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Vanuatu farmers encouraged to grow more local produce
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) is working closely with Vanuatu farmers to increase the production of local produce.According to Principal Agriculture Officer South, Peter...
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Vanuatu Red Cross Society responds to Ambrym communities needs
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has released over VT8,000,000 from its Disaster Response Emergency Fund to support the Vanuatu Red Cross Society to reach 1552...
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Vanuatu Agriculture Minister welcomes copra price increase
Vanuatu’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Livestock, Forestry and Biosecurity Hosea Nevu has welcomed the announcement by Finance Minister Gaetan Pikioune to increase the copra price from vt 15000...
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Vanuatu farmers reminded to prepare for cyclones
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) is reminding all Vanuatu farmers to remain prepared for cyclones.The cyclone season in Vanuatu runs from November to April.Farmers are being...
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Chinese company completes first phase of Vanuatu road project
The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation has handed over the first phase of the tar-sealed roads on Vanuatu's Malekula and Tanna islands.Construction on the roads began in 2015 and the...
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Vanuatu’s Ambae volcano remains at Level 2
Activity at Ambae volcano in Vanuatu is continuing in the major unrest state and remains at Level 2.According to the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department (VMGD), imminent eruption could occur...
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DARD 2019 business plan to improve agriculture Vanuatu
The 2019 Vanuatu Department of Agriculture and Rural Development business plan will be guided by the government’s Sustainable Development Plan 2016-2030 ( NSDP) and the MALFFB Corporate Plan...
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Vanuatu RTI committee chair urges public to make good use of RTI legislation
The Chairman of the Right To Information (RTI) Steering Committee, John Ezra said members of the general public must make good use of the RTI law.The RTI Ministerial Order was signed by the then Acting...
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Vanuatu 2019 school year starts on 4 Feb
Vanuatu Ministry of Education and Training has announced that the 2019 academic year will begin on 4 February.The ministry has instructed all primary and secondary school principals and teachers to be...
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Vanuatu reports first dengue case for 2019
The Ministry of health has confirmed its first case of dengue fever in the first week of the year in Vanuatu.The case was reported at Vila Central Hospital.“The person with the infection is a visitor...
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Strengthening humanitarian action with insights from Mobile Network Data in...
The volcanic eruptions in the past few years on the island of Ambae in Vanuatu have forced hundreds of residents to evacuate. United Nations Global Pulse’s Jakarta Lab (PLJ) and Digicel recently...
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Vanuatu village mourns Tanna star Mungau Dain
A traditional two-week mourning period is being observed in the Vanuatu village of Yakel following the death of movie star Mungau Dain earlier this month.Mr Mungau died in Port Vila on January 5 after...
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Vanuatu committee to consider pardoning former MPs
Vanuatu's justice minister has set up a committee to consider pardoning former members of parliament.Don Ken said it was designed to heed the president's call for "reconciliation and forgiveness".One...
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Vanuatu not keen on Australian security treaty
Vanuatu's Foreign Minister has poured cold water on an Australian request for a security treaty between the two nations.Ralph Regenvanu's comments come ahead of Australian Prime Minister Scott...
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Relief efforts continue in Vanuatu’s Ambrym
Vanuatu’s National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) in conjunction with the Malampa Provincial Emergency Operation Centre (MEOC) is coordinating humanitarian response activities in the south eastern...
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Earthquake of 6.6 magnitude strikes off Vanuatu: USGS
An earthquake of 6.6 magnitude struck off the coast of Vanuatu in the Pacific ocean on Wednesday, at a depth of 46.9 km, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.There were no immediate reports of...
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Vanuatu and Fiji must call on Australia to end offshore detention - Amnesty
Amnesty International says the governments of Vanuatu and Fiji must call on Australia to end its practice of traumatic offshore detention.Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is visiting both...
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Nestlé uses PNG and Vanuatu beans for new volcanic KitKat
Nestlé Japan has released a new volcanic edition of its Kitkat chocolate range using cocoa beans from Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu.Beans from the two Melanesian countries are a central part of the...
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Kava imports to Australia get green light from Morrison on Pacific visit
Kava will be easier to get into Australia after Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a trial to ease restrictions on the substance.The bitter drink, which has mild sedative and euphoric properties,...
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Australia and Vanuatu reaffirm strong relationship
The Prime Ministers of Australia and Vanuatu have reaffirmed a strong, enduring and multifaceted relationship between the two countries.“This relationship is based on common values, shared aspirations...
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