Vanuatu hit by 6.5 earthquake
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Vanuatu island of Ambrym Wednesday.The earthquake occurred just after 9.30am Vanuatu time at a depth of 13 kilometres.The US Geological Survery...
View ArticleNZ Foreign Minister goes to Vanuatu
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters is in Vanuatu today to meet senior government members.Mr Peters is expected to meet with President Moses Tallis, Prime Minister Charlot Salwai,...
View ArticlePacific cricketers begin road to World T20
Vanuatu cricket coach Shane Deitz is predicting a fierce four-way battle when the regional qualifying for the World T20 underway in Suva.It's been four years since the last East Asia Pacific qualifier...
View ArticlePolitical repression in Hong Kong creates passport boon for Vanuatu
Vanuatu's soaring passport sales have been prompted by Chinese political repression in Hong Kong, an Australian academic says.Vanuatu's honorary citizenship programme now makes up about 25 percent of...
View ArticleElectricity prices in Luganville expected to increase by 6.14%.
The Utilities Regulatory Authority (the ‘Authority’) has released its Preliminary Decision in the matter of Vanuatu Utilities Infrastructures (VUI) Tariff review of Electricity price in Luganville and...
View ArticleADB, Vanuatu, zero mass water commission clean technology to deliver safe,...
New technology that would provide safe and reliable drinking water to Petros Primary School on Tanna island in Vanuatu was commissioned today.The technology was inaugurated by Asian Development Bank...
View ArticleCommunity centre opens on Vanuatu’s Santo for evacuees
The first community centre for the evacuees from the Manaro volcanic eruption on Ambae, has been opened on Santo in Vanuatu.Takaro Community Centre is officially opened at Fanafo, a sprawling community...
View ArticleCanadian ministerial group visits Vanuatu
Gender equality was the focus when market sellers in Vanuatu's capital, Port Vila, met with the Canadian Minister of Justice, Jody Wilson-Raybould, on Monday.Mr Wilson-Raybould is part of a ministerial...
View ArticleVanuatu get points on the board
Vanuatu have their first points in the OFC Women’s Nations Cup Qualifier after securing a 1-0 victory over American Samoa on Match Day 2 of the tournament being held at Churchill Park in Lautoka,...
View ArticleVanuatu beat Fiji by 37 runs
Cricket Fiji’s dream of qualifying to the ICC East Asia T20 Regional finals have been dealt with a major blow after the side lost against Vanuatu todayVanuatu thrashed the Fijian side with 37 runs in...
View ArticleThe future of evacuees Ambae in Vanuatu remains uncertain
The future of the people evacuated from Ambae in Vanuatu remains uncertain.The eruption of the Manaro Volcano displaced thousands with some people moving to Maewo, Santo and Port Vila.Earlier this week...
View ArticleThe future of evacuees Ambae in Vanuatu remains uncertain
The future of the people evacuated from Ambae in Vanuatu remains uncertain.The eruption of the Manaro Volcano displaced thousands with some people moving to Maewo, Santo and Port Vila.Earlier this week...
View ArticleInquiry finds misuse of EDF9 fund in Vanuatu
Over US$2.5 million under the European Development Fund 9 (EDF9) that was allocated towards three major projects in three provinces in Vanuatu were allegedly misused prior to commencement and...
View ArticleVanuatu ministers meet with chiefs, landowners over Ambae relocation
Vanuatu's Council of Ministers has met with chiefs and landowners concerning the relocation of about 2000 Ambaeans to the island of Maewo.The Ambaeans were moved there because of the erupting Manaro...
View ArticleVanuatu welcomes Polish move to re-legalise kava
Vanuatu's foreign minister Ralph Regenvanu has welcomed an announcement that Poland has re-legalised kava.The Vanuatu Daily Post reports it's no longer a crime to possess or consume kava in Poland...
View ArticleDebate over Solomons' nurses going to Vanuatu
Solomon Islands is debating whether to let some of its nurses go to Vanuatu to work.The health minister, Tautai Kaitu'u, told parliament that 71 Solomons' nurses were interested in working in Vanuatu...
View ArticleVanuatu welcomes 'breakthrough' over disputed islands
There's been a breakthrough in negotiations with France over the disputed Matthew and Hunter islands, Vanuatu's foreign minister Ralph Regenvanu says.Both France and Vanuatu claim the uninhabited...
View ArticleVanuatu calls for multi-pronged approach to West Papuan struggle for...
Vanuatu's Honourary Consul to the Netherlands has suggested that those involved in the West Papua struggle for self determination,should examine the topic from all angles.The Daily Post newspaper...
View ArticleRMS preparing for asphalt-laying in Port Vila Urban Development Project
Work has begun for what will be the last major piece of work on Phase 1 of Port Vila Urban Development Project.RMS, the Australian contractors engaged on the Port Vila Urban Development Project...
View ArticleBathurst midwives help Vanuatu mothers
Australian parents can take for granted the quality of care they receive when it comes time to expand their families. The standard of care for pregnant women can be vastly different in other countries,...
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