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Vanuatu volcanic eruption affects Fiji Airways flights
A significant ash cloud caused by the Mount Aoba volcanic eruption in Vanuatu will severely affect flight operations around the region today.A statement from Fiji Airways said safety remains paramount...
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Relief food supplies short on Vanuatu's Ambae
There are reports coming out of Vanuatu that there is no food to feed people who are waiting for transport to get off the volcanic island of Ambae, which is under a State of Emergency and is being...
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Vanuatu migrant workers sue former Australian employer
Migrant farm workers from Vanuatu have launched a multi-million dollar legal claim against their former Australian employer.Australia's The Age newspaper reports five workers are suing Agri Labour in...
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Top leaders of Vanuatu laud Chinese hospital ship's visit
Top leaders of Vanuatu, expressed appreciation for a Chinese naval hospital ship's visit, saying it demonstrated the profound friendship between Vanuatu and China.The Chinese naval hospital ship Ark...
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Vanuatu's Tanna by-election set for Sept 25
Vanuatu's Electoral Office has confirmed September 25 as the date for the Tanna by-election, which will elect a new MP to fill the seat left by former Deputy Prime Minister Joe Natuman.Mr Natuman lost...
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Impact from Vanuatu volcanic eruption spreads
There is a call for water to be transported to North Pentecost which has been affected by several days of ash fall from the erupting volcano on Ambae.RNZ reports conditions are becoming critical in...
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Ash fall from Vanuatu volcano forces school closures on Ambae
The Vanuatu government has closed all schools on Ambae and is making plans to relocate the Penama Provincial Government to nearby Loltong on North Pentecost due to continuing ash fall from the island's...
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Australia provides $US1.5m for resettling Ambae people
The Australian government is giving Vanuatu one-point-five million US dollars in assistance to help evacuate and resettle people escaping Ambae's volcano.Canberra said its assistance will help pay for...
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West Ambae wasn't consulted ahead of evacuation order, leader claims
Chiefs from Vanuatu's Maewo Island say they're not charging any fees for land to resettle volcano evacuees from Ambae.The Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister's Office, Johnny Koanapo, has...
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Vanuatu man loses fingers in land dispute
On the Vanuatu island of Tanna a man had three of his fingers cut off after an angry mob stormed his village in a dispute over land.The mob also burned down a house and vehicle used by villagers in the...
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Warning for Ambae people moving to Santo
A community leader from the Vanuatu island of Santo is warning people fleeing the volcanic eruption on Ambae to think again about settling there.The government has ordered the mandatory evacuation of...
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Renewed call from Vanuatu chiefs on volcano island
Chiefs from the western part of Ambae are again calling on the Vanuatu government to evacuate them to Santo rather than Maewo.The president of the West Ambae area council of chiefs, Moses Bakeo, said a...
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Vanuatu Pentecost buy water by the bucket
While the evacuation of people from Ambae continues, the residents of nearby Pentecost are struggling to get enough water.Parts of both Vanuatu islands have been blanketed in ash from the latest...
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Cook Islands cultural festival welcomes Melanesia wantoks
Two boys from the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu have been showing Cook Islands locals their skills at this year's Te Maeva Nui festival.Nikao village is one of four teams from Rarotonga competing in this...
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Compensation claim for Vanuatu Freedom Fighters
The Vanuatu prime minister has been asked to set up a commission of inquiry to consider compensating a group that calls itself Freedom Fighters who pushed for independence from Britain and France in...
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Vanuatu to host FIH World series one
The Vanuatu Hockey Federation will be hosting the ‘World Series Round One’ of Hockey in Port Vila, at Wan Smol Bag Sports Field on August 15-18.The Vanuatu Hockey Federation says participating...
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7th International youth day in Port Vila
Port Vila Municipal Youth Council (PVMYC) is hosting the 7th International Youth Day (IYD) event celebrations starting today Wednesday 8th to Wednesday 15th August 2018.The event is in collaboration...
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Fiji romp to 3-1 win over Vanuatu
Vanuatu took on Fiji in a showdown between Melanesian brothers, and once again the match lived up to the expected hype with both sides really going for it on the opening day of Group B action at the...
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Vanuatu council of chiefs delays elections
Vanuatu has delayed the election of the head of its Malvatumauri, or council of chiefs, as the government faces criticism over legislative changes.The acting president of the Vanuatu council of chiefs...
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Asthma death on Vanuatu's ash-filled Ambae
Some families from Vanuatu's Ambae island who had been waiting to board a ship to Maewo have returned to their village to bury a family member who died as a result of asthma.The population of Ambae is...
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