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Fiji and PNG 'playing games' over Papua issue
A former prime minister of Vanuatu says the Melanesian Spearhead Group is becoming ineffective because of games being played by Fiji and Papua New Guinea.A leader's summit for the regional group...
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Pacific Games Council executives attend inaugural meetings of VAN2017 Pacific...
The Pacific Games Council (PGC) President, Vidhya Lakhan and CEO Andrew Minogue, were in Port Vila last week to attend the inaugural meetings of the Vanuatu 2017 Pacific Mini Games Authority and the...
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Vanuatu Basketball making its mark both in country and abroad
International Youth Day is a day created by the United Nations to draw attention to varying issues surrounding youth around the world. In the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, non-communicable diseases...
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Hope given to amputees in Vanuatu
Amputees in Vanuatu have been given hope as two new prosthetists are trained up with the help of the Vanuatu Amputees Association.RNZ reports amputations have been on the rise in Vanuatu due to high...
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Mini Games officials hope to speed up preparations
Organisers of the 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Vanuatu have emphasised the need to speed up preparations for next year's event in Port Vila.RNZ reports Van2017 officials met with the representatives from...
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Vanuatu victim of violence wants to move on with her life
A Vanuatu woman who was abducted from her place of work and savagely assaulted in March this year says she just wants to move on with her life.RNZ reports Florence Lengkon's comment comes after the...
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Vanuatu says runway ready for Air NZ
Vanuatu's infrastructure minister says Air New Zealand has cleared the runway at Port Vila for flights by A320 aircraft.RNZ reports the airline suspended services in January over concerns about the...
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Faults appear in Vanuatu government unity
Twenty-two back benchers in the Vanuatu government are refusing to support any government bill until a rejection of the new decentralisation policy is reconsidered.RNZ reports the Ministerial Budget...
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Solomons and Vanuatu to sign maritime border treaty
Solomon Islands and Vanuatu will this week sign a border treaty defining the coordinates of their respective Southern Eastern and North Western maritime borders.RNZ reports the prime minister of...
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Vanuatu plane lands safely despite gear break
A Twin Otter plane in Vanuatu carrying 19 people has managed to land safely despite its elevator cable snapping just before touch down at Walaha airport in West Ambae.The acting director of the Civil...
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Air NZ flights to Vanuatu still on hold
Air New Zealand has re-stated that it has no immediate plans to resume scheduled flights to Vanuatu.The airline stopped flights in January, citing concerns about the state of the runway at Bauerfield...
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‘Re-imagined’ Tamanu Set to Reopen
Vanuatu’s Tamanu on the Beach, closed following Cyclone Pam in 2015, is set to reopen on 1 November as a four-star resort.The resort, situated on the Tamanu beachfront about a 30 minute drive from...
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PM Sogavare Hails Maritime Border Agreement Between SI And Vanuatu
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has hailed the signing of the Motalava Maritime Border Treaty as a deal achieved and sealed in the true spirit of MelanesiaWhen presenting his remarks during the...
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President Lonsdale Honours Late Fifi’i for Service in Maritime Border Pact
Vanuatu President Baldwin Lonsdale has awarded the late Senda Fifi’i, a Solomon Islands’ former career Foreign Affairs official, the Vanuatu Presidential Medal of Honour.The Medal of honour is for his...
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Cruise visits to bring more business to Port Vila
Vanuatu's capital Port Vila is set to play host to 19 different cruise visits in December alone.RNZ reports the Pacific Dawn will visit three times and bring at least 6,000 tourists.The Port Vila...
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Vanuatu and Venezuela establish diplomatic relations
Vanuatu and Venezuela have signed a joint communique to establish diplomatic relations between the two countries.A statement said the governments of both countries guided by mutual desire to initiate...
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Malampa-Fiji Day long Vanuatu
Malampa Province blong Vanuatu i tede makim wanem ol i kolim Malampa Fiji Day.Dispela de i makim taim we Malampa we i karamapim ol ailan blong Malekula, Ambrym na Pama i kamap olsem wanpela provins...
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Vanuatu plans cattle survey
A survey into Vanuatu's cattle is to be conducted to confirm numbers and ensure quality.RNZ reports Vanuatu's Livestock Department has engaged the Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the...
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Hail wrecks houses in Vanuatu
A hail storm in Vanuatu's Shepherds group has destroyed seven houses.RNZ reports chief David Maripu of Tongamea village on Emae Islands said some of the destroyed thatch houses were built after last...
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Sustainable agriculture and agroforestry replacing unproductive land use
A new publication provides a clear view of the current status of mixed species agroforestry in Fiji and Vanuatu and offers valuable insights into the potential for agroforestry development to assist...
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