Huge sums of Property Tax have been written off over the previous two years, totaling as much as Vt260 million.
The Union of Moderate Parties (UMP) will officially launch and dedicate its candidates for the upcoming Port Vila Municipal Council election, as well as its campaign teams and posters today.
In what is arguably the first assistance of its kind for any Municipal council in Vanuatu, the Luganville Municipal Council (LMC) has promised to sponsor four Lycee de Luganville Year 14 students.
Vanuatu’s Special Envoy on Trade, Economy and also the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme and Seasonal Worker Program (SWP), MP Francois Chani, says Vanuatu can do more to boost trade and economy.
National Bank of Vanuatu’s (NBV) former National Trade Finance Officer, Floyd Natu, has been sentenced to four years and four months for misappropriation and money laundering.
The Electoral Commission (EC) has officially announced the names of 102 candidates to contest the Port Vila Municipal Election on March 7, 2018.
The first meeting of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Parliament of the Republic of Vanuatu was held Friday and elected Opposition Member of Parliament Ephraim Kalsakau its Chairman.
The Acting Commander of Tafea Police has revealed that 131 applicants in TAFEA province have applied to be part of the new intake of police recruits.
Vanuatu has raked in an amount of Vt 7.8 billion (USD$72.2million) revenue from the Total Direct economic impact for January to June of 2017 for international visitors.
A total of 11 Chinese local business men were awarded Medals of Merit by the Head of State, Pastor Moses Tallis, when he joined Chinese Ambassador Liu Quan and distinguished guests at the Chinese Club, to welcome the Chinese New…
Inspections on prices of goods and services by the new established Price Control Bureau have revealed that some businesses are overcharging consumers in Port Vila.
Last week in Brisbane saw the inaugural Pacific Health Governance workshop. (Full disclosure: I was a co-organiser and sponsor of this event). It was hosted by the School of Public Health of the University of Queensland and held at the…
It is essential that the role of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is recognised for better recovery from natural disasters to build resilient universities.
Five young people may become the first successful applicants to be sent to Australia under the Disability Inclusion Project of the Seasonal Work Programme (SWP) in Australia.
All investors and foreigners who are currently residing and working in Vanuatu have three weeks to ensure they are complying with Vanuatu’s Labour and Immigration laws or they will face the full force of the law.
If Vanuatu is to become a ‘Golden State’, it must avoid foreign influences.
Key development and community sectors in Vanuatu stand to benefit from USD 20.5 million under the Green Climate Fund (GCF) project.
Minister of Climate Change, Ham Lini opened a two-day Climate Change Workshop at Angoro, north Pentecost, on February 19 - one among many activities leading up to the commemoration of Lini Day on February21 yesterday.
The free education policy is a genuine national goal which should be supported by both the Government and Opposition, but not to be argued over for political gains.
An online follower lambasted the government recently as a ‘bunch of paper shufflers’ because of a perceived mishandling of one of the projects under the auspices of the Vanuatu Project Management Unit (VPMU).
Shefa Education Office's Principal Education Officer (PEO), Jonathan Yona and School Improvement Officer (SIO) of Tongoa and outer islands, Robea Siry are working voluntarily to set up an Association for former Epi High School (EHS) students in Port Vila.
Graon mo Jastis Pati (GJP) MP for Rural Efate, Gillion William will sponsor nine students in his constituency, through the party’s scholarship fund this year.
The Parliament of Vanuatu has taken delivery of a new data storage system with a capacity of 26 terabytes, funded by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
In a brief message yesterday, Vanuatu Foreign Minister Ralph Regenvanu responded to an Indonesian spokesman's claims by Indonesia's First Secretary for Political Affairs in Australia that West Papua's 'game is up'.
People going to the Bauerfield Airport International Terminal in Port Vila now, either to travel or to farewell passengers, find themselves sitting on the floor because all the seating that used to be there has been removed.
A record number of 50 paramount chiefs and their assistants are expected to attend the 13th Vaturisu Conference at Marou Village on Emau Island from April 23-25.
The office of the Opposition has offered its heartfelt sympathy and solemn regret to the Government and people of Tonga for the recent terrible destruction and havoc caused by cyclone Gita.
It has been brought to the attention of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) that arabic coffee can be grown at Lagatava in north Pentecost, just like on Tanna and Epi.
The chief who says he is the only rightful holder of the Tongoa Island chiefly title ‘Taripoamata’ has voiced his concerns over Tongoa islanders who are living in Port Vila and are claiming land on Efate.
High Chiefs of Melsisi on Central Pentecost have welcomed a custom protocol initiative by the Minister of Climate Change, Ham Lini to return to say sorry to them in the custom way, three months after a custom protocol was breached…
The Chines Ambassador, Liu Quan, hosted a function last week at the Convention Centre to welcome the Chinese New Year.
Bank South Pacific (Vanuatu) Limited has joined with the Chinese community of Port Vila to celebrate Chinese New Year and see in the Year of the Dog.
The outcome of Vanuatu’s bilateral talks with Civil Aviation Administration of China at Asia Pacific (APAC) Ministerial Conference has been hailed as «positive».
Prime Minister Charlot Salwai has announced the successful outcome of the historical maritime boundary talks, between the Government of the Republic of France, and the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu from February 13-14, 2018.
The recently appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ralph Regenvanu, has stated that the appointment of Mr Michael Kalmet late last year as Vanuatu's Trade Commissioner was illegal.
