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Vanuatu schools to be moved off volcanic Ambae
Eight secondary schools on Vanuatu's Ambae will be moved to schools on other islands due to the continuing volcanic eruption, the government says.Heavy ashfall from fresh volcanic activity covered...
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NZ Defence air force brings dental relief to Vanuatu
In the midst of a military exercise in Vanuatu, the Royal New Zealand Dental Corps are delivering relief to villagers who have never been to a dentist before. A New Zealand Defence Force contingent is...
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NZ navy ship tests medical capabilities in Vanuatu
A New Zealand naval vessel is in Vanuatu testing its maritime medical capability.It has brought a contingent of 21 medical personnel that includes a surgeon, an anesthetist, nurses and a scientist.The...
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Vanuatu takes steps to resolve passport issue
Ni-Vanuatu citizens seeking passports will be issued with a Certificate of Identity by the Director of Immigration until more passport booklets arrive in the country.This certificate could be used for...
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New Zealand's largest tropical exercise in Vanuatu a success
The biggest New Zealand military exercise ever conducted in the South West Pacific, has showcased the New Zealand Defence Force's ability to conduct amphibious operations in a tropical environment,...
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White grass Airport police sub-post opens
A new police sub-post has been opened at the White grass Airport on Tanna island in Vanuatu.The ceremony took place together with the ground breaking of the Infrastructure works that will be done at...
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China provides money to re-start Vanuatu tuna processor
A Chinese company has signed an agreement with Vanuatu to provide $US9.01 million dollars in capital to get the mothballed Tuna Fish Processing Plant on the outskirts of Port Vila into production.The...
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Vanuatu confident of meeting kava target
Vanuatu's director of agriculture says he is confident the country's kava farmers are going to plant more than the national target of a million kava plants by 2025.Today at Tagabe, Antoine Ravo...
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Eye care in Vanuatu to be boosted by Fred Hollows Foundation
The capacity for eye care in Vanuatu is expected to be boosted substantially by funding from a Fred Hollows Foundation project.To mark its 25th anniversary, the charity is upgrading and expanding the...
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Vanuatu women call on Parliament to go halves on power
Vanuatu women are forming a new democratic women's party and calling on the government to commit half the 52 seats in the national parliament to women.Their call for a 50-50 system comes as the...
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Vanuatu govt bill seeks to protect kava from outsiders
Vanuatu's Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Biosecurity, Matai Seremaiah says the government will table a bill in Parliament for kava to become a reserved crop.The bill would...
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Vanuatu destroys $US54k worth of non-noble kava
Vanuatu's Director of Biosecurity has ordered the destruction of 74 bags of dry kava of the wild variety, which had been prepared for export.Timothy Tumukon said the bags of kava valued at $US54,000,...
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Vanuatu to permanently evacuate volcanic island
Entire communities living under the shadow of a smouldering volcano on an island in Vanuatu will be permanently relocated to another island from next week, the nation's government has decided.Most...
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Vanuatu NDMO predicts low evacuation numbers from Ambae
Vanuatu's National Disaster office says only about 10 percent of the population are expected to take up the government's offer of help to evacuate the volcanic island of Ambae.Operations Manager of the...
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Tok Tok Vanuatu 2018 theme unveiled
The Vanuatu Tourism Office (VTO), lead organizer of the annual signature tourism trade show for Vanuatu, Tok Tok Vanuatu, facilitated a Sponsor’s signing and media conference Tuesday, at the Warwick Le...
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Vanuatu women petition PM and start new political party
Vanuatu women are urging the government to ensure even gender representation in parliament.A petition signed by women leaders from across Vanuatu was last week submitted to government, asking it to...
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2018 looking good for Vanuatu
The Vanuatu Tourism Office says its recent 2018 Australian travel trade roadshow was a great success, as well as a lot of fun.It has built constructively not only on a good year for Australian visitor...
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Disease outbreak concern on volcanic Vanuatu island
Vanuatu's national coordinator for emergency medical teams says the threat of infectious disease is an acute concern on the volcanically active Ambae Island.The island's Manoro volcano has been...
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NZ Defence air force brings dental relief to Vanuatu
In the midst of a military exercise in Vanuatu, the Royal New Zealand Dental Corps are delivering relief to villagers who have never been to a dentist before. A New Zealand Defence Force contingent is...
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NZ funds medical staff houses, aid post in South Efate
Two New Zealand Government-funded medical staff houses and an aid post were officially opened yesterday in South EfateThe two medical staff houses in Erakor and Mele and aid post in Eratap were jointly...
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