The New Zealand High Commission has opened a new shared workspace, known as the Kiwi Whare, in Port Vila to strengthen cooperation between regional security and policing partners.

Twenty market vendors selling produces at the Korman Market have completed a training on how to use a scale, as part of ongoing efforts to ensure fair trading practices in local markets.

Human Rights Defender and Chairlady of Women Against Crime and Corruption (WACC), Jenny Ligo Viregagaru, has urged the Ministry of Justice and Community Services to take more decisive action in addressing crime and violence affecting vulnerable groups.

Member of Parliament (MP) Luo Xiang Jian, also known as Jesse Luo, will appear before the Supreme Court next Monday to take a fresh plea on the remaining charges, after the prosecution discontinued several counts.

Three Japan-funded pico-hydropower stations at Waterfall, Melsisi and Larimaat villages on Pentecost were officially launched and handed over to the Vanuatu Government yesterday.

A 17-year-old youth accused of raping a nine-year-old child in North Efate has been denied bail in the Supreme Court.

A short ceremony took place at Port Vila main market yesterday afternoon for the opening of transit home for the market vendors to breastfeed their babies.

The Carnival Corporation has explained that the 15 per cent reduction in cruise visits relates to only one vessel.

The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department (VMGD) has begun reviving the country’s tsunami siren system after nearly a decade of inactivity.

Vanuatu’s economy is entering 2026 with renewed momentum after several difficult years marked by the pandemic, natural disasters and the collapse of its national airline. Growth forecasts suggest the country could expand by nearly four percent this year, one of…

Progress on the geotechnical investigations for the Port Vila Central Business District (CBD) rebuild has reached a major milestone, according to the CBD Recovery Project Management Unit.

The 1.6 tons of cocaine that has been seized recently at Havannah Harbor on board of a yacht, Inner Smile, has been confirmed to be pure cocaine.

The Government of Vanuatu and the World Bank have signed an agreement for additional financing of US$28 million (equivalent to more than VT3 billion) to support the Vanuatu Affordable and Resilient Settlements (VARS) Project.

The government has decided that a new fuel supplier will be established in Vanuatu.

The Public Land Transport Authority (PLTA) has unveiled a new bus fare system across Efate aimed at standardizing travel costs.

A man responsible for a fatal drunk-driving crash received a suspended sentence because of his remorse and efforts to compensate the victim's family.

Vanuatu, as a member of the United Nations (UN), has a responsibility to uphold international humanitarian standards and provide protection to those fleeing conflict, said Human Rights Activist, Anne Pakoa.

Chairman of the Vanuatu Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (VANGO), Dr Willie Tokon, said he is proud of the work being carried out by civil society organisations (CSOs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) across Vanuatu.

A man has been sentenced to 4 years and 4 months in jail for raping a child, which resulted in her pregnancy.

People of Torres in TORBA Province have raised concerns over the service of Air Vanuatu following the cancellation of its flight last Friday.

Countries across the region including Vanuatu have experienced increasingly complex natural hazards and disasters, making effective early warning systems and clear communication more important than ever.

Only Port Vila City Council (PVCC) councillors’ allowances were suspended, while their salaries remained payable, according to the Director General (DG) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Leith Veremaito.

The Supreme Court has acquitted a man charged with rape after finding that the prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt.

The government, through the Ministry of Trades, Industry and Tourism, has announced that the new vessel to link trade between Vanuatu and New Caledonia will commence operations next month (April).

Bus fares for adults in Port Vila have remained largely unchanged since the early 1990s, despite more than two decades of rising operational costs in the transport sector.

The five-year Corporate Plan for the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA) was launched yesterday.

The Embassy of Indonesia has confirmed that 53 applicants have so far expressed interest in the Indonesian Aid Scholarship program.

The Vanuatu Institute of Technology (VIT) has launched three new qualification programs aimed at strengthening the workforce and addressing shortages in key sectors such as health and education.

Seven Burundian nationals are still being held under immigration detention after authorities discovered that their claims of being investors in Vanuatu were false.

An investigation from the Office of the Ombudsman has found the Teaching Service Commission’s (TSC) recruitment of temporary teachers to be unlawful.

United Nations experts say they are «gravely concerned» about attempts to block a Vanuatu-led climate resolution at the UN General Assembly.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has sent emergency health and nutrition supplies to Ambae to support communities affected by the increased volcanic activity.

The Minister of Climate Change, Ralph Regenvanu, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on Tuesday in Japan with the Japan’s Minister of Environment, Ishihara Hirotaka.

Each of the 430 members of the Vanuatu Police Force (VFC) and civilian staff involved in the December 2024 earthquake response will receive an average estimated risk allowance of VT254,186.

A British national and a Lithuanian were arrested after the Vanuatu Police Force (VPF) seized 1.6 tons of cocaine on board a yacht at Havannah Harbour in north Efate.