Vanuatu Opposition welcomes resignation of deputy PM Joe Natuman
Vanuatu's parliament is set to sit today with one glaring omission: the country's deputy Prime Minister, Joe Natuman will not be there, because he was replaced earlier this week.The veteran politician...
View ArticleTweed Valley Adventist College helps rebuild Vanuatu
Tweed Valley Adventist College students are continuing to strengthen their friendships with the people of Vanuatu, as cyclone recovery continues across the islands.Three years after Principal Paul Fua...
View ArticleVanuatu and Bulgaria to establish diplomatic links
Vanuatu and Bulgaria have agreed to establish diplomatic relations.An agreement was reached in Togo's capital between Vanuatu's foreign minister, Ralph Regenvanu, and his Bulgarian counterpart,...
View ArticleContempt application filed in Vanuatu over attempt to deport Fijian
The lawyer for a Fijian man facing deportation from Vanuatu has filed a contempt of court application against a government minister and senior policemen.The application was filed in Vanuatu's Supreme...
View ArticleTE SubCom to build ICN2 cable system linking Vanuatu to Solomon Islands
TE SubCom has announced that a contract is now in force for the company to construct the ICN2 submarine cable project for Interchange Limited, the Vanuatu-based consortium.The new cable system will...
View ArticleOver 7000 hybrid kumala vines distributed to Vanuatu farmers
A total of 7,351 hybrid kumala vines have been distributed to farmers at a field day at Tagabe Agriculture Training Centre, Port Vila in Vanuatu.The kumala varieties are high yielding, early maturity,...
View ArticleAmbae evacuees will receive help from Vanuatu govt
Plans to support people on Vanuatu's Ambae who want to relocate to the nearby island of Maewo are being finalised.Ambae's volcano has been erupting since September, but activity increased in April with...
View ArticlePNG flagged vessel detained in Vanuatu
Vanuatu's maritime regulator has detained a Papua New Guinea-flagged vessel after it failed an inspection.Last Thursday, the regulator detained the LC Alexandros while it was berthed in Havanah Harbour...
View ArticleVanuatu govt finalising 'second home' for Ambae residents
Vanuatu's National Disaster Management Office is finalising plans for a 'second home' for Ambae residents wishing to leave the island due to ongoing volcanic activity.The office's operations manager...
View ArticleUse of foreign workers in Vanuatu investigated
Vanuatu's new Acting Deputy Commissioner of Labour is to investigate foreign companies that import workers to do jobs which ni-Vanuatu professionals are qualified to do.Herve Kasten Ruru was appointed...
View ArticleVanuatu takes part in World Environment Day 2018
Light in the gloom. On the 5th of June 2018, Port Vila town was bustling with happy children, all active and excited with cleaning up the whole town even under the gloomy and rainy weather to...
View ArticleVanuatu ratifies UN ban on nuclear weapons
Vanuatu's parliament has unanimously passed the ratification of the United Nations ban on nuclear weapons.The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was signed by 122 countries last year,...
View ArticleVANGO strides ahead
There’s an air of optimism among civil society organisations in Vanuatu.This is after the Vanuatu Association of Non- Governmental Association (VANGO) was visibly on track with a successful annual...
View ArticleAustralian navy ships arrive in Vanuatu
Two Royal Australian Navy ships HMS Toowoomba and Success have arrived in Port Vila to take part in Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2018.Australian sailors and soldiers will repaint the Vila Central Hospital,...
View ArticleEight jailed over killing in Vanuatu
In Vanuatu, eight men from Tanna, including their chief, have been jailed for murder after carrying out a chiefly order to kill a man.The man was killed in Middle Bush Village over a dispute about...
View ArticleVanuatu CSOs call for hold urgent community awareness on SDGs
The lack of dissemination of information on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is one of the main concerns raised by several civil society organisations at a policy dialogue forum in Port Vila...
View ArticleAlert level dropped on Vanuatu's Ambae
Vanuatu's Geohazards Department says the Ambae volcanic activity has become more stable and it has lowered the alert level from three to two.It said while the volcano remains in a major state of...
View ArticleVanuatu provincial capital moves due to volcano
Vanuatu's Penama Province is planning to move its capital due to the ongoing Manaro volcanic eruption on Ambae.The Penama Council agreed to relocate its headquarters from Saatamaa in Eastern Ambae to...
View ArticleConcerns raised about conditions for children evacuated from Ambae
Parents on Vanuatu's Ambae island have complained on social media about the living conditions their children have been placed in to study in schools in Santo and Maewo.Hundreds of students have been...
View ArticleNo confidence motion filed in Vanuatu
A motion of no confidence against Vanuatu's Prime Minister Charlot Salwai has been filed today by the leader of the opposition Ishmael Kalsakau.Officials at the Speaker's office confirmed the motion...
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