Indonesia’s government has called on Vanuatu to improve its treatment of women. Vanuatu’s government has this week been undergoing its universal periodic review at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. A...
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A Tongoan woman badly treated on Facebook for an alleged scam
She used to work in an office in the capital dealing with land at Etas where she lived with her husband and their three children. She had collected millions of vatus from poor people being convinced that the so called...
January 14, 2019
A new political party launched on Unity Day
It used to be a cultural movement having filed candidates in the last provincial elections and managed to win three seats in Penama Province. Today those who have accompanied this cultural movement in all its activities...
December 3, 2018
Alleged political manoeuvring in Parliament
Photo: Hilaire Bule The Parliamentary opposition alleged the conspiracy has been involved in the decision by the speaker of Parliament not to accept its motion of no confidence against the Salwai led government, another...
November 26, 2018
Supreme Court was told the compensation of Port Vila Land was political
The Supreme Court of Vanuatu has heard that the issue of compensation for Port Vila Land has been an idea of some political leaders during their campaign in 1991 General Elections. One of the people who stood at the...
September 18, 2018
Air Caledonie cancels all flights due to workers strike
A strike forced New Caledonia’s domestic airline to cancel all its flights on Wednesday, 18th July. Air Caledonie said negotiations were about to resume but the schedule might be disrupted for several days, RNZI...
July 19, 2018
Vila Times issue 156
Vila Times issue 156 is out today.
February 5, 2018
Turaga Nation leader: the story of ‘dissident’ Chief Viraleo Boborenvanua
AlJazeera publishes Edward Cavanough’s story of Chief Viraleo Boborenvanua, awaiting trial in Port Vila. *** In the slums of Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila, Chief Viraleo Boborenvanua awaits trial on bail. The middle...
August 29, 2017
Vanuatu signed the United Nations Pacific Strategy plan for 2018-2022
Today, August 24, Charlot Salwai, Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu, and UN Resident Coordinator Ms. Osnat Lubrani jointly signed the United Nations Pacific Strategy (UNPS) for 2018-2022. The UN Pacific Strategy...
August 24, 2017