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Ambaeans will face challenges on return to island, resident says
An Ambae evacuee says residents are preparing to face potential food and water shortages, destroyed crops and a lack of infrastructure on their return to the Vanuatu island.James Bari, who is a Penama...
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Permanent homes for displaced Ambae evacuees
The Vanuatu Government will soon start building the first phase of permanent second homes for displaced Ambae families who are living on Maewo. New Zealand has contributed VUV 8,736,006 to purchase...
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Australia and Vanuatu strengthen security co-operation
Australia and Vanuatu have announced a new initiative to build up the Melanesian country's security capability.Announced yesterday, it will include significant infrastructure upgrades for the Vanuatu...
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Vanuatu deny New Caledonia a double victory
After a narrow 1-0 victory over Vanuatu in the first international friendly in Port Vila, Vanuatu hit back late in the second half of Saturday’s encounter to secure a 2-2 draw against New Caledonia at...
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Tonga and Vanuatu join China's Belt and Road
Tonga and Vanuatu have signed up to China's Belt and Road initiative.The announcements came on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Papua New Guinea last week.Tonga's memorandum of understanding on Belt...
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Vanuatu’s broadcasting regulator presents 2018 sector report
The Telecommunications, Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulator (TRBR) of Vanuatu has presented its second Telecommunications Sector Report.The document reports on the state of the...
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Vanuatu opposition MP plays down motion talk
Vanuatu's opposition leader has again played down suggestions he may soon lodge a motion of no-confidence in the Prime Minister Charlot Salwai.Ishmael Kalsakau told the Daily Post the opposition has a...
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House building to get underway for displaced Ambaeans
The Vanuatu government is to build permanent homes for displaced Ambaeans living on Maewo.About 10,000 people were evacuated from Ambae three months ago to escape the impact of an erupting volcano.Many...
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Vanuatu fisheries and Police Maritime officers undergo VMS training
Officers from the Vanuatu Fisheries Department (VFD) and the Police Maritime Wing (PMW) have completed intensive refresher training on Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) at the Melanesian Hotel in...
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Vanuatu joins INTERPOL
Vanuatu has joined the world policing body INTERPOL.Vanuatu and Kiribati were approved at a meeting of INTERPOL's General Assembly in Dubai this week.The agency coordinates data sharing between law...
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Vanuatu tourism permits for 2019
Acting director of Vanuatu’s Department of Tourism, Donald Pelam says they are now issuing tourism permits for 2019 to all tourism businesses.These businesses include hotels, resorts, motels,...
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VANGO appeals to CSO’s to restock evacuees food supplies
The Vanuatu Non-Government Organisation (VANGO), is calling on all its members in Port Vila to respond to the urgent call to contribute to efforts to restock food supply for Ambae evacuees in Port...
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UNDP and Japanese government help Vanuatu
The Government of Japan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have given the Vanuatu Government equipment, which can be deployed for rebuilding community infrastructure for people...
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Vanuatu MPs say signatures on motion of no confidence forged
Four government MPs in Vanuatu say their signatures have been forged on a motion of no confidence against the Prime Minister Charlot Salwai.In a letter to the Speaker of Parliament, the MPs have asked...
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Vanuatu opposition files motion of no confidence
The leader of the opposition in Vanuatu has this morning filed a motion of no confidence in the Prime Minister Charlot Salwai.Ishmael Kalsakau said he had secured the support of 22 opposition MPs and 8...
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Vanuatu Government leadership faces uphill battle
The Vanuatu Government is facing yet another challenge to its leadership after the Opposition filed a motion of no confidence against the Prime Minister.The document was deposited at the Office of the...
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Vanuatu calls for fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change
Fossil fuel companies need to pick up the bill on climate change, Vanuatu's Foreign Minister says.Speaking at the Virtual Climate Summit on Thursday, Ralph Regenvanu said Vanuatu had benefited the...
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Port Vila residents urged to register their dogs
Dog owners in Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila are being urged to register their pets by the end of March 2019.The Port Vila Municipal Council (PVMC) has issued a notice of the registration period.The...
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Vanuatu women sports journos ready to make history
Vanuatu women sports journalists, Adele Willie and Jennesa Moli are keen to make history. The duo will be the first women to commentate the Oceania Football Confederation Women’s Nations Cup final in...
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Ambae evacuees receive cash through Oxfam programme
Residents of Ambae in Vanuatu who were evacuated because of volcanic activity on the island have begun receiving financial assistance from Oxfam in Vanuatu.More than 30 beneficiaries of the Cash...
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