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Aoba Volcanic Ash Advisory: ash plume to 15,000 ft (4,600 m) as of Aug 27, 14:13 UTC
Explosive activity continues. The Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Wellington warned of a volcanic ash plum…
Efate passengers face new bus fares
Passengers travelling by bus around Efate will face a new fare structure from 1 September 2026, with fares inc…
Mavuku Tokona George Bice with Kira Taufa |25.08.26
Mavuku Tokona with Tallis Obed Moses Former President of Vanuatu | 19.08.26
Ashfall contaminates water supplies in Lolowai
Unexpected overnight volcanic ashfall has caught residents in Lolowai, Ambae, off guard, contaminating rainwat…
New polling stations help speed up voting in Port Vila
Voters have thanked the Vanuatu Electoral Office (VEO) for introducing additional polling stations for the 202…
MALFB pushes commercial farming and new markets
Young surfer heads to world championship
Vanuatu women's team prepare for MSG PM Cup
ATR out for maintenance, Solomon Airlines covers Santo
Air Vanuatu’s ATR 72-600 is currently in Cairns for a scheduled engine change, while Solomon Airlines has been…
Chinese Gov’t funds 14 ni-Vanuatu students for Shanghai University
Fourteen ni-Vanuatu students are preparing to leave for China to begin their studies at the university of Shan…
Labour Department calls on disengaged workers to reconnect
The Vanuatu Department of Labour (DOL) is urging Ni-Vanuatu workers who have disengaged from overseas labour m…
Port Vila Municipal election underway
Voters across Port Vila are heading to polling stations today, Tuesday, August 25, to elect representatives to…
Vanuatu, PNG prosecutors forge closer ties
The Public Prosecutor’s Office of Vanuatu and its Papua New Guinea (PNG) counterpart have signed a Memorandum …
Gov’t reaffirms One-China Policy
The Opposition is calling on the Government to publicly reaffirm Vanuatu’s One-China policy ahead of the Pacif…
Team Penama arrives for National Para Championship
U-19 national squad departs for OFC Championship
Vanuatu’s U-19 men’s football squad departed Port Vila yesterday for Apia, Samoa, where they will compete in t…
Kava shortage leaves Port Vila bars short as Santo farmers pull out
Kava shortages in Port Vila are becoming more frequent, with Santo farmers threatening to stop supplying the c…
Vanuatu Daily Post Issue 7608
Vanuatu Business Review Issue 109
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ReGor Express rolls out online transport service
Vanuatu is taking a major step toward digital transport services following the official launch of ReGor Expres…
Air Vanuatu Boosts New Zealand Flights via Solomon Airlines Partnership
Air Vanuatu, the national airline, has revealed an expansion to its flight schedules connecting New Zealand th…
Aoba Volcanic Ash Advisory: ash plume to 10,000 ft (3,000 m) as of 26 Aug 2026, 11:25 UTC
An ongoing eruption at Aoba was observed with an ash plume reaching 10,000 ft (3,000 m) at 11:25 UTC on 26 Aug…
Aoba Volcanic Ash Advisory: ash plume observed as of 04:41 UTC
Satellite image of Aoba volcano on 26 Aug 2026 An eruption was reported at Aoba on 25 August 2026 at 09:40 UTC…
Two election applicants rejected
Of the 56 names submitted to contest the Port Vila Municipal Election tomorrow (Wednesday), two were rejected …
South Sea Cargo charges VT10,000 per ‘parachute bag’ of kava
South Sea Cargo (SSC) says farmers can transport a large bag of kava from the islands to Port Vila for VT10,00…
MoET says Indonesia student ceremony was not official
The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) says a recent ceremony involving students preparing to travel to…
24-year-old jailed for assault on pregnant wife after stillbirth
A 24-year-old Fanafo man, Harold Visvis, has been sentenced to 30 months and 22 days in prison after pleading …
Mavuku Tokona Hilaire Bule with Nicholas Mwai | 18.08.26
Businesses to learn benefits of certification
Police to provide security as Port Vila goes to polls
Police will be deployed across Port Vila tomorrow as voters head to polling stations for the 2026 Port Vila Mu…
How Vanuatu women became the voice their communities needed
The story of how four Australia Awards WLI Alumni in Vanuatu turned a workshop they attended into a movement t…
Tari draws on six years in China to advise new scholars
Fourteen Ni-Vanuatu students preparing to begin university studies in China have been urged to embrace the cha…
Taekwondo instructor calls for prevention amid safety concerns
Unsuitable court condition delay PVNA matches
Surfers return to World Junior Championship
Vanuatu’s young surfers are heading back to the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Junior Surfing C…
Malekula mother targets VT1M from watermelon harvest
Ngwele questions VT1B shift from Pekoa to Port Vila roads
Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ambae, Jay Ngwele, has called on MPs from no…
Minimum Wage review underway, TLAC begins assessment
Vanuatu’s minimum wage is under review, with the country’s Tripartite Labour Advisory Council (TLAC) beginning…
EU and Vanuatu continue dialogue on citizenship scheme risks
The European Union (EU) and the Government of Vanuatu remain engaged in dialogue over risks associated with ci…