USP Emalus Campus offers MBA programme in trimester
The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Graduate School of Business is offering MBA programme at the USP Emalus this trimester.The programme begins this week. The first course will be completed in...
View ArticleVanuatu villagers left homeless by Maewo landslide
A landslide on Vanuatu's island of Maewo has left hundreds of villagers without homes.The landslide is understood to have destroyed three villages, taking out dwellings that housed 452 people.While the...
View ArticleVanuatu man jailed for attempted murder in church
A Vanuatu man has been jailed for 17 years for attempted murder after he tried to kill his wife with a metal hammer in church in front of a pastor and his congregation.The Daily Post newspaper names...
View ArticleVanuatu NGO urges prosecution over conservation breach
Vanuatu authorities are being urged to prosecute parties involved in illegal logging on a conservation area.Campaign for Justice has completed weeks of undercover operations probing logging activities...
View ArticleFamous Vanuatu school gets a makeover from China
Vanuatu's Prime Minister, Charlot Salwai, has opened a major Chinese funded and built extension of Malapoa College.China provided $US10.6 million dollars for the project which has doubled the size of...
View ArticleAmbae chiefs assure Santo they will behave
In Vanuatu custom chiefs on Santo have appealed to the chiefs of Ambae to ensure that governance customs in Sanma Province are respected.Several thousand people from Ambae moved to Santo after a...
View ArticleVanuatu questions West Papua arrests at UN meeting
Vanuatu has raised the issue of a West Papuan and a Polish citizen charged with treason in Indonesia at the United Nations.Simon Magal and Jakub Skrzypski were arrested separately in August in Papua...
View Article200 beds delivered to Ambae evacuees
Approximately 200 people who fled Vanuatu's Manaro volcano have been delivered beds and mattresses after initially having to sleep on the floor at a seafront terminal in Santo's Luganville Town.The...
View ArticleVanuatu preparing for International Right to Know Day
Vanuatu will be commemorating International Right To know day on 28 September with signing of the Second Ministerial Enforcement Order.The Department of Strategic Policy Planning Cooperation and Aid...
View ArticleInterchange drops price of Submarine Cable access in Vanuatu
Submarine Cable owner and operator Interchange Limited has delivered a 42% reduction off the regulated wholesale pricing of the Submarine Cable to Telecom Vanuatu Ltd (TVL) and Digicel (Vanuatu) Ltd as...
View ArticleOver 40 Ni-Vanuatu graduates with internationally recognised qualifications
More than 40 Vanuatu nationals proudly received Australian qualifications during the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) graduation ceremony in Port Vila. The new graduates join more than 1800...
View Article500,000vt fine for drunk drivers
Police in Port Vila say the traffic unit will enforce the VT500,000 fine to any driver caught under the influence of alcohol.According to the process in-place, any driver caught disrespecting traffic...
View ArticleVanuatu women benefit from food stalls scheme near nakamal
A scheme allowing Vanuatu women to set-up food stalls near nakamals, or kava clubs, is making an impression on patrons.The nakamal is the place where ni-Vanuatu traditionally come together to consume...
View ArticleVanuatu welcomes first commonwealth Gold medalist
Vanuatu’s first Commonwealth gold medalist rower, Rillio Rio Rii has returned home with his spoils.The Vanuatu Rowing Association (VRA) and members of the public welcomed Rii, Wednesday night at the...
View ArticleFormer Vanuatu MPs granted bail
Four jailed former members of Vanuatu's parliament have been granted bail.Sebastien Harry, Paul Telukluk, Arnold Prasad and Jean-Yves Chabod were jailed in August for perverting the course of...
View ArticlePort Vila International School investing in community
Port Vila International School (PVIS) is committed to investing in education capacity building in Vanuatu. New initiatives for 2018 include a strategic collaboration with Australian Pacific Technical...
View ArticleVanuatu’s Ambae volcano lowered to level 2
The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards department (VMGD) says the Ambae Volcano is in the major unrest state which means the volcano activity becomes stable. VMGD stated that the current volcanic...
View ArticleANZ appoints Jonathan Stevens as Chief Risk Officer, Vanuatu and Kiribati
ANZ has announced the appointment of Jonathan Stevens as Chief Risk Officer, Vanuatu and Kiribati.Stevens will be responsible for overseeing risk strategies and policies, as well as protecting the...
View ArticleVanuatu Pentecost farmers benefit from PHAMA programme
The Vanuatu Department of Agriculture with support from Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access (PHAMA) program organised a kava awareness and training on Pentecost Island last week.During...
View ArticleVolcano alert level 2 for Tanna
The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards department (VMGD) says the Yasur Volcano is continuing in the major unrest stateVMGD stated that the volcanic activity is likely to continue at similar levels,...
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