Prime Minister Charlot Salwai reaffirmed the government’s commitment to securing the future of Air Vanuatu and its employees on Independence Day, acknowledging the challenges and criticism along the way.
The Vanuatu Government, through the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) and the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) are to verify and assess the teachers’ claims, and determine the settlement amount by the end of next week.
The Vanuatu Daily Post has learned that one, or possibly two, European investors are showing interest in acquiring a stake in Air Vanuatu or V3, as the airline is currently being referred to.
The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) of Vanuatu is advancing vernacular literacy nationwide with an intensive workshop on Ambae Island. In July 2024, educators from Years 1 to 3, representing five schools per area council on Ambae, convened at…
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ICOMPLY, Mr. Rodney Prestia, was honored with a medal by the Head of State, His Excellency Nikenike Vurobaravu MOLIUNAVANUA, on Independence Day.
In this episode of our What do you think video series, AsiaOne delves into why people fall victim to scams in Singapore. It highlights a recent AsiaOne survey from January 2024, revealing that 64% of the 1,918 respondents feel they're more likely to be scammed now as compared to a year ago. About 3 in 10 of respondents have been victims of scams, and half of the respondents have not fallen for scams but know someone who has. While, retirees, homemakers, and the unemployed are perceived to be at high risk, but 64% of respondents who were scam victims are actually employed. The video explores possible reasons behind this vulnerability, such as greed, lack of knowledge, and complacency. It also underscores the growing sophistication of scammers. Watch the full video to understand the complexities of this issue.
SINGAPORE - Two catering businesses linked to the mass food poisoning incident on July 30 at the ByteDance office in One Raffles Quay have been suspended from July 31 until further notice. The businesses are Yun Hai Yao, located at 1 Northpoint Drive, and Pu Tien Services, located at 2 Senoko South Road, said the Ministry of Health and Singapore Food Agency in a joint statement. The authorities took action, given the severity of the incident in which 130 people who had consumed food supplied by the two businesses on July 30 suffered gastroenteritis symptoms, the statement added. Yun Hai Yao, an eatery chain from China, is more commonly known here as Yun Nans. The joint statement said: “The licensees are required to clean and sanitise the premises, including equipment and utensils, and dispose all ready-to-eat food and perishable food items.
PARIS – On a day of several badminton upsets, Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew was made to work for his spot in the Paris 2024 Olympics men’s singles round of 16, as he beat the spirited world No. 50 Uriel Canjura 21-13, 21-16 on July 31. The hard-earned victory over El Salvador’s first Olympic badminton player at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena helped world No. 12 Loh top Group M after a win over 63rd-ranked Czech Jan Louda on July 28. He also became Singapore’s first male player to make it to the knockout since Ronald Susilo made the last eight at Athens 2004. Only each of the 13 group winners progress and Loh will play China’s world No. 6 Li Shifeng, who also laboured to a 21-17, 21-17 win over Nigeria’s 103rd-ranked Anuoluwapo Opeyori, on Aug 1 for a place in the quarter-finals. While he holds a 4-2 head-to-head lead over Li, the Chinese won their two most recent meetings. Loh said: “Every win is a step closer to a medal, and I want to go as far as I can here. My mentality going into any match here is the same – prepare to the fullest, try to play to my best, and keep fighting.”
There is heavy security presence consisting of the police and military now outside the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in downtown Kingston awaiting the release of dancehall entertainer Vybz Kartel. A large crowd of people including the...
Jubilant cheers echoed throughout a section of 'Gaza City' in Waterford, Portmore, St Catherine as news came of the freeing of dancehall entertainer Vybz Kartel by the Court of Appeal today. The community was eerily quiet when a Gleaner...
Newly minted president of the Court of Appeal Justice Marva McDonald Bishop, in freeing Vybz Kartel and his three co-appellants, today said that it was not in the interest of justice to order a retrial. McDonald Bishop, in a highly anticipated...
Dancehall star Vybz Kartel is now out of the State's custody and is back on Jamaican streets. The 48-year-old artiste, who is battling ill health, was met by adoring fans as he left the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in downtown ...
Supporters of dancehall artiste Adidja 'Vybz Kartel' Palmer erupted in dance and song when they received news that the entertainer, who had been incarcerated for 13 years, was now a free man. The initially small crowd that had...
Information about at least four Russians imprisoned in America over the past years is no longer available at a US federal database Read Full Article at RT.com
Police say human remains have been located during the search for a Markham, Ont. woman who went missing last week.
Calgary police say the discovery of a unique secret compartment in a piece of bedroom furniture was the key to solving a recent drug trafficking investigation.
In the wake of U.S. warnings about ground cinnamon products, Canada says it is monitoring the situation and doesn't believe any products are affected in the country.
A 67-year-old man who planned to use a Jet Ski to smuggle more than 180 kilograms of fentanyl and methamphetamine into Canada was convicted in a Seattle courtroom Friday, after beachcombers found the drugs stashed in several duffel bags along the Washington state coastline.
CP24 has obtained video of police raiding a Scarborough home of a father and son who were allegedly planning a 'serious violent attack in Toronto.'
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Dancehall star Vybz Kartel is free. The Court of Appeal just ruled that he and three co-accused should not be retried for murder. Freedom, a day before Jamaica celebrates Emancipation Day, caps an almost 13-year journey of arrests, trial,...
Russia has condemned the Israeli strike on Beirut as a violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty and the “basic norms of the international law” Read Full Article at RT.com
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Vladimir Zelensky’s demand would make NATO directly involved in the conflict with Russia, former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter has said Read Full Article at RT.com
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he’s taking the challenge to a fight by Venezuelan president but that Nicolas Maduro would “chicken out” Read Full Article at RT.com
The Hungarian billionaire may have hit the jackpot with the presumptive Democrat nominee for the US presidential election Read Full Article at RT.com
JONATHAN McEVOY IN PARIS: How would she fare on the dark waters of the Seine? Well, she was fourth at the end of the swimming ordeal, the eddying river making it hard work for all.
Biles helped USA land its first gymnastics gold of the Paris Games on Tuesday, when they saw off Italy and Brazil in the teams final with an impressive winning score of 171.296.
According to the newspaper, the order was issued Wednesday morning
The lawmaker said that «the National Electoral Council will release the final bulletin very soon and that all results [of the election] will be published.»
President claimed that question of territorial integrity cannot be resolved by one person