by Richard Butler | 12 Oct 2014 | Invest
Vanuatu Internet Connection
Submarine Internet Cable is coming soon
Prime Minister Sato Kilman has sat down with Vanuatu’s International Development Partners to source funding for the realization of what is likely the most important infrastructure investment Vanuatu will see in the foreseeable future-the Submarine Cable.
The magnitude of the implications of the Submarine Cable’s contribution to Vanuatu’s economic and social development “cannot be underestimated”.
Because without Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 09 Oct 2014 | Invest
Venture into Vanuatu
When contemplating a holiday, east coast Australians can feel restricted due to the long distance from most holiday hotspots.
And yet too often, holidaymakers overlook their South Pacific neighbours, viewing them as ‘fly and flop’ type destinations, with little else besides a pretty beach and a nice hotel.
This is a common misconception, and one we are here to disprove. The South Pacific island nations comprise some of the most beautiful and culturally Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 09 Oct 2014 | Invest
South Seas Dispatch
by Laura Jernegan - Sep 17, 2014
Island life on Vanuatu.
Laura Jernegan was born and raised on Martha’s Vineyard and graduated from MVRHS in 2009. After graduating from American University in Washington, D.C., in 2013, she signed up for the Peace Corps and was posted to Malekula in Vanuatu in January 2014.Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014.
My day has begun. From there I turn on some tunes — these days it’s usually Ayla Nereo or the Velvet Underground Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 09 Oct 2014 | Invest
Vanuatu eyed for US$1b nickel plant
Updated at 1:52 pm on 20 September 2014
radio New Zealand
A deal has been signed between a New Caledonian and a Chinese company to build a one-billion US dollar nickel plant in Vanuatu.
The agreement provides for a joint venture, which gives New Caledonia's MKM company a 51 percent stake and China's Jin Pei 49 percent.
The plan is to mine New Caledonia's low quality ore reserves, which are valued at 20 billion US dollars, and ship Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 09 Oct 2014 | Invest
China keen to increase trade value for Vanuatu
Updated at 3:42 pm on 22 September 2014
New Zealand Radio
China and Vanuatu have signed an agreement to allow more Vanuatu exports into China.
The exchange of notes was signed by the Vanuatu minister of foreign affairs, Sato Kilman and the Chinese ambassador in Vanuatu, Xie Bohua.
The first secretary of the Chinese Embassy, Yang Xuhong, says Vanuatu's products will be exported with a zero tariff rate, and China will also Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 09 Oct 2014 | Invest
Vanuatu PM desires closer bonds with Vietnam
The Republic of Vanuatu is eager to bolster cooperation with Vietnam in agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, trade and tourism, Prime Minister Joe Natuman told his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung at their talks in Hanoi on October 6.
PM Dung said the Vanuatu PM’s visit will usher in a new period of the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Vanuatu in the time to come.
He thanked the Vanuatu government for its support for Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 03 Oct 2014 | Invest
The Vanuatu government has approved the VBTC lead digital TV program
The program once up and running will provide TV access to mobile phones. The television industry in Vanuatu has steadily undergone dramatic transformation over the years since televisions first appeared in the country
Huawei Technologies CO Ltd is a Chinese multinational networking and telecommunications equipment and services company headquartered in Shanzen, Guangdong not far from Hong Kong. It is the largest telecommunications Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 16 Sep 2014 | Invest
Host Richard Butler bubbles as he chimes about real estate auction prices along the Australian coast. Who are the prime buyers?
Richard announces the all new Escape Artist Vanuatu website, which should be on display in the next few days. Also, a comparison between real estate prices in Vanuatu and Australia. He also talks about the booming Australian Real Estate market and foreign investment in Australia's Real Estate property.
Richard talks to Larry Malan, the principal of Ray White Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 06 Sep 2014 | Invest
Cruise boosts Vanuatu economy
3 September 2014
Rebecca Gibson
Cruise tourism injected AUS$34 million into the local economy of Pacific island Vanuatu in 2013, according to a new economic impact study.
Jointly funded by cruise operator Carnival Australia, the Australian government, and World Bank Group member IFC, the Assessment of the Economic Impact of Cruise Tourism in Vanuatu contains data provided by the Pacific’s main cruise operators Carnival Australia and Royal Caribbean Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 30 Aug 2014 | Invest
Tok Tok kicks off with record crowds
29 August, 2014 Hannah Edensor
Tok Tok Vanuatu 2014 has broken records for attendance as the first day of the tourism and trade event began yesterday.
The event, in its 11th year, has attracted over 70 wholesalers and media guests from around the world, including Australia, New Zealand, USA, Germany, China and Fiji, to discuss business opportunities with more than 100 local tourism offices, hotels and tour operators from Vanuatu.
The event Read more [...]
