Oceania Vanuatu The Department of Biosecurity has partnered with New Zealand's AgResearch to release a virus in areas of Efate heavily infested with the coconut rhinoceros beetle, including Devils Point, Bukura, and Ifira
Oceania Vanuatu All new applications under the Capital Investment Immigration Plan have been suspended until further notice upon initiative of the Citizenship Commission
Oceania Vanuatu Malapoa College has experienced a dramatic drop in students' enrollment due to lack of classrooms, acting Principle says: intake has been reduced to around 800, down from over 1.500, with 100 students admitted into Year 11 and another 100 into Year 13
Oceania Vanuatu The new interest rate has been increased from 2,5% to 2,75%; the initiative of the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu aims to control inflation, with the economy expected to grow by 3,6% this year
Oceania Vanuatu The demand for technical and vocational education in Vanuatu is gaining popularity; in the programmes approved by the Vanuatu Qualifications Authority there are about 1.000 students enrolled, many of whom attend the Vanuatu Institute of Technology