“Many local contractors believe that government officials do not trust us, the local or black contractors”, Director of Ninane Construction & Earth Works Simon Timothy.

The Maternal Child Health Clinic Nurse in Charge Roslinda Narwayency revealed that last month out of the 1359 babies that passed through SHEFA Health Clinic, 50% were diagnosed with scabies.

Interchange Limited (ICL) presented a VT118 million cheque as its dividends to its shareholders yesterday.

Yumiwork, Vanuatu’s leading co-working space with business incubator programs, is hosting a Zoom link for the graduation ceremony of 78 entrepreneurs who successfully completed the E-commerce Training conducted by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) today, June 6, 2024.

The Vanuatu National Workers Union (VNWU) has strongly condemned the French Government’s decision to attempt changes in the voter eligibility criteria for provincial elections in New Caledonia.

The 175 redundant workers of Air Vanuatu are set to receive assistance in securing new employment, according to the Minister of Finance, John Salong.

A proposal has been announced for visa-free travel among the 39 Small Island Developing States (SIDS), which include Vanuatu.

Members of the public are welcome to attend the programs of the National Environment Week happening at USP, starting yesterday.

The government is set to convene the Nationwide Ocean Summit (Wan Solwota Sumit) during Environment Week in Port Vila, Vanuatu.

Minister of Justice and Community Services, Minister John Amos Nalau, led a delegation from various agencies under the Ministry of Justice and Community Services (MOJCS) on an outreach program in the South of Epi.

The Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Juliano Schmeling from Brazil as the new head coach of the national senior team. Schmeling, who brings extensive experience in both football and futsal, will also support the…

The Office of the Consulate General of Vanuatu in New Caledonia is informing all eligible voters residing in New Caledonia that the referendum voting will be held today and tomorrow from 7:30am to 4:30pm.

Vanuatu is expected to host the first meeting for the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) National Focal Point (NFP) Network, dedicated to the new programme of action adopted at the international conference on SIDS in Antigua and Barbuda.

Observers during the National Referendum were debriefed at Ramada Resort yesterday morning.

Group ‘No’ members, through their legal counsel, Silas Hakwa, are appealing part of the decision made by Chief Justice (CJ) Vincent Lunabek on May 25, 2024.

Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Matai Seremaiah, announced yesterday that Fiji Airways is interested in connecting Port Vila to Tanna and Port Vila to Santo flights via an ATR, ensuring continued connectivity within the nation.

Reports during that the Vanuatu National referendum was conducted peacefully. The observer says PIFS will be formulating a report regarding the referendum and present it to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs when complete. These statements were made this morning during…

Grounds available for EFATE Football matches until the end of July (End of OFC Nations Cup):

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) hosted a presentation by Ms Pamina Manbit, an epidemiologist from the Ministry of Health (MOH), on Friday, 24th of May 2024.

The International Air Services Commission (IASC) has approved Virgin Australia's request for expansion in its Vanuatu services for five years.

Over 20 cacao farmers and specialists from Vanuatu participated in a workshop focusing on farmers' bookkeeping, held yesterday and today.

The Vanuatu Shipping Association (VSA) looks forward to working constructively with the Bureau of Price Monitoring & Consumer Affairs (BoPMC), but they will strongly oppose any heavy-handed price control that they see as unfair or unwarranted.

There are five weekdays left before the E&Y contract ends, and a full report on Air Vanuatu can be revealed.

The Vanuatu National Music Act has entered its first stage of drafting, spearheaded by the Department of Industry (DoI) under the Ministry of Trade and Commerce (MoTC).

Climate relocation was the focus of discussions during a bilateral meeting between Vanuatu and the International Organisation of Migration (IOM) during the fourth international conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Antigua and Barbuda.

Airports Vanuatu Limited (AVL) has dismissed an allegation posted by a Ni-Vanuatu citizen in a popular local Facebook group earlier this week, claiming that a Virgin Australia flight from Brisbane to Port Vila was cancelled because the control tower in…

As the dispute involving six families claiming ownership of Beverly Hills Primary School comes to an end, a new challenge has emerged from an Erakor tribe, asserting they are the rightful owners of the land.

Vanuatu citizens in New Caledonia who are eligible to vote will commence voting for the National Referendum over the weekend.

Former Vanuatu Prime Minister Maxime Carlot (1991-95) says the answer to the New Caledonia civil uproar is a referendum.

The redevelopment of the Lenakel Hospital on Tanna, TAFEA Province’s main referral hospital, is underway, with the recent completion of its clinical services module design workshop as phase one.

A Government delegation headed by the Minister of Climate Change, Ralph Regenvanu, is attending the fourth international conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Antigua and Barbuda.

Today is the National Referendum polling day, which has been declared a public holiday in Vanuatu. All eligible voters are expected to cast their votes today.

The Vanuatu Government has taken steps to provide temporary relief to the impacted tourism industry due to the aviation disruption connectivity issue.

Deputy Lady Mayor, Councilor Marie Louise Milne of Freswota and Tasiriki wards has injected VT700,000 into a concrete road in Freswota.

Our resource-poor, natural disasters hotspot, developing country has deeply engrossed itself in everything but real, meaningful development. Fiji, Papua New Guinea (PNG) and other Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are comparatively way ahead of Vanuatu in their development advancements. They have…