Pacific surveillance operation picks up Illegal fishers
Seven vessels are facing charges of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing after a ten day Pacific surveillance operation which ended on Friday.Nine Pacific countries ran Operation Rai Balang 2017...
View ArticleNicon Shipyard owner explains status of business
Owner of Nicon Shipyard on Espiritu Santo Mr. Nigel Giltrap has responded to conjecture that he closed the doors of his business and made staff redundant due to a proposed new slipway development on...
View ArticleIll former Vanuatu MP denied parole from jail four times
One of 14 former Vanuatu MPs jailed for corruption says his application for parole on medical grounds has been rejected four times.Tony Wright, a former youth and sports minister, is in Port Vila...
View ArticleVanuatu i makim Wold Wota Day
Ol pipal blong Vanuatu imas luksave na bihaenim ol gutpla rot blong iusim ol dirty wara long ol narapla samting na noken wastim nating.Minister blong Lands na Water Resources, Ralph Regenvanu ibin...
View ArticleVanuatu Ifira Football Club i nambawan team
Ifira Football Club blong wanfala smol aelan aotsaet long Port Vila long wea hem plei long Port Vila Premier League blong Vanuatu Football Federation hem stap distaem long top blong lada afta 5 fala...
View ArticleTIV team takes RTI law to Tanna island
“Thank you for the Right To Information Law” are the words that are highlighting Transparency International Vanuatu’s (TIV) travels throughout the island of Tanna in Vanuatu.“Thank you to the...
View ArticleVanuatu farmer sings merits of growing yams
A yam farmer in Vanuatu has convinced his two adult sons to stay home and plant yams, telling them they would earn the same amount of money as they would if they went to New Zealand as seasonal...
View ArticleNew Vanuatu Solicitor General appointed
A new Vanuatu Solicitor General has been appointed. He is Frederick John Gilu, formerly the Director of the Policy Unit.Gilu replaces Viran Molisa Trief, who resigned at the end of last year.A senior...
View ArticleLow turnout in Vanuatu provincial elections
Poor turnout has been reported for Vanuatu's provincial elections.Four of Vanuatu's six provinces - Malampa, Penama, Shefa and Tafea - went to the polls to vote for their provincial councils on...
View ArticleVanuatu provincial election official results due Wednesday
The Vanuatu Electoral Commission will officially announce results on Wednesday for the elections held in the four provinces.Counting of votes has been taking place since voters went to the polls last...
View ArticleSigns of movement in Vanuatu's boundary dispute with France
France has recently submitted a proposal for boundary negotiations with Vanuatu.This comes amid signs of a change in the way a long-running boundary dispute between Vanuatu and New Caledonia is...
View ArticleDigicel and TVL agree to provide free access to web-based Public Health...
Ministry of Health staff and health workers across Vanuatu will now have free access to the Vanuatu Public Health Information System (VanPHIS2) website application.This is thanks to a Memorandum of...
View ArticleErakor Golden Star 1-1 Tupuji Imere
Tupuji Imere FC came from behind to draw to Port Vila and Vanuatu Football club, Erakor Golden Star 1-at Port Vila Stadium on Saturday.Erakor captain helped the Golden Star lead in 60 minutes after he...
View ArticleVanuatu President Lonsdale calls on Parole Board to be fair
The President of Vanuatu, Baldwin Lonsdale has called on the Parole Board under the Vanuatu Correctional Service Department to do its job fairly. President Lonsdale’s statement was made after local...
View ArticleVan2017’S Nasi visits Lelepa, Vanuatu UNESCO world heritage sites
Van2017’s education program – Champions Program – trekked offshore last week with Nasi and representatives of the Ministry of Education & Training, visiting Lelepa Island.After a team introduction,...
View ArticleVanuatu seasonal worker describes work in Qld as “slavery’
A fruit picker from Vanuatu has claimed he was only paid $150 for six months of work.Silas Aru, 53, picked fruit at farms across Queensland as part of an Australian federal government low skilled...
View ArticleVanuatu to compete in Wantok Challenge hosted by Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands eagerly await another opportunity to see their Kurukuru heroes in action on home soil in the Wantok Futsal Challenge 2017, running from 8 to 15 April at Multipurpose Hall in Honiara....
View ArticlePM reassures Vanuatu support to the struggle of Kanaks
Prime Minister Charlot Salwai has re-affirmed the support of the Government and people of Vanuatu to the cause of their Melanesian brothers and sisters of Kanaky. Mr Salwai made the comment when he...
View ArticleVanuatu among eight countries allowed dual citizenship in PNG
Vanuatu is one of eight countries that have been allowed dual citizenship in Papua New Guinea, a historical moment announced by Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Rimbink Pato Thursday. Citizens...
View ArticleWould-be seasonal workers in Vanuatu advised to be vigilant when considering...
There are calls for more information to be made readily available for Ni-Vanuatu thinking of applying to work in Australia under the Seasonal Workers Scheme.The concern has been sparked by the case of...
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