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Sport: Rio on the mind for Vanuatu volleyballers
By RadioNZ The Vanuatu Beach Volleyball duo of Miller Pata and Linline Matauatu have finished competition for the year but are already thinking about how to seal Olympic qualification. The pair are ranked 19th in the world and need to get inside the top-16 by June to...
Vanuatu welcomes tourists back 200 days after Cyclone Pam
BY ANNA FRANCES PEARSON Source: Stuff.co.nz It's early evening in Port Vila, Vanuatu, as Frank Aru, a round-faced man with straight white teeth, farewells a dozen tourists outside Mangoes Resort with the same singsong voice and sweaty-templed enthusiasm he'd started...
Why Vanuatu is a must-visit for every foodie
By Annie Dang, Travel writer, Source: Dailylife.com.au Vanuatu's largest city and capital may be known for its beautiful deserted beaches, waterfall abseiling and cultural villages, but what about food? Port Vila's growing culinary scene is made up of a mix of Asian,...
A taste of Turkey for Vanuatu chefs
(Source: Vanuatu Tourism Industry News 01 October 2015) On Wednesday 30th September, a delegation of Government Ministries and Departments in Tourism, including the Department of Tourism (DOT), Vanuatu Tourism Office (VTO), Ministry of Education, Vanuatu Investment...
Vanuatu bounces forward
This article was compiled from recent issues of Vanuatu Daily Post, and we also thank them for many of the images used. Five months ago, a devastating cyclone ripped through the southern half of the Happiest country in the world. However, the people of this nation...
Rising Superstar: Ronaldo finding his feet
Source: August 3, 2015 Daily Post, Compiled by Raymond Nasse This young football star trained at the soccer academy behind Pacific Haven Resort The Phoenix Academy would like to welcome Vanuatu young superstar, Ronaldo Wilkins to Wellington, New Zealand....
Pacific tourism to nearly double to US$4 billion by 2019
By Thompson Marango, Nadi Fiji Tourism in the Pacific Island countries grew about 3.5 per cent per year between 2008 and 2012. The total value of Pacific tourism is forecast to nearly double to US$4 billion by 2019. The above statement is taken from a joint press...
More local contents on hotel plates, more income and employment
Posted: Thursday, July 2, 2015 12:00 am Vanuatu Daily Post, Thompson Marango, Nadi Fiji “More local content on plates and more local agrifood products on offer for visitors, tourists and the hotel industry means more income and employment opportunities for our...
NZ announces Cyclone Pam tourism recovery package
Posted: Thursday, July 2, 2015 12:00 am The New Zealand’s Foreign Minister, Murray McCully, has announced a $26 million package, aimed at helping the tourism sector in Vanuatu recover following Cyclone Pam. “Tourism accounts for 20 per cent of the Vanuatu economy and...
Vanuatu signs US$59.5 million aviation agreement with World Bank
The FINANCIAL -- The Vanuatu Government on June 3 signed a US$59.5 million credit agreement with the World Bank to improve the safety and efficiency of its aviation sector – a critical pillar in Vanuatu’s continued social and economic development, and a key part of...
Japan helping Vanuatu
Vanuatu Prime Minister received the assurance from the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Minori Kintchi, that Japan will fund some of the Cyclone Pan Reconstruction programme. Both Prime Minister Natuman and State Foreign Affair Minister Kintchi exchanged notes...
IOC president Bach visits cyclone-hit facilities on Vanuatu
PORT VILA, Vanuatu (AP) — International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach visited cyclone-damaged sporting facilities on Vanuatu and discussed with officials how some of the $500,000 aid money pledged by the IOC might be spent to repair the venues. Bach also met...
2017 Commonwealth Heads meeting in Port Vila still on
Len Garae, Daily Post Vanuatu's Ambassador to the European Union Roy Mickey Joy has assured the Commonwealth secretariat in London that plans have not changed and Vanuatu will host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 2017. The Ambassado made the...
Fiji Airways and Air Vanuatu Sign Codeshare Agreement
A new codeshare agreement between the national carriers of Fiji and Vanuatu. Fiji Airways and Air Vanuatu will see seven flights a week between the two island nations. Fiji Airways and Air Vanuatu will now offer their customers code-share access on flights to and from...
Cruise Passengers Returning to Vanuatu After Cyclone
2015-4-1: The Pacific Dawn will be the first ship to go ashore on Vanuatu since the devastation of Cyclone Pam. (PHOTO Courtesy of P&O Cruises) Cruise passengers are returning to Port Vila on Vanuatu this weekend following the devastation caused by Cyclone Pam in...
“Post post-Pam” priorities
Editor's Comment: "Prioritising education is certainly the way to maintain forward movement for Vanuatu in the post-post-Pam period. This is one of the few places in the world where authorities truly look further ahead than the next election, keeping the overall good...
Coast buys safe water for Vanuatu village
Our Site Editor's Comment: "This type of spontaneous assistance occurs because of the high level of interest in and feeling for Vanuatu. It means that those with business interests here are somewhat cushioned from the effects of a rare natural disaster" SUNSHINE COAST...
New Partnership to reap rewards in Vanuatu
SOURCE: AIR VANUATU NEWS AIR VANUATU has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Air Niugini and Solomon Airlines that will not only provide direct links between all three carriers’ states, but also open up visa free alternative routes to to/from the Asia, including...
Airlines
Radio Vanuatu also reported the signing of a code-share agreement this morning between Air Vanuatu, Air Niugini and Solomon Airlines. It will start in June on the routes through Port Vila and Honiara. Air Vanuatu and Solomon Airlines will enable the flights of an Air...
11 Feb 2015 Show Topic: New Zealand’s Bay Of Islands
Richard informs of that the real estate auctions in Australia are picking up steam, and the percentages are up in Sydney. Our guest this week is Dianne Quinn, a licensee of Ray White – Paihia, Bay of Islands Real Estate Property Specialists Based in the Bay of...
Into Vanuatu’s Volcanic Wonderland
Into Vanuatu’s Volcanic Wonderland BY JEFFREY MARLOW [huge_it_slider id="2"] The South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, a short hop west of Fiji, is a verdant wonderland, the very embodiment of a tropical paradise. Palm fringed beaches look out toward blue waters...
