Clik here to view.
With food running out, Ambae residents still wait for evacuation
A priest in the north of the Vanuatu island of Ambae says the situation is becoming desperate as food supplies dwindle and disease starts to spread. A state of emergency has been declared after the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Vanuatu PM reassures Aust PM that there will be no Chinese base
Vanuatu's prime minister has met his Australian counterpart and reiterated that his government will not allow China to build a military base on its shores.Following reports that security officials were...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Frustration and hunger mount as eruption continues on Vanuatu’s Ambae
The evacuation of residents on the ash-covered island of Ambae in Vanuatu is finally getting underway, as food supplies dwindle and disease starts to spread. The layer of ash in William Bice's village...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK to open diplomatic posts in Vanuatu, Tonga and Samoa
The United Kingdom is to open new diplomatic posts in Vanuatu, Samoa and Tonga.They are among nine new posts in Commonwealth countries as part of an expansion of the UK's overseas network announced by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fiji and Vanuatu to champion Blue Charter cause in the Pacific
The Commonwealth Blue Charter on Ocean Governance is expected to be adopted by the Commonwealth at its Heads of Government meeting tomorrow.The Blue Charter maps out efforts to protect oceans and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New theory on Pacific resettlement
Contrasts between Vanuatu's Melanesian people and their Polynesian type languages had given rise to a new theory on Pacific settlement.According to a paleo-geneticist at the Max Planck Institute in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Vanuatu’s Adela Issachar reappointed SPTO Deputy Chairperson
The General Manager of Vanuatu Tourism Office, Adela Issachar has been reappointed Deputy Chairperson of the South Pacific Tourism Organisation.SPTO Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Cocker said...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Inner strength drives Kaltack
Growing up in Vanuatu’s Erakor Village provided an idyllic backdrop for Brian Kaltack’s childhood.Family, friends, school, the sea and football surrounded him and each of them set the foundations for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UNESCO, Vanuatu Education Minister meet in Port Vila
A meeting between the Director of Office and UNESCO Representative to the Pacific States, Ms Nisha and the Minister of Education and Training of Vanuatu, Jean Pierre Nirua, took place in Port Vila...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ambae evacuation could cost millions
Another mass evacuation from Vanuatu's Ambae could cost $US1.8 million, disaster authorities say.Ambae's Manoro Voui volcano on Mt Lombenbe erupted in September last year prompting the island's...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Multiple land offers for Ambae's volcano evacuees
A number of land offers to accommodate Ambae Islanders forced to move by the latest volcanic eruption have been received by the Vanuatu government, the internal affairs minister says.The Manaro Voui...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Vanuatu Tourism to host Vanuatu AirBnB Pacific workshop
Local business will get the opportunity to understand how Air B& B works at the Vanuatu Airbnb Pacific workshops that will be held on 7 May in Santo and 8 May in Port Vila. Pacific Trade Invest...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Threat remains from six volcanoes in Vanuatu
As Vanuatu's government prepares to evacuate Ambae Island after volcanic activity intensified, volcanoes on other islands remain in a state of unrest.Ambae's Manaro Voui crater is at alert level three...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Vanuatu landslide and flash flood hampers relief effort on Ambae
A landslide and flash flood on the Vanuatu island of Ambae is complicating evacuation efforts, with as many as 800 people now sheltering in emergency relief centres. Ambae Island is home to 11,000...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Santo chiefs agree to resettle Ambae's volcano evacuees
The Council of Chiefs on Vanuatu's Santo island has reportedly agreed to resettle 11,000 people from volcanically active Ambae.Ambae's Manaro Voui crater is at alert level three of five, posing a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Outcry in Vanuatu after six-year old's brutal death
There has been a public outcry in Vanuatu after a six-year old girl was allegedly abducted, raped then killed in the capital Port Vila.A suspect in police custody is a former prisoner who had been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Australia dominates start of Youth Olympics hockey qualifier
Australia made an ominous start to the Oceania Youth Olympic Hockey Qualifier, with the men thumping Vanuatu 20-0 before outclassing the hosts Papua New Guinea 21-2 on the opening day of competition in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New tourism website launched for Tanna
Visitors planning a holiday to Tanna will now have easier access to travel information as well as the option to book directly online via the Tanna Travel Centre’s newly developed website...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Forum to discuss Aborigines taken to Vanuatu 100+ years ago
A group of people living in Vanuatu say they are being discriminated against because of their Aboriginal ancestry and are calling for official recognition from Australia.The Australian newspaper quoted...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NZ flies in relief supplies for Ambae residents
A second New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Aircraft flew into Vanuatu today carrying a further 11 tonnes of relief supplies to support the volcano-affected people of Ambae.The NZDF Boeing 757 landed at...
View Article