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Pacific Games Council gives Mini Games the thumbs up
The Pacific Games Council is anticipating a successful Pacific Mini Games in Vanuatu in December, after completing a final inspection visit in Port Vila last week.Council President Vidhya Lakhan and...
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Vanuatu can expect 1 to 3 tropical cyclones in 2017/18 season
Vanuatu is expected to experience between 1 to 3 Tropical Cyclones (TC) in the cyclone season which begins on Wednesday and runs until April 2018.The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazard Department...
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Vanuatu’s Aelan Chocolate wins NZ awards and world placing for cocoa
Vanuatu’s fledgling Aelan Chocolate makers has had a successful year winning recognition at the inaugural New Zealand Chocolate Awards 2017.The top award also adds to their winning entries into the...
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New 500 Vatu note for Vanuatu
A 500 Vatu note has been launched in Vanuatu and it features the South Pacific Mini Games being held this year in Port Vila.It's the final note to be launched in the country currency reform programme...
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Cocoa farmers put Vanuatu on global map for fine chocolate
Vanuatu might not have made it to the list of 18 winners, but being in the top 50 entrants shortlisted for the 2017 Edition of the International Cocoa Awards is in itself a marvelous achievementMabong...
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Vanuatu farmer shortlisted for International Cocoa Awards already a winner
A Vanuatu cocoa farmer says being shortlisted for the Salon du Chocolat International Cocoa Awards in Paris is proof anything is possible.Father-of-four Moli, from the remote island of Malo, was one of...
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Groundbreaking ceremony for Bauerfield airport rehabilitation
Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai and the President of China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Zhao Dian Long officiated at the groundbreaking ceremony to mark the commencement of the...
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Vanuatu assures envoy it is committed to One China Policy
The Vanuatu prime minister has assured China's ambassador that Vanuatu is committed to the One China Policy.Charlot Salwai made the comment on Wednesday during the official presentation of over 400...
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Korman Complex in Vanuatu handed over
The main Korman Complex in Port Vila has been handed over to organisers of the Pacific Mini Games in Vanuatu.Van2017 CEO Clint Flood said the Games organisers were grateful to have the venues completed...
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Vanuatu students yet to return home after volcano eruption
Adventist students and teachers relocated due to volcanic activity on their home island of Ambae, Vanuatu, in September, are yet to return home.Director of Adventist Education for the Vanuatu Mission...
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Files from four Pacific registries in Paradise Papers
Details from the corporate registries of four Pacific island countries are among millions of leaked files purporting to show the extent of tax avoidance around the world.The leak, dubbed the Paradise...
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A warning for Vanuatu as it grows its cattle numbers
The Vanuatu government has been told to move cautiously as it strives to grow its beef industry.The government has been aggressively pushing its cattle breeding programme over the past year and has...
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Sickness spreads among Ambae villagers as volcano remains active
Ash fall from the Monaro volcano continues to rain causing sickness and panic amongst villagers on Ambae island in Vanuatu. More than 11,000 villagers were repatriated back to their villages after the...
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Reconciliation 3 years after sorcery murders in Vanuatu
In Vanuatu, the population of about 500 on the island of Akhamb in Malekula has reconciled with the families of two elderly men who were hanged by the community three years over allegations of...
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Hosts Vanuatu, Australia dominated Oceania Open in Port Vila
Vanuatu were guaranteed success in the women’s under-57 kilogram at the Farea Pasifika venue, which is located in the Warwick Le Lagon Resort and SpaThey boasted the only two athletes in the event,...
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Vanuatu seeks stronger ties with Turkey
Vanuatu is seeking opportunities for more cooperation with Turkey, primarily in the fields of the economy, education, and culture, according to the country’s founding leader.Ati Sokomanu, Vanuatu’s...
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Small Tahiti delegation expected at Mini Games
The Pacific Games Council is resigned to only a small delegation from Tahiti taking part in next month's Mini Games in Vanuatu.The French Polynesian government has reiterated it will go ahead with a...
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Vanuatu MP resigns post in protest over Ambae spending
Vanuatu's Special Envoy on Climate Change, MP Jay Ngwele of Ambae, has resigned from the post in protest at what he says is the government politicising his island's volcano disaster.Mr Ngwele said of...
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Australian volunteer supports Vanuatu’s pioneering para-athletes
As Vanuatu assembles its first para-athletics team to compete on home soil in the upcoming Pacific Mini Games, an Australian volunteer has been instrumental in supporting the athletes on their journey...
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New Vanuatu envoy presents credentials to Fiji President
New resident High Commissioner of the Republic of Vanuatu Nikenike Vurobaravu presented his credentials to Fiji's President Jioji Konrote yesterday following a 25-member guard of honour at the Borron...
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