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...
2015-04-30: Could House-sitting be your lifestyle choice?
Last weekend was a highlight for hundreds of thousands in this country. The annual day when Australians, New Zealanders and others in the South Pacific remember those who fell in conflicts since WWI. This year there was some controversy over whether real estate...
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...
2015-04-15: “Blessing in disguise” says PM
Hi There! Who would have thought that such a magnificent building with such a price tag for a penthouse would be built in Melbourne, Australia? Listen to this week's show to get the details of the price and comments about where this is taking us. What about Prime...
“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...
2015-04-02: Disaster Recovery Expert Outlines Way Forward
Hi There! I can hardly believe it and I live here! Three weeks in a row now, Sydney property auctions have averaged more than $1M. As an example I reveal details of a house that has been owned by the same family for just on 100 years. Purchased in 1915 for a 388...
2015-03-26: Cyclone creates opportunity in paradise
Hello, Yes, you've seen the disaster images of the devastation from Cyclone Pam just two weeks ago today in Vanuatu. What you need to know is that these people are amazing... They are rebuilding the damaged part of their country with gusto and smiles! You will be...
2015-03-19: Vanuatu Rebuilding Paradise
Hello! Last week has been the worst in the history of one of the smallest countries of the world, Vanuatu. Cyclone Pam hit Vanuatu on March 13 and caused massive disruption to the country spread over 83 islands. As per reports from Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu,...
2015-03-12: Mission Impossible for Sydney Families?
You're alone when you're by Yourself! Short show this week Richard is preparing for a live broadcast from the first week of April so has suspended the regular format till first week of April 2015. Even though the show is changing, that doesn't mean Richard has stopped...
25 Feb 2015 Show Topic: Mission Beach and Rainforest – What is a cassowary?
Richard provides the roundup on Sydney prices which again this week and averaged a unbelievable but true $1.1 million of the combined auctions, and we have recorded a actual auction taking place last week. You will be surprised not only a the eventual sale...
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...
18 Feb 2015 Show Topic: Volcanos don’t erupt, but the Auckland real estate market does
It’s another snowy and cold blowy week in Massachusetts where Brian Thomas is holed up. Meanwhile summertime continues in the southern hemisphere where Richard Butler lives along the eastern Pacific coast in Australia. Butler kicks things off with the Aussie real...
Diane Kennedy Interview Exclusive!
Out of the Box Thinking! Escape Plan interview... Recently, famous author and accountant Diane Kennedy was interviewed on Lifestyles and Real Estate of the South Pacific heard on the Overseas Radio Network, by co-hosts Richard Butler and Brian Thomas. Our own Randy...
Vanuatu’s rural sector to become more productive with Chinese boost.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries, and Biochemistry (MALFFB) and the Chinese Academy of Agriculture Mechanization Sciences (CAAMS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding opening the way for CAAMS to assist MALFFB to promote Vanuatu's rural...
Offshore Bank President Promises Tallest Building
Vanuatu Daily Post A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between UDBP, China Huashi Enterprise Limited and China South West Architectural Design Limited for the companies to be responsible for the construction project. Commencement of the building is expected to...
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...
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...
4 Feb 2015 Show Topic: Wellington, New Zealand
Well, the round ups have resumed in Australia. Richard Butler is on top of that action. The number of auctions may be lower than prior to the Christmas holidays, but the prices continue to sizzle. Our guest today is a former resident of Australia’s Gold Coast...
Meet the remarkable island tribe that only worships Prince Philip
MITCHELL TOY HERALD SUN JANUARY 28, 2015 PRIME Minister Tony Abbott’s decision to hand Prince Philip a knighthood on Australia Day has baffled millions, insulted many and put his leadership within a party room shrug of oblivion. But there is one tiny corner of the...
28 Jan 2015 Show Topic: New Zealand calling
Richard and Brian speak with Greg Purcell, a Principal with Ray White real estate about the opportunities to relocate to the North Island of New Zealand.
21 Jan 2015 Show Topic: Darwinism, Real Estate Style
Richard begins today’s show by explaining why Brisbane, Australia is a hotter real estate market in Australia compared to Sydney. Of course these numbers date back to the 1970′s. Speaking of growing or expanding markets, on this show we reach to the Northern...
Vanuatu Dreaming – Fresh Beginning {Issue 25}
Plan B: Turn your dream into a lifestyle…
* Real Estate round up with Richard
* Adam Reeves sheds bright light on the Sydney waterfront suburb of Manly
* Predictions for Vanuatu in 2015
Most of us have promised ourselves a new beginning this year and this is what this email is all about, Fresh Beginnings.
WTO/EIF approve Vt.1.4b for tourism project
Vanuatu has become the only country out of the five Least Developed Countries in the Pacific including Samoa, Tuvalu, Solomon Islands and Kiribati to have successfully completed its Tier 1 and 2 Projects of the Enhanced Integrated Framework Programme valued at...
Australian High Commissioner Jeremy Bruer on Vanuatu
The Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) programme of the World Trade Organization have approved 315 million vatu in aid for the reconstruction of the Port Vila waterfront seawall. The EIF recognition will help improve Vanuatu's ability to achieve Sustainable...
14 Jan 2015 Show Topic: Brisbane Real Estate Development
It’s cold in new england USA. The weather is delightful in Australia. Host Richard Butler broadcasts from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, an area where the host lived in 1979. Butler believes Brisbane is the next hot real estate market in Australia,...
Vanuatu listed in World’s Ten Best Ethical Destinations – 2015
The Winners Ethical Traveler congratulates the countries on our 2015 list of The World’s 10 Best Ethical Destinations. The winners, in alphabetical order (not in order of merit), are: Vanuatu Cabo Verde * Chile * Dominica * Lithuania * Mauritius * Palau * Samoa Tonga...
07 Jan 2015: Manly Beach Lookin’ Good
Richard is back with his real estate round up of Australia. The prices were a bit lower during the last week in 2014, compared to most of November and December. Still, the Australia real estate market sizzles. Adam Reeves is a Ray White real estate Licensee...
