Equipped with the latest in modern technology, seven newly trained staff of the Geo-Hazard Unit are ready to go out in the field and help keep Vanuatu updated on all volcanic activities. A proud ma... [Read the rest of this article...]

In my last article, I introduced “Cloud Computing” and discussed some advantages and disadvantages.  If you missed that article, check the TechTalk section of the website at www.datec.com.vu. ... [Read the rest of this article...]

Lime Media Limited, a marketing and advertising firm specialising in high-end brand strategy and design has announced it will launch of its luxury Vanuatu travel and lifestyle magazine, Pacifique shor... [Read the rest of this article...]

Digicel has announce their Gold Rush promotion.  With over 650,000VT in cash prizes and 400,000VT in free credit this new SMS game is sure to excite Vanuatu. Players text the word ‘DIG” to 204... [Read the rest of this article...]

Teachers and JICA volunteer teachers from different schools, with Kalotap seated front fourth from left. For ninety teachers throughout Vanuatu, this second term school holiday is a... [Read the rest of this article...]

Middle Bush Tanna chiefs welcome Prime Minister Natapei For the first time since the 2008 general election Prime Minister Edward Natapei has visited this week chiefs and the communi... [Read the rest of this article...]

The Minister of Finance and Economic Management, Sela Molisa has confirmed Vanuatu has 234,023 people, in line with the result of the 2009 National Census on Population and Housing. He made the ann... [Read the rest of this article...]

The State Law Office has been given the nod by the Council of Ministers to draft an Ozone Layer Depleting Substances Bill as soon as possible to be processed for the next sitting of Parliament. This decision was taken after it came to the attention of the Government of Vanuatu that there is an urgent need to pass a legislation that will regulate compliance of the Montreal Protocol on the importation of ozone depleting substance. The Montreal Protocol is an international treaty that was sig...

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Spiritual Activities President Mete (right) and representatives of Correctional Centre and churches unveil name The Department of Correctional Centre for Law Risk Inmates at the for... [Read the rest of this article...]

Police Commander South Kelson Bule has likened crime to a major disaster. The Commander was addressing government and church leaders, including members of the public during last Friday’s public aw... [Read the rest of this article...]

A challenging Law and Culture Conference was launched into often uncharted and frequently murky waters Monday morning by Ralph Regenvanu and Peter Larmour at USP. “Meaningful Legal Pluralism in the... [Read the rest of this article...]

The Office of the Speaker of Parliament has confirmed that the parliament sitting in September has been postponed. The next sitting was supposed to have taken place on September 6 (next Monday) unt... [Read the rest of this article...]

A loving bedroom can be one’s graveyard: Tahi This year 2010 has been described as the worst year for women in Vanuatu because the country has witnessed more violence and abuse against women and ch... [Read the rest of this article...]

Clean Up the World Day is on again this year and everyone is invited to join in.  The Port Vila event will be on Saturday 18 September, kicking off at Seafront Stage at 9.00am.  There will b... [Read the rest of this article...]

A key feature of Australia’s development assistance to Vanuatu is the Governance for Growth, which addresses governance obstacles to growth, effective service delivery and poverty reduction, Foreign M... [Read the rest of this article...]

Violence often reflects the state and attitude of heart and mind of individuals, and “I urge anyone, who needs help in assisting them in this area to talk to anyone they can confide in for help”. Minister for Justice Bakoa Kaltongga, said this last Friday during the launching of the ‘enditnow’ campaign in Port Vila. The campaign is a global push to mobilise everyone to stand up against violence against women and girls. The global campaign began in October 2009 in partnership between the...

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The North Tanna people are celebrating the release of the new “JESUS” DVD in the North Tanna language. The 2 hour DVD covers the life of Jesus Christ, from the predictions of the prophets in the Old T... [Read the rest of this article...]

The australian federal Police have agreed to move the alleged child sex victim of the former Solomon Islands attorney-general Julian Moti to New Caledonia and stop the controversial witness payments t... [Read the rest of this article...]

Epauto Secondary School decided to catch two birds with one stone by fundraising two days ago to prepare for its Year 12 Graduation Ceremony followed by a Board Meeting in the evening to plan ahead to... [Read the rest of this article...]

…ordered to pay Vt4.5 million The Supreme Court on Thursday this week stayed for four months the execution of an eviction order against Shefa Provincial Council and ordered the council to pay over Vt4.5 million to Frederick Aped as Claimant. When issuing the orders in Civil Case No. 82 of 2009, Supreme Court Judge Daniel Fatiaki stayed the eviction order of Shefa Province’s Sub-District office from Rovo Bay on Epi for four months “to enable the compulsory acquisition of the Claimant’s leaseh...

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