by Richard Butler | 06 Jul 2018 | News
Richard Butler | Island Life Mag | July 6th 2018
The Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ralph Regenvanu who pioneered the “No Plastic – Vanuatu” initiative begins his shopping with an environmentally-friendly re-usable ABM shopping bag launched in all outlets this weekend.
“It is great to see that our biggest supermarket has supported the initiative for a cleaner, greener Vanuatu,” he said.
The ban on single use plastic shopping bags, plastic straws and polystyrene takeaway containers Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 03 Jul 2018 | News
Richard Butler | Foreign Policy Journal | July 3rd 2018
The tiny Pacific nation of Vanuatu is only the latest developing nation to fall victim to a highly disturbing trend: regional economic giants—in this case China and Australia—playing out their personal rivalries on emerging economies’ soil. Wealthier countries like these are engaged in a constant proxy war for influence, coercing poverty-stricken nations around the world to host their military bases and miring them in debt with gargantuan Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 03 Jul 2018 | News
Richard Butler | Daily Post | July 3rd 2018
In a plenary session ending Friday last week, the Financial Action Task Force formally removed Vanuatu from the list of ‘high risk jurisdictions’. The FATF is a global organisation mandated to rein in money laundering and the financing of terrorism. Vanuatu was one of a small number of countries on the list, but after a nearly four-year-long financial reform campaign, it has finally reached a point where the FATF feels that constant monitoring is Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 21 Jun 2018 | News
Richard Butler | PNG News | June 21st 2018
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbul has announced that Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas, will visit Australia from 23 to 29 June.
“Australia enjoys a close relationship with Vanuatu, with our two nations sharing strong economic, security and people to people links.
The visit will provide an opportunity for Australia and Vanuatu to enhance our strategic partnership and deepen our economic and security cooperation,” he Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 08 Jun 2018 | News
Richard Butler | Daily Post | June 8th 2018
The Minister of Infrastructure and Public Utilities, Jotham Napat has officially opened the Vanuatu Terminal Services, Bauerfield International Airport’s air cargo terminal expansion.
In his official address, Mr Napat said that expansion was a result of a year of hard work by Airports Vanuatu Limited and its subsidiary company, Vanuatu Terminal Services Ltd to achieve strategic objectives of a government based on clear and precise policy direction Read more [...]
