The Port Vila City Council (PVCC) and TORBA Provincial Council must go through a by-election, following the loss of their respective elected councilors.

Vanuatu needs a Traditional Knowledge Authority to protect traditional knowledge that is passed on from generation to generation from being used by others for commercial exploitation resulting…

Public transport drivers failing to comply with the laws set by the Public Land Transport Authority (PLTA) and recently enforced by the Vanuatu Police Force will have their vehicles confiscate…

The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) is providing Vt140 million to support the implementation of Vanuatu’s education sector’s response in sustaining learning and inclusion during the dua…

The Government, through the Ministry of Lands (MoL) has been asked to clarify on what mandate it is undertaking reforms on current land laws.

Pacific aid effectiveness is by no means a new concern. As the Asian Development Bank (ADB) recorded more than 20 years ago, “[t]he ADB project failure rate is twice as high in the Pacific isl…

This week’s update focusses on health and provides an update on the good progress being made to implement phase 1 of the Vanuatu Tourism Crisis Response and Recovery Plan (TCRRP) for all 5 pil…

The Department of Tourism’s community awareness team are in PENAMA Province this week carrying out awareness on the Tourism Crises Response and Recovery Plan (TCRRP), as well as consulting wit…

Minister of Trade, Tourism, Commerce and Ni-Vanuatu Business, James Bule has reaffirmed the Vt300 million subsidy approved by the Council of Ministers (CoM) — Vt150 million for Commodities and…

Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) Australia officially launched the “Learning Hub” their new platform to support Pacific-based tourism operators with digital marketing activities yesterday.