says a system is being put in place at the airport to stop corrupt investors leaving the country without fulfilling their legal obligations.RNZ reports Mr...
View ArticleSolomon an Vanuatu i toktok strong long West Papua long UN
Tufala praem minista blong Solomon Islands an Vanuatu ibin toktok aot strong long isiu blong West Papua long United Nations General Assembly long New York.Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare hem se tufala...
View ArticleCIO Metsan conveys PM’s message, launches government’s RTI Web Accessibility...
The first National RTI Web Accessibility Guideline for government web developers and web content officers has been officially launched in Port Vila today by the Government’ Chief Information Officer,...
View ArticleVanuatu bisnisman John Salong i agensim Pacer Plus trade
Ol wok trade namel long Australia, New Zealand na ol Pacific Island kantri em oli kolim Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus bai no nap helpim Vanuatu, na gavman imas tingting...
View Article2017 Pacific Mini Games Launches Website
The countdown to the Vanuatu 2017 Pacific Games Opening Ceremony in December 2017 begins as the Van2017 Pacific Games website goes live.In celebration of a fifteen-month countdown to the Opening...
View ArticleVanuatu checking on cyclone promises
There are reports from Vanuatu that some promises of aid after last year's Cyclone Pam have not yet been received by the government.Radio Vanuatu News said the Prime Minister Charlot Salwai raised the...
View ArticleVanuatu push for visa free access to NZ/Aust
The Vanuatu opposition is calling on Australia and New Zealand to offer Vanuatu passport holders visa free access.RNZ reports this follows New Caledonia and French Polynesia granting visa free entry,...
View ArticleNew Caledonian officials to discuss air and sea transport with Vanuatu
Officials from the territorial government of New Caledonia are currently in Port Vila to discuss areas they could work together on with the Vanuatu government.Government’s Public Relations Officer,...
View ArticleFormer Vanuatu President says caution needed on tax reform
The government in Vanuatu is coming under fire for what it's calling its case for revenue reform and modernisation.According to ABC, the government says its Value Added Tax, which supplies nearly 40...
View ArticleNew Zealander to help harness Vanuatu craft sector
A New Zealand woman living in Vanuatu is to advise the government on its Handicrafts Industry Action Plan.RNZ reports Nicky Barnes, who owns a company dealing in handicrafts called Pandanus Consulting...
View ArticleMore jail time for Vanuatu bribery convicts
Vanuatu's Supreme Court has sentenced 11 people already jailed for bribery to additional prison time for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.RNZ reports they are among 14 MPs serving terms...
View ArticleVanuatu partners better prepared to respond to water, sanitation and hygiene...
Fifty participants from key ministries including education and training, health and public works as well as non-governmental organisations, participated in the WASH in Emergencies workshop from 26-29...
View ArticleSocial housing corruption needs to be addressed, says Vanuatu Minister
The recent eviction of more than 200 people living in a squatter settlement in Tanoliu, has prompted calls for the Vanuatu Government to build more social housing.But before the government can even...
View ArticleFormer Vanuatu PM wants jailed MPs pardoned
A former prime minister of Vanuatu says 14 members of the previous government should be pardoned and released from prison.RNZ reports the former MPs were jailed in December after they were found guilty...
View ArticleNew partnership enables affordable insurance for low income earners
A simple text message is all it will take Pacific Islanders to sign up to new microinsurance products providing a crucial safety net for families.BIMA, a world-leading mobile micro-insurance provider,...
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