Visitors to Vanuatu can now purchase and pay for an online eVisa to enter the country, enabled by ANZ’s eGate online payment platform.

The recent suspensions of the Director of Customs and Inland Revenue, along with the Civil Aviation Authority of Vanuatu (CAAV), bring the number of government directors currently on suspension to five.

The Supreme Court has dismissed the claim of a former senior police officer who sought damage for his alleged unlawful arrest and false imprisonment some years ago.

The Vanuatu Post Limited (VPL) marked a major milestone yesterday with the completion of its financial audits dating back to 2018, and the handover of VT103 million to the government after six years.

Hiring the best aviation specialists to help restructure Air Vanuatu does not mean cheap services.

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The Governor of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea (PNG), Powes Parkop, is expected to lead a delegation to Port Vila for the signing of a Sister City Agreement with the Port Vila City Council (PVCC), coinciding with the country’s…

Despite its bad reputation of crashed landing, crashed take off and engine failure that caused one of their aircraft to drown, Air Taxi recently award winning recognition, as the TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice Award 2024.

The island of Santo is on course to becoming fully powered by renewable energy by 2027, through the expansion of its hydroelectric capabilities, with a new hydro plant to be established downstream from the existing one, through the support of…

All 100 stalls for the main Independence Day celebration in Port Vila have been sold out shortly after the prices were announced.

The new Presidential Palace, Ministry of Finance Building, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building were officially handed over to the Government of Vanuatu yesterday.

Sani Sokomanu, son of Vanuatu’s first President, Ati George Sokomanu, told the Vanuatu Daily Post on Sunday, 30th of June 2024, that Mele village will buzz with excitement during the commissioning of the new Landing Craft (LC) of the Vanuatu…

Over 10,000 claims from over 3,000 Vanuatu Teachers Union (VTU) members have been submitted to the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) and the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), as the 14-day undertaking deadline approaches.

Vanuatu’s Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MoFEM) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and External Trade (MoFAICET) will soon move into their new buildings which will be rent free, helping the government save significant funds currently spent on…

On 26 April 2024, in Luganville, Santo Mr. Edward Almele has been sentenced to 18 years and 14 days imprisonment for the premeditated intentional homicide of his brother, the sentencing was carried out by Hon. Chief Justice Vincent Lunabek.

On the 23rd of Arpil 2024, Gautier Waiwai (58 years old) was charged and sentenced to 2 years, 10 months and 17 days in prison for two counts of sexual intercourse without consent towards his stepdaughter who was 15 years…

In a case that has drawn public attention, Tougen Herkins, currently the Principal of the Survival Community School in Freswota was sentenced to four years in prison for a crime he committed a decade ago. Herkins was 15 years old…

Judge Dudley Aru of the Supreme Court has dismissed the government’s counterclaim for damage in a case involving a breach of building contract.

The Vanuatu Financial Services Commission (VFSC) hosted its Second Symposium on Virtual Assets, drawing international experts and key industry stakeholders to explore the role of the Financial Dealers Licence and virtual assets in national development this week.

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) confirmed to the Vanuatu Daily Post yesterday afternoon that Mr. Floyd Ray Mera’s contract as the Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has been terminated.

The recovery projects for Lycée de Luganville are still pending.

Owen Aru has been sentenced to 6 years and 11 months for raping his niece and threatening to kill 5 members of his family.

Phase 2 of the Vanuatu Hospital Redevelopment Program will commence soon, following the approval of clinical services models for three hospitals: the Vila Central Hospital (VCH), Norsup Hospital on Malekula and Lenakel Hospital on Tanna.

The Director of the Vanuatu Correctional Services (VCS), Johnny Marango, has called for clearer guidelines on the presidential pardoning process.

Since 2022, the South Pentecost villages of Lonbwe and Bay Barrier have been locked in a bitter conflict, causing severe hardships for Bay Barrier.

The Office of the President of the Republic of Vanuatu has confirmed that a new office will occupy the current State House building once the President and his staff relocate to the new Presidential Palace.

The Supreme Court has declined an application requesting the return of a Starlink satellite dish, cable and router to Edward Rory McGuire, who had purchased and loaned them to Milroy Cainton.

In response to the petition presented to the Deputy French Ambassador during a solidarity march led by the President of the Malvatumauri Council of Chiefs (MCC), Chief Paul Robert Ravun, French Ambassador Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer has issued a comprehensive Opinion-Editorial…

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) in the Philippines apprehended a foreign passenger on June 11, 2024, at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for allegedly using a fraudulent Vanuatu passport.

On 21st of May, 2024 the defendant Kenneth Jack pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of cannabis and one count of attempted sale and supply of cannabis.

The ‘Little Paradise of Port Olry’ Tourist Lodge Manager Tarcisius Alguet pleaded guilty to two charges of acts of indecency with a young person and received a suspended sentence of 2-years.

Vanuatu engaged ambitiously at the 60th Subsidiary Body (SB60), also known as the 202Bonn Intersessional Climate Change Conference.

The new passport system purchased by the Vanuatu Government was expected to be implemented last month but was subsequently delayed due to airfreight transportation issues.

The Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Rural Development Party (RDP), and National United Party (NUP) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) yesterday afternoon to form a new political bloc known as the UMP-led bloc.

Of the 70,000 passport booklets that the Vanuatu Government has committed to purchase, 1,500 arrived last weekend.