The government did not comply with any of the orders issued two months ago by Supreme Court Judge Viran Molisa Trief regarding the expelled Aquana Resort owners; the court had ruled that the expulsion of the Brugger family from Vanuatu was illegal

The organization Women Against Crime and Corruption organized a consultation meeting of human rights defenders at the Golden Port in Port Vila

The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-risks Department has asked the PENAMA Provincial Government Council to relocate the manual weather station in Saratamata to another location for accurate and reliable data collection

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