Vanuatu women share stories on International Women's Day
Women market vendors and survivors of domestic violence in Vanuatu are the centre of attention today as the country marks International Women's Day 2016. A public exhibition of photos and stories of...
View ArticleWomen acknowledged for leadership and contribution to Vanuatu community
Mrs May Garae and Mrs Ketty Napuat have won the 2016 Andy Lynch and Hanson Mataskelekele Awards in Vanuatu.The awards are in recognition of their leadership and contributions to Vanuatu community.They...
View ArticleSlight increase in CPI in Dec 2015
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) of December 2015 indicated a slightly increase of (0.1 %). Port Vila increased by (0.1%) and Luganvillie index increased by (0.6%) compared to the previous quarter. The...
View ArticleFunds raised in Vanuatu for Fijians
The Fiji Honorary Consul to Vanuatu along with Vanuatu Fiji Business Association and support from the Vanuatu Government raised F$25,824.91 to assist victims of Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston.Fiji...
View ArticleVanuatu reiterates support for One China Policy, China Communist Party...
Prime Minister Sariboh Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas has assured China of Vanuatu’s staunch support for China’s One China Policy.The PM gave the assurance when he hosted the deputy minister of the...
View ArticleOne year on from Tropical Cyclone Pam, Red Cross reaches 44,000 people with...
One year ago Cyclone Pam tore through the South Pacific affecting 200,000 people and leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. Vanuatu bore the brunt of the disaster but Tuvalu, Kiribati, the Solomon...
View ArticlePM Sariboh Tabimasmas opts for an increase in tourists from China
Vanuatu Prime Minister Sariboh Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas says he wants to see more tourists from China coming to Vanuatu.His ambitions were made known to the visiting Chinese deputy minister of the...
View ArticleVanuatu government response to Cyclone Pam - one year on
Prime Minister, Sariboh Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas says government’s direct assistance that begun immediately after Cyclone Pam will continue for another 18 months.A communique released on the first...
View ArticleRise in acute malnourishment expected in Vanuatu
A nutritionist in Vanuatu is expecting more cases of acute malnutrition to surface in the next few months as the country remains in the grip of el Nino and recovers from Cyclone Pam which hit a year...
View ArticleVanuatu conspiracy case decision today
The Magistrate Court in Vanuatu will today decide whether the alleged conspiracy case against deputy Prime Minister Joe Natuman and a former acting police commissioner will go to the Supreme Court.RNZI...
View ArticleQueensland labour-hire company Maroochy Sunshine ripped off Vanuatu workers,...
A Queensland labour-hire company has been found guilty of ripping off seasonal workers from Vanuatu. ABC reports the Fair Work Ombudsman took legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against Emmanuel...
View ArticleConspiracy case against Natuman and Maralau postponed to April 7 …....Opinion...
A decision of the Preliminary Inquiry in the alleged case of conspiracy involving deputy prime minister and minister for Trade, Joe Natuman has been postponed to April 7.The decision is pending an...
View ArticleShort film highlights public engagement on deep sea minerals potential
Government and community consultations in Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu over managing future opportunities and potential risks associated with the nascent deep sea mining industry are featured in a new...
View ArticleNZ envoy to Vanuatu reflects on one year anniversary of TC Pam
"Resilience. Fortitude. Positivity. All words to describe Vanuatu since Pam came."This is the message from the New Zealand High Commissioner to the Republic of Vanuatu, Her Excellency Georgina Roberts...
View ArticleVanuatu volleyballers featured in Olympic documentary
Vanuatu beach volleyball stars Linline Matauatu and Miller Pata feature in a new documentary film that follows athletes from developing countries as they prepare for the 2016 Rio Olympics.The...
View ArticleKidnap victims return to Vanuatu
A Vanuatu mother and daughter, believed to have been kidnapped and taken to Solomon Islands, have been repatriated to Port Vila.RNZI correspondent reports sources in Vanuatu as saying the 37-year-old...
View ArticleDiego continues to score for the Reds
Argentinian and Amicale striker, Diego Nadaya continues to play well and score for the Reds since he arrived in Vanuatu.Nadaya scored seven goals in six matches for the Reds and said he wants to score...
View ArticleNew regulation for Vanuatu transport sector
Tour operators in Vanuatu are waiting on government endorsement of new regulations aimed at defusing tensions involving transport operators.There have been a spate of recent incidents, including...
View ArticlePolice investigate alleged kidnapping of ni-Vanuatu mother and daughter
The Women Against Crime and Corruption has pledged its assistance to police in the investigation of the alleged kidnapping of a mother and her daughter from Vanuatu seven years agoWACC Chairperson Mrs...
View ArticleVanuatu government receives report on misconduct of peacekeepers in UN missions
The United Nations Peacekeeping Operations has completed its report on several Vanuatu peacekeepers involvement in actions prohibited by the contractual agreement between Vanuatu and UNPKO.A UNPKO...
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