Transparency International Vanuatu (TIV) is calling on the country’s elected and appointed leaders to fully recognise their responsibilities:

The Miss Vanuatu beauty pageant has never been a core tourism event, according to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Vanuatu Tourism Office (VTO), Adela Issachar Aru.

UNELCO has responded to complaints from customers this week who reported waiting three to four hours to make payments at the temporary Tagabe site, standing in the sun without access to water and experiencing discomfort.

Education Minister Simil Johnson said the government is committed to investing VT10 billion in the National University of Vanuatu (NUV) by 2030, as the university launched its 2026 academic year yesterday with more than 760 students — most of them…

The Vanuatu International Shipping Registry (VISR) has transferred approximately USD2.85 million (VT 342 million) to the Vanuatu Government in just sixteen months, marking a record financial performance under the new Maritime Administrator.

Brazilian President Lula da Silva was touched by India's musical tribute during his state visit, recalling a similar gesture he made for PM Modi in Brazil. The visit saw both leaders aiming to boost bilateral trade to $20 billion in five years and signing agreements on rare earth minerals, digital partnership, and mining cooperation.

Eight individuals with alleged links to Pakistan's ISI and Bangladesh-based extremist groups were apprehended in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. Intelligence reports indicated a potential terror plot targeting Delhi's Red Fort and prominent temples. The arrests followed specific inputs about a module planning subversive activities, with digital materials being analyzed to uncover a wider network.

Prime Minister Modi, in his Mann Ki Baat address, highlighted AI's role in animal healthcare and agriculture, showcasing innovations at the AI Impact Summit. He also remembered Jayalalithaa, urged embracing Indian culture over foreign influences, and cautioned against digital fraud, emphasizing the importance of local products and organ donation.

Democrats have made little headway in persuading Americans that they have better ideas or policies to offer.

This is 2.2 times more than in January 2025 and the highest figure ever for a single month

The Special US Envoy indicated that it was important for him to understand Russia’s position

Germany urgently needs reforms, Alice Weidel noted

Diners at a food court in Lucky Plaza shopping centre were joined by an unexpected guest — a hungry rat — during their meal.In a Facebook video posted on Feb 19, a rat can be seen on a yellow plate with food as diners scrambled away from the table.The rodent could be seen climbing across the table while diners hastily removed their belongings.Ten seconds into the video, a staff in red appears and calmly picks up the rat with a tablecloth before walking away. A staff caught the rat smoothly with a table cloth. (PHOTO: Screengrab/Reddit/uandurfader) The video posted by Facebook user Sheryle O. Oro has garnered over 70,000 views and reactions from netizens.However, it is not clear when the video was taken.Many commenters appeared to be tickled by the scene.

A person allegedly entered a private residence in Upper Thomson without permission on Saturday (Feb 21) night.The police said in response to AsiaOne's queries that they received a call for assistance at an estate along Marigold Drive at about 9.40pm.Officers responding to the call learnt that the individual had allegedly entered the house and had left before their arrival.Efforts to trace the suspect are underway, and investigations are ongoing, the police said.According to The Straits Times, five Special Operations Command police vehicles were spotted along Upper Thomson Road at about 11pm.Lianhe Zaobao reported that the suspect is a man, and that he had been discovered by the homeowner who called the police upon seeing the stranger.No one was injured and there was no loss of property, stated the report.Anyone with information relating to this incident is advised to contact the police at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/i-witness.All information received will be kept strictly confidential.

A 31-year-old motorcyclist died in hospital on Sunday (Feb 22) after an accident with a tipper truck on the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE).The police said they were alerted to the traffic accident before the Lower Delta Road exit at about 4.10am.The male motorcyclist was unconscious when he was taken to hospital and subsequently succumbed to his injuries.A video uploaded to Facebook group Malaysia-Singapore Border Crossers showed at least five police vehicles along the expressway, which had two lanes cordoned off with traffic cones.Several officers are seen near an upright motorcycle, with the truck parked further ahead.The police said a 38-year-old male tipper truck driver is assisting with ongoing investigations.[[nid:730232]]lim.kewei@aisaone.com

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor secretly used an official trade mission to help strike a multi-million-pound deal for his business associates to sell oil to China, emails suggest.

The Princess of Wales arrived to cheer on the England rugby team in their match against Ireland this afternoon at the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham.

In his sprawling New York townhouse, the venue for star-studded parties, Epstein left not so subtle clues about his perversions.

Ian Maxwell, 69, launched a defence of his sister Ghislaine, who is currently languishing in a US jail cell having been sentenced to 20 years behind bars for child sex trafficking.

Putin has always been honest about his goals in the Ukraine conflict during talks with the US, Steve Witkoff has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Some callers to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's provincewide radio show are in support of her recently-announced referendum, while others rallying outside the legislature in Edmonton say they're disheartened with the direction Smith is taking with the province.

A funeral for one of the victim's of the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting has been cancelled as a result of the threats, according to the local newspaper.

Dane, 53, who shot to fame on Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Mark Sloan aka 'McSteamy,' announced less than a year ago that he had been diagnosed with the illness.

The US leader noted that this is necessary to take care of the many people who are sick

Alice Weidel has also landed sharp criticism regarding the foreign policy rhetoric voiced by the current German government as part of the CDU/CSU and SPD bloc

29 of them were destroyed over the Belgorod Region

Special US Envoy expressed hope that «some good news» will appear on the issue of the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict in the coming weeks

The special US envoy claimed Tehran would have enough uranium enriched to the level needed to make a nuclear bomb within a week

Two rural principals are pushing back against the Ministry of Education’s explanation for sluggish uptake in the Government’s rural school bus programme – and they say the main problem is route design, not dancehall. At a press conference last Tuesday, Transport Minister Daryl Vaz and Richard Troupe, director of safety and security in the Ministry of Education, acknowledged that student numbers are trailing expectations months after the programme’s launch at the start of the 2025-2026 academic year. Troupe suggested culture may be competing with caution.

The blood had dried stiff against the tiny waistband of the undergarment one would struggle to believe was all white, but at least two bullet holes were very much visible as a reminder of the onslaught. Ladonia Cunningham could not let it go. She wore it on her head as a stark and painful reminder of the manner in which her infant son, Jace ‘Zaza’ Pinnock, was slain.

Former Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has expressed his “indescribable” personal torment over the deepening political and humanitarian crisis in Cuba – a crisis he says is made worse by the absence of the bold political courage once shown in the era of Michael Manley. Patterson was among 10 former Caribbean prime ministers who issued a joint statement as the situation in Cuba worsens, with the island reportedly starved of fuel. Speaking to ‘Beyond the Headlines’ host Dionne Jackson Miller on Radio Jamaica 94 FM on Friday, Patterson did not mince his words.

Cuba’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Tania López Larroque, had barely settled into Kingston when a new crisis erupted. Just weeks after her arrival on December 8 last year, United States President Donald Trump signed a January 29 executive order imposing an international fuel blockade on Cuba, threatening heavy sanctions against any country that supplies the island with oil. The consequences, she says, have been devastating.

The watchdog signed off — but not before it barked. Access to Information documents obtained by The Sunday Gleaner reveal that the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) warned the transport ministry against handpicking contractors even as it endorsed the $1.4-billion deal for controversial used school buses last year. The green light came with a flashing amber signal.