Oceania Vanuatu The country has welcomed a recent decision by Australia, which will allow unlimited importation of kava for commercial purposes from the country, a major producer of the plant
Oceania Vanuatu The country is planning to use the VT4 billion (US$35,6 million) budgeted for the 2027 Pacific Games to improve health facilities and the Development Committee of Officials has approved a document to ensure the investment
Oceania Vanuatu The country is among 27 that are seeking to become members of the International Maritime Organization's Council election in Category C, grouping states with special interests in maritime transport or shipping
Oceania Vanuatu The SHEFA vaccination team has been struggling with the vaccine launch at the George Pompidou in Port Vila, with the continuous rains forcing them to close the facilities in the two tents erected because of the mud
Oceania Vanuatu The Vaturisu Council of Chiefs has made clear that it would not approve the reopening of the borders until all eligible citizens have been fully vaccinated, as it would be a risk to the entire population of Port Vila and Efate
Oceania Vanuatu New asphalt roads for Matevulu College and Hog Habour School were inaugurated by the Minister of Education; they were built by the Department of Public Works with the support of the Australian Government, for safer and more regular access to these schools
Oceania Vanuatu The Lycée de Luganville, the largest secondary school in the province of Santo with over 700 students, was damaged by cyclone Harold in April 2020; classrooms, a library, a dining hall and dormitories will finally be rebuilt
Oceania Vanuatu Local agricultural scientists have presented the Golden Hybrid Yam, a new super climate-resistant yam that can be harvested year-round dramatically increasing food access; it took more than a decade to develop it
Oceania Vanuatu Two livestock farmers have travelled a whole week with 80 goats from Santo to Tanna to take part in the National Agriculture Week
Oceania Vanuatu A new climate resistant crop variety called "Vanuatu Golden Hybrid Yam" will be launched today by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Oceania Vanuatu The Vanuatu Football Federation is waiting for confirmation from the Oceania Football Confederation that the first national women's championship can get underway in the country
Oceania Vanuatu Edwin Taribiti, a patient with kidney disease, has become the first patient in the country to undergo kidney surgery and start dialysis