I’m mystified by the politics of Aid. Don’t get the big picture, maybe that’s cos there isn’t one. Lots of immediate short-term noise, but, overall, silence reigns.You hear all sorts of horrifying sta... [Read the rest of this article...]

Last week, I wrote about how our parliamentarians have yet to embrace the roles and responsibilities which they were elected to perform. Everyone is so intent on getting into government – or staying p... [Read the rest of this article...]

The Speaker of Parliament, George Wells has announced that the fourth motion of no confidence deposited by 11 members of parliament from the Opposition is not in order.The motion deposited at the Spea... [Read the rest of this article...]

The cost to the Vanuatu government if it implemented 2 months per year worked severance pay entitlements would be around Vt6 billion according to our own calculations.Currently the government has only... [Read the rest of this article...]

The Insurance industry is surprised that Minister for Finance Sela Molisa reported in Parliament that the Insurance Industry was being moved from the control of the Financial Services Commission to th... [Read the rest of this article...]

The Magistrate Court has ruled that the ceremony of October 10, 2008 to ordain Kalokai Masaai as paramount chief of Mele village is null and void to the extent it was an act carried out in contraventi... [Read the rest of this article...]

The Chief of Tanoliu has come out to respond to over numerous allegations leveled against his family and businessman Robert Monvoisin by a member of the community in a front page article this week.“Mo... [Read the rest of this article...]

Following recent technical interruptions on programs televised on the national Television Blong Vanuatu (TBV) and complaints from viewers, the management and board of the Vanuatu Broadcasting and Tele... [Read the rest of this article...]

A two-day Leaders Forum on HIV and STIs at Club Vanuatu has suggested that if national leaders think seriously about the future of Vanuatu’s next generation they need to take a more serous role in add... [Read the rest of this article...]

Ol wol blong Port Vila Stadium we pen i no tusum afta we tufala gavman i mekem bifo Indipendens naoia i jenisim kala blong hem i kam orenj redi blong bigfala faenol blong TVL Cup long Sarere ia we I k... [Read the rest of this article...]

Traditional indigenous claimant to customary ownership of land in Port Vila Henden Kalsakau has become the first claimant from Ifira to suggest for Tongoa Vete Association to concentrate on their cust... [Read the rest of this article...]

Warning. Do not take photos of buses. No matter how quaint, no matter how many coloured stickers or how few grace their windscreens, only at your peril should you attempt to snap a pic of one.Living u... [Read the rest of this article...]

Corks after corks of bottles of champagne were popping everywhere inside the Restaurant of Mooring Hotel yesterday (Thursday) evening while Managing Director of Unelco Pacific Yves Morault hosted thei... [Read the rest of this article...]

Hem i no wan sikret se naoia bae Telekom Vanuatu Limited bae hem i men sponsa blong Vanuatu Futbol tru aot long Vanuatu be wanem nomo nao ol man oli no save se hu bae i leftemap bigfala TVL Cup tede a... [Read the rest of this article...]

Vanuatu’s Finance Minister Sela Molisa concedes there was not enough consultation over amendments to the Employment Act passed by parliament last Thursday.Concerns were raised particularly in the priv... [Read the rest of this article...]

A Private Member Bill introduced by Member of Parliament for Port Vila, Ralph Regenvanu, to repeal the Leaders Entitlement Act was defeated yesterday afternoon after the Government said it would only ... [Read the rest of this article...]

Mum, the pot’s boiled over. Mum, MUM! The fat…it’s on fire! MUUUUMMM! Oh my God, where’s the phone? What’s the number? 223??  23233? Quick grab the Digicel one – Dad said there’s emergency numbers in ... [Read the rest of this article...]

A Pango leader Chief Toktok Kalpram Cook Maseiman and his people, as well as Mr Noel Kaluatman are opposing to the proposal to declare Pango as a Municipality.The group said apart from a lack of compr... [Read the rest of this article...]

Port Vila volibol lik I nomo save holem bigfala tournament blong hem long yia ia be hemi confirmem se bae kompitisen ia bae I tekem ples nomo long manis maj 2009.Interim president blong Port Vila voli... [Read the rest of this article...]

The Vanuatu Cricket Association (VCA) has finally announced the names of the three local cricket stars that will be part of the East Asia-Pacific (EAP) squad to participate in the Australian Country C... [Read the rest of this article...]