Vanuatu businesses struggle to maintain wages after earthquake impact

A recent report by the Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the Department of Labour (DoL) reveals that nearly half of the businesses affected by the 17 December earthquake can only afford to maintain current employment arrangements for 1-2 …

Anglican Church of Melanesia completes final disaster relief shipment to Vanuatu

Vanuatu’s only elected female MP seeks Ministerial role in new government

A Massey University academic says the uncertainty over the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) will have implications for the Pacific region. RNZ Pacific reports that Donald Trump is considering significantly reducing the size of USAID’s …

Human insecurity from climate change on Vanuatu and Guam

The climate crisis is severely endangering human well-being. While the climate security nexus is omnipresent in national security strategies and on international institutions' agendas, political responses remain insufficient and are often problematic. …

Psychosocial support a priority in Vanuatu after December earthquake

Dr Jimmy Obed, head of the mental health department, said people of all ages continue to experience fear and distress. Photo: RNZ Pacific / Koroi Hawkins The 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Port Vila on 17 December last year, caused more than just …

Vanuatu Trade Commission Ghana delegation calls on Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament

A delegation from the Vanuatu Trade Commission Ghana, led by H.E. Prof. Hugh Keku Aryee, Vanuatu Trade Commissioner to Ghana, paid a courtesy call on Hon. Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, at the Speaker’s Conference Hall. The …

NZ High Commission in Vanuatu gets de-commissioned

New Zealand’s largest demolition contractor in the clean-up after Vanuatu’s December earthquakes. Ward has teamed up with local contractor Pierre Brunet. Ward Demolition, the country’s largest demolition contractor, says it’s set up a joint venture with …

'Future of planet' at stake in ICJ hearings, Vanuatu representative says

The hearings on climate change at the International Court of Justice will determine the fate of the planet and vulnerable countries, said Vanuatu's representative for climate change on Monday. "The outcome of these proceedings will reverberate …

Vanuatu election: One woman secures seat in new parliament amid five-party coalition govt

Vanuatu's snap election has resulted in former Deputy Prime Minister Jotham Napat's party winning the most seats. However, those seats are still short of a majority. Only one woman, Marie Louise Milne, secured a seat, making Port Vila's deputy …

Teen driver released from hospital after 9yo's death in ute rollover

Locals and first responders are being supported following the death of a nine-year-old boy on a remote property in Far West New South Wales. NSW Police said a utility overturned on a property on Glendara Road at White Cliffs, about 320 kilometres north- …