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Free measles vaccination around Port Vila

As part of its preparedness activities to prevent measles in Vanuatu, the Ministry of Health is providing free measles vaccination to all children aged 6 months to 15 years around Port Vila. This group is prioritized...

December 16, 2019

Seremiah told regional forum that sandalwood is a highly valued international product

The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries, and Biosecurity (MALFFB), and Acting Minister of Sports, Matai Seremiah has described sandalwood trees as an important export product that is highly valued in...

November 13, 2019

Training course on Vegetable Cultivation Technology closed

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Biosecurity (MALFFB) through the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s...

November 13, 2019

A Tongoa man sentenced 3 years imprisonment for incest

A man from Lumbukuti Village, Tongoa, was sentenced by Vanuatu Supreme Court for having sexual intercourse with his biological daughter. These offences occurred on the island of Tongoa. The complainant is the biological...

November 11, 2019

Tongoa young generation asked to follow the footprints of late David Abel

UMP President Serge Vohor describes late David Abel as “the man with determination and struggle as he sacrificed himself to the cause related to Blackbirding as he wanted to put an end to the issue to satisfy all Ni...

September 25, 2019

Vanuatu women honored at Lycée Français

The French high school J-M G Le Clézio is in peak to celebrate the women of Vanuatu. A container was the subject of an educational project under the guidance of Marick Gardais, and the students focused on distinguishing...

September 25, 2019

Authorizing Fisheries Officers receives training on MCS technics

Provincial Fisheries Authorizing Officers are being trained this week on the laws and regulations of the sea and the technics of Monitoring, Controlling and Surveillance (MCS) of coastal fisheries to ensure there is...

July 23, 2019

Fund needed to speed the eradication of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle

The officers of the Agriculture Department are working against the clock to eradicate the spread of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) on Efate. But the assistance is needed for community to back up the agriculture...

July 2, 2019

The community organized itself for the refurbishment works on its church house

The community of Melsisi in Central Pentecost needs to do refurbishment works on their church house as this year marks 60 years since it was opened in 1959. Melsisi Parish Council is in need and calls on natives from...

June 4, 2019

BSP opens new branch at Freshwota One

Bank South Pacific (BSP) operates from this week its news branch at Freshwater One. The new branch is fully operational with an office, tellers and new ATM. It is situated opposite Promedical Headquarters...

February 15, 2019