Vanuatu teen surfers head for Newcastle
Vanuatu teenagers Anisi Mania and Zaridah Taleo will be able to showcase some of their natural talent when they participate in one of Australia’s biggest high schools surfing events next week.Mania,...
View ArticleHockeyroos stars receive a warm welcome from Solomons and Vanuatu
Aspiring hockey players in Vanuatu and Solomon Islands were given a treat last week with a special visit from two Hockeyroos stars.Jane Claxton the captain of the Australian women's hockey side and...
View ArticleTahiti puts on A-game to win over Vanuatu
Tahiti brought their A-game to the table for their opening OFC U-17 Championship match beating Vanuatu 1-0 in a thrilling 90 minute display for the home fans who flocked to Stade Mahina for last...
View ArticleVanuatu Fisheries calls for more effort from Vietnam to stop illegal 'blue...
The Director of Fisheries in Vanuatu, Kalo Pakoa, is calling for the public's help in tracking down Vietnamese 'blue boats' fishing illegally in the country's exclusive economic zone.Unlike licensed...
View ArticleWoman arriving from Vanuatu arrested in Fiji with undeclared cash
A 42 year old Chinese national who travelled from Vanuatu has been arrested in Fiji.The suspect was carrying undeclared currency totally FJD $35,000.The Fiji Times reports the woman arrived from...
View ArticleTrust restored within the government: PM Salwai
Vanuatu's Prime Minister Charlot Salwai said that he had trust in his Ministers and all the backbenchers that formed his government. He made the statement during a custom reconciliation held last week...
View ArticleFrancophone showdown awaits at OFC U 17
A face-off between Oceania’s two Francophone nations is sure to fill the stands at Stade Mahina on Tuesday Hosts Tahiti take on current table leaders New Caledonia on the second day of Group A action...
View ArticleVanuatu begins legacy planning for Mini Games venues
The future of venues being built for the Pacific Mini Games in Vanuatu is starting to take shape.Games organisers Van2017, in conjunction with the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports, the Sports...
View ArticleScheme to lift productivity of Vanuatu public servants
Vanuatu's Prime Minister says his government is committed to fully implementing a performance management system for the public service.RNZ reports Charlot Salwai launched the programme in Port Vila on...
View ArticleVanuatu media in unchartered territory as Freedom of Information laws become...
Journalists in Vanuatu are already preparing to make Freedom of Information requests to test the government’s new laws.David Robie is a professor of journalism at Auckland University of Technology and...
View ArticleClubs release players names ahead of Grand Casino Cup
Amicale FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC team 2 have released the names of their players to play in the Grand Casino Cup 2017 in Port Vila, Vanuatu on Saturday.Amicale FC management has confirmed...
View ArticleVanuatu contingent long UN Mission i kam back long country
Vanuatu Police Force I welcomem back ol Police officer we oli representem Vanuatu long UN mission long Ivory Coast.Ol 11 officers ia oli arrive long Vanuatu long namba 3 February 2017 mo welcome blong...
View ArticlePNG dual citizenship with countries like Vanuatu effective by March
Papua New Guinea Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Rimbink Pato, has announced that administrative arrangements are being finalised for Dual Citizenship to become a reality next month.The...
View ArticleVanuatu holds PNG to a draw
Vanuatu held Papua New Guinea to a 3-3 draw in today’s round 2 match of the Oceania Football Confederation U-17 Championship at Stade Mahina, French PolynesiaPNG were first on the board in the 16th...
View ArticleVanuatu's Tanna records 115 dengue cases
The hospital on Vanuatu's Tanna island has recorded 115 dengue cases.A hospital manager, who is also part of the Dengue Taskforce, says 435 people were tested for the mosquito-borne disease.He says of...
View ArticleVanuatu U 17 coach pleased with young players performance
Vanuatu U 17 coach Rocky Neveserveth says he saw two evenly matched sides which was reflected in the score.Neveserveth made the comment as Vanuatu held Papua New Guinea to a 3-all draw in the OFC U 17...
View ArticleOscars: How 'Tanna' helmers helped translate Pacific Islanders' oral...
"We sat and talked with the villagers about how we wanted to make a story that comes from them," explains Martin Butler. "We were merely the conduit for telling their story."Standing on the edge of an...
View ArticleCocoa farmer training changes lives in Vanuatu
Father of four Moli, 44, is one of the most successful cocoa farmers on the island of Malo, Vanuatu, where he lives.Back in early 2000, with limited knowledge of modern farming techniques or farm...
View ArticleADB, VANUATU sign agreement to help improve urban development
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved an additional $2.87 million assistance for the Port Vila Urban Development Project to further help Vanuatu achieve sustainable urban development.This would...
View ArticleFrom Vanuatu to Los Angeles, cast & crew of Tanna prepare to head to the Oscars
It's a long way from Vanuatu to the red carpet of the Academy Awards in Los Angeles.But a special group of people are preparing to make the long trip from a remote island in the South Pacific Ocean to...
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