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Pleas for Vanuatu govt to help relocated Ambae students
Vanuatu's government has been urged to address the worsening situation faced by students relocated from volcano-affected Ambae Island.Due to the ongoing eruption of Ambae's Manaro volcano, some of the...
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Constitutional reforms expected in Vanuatu parliament this year
The acting clerk of Vanuatu's parliament says he expects a renewed push to pass constitutional reforms later this year.Leon Teter was representing Vanuatu at a gathering of the region's speakers and...
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Ni-van wins Local Champion Award at the Asian Local Leaders Forum for...
Tasaruru Whiteley, a field officer with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, has won the Local Champion Award at the Asian Local Leaders Forum for Disaster Resilience...
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US troops to begin aid mission on Vanuatu
U.S. troops will conduct humanitarian operations next week on a South Pacific island that, some have speculated, is eyed by China as a potential overseas military base.About 65 U.S. troops will provide...
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Vanuatu chocolate company wins gold
The Vanuatu chocolate company Aelan has won two gold medals at the International Chocolate Salon competition in the United States.Aelan's Dark Chocolate Malekula and Malo Dark Fine Chocolate took out...
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ECE teachers to be paid in Vanuatu
The Vanuatu Government has agreed to pay the salaries of 800 early childhood education (ECE) teachers.The chairman of the Teaching Service Commission, Derek Alexander, said the salaries would vary...
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Earthquake of magnitude 6 strikes off Vanuatu
An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck north of the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.There was no immediate tsunami warning or any reports...
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Vanuatu civil society network pushes for political reform
Vanuatu's Civil Society Influencing Network is seeking political reform.The network, which represents 38 civil societies groups in Vanuatu is funded by the Pacific Islands Forum to encourage good...
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Vanuatu Rugby League primed for Emerging Nations opportunity
Vanuatu Rugby League says the Emerging Nations World Championship is a chance for them to show how far they've come in a short space of time.The Melanesian country have been drawn to play Hungary and...
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Vanuatu's Manaro volcano transformed by latest activity
A team of volcanologists has trekked to the summit of Vanuatu's Manaro volcano and says the landscape has been transformed by the latest ash fall.It comes amid reports of heavy ash fall on the north...
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Vanuatu trials techniques to extend plastics ban
An ecological project in Vanuatu has been trailing upcycling techniques to help the government with the next stage of its plastics ban.Vanuatu banned single-use plastic shopping bags, polystyrene...
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Ambae people resilient - Vanuatu Red Cross
The Vanuatu Red Cross has taken aid for 1000 families to the island of Ambae following fresh volcanic activity there this week.Locals have reported much of the east and north of the island experienced...
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People in Vanuatu urged to get ready for Independence Day
A Vanuatu Government official has called on residents to begin preparations for the country's 38th anniversary of independence, which is on 30th July.Johnny Koanapo has asked people now flying foreign...
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Vanuatu's Natuman loses appeal; seat declared vacant
Vanuatu's Court of Appeal has upheld the Speaker's decision to eject the former deputy prime minister from parliament.The decision means Joe Natuman was no longer an MP and a by-election will be held...
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Student vaping concerns Vanuatu authorities
Vanuatu authorities have expressed concern about secondary school students using electronic cigarettes.The acting director of education Roy Obed warned parents to be alert about their children...
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Melanesian Spearhead Group failing - Ralph Regenvanu
Vanuatu's Foreign Minister says he's lost faith in the Melanesian Spearhead Group because of a lack of consensus and political engagement.The group had become especially contentious after including...
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Vanuatu's Natuman not ready to end political career
Vanuatu's former prime minister Joe Natuman says his political career is not over yet.The Court of Appeal last week upheld a decision by the Speaker of Parliament to declare the Tanna MP's seat...
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Volcanic ash turns day into night on Vanuatu's Ambae
Ash erupting from the Manaro volcano on Vanuatu's Ambae island has blocked out the sun and forced 1000 villagers from 362 households to voluntarily register for off-island evacuation.Eyewitnesses said...
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'There won't be a mass evacuation'
Parts of Vanuatu's volcanic Ambae island are no longer safe but people will not be forced to evacuate, the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) says.Ash from the Manaro volcano blocked out the...
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Ambae residents ordered to evacuate - Vanuatu govt
Vanuatu's government has reimposed a state of emergency and again ordered the evacuation of the entire population of Ambae.A government minister, Ralph Regenvanu, said the decision was made by cabinet...
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