by Richard Butler | 23 Apr 2019 | News
A Chinese company has won the tender to build Vanuatu's new Ministry of Finance. The Chinese Civil Engineering Construction Company will build the ministry on the site of the The Condominium Building which will be... Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 16 Apr 2019 | News
The U.S. Government and the Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce have launched a new training program that will help businesses in Vanuatu prepare for, and recover from natural disasters. The training is part of the... Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 11 Apr 2019 | News
Richard Butler | RNZ | April 11th, 2019
DALLAS — A gene that dictates which of three sexes a papaya tree will become, before seed germination, could spur a leap in the ultra-nutritious crop’s production.
This genetic discovery in sex determination would also move growers a little closer to profitable papaya production in controlled environments, like greenhouses, across the globe.
Dr. Qingyi Yu, associate professor of genomics believes her team, including collaborators from the Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 05 Apr 2019 | News
The Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai says development partners and NGOs cannot come into Vanuatu and do whatever they want. Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 19 Mar 2019 | News
Vanuatu is scheduled to graduate from the category of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) on 4 December 2020. It will then be considered a developing country. This is a remarkable achievement for development as only five countries have... Read more [...]
