Chief believes El Nino reduced copra and coffee production
The long dry spell associated with strong heat from the sun caused by El Nino, has drastically reduced copra and coffee production in North West and West Coast Santo.“Over the last 2 and half months, 3...
View ArticleI am happy to score for Amicale: Diego
Top scorer of the Grand Casino Cup 2016, Diego Nadaja of Argentina said he is happy to be part of Amicale FC and wants to score more goals for his new club.The Argentinian who played his first...
View ArticleNew Vanuatu govt to probe payout to convicted MPs
The Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai's government is to probe the legality of the gratuity payout to the jailed former members of Vanuatu's parliament at the end of last year.In October, 14 MPs...
View ArticleMinister Leingkone attends Second High Level Meeting on PACER Plus
Vanuatu’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and External Trade, Bruno Leingkone, attended the second high level meeting on the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relation plus...
View ArticleVanuatu Government organises fundraiser for Fiji cyclone victims
Vanuatu has not forgotten Fiji’s immediate response after cyclone PAM hit the central and southern islands of Vanuatu in March last year when Fiji Military personnel were deployed on Efate and Tanna to...
View ArticleConspiracy case against Natuman adjourned
The conspiracy case against deputy prime minister and minister for trade, Joe Natuman has been adjourned yet again.Mr Natuman is facing charges of conspiracy to defeat the course of justice when he was...
View ArticleJailed Vanuatu MPs' pardon hopes may rest with committee
The Vanuatu government says any consideration of pardons for jailed former MPs would have to be made by a parliamentary committee.In October, 14 MPs from the previous Sato Kilman-led government were...
View ArticleVanuatu in training
Vanuatu started their bid for OFC Nations Cup glory this week with available members of the training squad coming together at Port Vila Stadium.Coach Moise Poida was delighted to be working with the...
View ArticleVanuatu prepared for Zika
World Health Organization (WHO) has released the ‘Pacific Zika Action Plan’ to enhance the detection and confirmation of Zika virus transmission and ensure the sharing of information within and outside...
View ArticleVanuatu’s former peace keepers face disciplinary hearing
Five members of the Vanuatu Police Force who have served under the United Nations Peace Keeping operations are facing Police Disciplinary Hearing over allegations leveled against them during the course...
View ArticleGovernment supports Amicale FC
The Vanuatu Government has given their financial support to Vanuatu club champions, Amicale FC this week.The newly elected Minister for Sports in the country, Mr. Nato Taiwia handed over one million...
View ArticleStrengthening knowledge management capacity in Vanuatu’s agriculture sector
Vanuatu’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Biosecurity, in collaboration with the Pacific Community (SPC), is organising a knowledge management workshop for senior ministry...
View ArticleButterfly & Auckland City raise funds for Cyclone Pam victims in Vanuatu
OFC Champions League title holders Auckland City FC in partnership with the Butterfly Trust has raised more funds for Cyclone Pam relief in Vanuatu.In partnership since 2012, Auckland City FC and the...
View ArticleSuspected drug lab found in Vanuatu
In Vanuatu, three Australian police, two of them forensic experts, have helped local police arrest two foreigners suspected of operating a methamphetamine laboratory.The drug lab was found on a...
View ArticlePraem Minister mo semtaem minister we hemi responsibol long Vanuatu...
Praem Minister mo semtaem minister we hemi responsibol long Vanuatu Broadcasting and Television Corporation, SARIBOH Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas I talem se hemi wandem blong pipol blong Vanuatu, oli...
View ArticleFiji thanks Vanuatu for help
Fiji’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, has thanked the Government and people of Vanuatu for the Vt10 million pledged by the Government towards Fiji’s recovery process after the...
View ArticleVanuatu seeks AFP assistance to investigate fire at Niscol
The Government has requested the assistance of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) in investigating the fire that razed the Northern Islands Stevedoring Company Limited (NISCOL) Office in Luganville,...
View ArticleUSP staff joins Kyoto research team on Cyclone resilience in Vanuatu
A senior lecturer at The University of the South Pacific was part of a team at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute at Kyoto University in September 2015, to find out the effectiveness of...
View ArticleMedical requirements for MPs on the cards in Vanuatu
The new government in Vanuatu is planning to impose strict medical requirements on future political candidates, in an effort to deal with the long-running issue of elected MPs who don't live long...
View ArticleOut of date disaster supplies dumped in Vanuatu
Vanuatu's National Disaster Management Office has started dumping tonnes of leftover relief food supplies that had exceeded their expiry date.Pictures of the expired foodstuffs, including noodles, rice...
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