Delegates from Pacific Island countries, and organisations met in Suva, Fiji on 5-6 December 2019 and agreed on an urgent Call to Action towards the Elimination of Cervical Cancer in the Pacific.

Laarrisa Dorothy Gaviga is an 18-year-old battling for her life after being admitted at Suva Hospital in Fiji for kidney failure.

Apart from celebrating the completion of the runway upgrade last Saturday, Airports Vanuatu Limited (AVL) also launched their new brand and logo.

President Tallis Obed Moses has applauded Prime Minister Charlot Salwai and Opposition Leader MP Ishmael Kalsakau, for what he described as “strong leadership and commitment” to the people of Vanuatu.

A resident of Port Vila has approached Daily Post yesterday morning to share his frustration after he witnessed one of the Bangladeshis selling samosas being treated rudely by a police officer allegedly under the influence of alcohol.

“Focus not on his disability but his ability.”

Prime Minister (PM), Charlot Salwai, said it appears that the Opposition Bloc, particularly the Leader of Opposition, Ishmael Kalsakau, is interfering with the police investigation into allegations against several MPs, including himself.

A Government delegation is attending the 25th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Madrid, Spain.

The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Biosecurity, Matai Seremaiah will accompany the body of late Sione Tolish Yapyap in an early morning flight to his home island of Malekula today.

One of the world’s most iconic actors, Will Smith has arrived yesterday in Tanna to shoot a geographical film at the Mt. Yasur Volcano.

A stakeholders’ awareness workshop on Farm Field School (FFS) for the Integrated Sustainable Land and Coastal Management Project will take place today at the Ramada Resort in Port Vila.

Prime Minister (PM) Charlot Salwai as the head of the executive arm of the government has stopped all department and ministries from hosting end of year retreats and Christmas parties outside of Port Vila.

As at 11am yesterday an amount of Vt146.5 million has not been deposited into the Supreme Court Trust Account by the Government of Vanuatu as ordered by the Court.

The Vanuatu Beverage Limited (VBL) is offering Vt200,000 to anyone with information linking to yesterday’s break-in at the industry.

The Parliament is not a hiding place for Members of Parliament who are facing charges and have a case to answer to in Court.

The graduation ceremony of 58 new recruits in the Vanuatu Police Force (VPF) has been postponed.

Youth Challenge Vanuatu (YCV) has a new board of directors elected during its recent annual general meeting.

Vanuatu strives for a “just, healthy, wealthy, and educated nation” and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) target 3 which aim to “ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary…

As of November 29, 2019, expatriate lawyer, Dane Thornburgh no longer practises in Vanuatu.

Having taken three years and approximately Vt8 billion to complete, the upgraded 2,600-meter-long Bauerfield airport runway was declared open by Prime Minister (PM), Charlot Salwai, and the Deputy PM and Minister of Trades and Tourism, Jotham Napat, last Saturday.

The Acting Director General (DG) of the Ministry of Health (MoH), Johnson Wabaiat, has warned health staff not to harass patients at the workplace.

The Supreme Court yesterday afternoon effectively upheld the declaration of the Speaker of Parliament that member of parliament for Malekula, Gracia Shadrack, had vacated his seat after being absent from three consecutive sittings of Parliament.

The number of the same faces you see on the seats from the Sea Front to Fatumaru Bay, is increasing and you wonder what they do or who or what they represent until you stop to talk to them, that…

Cattle and small livestock farmers on four islands of Aneityum, Erromango, Pentecost and Malo will soon smile now that the Department of Livestock Development has donated four motor bikes to its officers for use to reach out to them.

A student from Malekula studying at the University of the South Pacific (USP) and undertaking internship with the Department of Forestry (DoF) has died in a crash involving a vehicle that belongs to the REDD+ Project under the department yesterday…

The government will no longer spend a lot of money on hotels to keep convicted immigrants awaiting deportation now that it has identified a site for a detention centre in Port Vila.

Following two years (2018-2019) of intense consultation and drafting by international and local experts, working with the relevant government and private sector stakeholders, the Ministry of Tourism, Trade, Commerce and Ni-Vanuatu Business (MTTCNVB) is now ready to launch the Trade…

Communities in north Tanna are suffering from water and food shortages due to a long period of dry weather.

Power of the Will

Five high ranking officers in the Vanuatu Police Force (VPF), including Commander Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF) who is also Acting Police Commissioner, Colonel Robson Iavro, are currently on forced leave pending an independent 30-day investigation.

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) is working in partnership with Sustainable Agriculture Pro (STAP) Vanuatu, Vanuatu Skills for Partnership (VSP) and local farmers to implement a ‘Farm to school’ project under the skills for agri-business programme of…

A series of inaugural ceremonies were held around Efate to commemorate the completion of the Cyclone Pam Road Reconstruction Project on November 30.

The Vanuatu Police Force is appealing to all drivers to drive responsibly and think of the safety of passengers and road users as the festive season approaches.

On Monday this week in The Hague, at the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s annual Assembly of States Parties, Vanuatu made a bold statement — that the Assembly should consider seriously expanding the court’s remit to include a crime of ecocide.

A staff of the Vila Central Hospital (VCH) was fired for allegedly using VCH facilities for his own personal benefit between 2018 and 2019.