ALL ABOUT VANUATU

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters is in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu this week for the Pacific Reset.

Mrs Karen Bell has been appointed High Commissioner to the Republic of Vanuatu, as we reopen our resident High Commission in Port Vila. She will succeed the current, non-resident High Commissioner, Mr David Ward, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment.

The United Kingdom (UK)’s Consul General serving in Houston, Texas, is poised to become the next British High Commissioner to Vanuatu.The British High Commissioner to Vanuatu and Solomon Islands based in Honiara, David Ward, said the British government has agreed to appoint ………

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) is currently establishing multiplication plots of vegetables, forestry trees, kava and sourcing planting materials of improved hybrid of root crops like ………….

Vanuatu is looking at developing a port with China on Pentecost, one of the country’s northeastern islands. Prime Minister Charlot Salwai and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang signed a deal for a feasibility study on ……….

At the invitation of H.E. Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, Hon. Charlot Salwai, Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu, is on an official visit to China from May 26 to 31, 2019.

At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Prime Minister Charlot Salwai is now on an official visit to China from May 26 to 31.

Vanuatu Women in Maritime (VANWIMA) celebrated Pacific Women in Maritime (PACWIMA) day on ….

Thanks to United Nations Web TV for the video above Richard Butler | RNZ | May 19th, 2019 UN Chief wraps visit to the Pacific United Nations Secretary General António Guterres visited Vanuatu at the end of a trip to the Pacific that also included stops in...

For the very first time since Independence, the Vanuatu Government will be welcoming the United Nations (UN) Secretary General (SG), Mr. Antonio Guterres to Vanuatu next week. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and External Trade has revealed the historic visit is confirmed for …

The International Monetary Fund, which led a team visit to Port Vila last week, said Vanuatu’s development relationships will stay strong after …

The project to rebuild Vanuatu’s main airport, Bauerfield, in Port Vila, is set to be completed by the end of June.In an update on the World Bank funded project it has been revealed that …..

A top Vanuatu official says the country’s food production cannot match demand and needs imports, including meat.

Over 2000 years ago, our ancestors, navigating rough seas, created the maritime Silk Road, sea routes linking the East with the West. The Silk Road spirit embodied in friendly exchanges and mutually beneficial cooperation has become a great heritage of human civilization.

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…

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…

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...

The Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai says development partners and NGOs cannot come into Vanuatu and do whatever they want.

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…

A dynamic team headed up by VTO General Manager, Mrs Adela Aru, has revealed very good signs that 2018 will have a big impact on Vanuatu’s tourism industry. “We are excited to announce that we will be launching a major…”

Students at Vanuatu’s planned new national university will need to be competent in both French and English.

Munster took the Vanuatu job soon after resigning as head coach and technical director of Indian top-flight club Minerva Punjab FC, where he won two trophies during seven months in charge. He has wasted little time in getting to work on researching players and is very clear about the key targets in his new role.”I see this as a three-year project with the biggest aim being…

The handing over of the Malekula Road project on Saturday, March 2 completes Phase I of the roadworks on Malekula. CCECC Managing Director said the handing over also coincides with the launching of the Malekula Phase II works.”Now, Phase II of the project on both islands will soon get underway and…”

Air Vanuatu, the national flag carrier of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, has ordered four A220s making it the launch customer of the A220 in the Pacific region. Air Vanuatu operates to ……….

Richard Butler | RNZ | Feb 27, 2019 Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters is leading a New Zealand government delegation on a Pacific regional visit this week. The New Zealand delegation is travelling to Fiji, Tuvalu, and Kiribati. “This visit is a further...

January 2019 once more broke records for the number of passengers processed in a year, with 515,451 people flying to or from Bauerfield Port Vila.
According to a statement released by the Airports Vanuatu Limited, January through put was stronger in…