Vanuatu cricket coach top-scores in defeat to Jersey
Vanuatu have lost their opening match in World Cricket League Four, with Jersey cruising to a comfortable seven wicket win in Bangi, Malaysia.After being put into bat, the Melanesians lost wickets at...
View ArticleMalaria expected to be eradicated from Vanuatu by 2028
Vanuatu's Prime Minister Charlot Salwai says his country is expected to eradicate malaria in the country's 93 islands by 2028.He told the recent Malaria Summit in London teams of malaria personnel have...
View ArticleUSP offers In-Country Science Programme for Vanuatu
The Vanuatu Government is keen to support the introduction of the In-Country Science Programme by the University of the South Pacific.“The government and I have been discussing the introduction of...
View Articleni-Vanuatu urged to buy locally produced food
Vanuatu's Director of Cooperatives Ridley Joseph has urged ni-Vanuatu to start buying locally produced food instead of food imported from overseas.He made the call at a food and drink launch by the...
View ArticleParents of six-year old murder victim call for death penalty
The parents of a six-year-old girl who was allegedly abducted, raped and murdered in Vanuatu are calling for the death penalty to be introduced.Police investigations are ongoing although local media...
View ArticleDeep quake registered in Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the south eastern edge of the Vanuatu's island of Pentecost Monday morning.The US Geological Survey said the quake's epicentre was 99 kilometres east of Lakatoro...
View ArticleVanuatu hockey hoping for Olympic boost
Vanuatu Hockey hopes competing at the Youth Olympics will inspire more young people in the country to pick up a stick and give the sport a go.The Vanuatu men's and women's Under 18 teams finished...
View ArticleKiwi aid worth $2.5m arrives in Vanuatu to help residents fleeing volcano
Humanitarian aid packages from New Zealand have arrived in Vanuatu to help 11,000 people fleeing an erupting volcano on Ambae Island.The volcano started spewing ash and smoke last September but...
View ArticleVanuatu cricketers still winless in Malaysia
Vanuatu remain winless in World Cricket League Four after an 81 run defeat by Uganda.After electing to bowl first in Kuala Lumpur, the Melanesians removed both openers to leave Uganda reeling at 2 for...
View ArticleVanuatu has its first-ever proud grad in Turkey
The first-ever student from the Pacific island of Vanuatu to graduate from a Turkish university expressed her joy, saying she wants to use what she learned to be an economist or teach business.Maureen...
View ArticleNew visa categories for Vanuatu
Vanuatu’s Council of Ministers has approved new categories of visas and visa requirements to help address issues of people breaching their visa conditions, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Andrew...
View ArticleCall for Vanuatu-caught tuna to be processed locally
Vanuatu's Minister of Fisheries Matai Seremaiah has made a call for all Vanuatu-caught tuna to be processed at the country's Sino-Van Fish Processing Plant.The plant has not processed any fish since it...
View ArticleAustralia gives further Humanitarian assistance to Vanuatu
Australia has announced further humanitarian assistance to support the Government of Vanuatu respond to the latest volcanic eruption on Ambae Island.Australia is providing $300,000 to support the...
View ArticleVanuatu descendants of Indigenous Australians search for long lost family
A small group of men from Vanuatu with Aboriginal ancestry have travelled to Australia on a mission to reconnect with their long lost family, and to push for better recognition of their Australian...
View ArticleVanuatu stun Denmark to leave promotion door open for Jersey
Vanuatu's late rally after three consecutive losses at the start of the WCL Division Four has put Denmark's final-standings fate out of their own hands the NiVans upended the Danes by five wickets with...
View ArticleMixed feelings on Ambae as permanent evacuation considered
There are mixed feelings on Ambae as the island's volcano continues to erupt and the Vanuatu government considers a permanent evacuation of the island.Heavy ashfall from the volcano last month covered...
View ArticleVanuatu ambassadors to discuss 2018 vision
Vanuatu's ambassadors are gathering in Port Vila this week as part of the 7th Heads of Mission meeting.The annual event, which starts today, brings together ambassadors, high commissioners and...
View ArticlePNG athletics team in Vanuatu
Six young PNG athletes left over the weekend for Port Vila, Vanuatu, to take part in the 2018 Melanesian Regional Championships.The athletes are 100m and 200m sprinters Frederick Ageda (Pom) and Linus...
View ArticleVanuatu cricketers proud despite relegation
Vanuatu have been relegated from World Cricket League Division Four despite finishing with back to back wins in Malaysia.The Melanesian side saved their best performance for last, chasing down...
View ArticleGrand Hotel & Casino resort in Vanuatu up for sale
Melbourne’s wealthy Zagame family have put their Grand Hotel and Casino in Port Vila, Vanuatu on the market.The hotel and casino is owned by Robert and Victor Zagame, the sons of family patriarch...
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