The government of Vanuatu has called the independence of the telecommunications regulator into question with its decision to summarily suspend the current regulator.
The Minister of Finance and Economic Management responsible for taxation, Gaetan Pikioune, expressed his disapproval on the comments made by the Nagriamel Movement spokesman, Jeff Patunvanu, that was reported in the Daily Post on Wednesday this week.
Tears of joy were shed by family members and friends when former Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Moana Carcasses, walked past the gates of the Correctional Centre to meet his son and daughter in the presence of political allies from Alliance…
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Biosecurity and Ministry of Trade and Tourism and ni Vanuatu Business, know the most powerful target of the country’s Agri-Tourism Festival this week, is to get the right message across to students…
Another great news for the cocoa industry in Vanuatu with AELAN Chocolate Makers receiving some awards from the New Zealand Chocolate Awards 2017.
Police have warned the public that counterfeit VT500 banknotes may be circulating in town.
Twenty women in Number 3 area are currently undergoing a one-week intensive course in cooking and baking.
A teacher from Ambae resettling at BP Bon Evacuation Centre on Santo with school children and families said they had to find their own breakfast.
“We are learning a vital lesson from accommodating over 7,000 Ambaeans currently on Santo due to the erupting Manaro Volcano on Ambae. Now I am appealing to all farmers on Santo to work extra hard to produce more vegetables and…
Custom landowners of the area containing streams that flow down to form Sarakata River, on which the Luganville hydro plant was installed, have threatened to deploy logging companies to do logging on their land if their demand is not met.
The first ever Pacific Week of Agriculture will begin this morning with a parade from Moorings to Independence Park to give credit to the local farmers (as well as farmers throughout the Pacific) that have always been the unsung backbone…
The Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental organisations (PIANGO) and the Pacific Islands Farmers Organisation (PIFON) have collaborated to organise workshops during the Pacific Agriculture Week in Vanuatu this week.
Chief Daniel Kalorib of Ifira Island, ‘Tasila’ for Paramount Chief Mantoi Kalsakau III, has called Prime Minister Charlot Salwai’s Government a “true Custom Government”, for always using custom to acknowledge the generosity of the Chief and people of Ifira, for…
A Civil Society Officers’ (CSO) meeting in Luganville this week has established a VANGO Sub-branch in Luganville to cater for members and CSOs in the Northern provinces.
The Second Extraordinary and Second Ordinary sessions of the Parliament of the Republic of Vanuatu have been called by the Second Deputy Speaker and Acting Speaker of Parliament, Toara Daniel.
Australia has alerted its trading partners including Vanuatu of the white spot disease on its prawns and authorities in Vanuatu are on the alert to make sure Vanuatu does not get the disease.
Director of Agriculture and Chairman of Agri – Tourism Steering Committee, Antoine Ravo, is inviting all farmers to come to the Pacific Week of Agriculture (PWA) Festival at the Convention Centre from October 16-18.
The people of Rinhua village, on the southern side of the island of Loh, in the far north of Vanuatu, now have access to electricity via Solar System.
A total of 37 Ambae students, who came to Port Vila following the state of emergency declaration over the Island, are now continuing with their education at the Fresh Water Bilingual Kindy, Primary and Junior Secondary School.
An education advising team from the Embassy of the United States of America in Port Moresby comprising of Education Advisor, Barabara Kepa and Alumni Outreach Coordinator Esther Sibona, has been in Port Vila for the last three days carrying out…
Families evacuated from Ambae living with relatives must register to make known their whereabouts in order to receive aid, said the Disaster Operations Manager at the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO), Peter Korisa.
About 300 of the 500 Ambae evacuees on Maewo were at Gaiogwo village Thursday morning to see the Prime Minister, Charlot Salwai, and his delegation.
Food and Agriculture Organisation Deputy Director General and Coordinator for National Resources, Maria Helena Semedo, will grace the first ever Pacific Week of Agriculture (PWA) at the Convention Centre next week from October 16 – 18.
A former bank officer who was charged for stealing at the National Bank of Vanuatu (NBV) had his sentence suspended.
Charles Bice, (late) the Assistant Secretary General of the independence movement, known then as the New Hebrides National Party and then later Vanuaaku Pati, passed away in Port Vila on Friday (October 6), aged 76.
A Vanua’aku Pati (VP) insider has dismissed political speculations of a motion of no confidence against the Salwai Government as ‘rumours’ and said the VP stands with the Salwai Government as ‘solid’.
Sunrice Australia yesterday donated one full container load of 25kg bags of rice to the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) and Vanuatu Government through the Ministry of Climate Change, as relief assistance towards the victims of the Ambae volcano relocation…
The youth of Aneityum did a wheelbarrow push at Anelcauhat to support the people of Ambae and raised Vt145,000.
A visitors’ information and bookings centre for Tanna will open its office this week for tourism member signups.
Obed Matariki’s Shepherd Islands Organic Seafood was named one of the three finalists that will be representing the Pacific Islands at the Fish 2.0 Innovation Forum at Stanford University, USA, next month.
While the Ambae volcano is calming down, the work to distribute relief supplies is ongoing to support the people of Ambae in evacuation centers on Maewo, Santo, and Pentecost.
“While we have grown (to 22 countries), we are mindful of one fact; all our efforts will be wasted if there is no next generation to carry on the work of the Organic Movement.”
Vanuatu is observing World Mental Health Day 2017 today with the theme: ‘Mental health in the workplace’.
The Vila North Primary and Junior Secondary School is the first recipient of the Vanuatu School Cooperative Society orders.
A man has been ordered to serve four years behind bars for entering a local community shop and stealing more than VT1 million two years ago on Pentecost.
