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Vanuatu police commissioner fired
Vanuatu's president, Obed Moses Talis, has fired the country's police commissioner.Albert Nalpini was suspended a year ago, although the reason why has never been disclosed.It has been reported that it...
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Chinese company to build new Vanuatu finance ministry
A Chinese company has won the tender to build Vanuatu's new Ministry of Finance.The Chinese Civil Engineering Construction Company will build the ministry on the site of the The Condominium Building...
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Vanuatu rogue agents threatened with jail
Vanuatu has warned that rogue operators trying to deceive people seeking seasonal work ion New Zealand and Australia that they could face imprisonment.The warning has been issued by the Commissioner of...
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Cricket Without Borders team promotes sport in Vanuatu
The visiting Cricket Without Borders team from Australia has been promoting cricket in various schools in Port Vila.The team also played a friendly match against the Vanuatu national women’s cricket...
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Bangladesh trafficking victims in Vanuatu plead with officials
Dozens of Bangladeshi human trafficking victims stuck in Vanuatu have told diplomats from Bangladesh they don't want to go back to their country.A group of 101 migrants who are under Vanuatu police...
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Vanuatu’s Ambrym volcano alert remains at level 2
Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo Hazards Department (VMGD) says the Ambrym volcano is continuing in the major unrest state. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level2.VMGD confirmed that new scientific...
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Port Vila's Bauerfield airport upgrade nearly done
The project to rebuild Vanuatu's main airport, Bauerfield, in Port Vila, is set to be completed by the end of June.In an update on the World Bank funded project it has been revealed that most of the...
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New equipment to boost Vanuatu Health Ministry's malaria data collection...
The Ministry of Health in Vanuatu has received 16 laptops and 20 desktop computers to upgrade the malaria District Health Information system.The Ensure 81% Coverage of Long-Lasting Insecticide Treated...
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Several deaths from flu in Vanuatu
The head of Vanuatu's main hospital is warning people to rest and drink fluids if unwell after several people have died from an influenza virus recently.Medical Superintendent, Dr Tony Harry, told the...
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Over 200 suspected dengue fever cases reported in Vanuatu
Over two hundred cases of suspected dengue fever have been reported in Vanuatu this year.Relief Web reports that between the 8th and 16th of April, 42 suspected dengue cases were reported in the...
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ANZAC Day commemorated in Vanuatu
New Zealanders and Australians in Vanuatu joined the people of Vanuatu to commemorate ANZAC Day with a dawn service Thursday morning In Port Vila the President, Obed Moses Tallis, and the Minister of...
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Vanuatu and New Caledonia organise ‘Friendly Games’
Vanuatu and New Caledonia organized a "Friendly Games” Women’s Basketball 3x3 event in Port Vila last weekend as part of their preparation for the upcoming 2019 Pacific Games.Vanuatu Basketball...
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Vanuatu’s Santo holds first ever plumbing and trades training
Sixteen people will over a month learn more about the plumbing trade in the first ever training of its kind to be held in Santo, Vanuatu.The training is being organised in partnership with the Vanuatu...
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Vanuatu’s Matthais well-heeled for Arafura Games 2019
When 18-year-old Matthias Nakat tried spikes for the first time at the Marrara athletics track it was a big deal.The para athlete from Tanna, a small island in the south of the Vanuatu archipelago, had...
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Vanuatu economy to remain steady after developed status change - IMF
The International Monetary Fund says Vanuatu's economy will remain steady after it graduates from least developed country status next year.The UN will upgrade Vanuatu to a developed country in December...
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Telecom Vanuatu to help Tafea National Games
Telecom Vanuatu Limited (TVL) has donated 500 sim cards, mobile phones and tablets to the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the upcoming Tafea National Games.Andrew Markia Supervisor for Tanna TVL...
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Global Green Growth Institute releases guide to Green Entrepreneurship in...
The Global Green Growth Institute has launched a guide to Green Entrepreneurship in Vanuatu. The guide is designed to support local entrepreneurs in developing and launching green businesses as well as...
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Vanuatu beach volleyball teams do well at Arafura
The Vanuatu men’s volleyball team have finished in second place in Pool A of the Arafura Games in Darwin, Australia.The team lost to Lampard/Landers of Australia 0-2 in their final pool round match...
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Unfinished Vanuatu wharf upsets Opposition
The Vanuatu opposition leader, Ishmael Kalsakau, has called on New Zealand to explain why a wharf project in Port Vila is still incomplete.Mr Kalsakau has contacted the New Zealand High Commission for...
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Vanuatu para-athletes receive heroes welcome
Tafea para-athletics champions, Mathias Nakat and David Niara were given a rousing welcome home following their recent outing at the Arafura Games in Darwin, Australia.Nakat won a silver medal in the...
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