Vanuatu’s Malampa Province moves to attract FDI
Malampa Province is targeting foreign investors to help develop infrastructure and in turn contribute to the Government’s national plans.This was the focus brought to Vanuatu Investment Promotion...
View ArticleLegislative Drafting Workshop for Vanuatu civil servants
The State Law Office (SLO) organised a two-day Legislative Drafting Workshop for civil servants in Port Vila.The workshop, which is held annually or upon department or Ministry request, covered the...
View ArticleMSG Secretariat congratulates Vanuatu for launch of government national...
The Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat has commended Vanuatu for the launch of the government’s national security strategy.Director General Ambassador Amena Yauvoli at the outset congratulated the...
View ArticleAustralian-funded programmes strengthen Vanuatu’s TVET system
“The achievements of the Vanuatu Skills Partnership and the Australia Pacific Training Coalition are commendable, bringing transformative change to communities across Vanuatu.”Australia Pacific...
View ArticleVanuatu Education Ministry reviews Minimum Quality Standards
The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), through the school-based Management Unit,set a milestone when it brought together 70 senior education officers to review the Minimum Quality Standards.The...
View ArticleVanuatu’s Tafea Province teachers receive long service letters
The Vanuatu Teachers Service Commission has presented permanent letters of long service to 160 teachers of Tafea Province.Minister for Education Jean Pierre Nirua commended the teachers for their...
View ArticleVanuatu hosts first-ever Island Cabbage Field Day to promote crop diversity
The first- ever Island cabbage (Abelmoschus manihot) Field Day was held recently at the Tagabe Agriculture farm to promote crop diversity, especially island cabbage.Vanuatu’s Department of Agriculture...
View ArticleVanuatu's Ambrym volcano in minor unrest state
Vanuatu Meteorology and Geohazards Department (VMGD) has confirmed that the Volcanic Alert Level for Ambrym Volcano has been lowered from Level 2 to Level 1. The current volcanic activity at Ambrym is...
View ArticleAustralia welcomes Pacific security leaders
Delegates from Pacific Island nations’ security agencies came together for the inaugural Joint Heads of Pacific Security event in Brisbane this week.The conference, hosted by the Chief of the Defence...
View ArticleTaranaki-born man remembered for contribution to tourism in Vanuatu
A South Taranaki man who helped to put a tiny South Pacific nation on the tourism map has died at the age of 72.Bryan Death died at his home in Vanuatu, a conglomeration of 80 islands west of Fiji and...
View ArticleVanuatu Government committed to global convention on tobacco control
Minister for Health Jack Noris Kamet has reaffirmed the Vanuatu Government’s commitment to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.Speaking at the annual meeting of Health...
View ArticleVanuatu celebrates International Day of Rural Women
Rural women of Efate and nearby offshore islands who are members of the Silae Vanua Market Vendors Association celebrated the 6th International Day of Rural Women at Teouma in Efate.“Rural women are at...
View ArticleVanuatu PSC explains status of two Health Directors
The Public Service Commission Chairman Martin Mahe has clarified that two Health Directors recently transferred to hospitals in Luganville and Tanna have not been demoted.According to Mr Mahe, the...
View ArticleVanuatu looks to World Court over polluters - climate expert
Vanuatu is looking to the International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, in its quest to hold polluters to account, a leading climate scientist says.Vanuatu's Foreign Minister Ralph...
View ArticleBeetle virus released in Vanuatu
A virus to control the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle has been released in Vanuatu.About 30 beetles infused with the virus were released this week on the main island, Efate, the Vanuatu Daily Post...
View ArticleSenior health officer in Vanuatu suspended
The director general of Vanuatu's Ministry of Health has been suspended pending an investigation into a traffic accident.The Daily Post reports George Taleo is alleged to have caused the accident last...
View ArticleVanuatu board orders reinstatement of expelled students
Vanuatu's Shefa Provincial Board has ordered the reinstatement of 31 students expelled from one of the country's most prestigious schools for drinking alcohol.The Board refused to uphold the Malapoa...
View ArticleVanuatu convenes first Ocean and Marine Spatial Planning Forum
The Department of Foreign Affairs, through its Maritime and Ocean’s Affairs Division successfully convened an Oceans and Marine Spatial Planning forum with key national and regional stakeholders in...
View ArticleVanuatu youth stakeholders consulted on Youth Index
Youth stakeholders like the Vanuatu National Youth Council and partners have been discussing the development and action plan of a Youth Development Index.The council’s Principal Administrator, Joe Kalo...
View ArticleRoyal Caribbean announces brand new private island in Vanuatu
Vanuatu, one of the natural gems of the South Pacific, will be the new home of Royal Caribbean’s newest private island destination – Perfect Day at Lelepa, Vanuatu.The announcement of the new project...
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