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NZ congratulates Vanuatu scholarship recipients
New Zealand High Commissioner Johnathan Schwass to Vanuatu has congratulated recipients of the New Zealand scholarship programme.“Congratulations to those of you here today who have been awarded either...
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Vanuatu to firm up Australia's new aid commitments
Vanuatu's foreign minister will travel to Canberra in the coming weeks to firm up commitments made by the Australian prime ministerial delegation this week in Port Vila.Ralph Regenvanu said the visit...
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Port Vila Scholarship Scheme opens
Vanuatu’s Graon mo Jastis party (GJP) says applications for Semester 1 2019 are open under the Port Vila Scholarship Scheme.The scholarship is open to all Ni-Vanuatu students, who are residents of Port...
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Vanuatu Mobile Force Officer commended for joint service with ADF
A senior officer of the Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF), Major Sergeant Warrant Officer 2 Joshua Bong has been acknowledged for support and assistance to the Australian Defence Force.Bong received a bronze...
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Vanuatu's first whooping cough case of 2019 reported in Port Vila
Vanuatu Ministry of Health has confirmed a case of pertussi, known as whooping cough at the Prima community in Port Vila.It is the first whooping cough case of this year.The victim was hospitalized at...
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Vanuatu principals and teachers advised to be in schools on 4 Feb
Vanuatu Director of Education Service, Roy Obed says school principals and teachers should be in their respective schools to prepare to receive students on 4 February 2019.“This date is not for...
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Vanuatu’s human rights record to be reviewed by Universal Periodic Review
Vanuatu’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Thursday, 24 January 2019.Vanuatu is one of the 14...
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Agriculture Business Plan, Roadmap for Agriculture Development in Vanuatu
The Acting Director General of the Ministry of Agriculture Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Bio-Security (MALFFB), William Naviti, said business planning is a very important document that all...
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Westfield Junior Matildas to tour Vanuatu in 2019
The Prime Ministers of Australia and Vanuatu have announced that the Junior Matildas will tour the Pacific in the second half of 2019 as part of the Australian Government’s Australia-Pacific Sports...
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Nepotism concerns prompt change to Vanuatu police recruitment
Concerns about nepotism have prompted new proposals for recruitment to the Vanuatu police force.The minister for national security Andrew Napuat said a policy paper to amend the Police Act has been...
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Kingdom Builders team visits Vanuatu’s Tagabe Agriculture Farm
Twelve young men who are members of Kingdom Builders are on a mission tour to Port Vila in preparation for employment in the Seasonal Work Program in Australia this year.Kingdom Builders, consist of...
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Malampa plans long term options for volcano evacuees
The Malampa Provincial Government in Vanuatu says it is working on long term plans to help volcano victims if their situation becomes worse in the future.Hundreds of people from four villages in South...
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Big marijuana bust in Vanuatu
One hundred two-metre high marijuana plants from a plot at Blacksands on the outskirts of Port Vila have been seized by Vanuatu's Police Drug Unit.Highlighted on the front page of the Daily Post as...
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Vanuatu health ministry warns about fake remedies
The Vanuatu Ministry of Health is raising concerns at products being sold on the open market to supposedly treat a variety of conditions, including diabetes, high blood pressure and cancer.The Ministry...
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New Zealand expands security cooperation programme with Vanuatu
New Zealand and Vanuatu have agreed on an expanded programme of security cooperation focused on leadership and technical training, logistics and planning support, and increased humanitarian response...
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Aid workers warn of Ambae evacuees' vulnerability
An aid worker based in Vanuatu says people already displaced by Ambae's volcanic eruptions are at serious risk of extreme weather events.Thousands of former Ambae residents remain in temporary...
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Two confirmed cases of whooping cough in Santo
Vanuatu’s Ministry of Health has confirmed two cases of Pertussis infection, “whooping cough” from Santo.A statement from the Ministry said as of January 29, 2019, two cases have been confirmed by...
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Indonesia urges Vanuatu to improve treatment of women
Indonesia's government has called on Vanuatu to improve its treatment of women.Vanuatu's government has this week been undergoing its universal periodic review at the UN Human Rights Council in...
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Big tourism investment opportunity in Vanuatu
A major investment opportunity in the tourism sector has emerged on idyllic Moso Island in Vanuatu.Tranquillity Island Resort on Beautiful Moso Island, North Efate, is looking for an investor to...
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Vanuatu’s Ambrym volcano lowered to level 2
The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo Hazards Department (VMGD) said the Ambrym volcano is in the major unrest state and the Volcanic Alert Level is lowered from 3 to Level 2.The department said current...
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