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Nine run for Tanna seat in Vanuatu
Nine candidates have been confirmed by the Vanuatu Electoral Office to contest the vacant seat left by the former Deputy Prime Minister, Joe Natuman on Tanna today.The Daily Post newspaper said it...
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Unsolved crime rate raises questions in Vanuatu
The rising number of unresolved crimes in Vanuatu is causing concern for a new lobby group.The director of the Campaign for Justice says police statistics reveal a three-fold increase in the number of...
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New Zealand Speaker leads delegation to Vanuatu and Solomon Islands
Nine New Zealand politicians are preparing for a six day trip to Solomon Islands and Vanuatu next week.Speaker Trevor Mallard, along with five women and three male MPs, will meet with parliamentarians,...
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Jimmy Nipo unofficial winner in Tanna by-election
Unofficial results from the Tanna constituency by-election show Jimmy Nipo from the Leaders Party Vanuatu (LPV) has won the seat left vacant by former MP Joe Natuman.Reports from Tanna island confirmed...
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Vanuatu celebrates World Maritime Day
Members of Vanuatu’s maritime sector joined the Minister of Infrastructure and Public Utilities Jotham Napat, in a parade to commemorate World Maritime Day in Port Vila today.The parade was led by the...
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Vanuatu Met issues information on Tropical Cyclone Liua
The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department (VMGD) in Port Vila, has issued information number 1 on TC Liua this afternoon.VMGD said the Tropical Cyclone is positioned just north of the top...
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ADB provides $500,000 grant for Vanuatu Volcano Disaster Response
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Vanuatu Thursday signed a $500,000 grant agreement to support the second Vanuatu Manaro Volcano Disaster Response Project. Up to $150,000 of the...
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VCC chairperson launches book on humanitarian action
The Chairman of the Vanuatu Christian Council of Churches (VCC) Pastor Alan Nafuki has launched a localisation book that will play an important role in changes towards a more locally-led humanitarian...
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Concerns about increase in student sexual abuse cases in Vanuatu
Vanuatu’s Director of Education Service, Roy Obed, says he is concerned about the increase in cases where adults including teachers are having sexual affairs with students.Obed says the issue is not...
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Vanuatu to launch Tingting Rod Sefti Campaign
The new Tingting Rod Sefti traffic awareness campaign will be launched at Saralana Park in Port Vila on Thursday.The Tingting Rod Sefti campaign is part of the Port Vila Urban Development Project...
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New UN Resident Coordinator ready to take up role in the Pacific
The new United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Pacific Resident Representative, Sanaka Samarasinha hopes to meet representatives from a wide cross section when he visits countries that he is...
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Vanuatu team will benefit from Youth Olympics, Chef de Mission
The Chef de Mission for the Vanuatu team at the Youth Olympics says the event is an important pathway to senior achievement.22 athletes and eight officials make up the team which is in Buenos Aires for...
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Vanuatu rugby league beaten by Hungary
Vanuatu's rugby league team have suffered a heart-breaking loss to Hungary at the Emerging Nations World Championship in New South Wales.Thursday's match was Vanuatu's first of the tournament while...
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Vanuatu national security consultations held in Port Vila
Vanuatu recently held a consultation between partners on the issue of national security.Through the Vanuatu Police Force and the Ministry of Internal Affairs aim to develop the first ever NS (National...
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Vanuatu prepares for Kava Festival
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Biosecurity (MALFFB) in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Industry, Cooperative and Ni-Vanuatu Business is organising a Kava...
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NZ delivers Pacific’s largest cash transfer assistance in Vanuatu
New Zealand will be handing over one of the largest unconditional Cash Transfer Programmes in the Pacific to displaced Amabae volcano victims.This will be their form of assistance in partnership with...
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Malta to assist Vanuatu’s block chain regulation
Malta – the only country in the world with a proper legal framework for Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) - has agreed to assist Vanuatu with Blockchain Regulation. In mid-September,...
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Introduced mosquito release in Vanuatu limits dengue spread
A programme which spreads infected mosquitoes to control dengue and other diseases is showing success in parts of Fiji, Kiribati and Vanuatu.The World Mosquito Program's Oceania director says there's...
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Final chief elected in Vanuatu
In Vanuatu the president of the Vaturisu Council of Chiefs on Efate, Chief Henry Manlaewia, has been re-elected unopposed.It's the final election for the country's 20 island councils in preparation for...
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Vanuatu Police appeal for information on whereabouts of murder suspect
Police in Port Vila are calling on the public to help locate a suspect in relation to the alleged murder of a student of Montmartre School, whose body was found in Teouma Garden last week.Police have...
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