Vanuatu parliamentary staff threaten to strike
The staff of Vanuatu's Parliament are planning to strike in 30-days if the government doesn't act on an ultimatum they have sent.The strike notice was issued by the Vanuatu National Workers' Union,...
View ArticleVanuatu Epi island farmers to harvest over 10 tonnes of onions
More than farmers of Epi in Vanuatu are currently harvesting onions.They are part of a programme that is trialing onion planting on the island.The trial began in April 2019 with sowing of seeds and the...
View ArticleVanuatu backtracks on 'special profiling' immigration policy
Vanuatu's government has backtracked on a controversial immigration policy that would racially profile visitors from the Middle East.The policy, released in a statement from Internal Affairs Ministers...
View ArticleCyclone Rita to pass east of Vanuatu
The South Pacific cyclone season's first storm has formed with the system between Solomon Islands and Vanuatu being named Rita.The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department says at 2am local time,...
View ArticleYoung Vanuatu farmer eager to share experience with Mota island youth
A young farmer who participated in the recent vegetable cultivation technology training in Vanuatu is eager to share his experience and knowledge with his colleagues.“This is the first ever high level...
View ArticlePower off-grid trial at Vanuatu’s Lelepa island
Vanuatu Ministry of Climate Change, in partnership with UNDP and Power-Blox AG, has successfully completed the first phase of a feasibility study for powering Lelepa island in Shefa province.Blox Ag is...
View ArticleInternational action-adventure movie to be filmed in Vanuatu
Vanuatu will soon host its first adventure film after potential shooting locations were cited in the country.Australian Filmmakers Bill Leimbach and Bill Mulham have arrived in Port Vila this week, and...
View ArticleCategory 3 Cyclone Rita further strengthens
Severe Tropical Cyclone Rita has developed into a category 3 storm. At 5am (local time), Severe Tropical Cyclone Rita located about 270km east of Sola and 270km northeast of Maewo in Vanuatu.The...
View ArticleVanuatu to surf at Oceania Champs
Honorable Minister for Youth and Sports Francois Chani saw the Vanuatu National surfing team depart for Samoa yesterday to complete in the first Oceania Surfing Championships.Over the next seven days...
View ArticleCyclone Rita downgraded to category 2
Cyclone Rita has been downgraded to a category two storm as it moves towards Vanuatu.Overnight the cyclone became a category three storm, with sustained winds of 130km/hr, gusting up to...
View ArticleFormer Cyclone Rita now a Tropical Low
Former Tropical Cyclone Rita has weakened in Vanuatu waters and been downgraded to a Tropical Low.Earlier this morning Rita had 55km/h maximum sustained winds and was 180km east of Maewo.The system is...
View ArticleFormer Cyclone Rita now a Tropical Low
Former Tropical Cyclone Rita has weakened in Vanuatu waters and been downgraded to a Tropical Low.Earlier this morning, Rita had 55km/h maximum sustained winds and was 180km east of Maewo.The system is...
View ArticleVanuatu Coconut Oil Production Santo Ltd turns 10
Coconut Oil Production Santo Ltd (COPSL) has reached a milestone of ten years of operation from Luganville on Santo.The company celebrated the anniversary last weekend.Minister for Agriculture Matai...
View ArticleAPTC signs MOU with Credit Corporation
The Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) and Credit Corporation have formed a partnership to foster entrepreneurship in Vanuatu.This was confirmed with the signing of a Memorandum of...
View ArticleVanuatu medical aid to fill C17 Globemaster
The Bundaberg community of Australia has rallied to fill a B-double truck with medical aid that will fly to Vanuatu in a C17 Globemaster in a project that has been years in the making.The medical aid...
View ArticleVanuatu's Supreme Court overturns Speaker's decision
Vanuatu's Supreme Court has overturned a decision last week by Parliament's Speaker to declare an MP's seat vacant.The Speaker, Seoule Simeon, ruled that Gracia Shadrack, the MP for Malekula, should...
View ArticleNo measles case in Vanuatu, free vaccination for children 6 months to 15 years
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that as of November 26, 2019, there are no reported cases of measles in Vanuatu.In response to the increased threat of measles in the Pacific, with outbreaks...
View ArticleMILDA commemorates 10 years of solidarity in Vanuatu
A celebration of Melanesian people and the land was held recently in Takara village, Vanuatu to commemorate a decade of resistance and protection of Melanesian values and ways.The Melanesian Indigenous...
View ArticleVanuatu calls for ICC to include crime of ecocide
Vanuatu is calling on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to expand its remit to include the crime of ecocide.This argument was raised at the annual Assembly of States' Parties meeting in The...
View ArticleVanuatu calls for ICC to include crime of ecocide
Vanuatu is calling on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to expand its remit to include the crime of ecocide.This argument was raised at the annual Assembly of States' Parties meeting in The...
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