Port Vila Central Market reopens
By Adorina Massing. The Port Vila Central Market officially reopened yesterday, Monday 28 July, following seven months of closure due to structural damage caused by...
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Gov’t secures VT2 billion Airbus deal
By Doddy Morris. Vanuatu’s controversial Airbus aircraft deal worth over VT2 billion has been revived following successful high-level negotiations in France, Prime...
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UN calls on Vanuatu to improve investment climate amid global downturn
Compiled by Doddy Morris. The Vanuatu Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (VFIPA) has welcomed a new global report urging countries like Vanuatu to take bold action...
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Gov’t to launch Port Vila CBD Concept Plan on July 28
The Government of Vanuatu, through the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MOIA), will officially launch the Port Vila Central Business District (CBD) Concept Plan on...
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Three Vanuatu climate entrepreneurs head to regional and global stages
Compiled by Adorina Massing. For the first time in Vanuatu, several entrepreneurs took part in the national final of the Climate Launchpad competition last week, part...
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Santo’s Millennium Cave showcased on new ‘Lukim Yu Wall’ at Port Vila Airport
By Doddy Morris. The Millennium Cave in Santo, one of Vanuatu’s most stunning natural attractions, is now featured on a new photo wall at Bauerfield International...
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Vanuatu leaders in France to strengthen ties, revisit Airbus deal
By Doddy Morris. Prime Minister (PM) Jotham Napat is leading a high-level delegation to France this week for important meetings aimed at strengthening the...
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Supreme Court orders liquidation of Etmat Bay Estate Ltd
By Terence Malapa. In a decision delivered by Justice Maree MacKenzie in the Supreme Court of Vanuatu, the company Etmat Bay Estate Limited has been placed into...
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We Create School builds creative futures in Vanuatu
Vanuatu is a far cry from Bolivia, but Bolivian fashion designer Vanessa Raquel Alvarado Camacho chose to start her creative business in this part of the world. Ms...
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Paradise Timber drives local jobs and sustainable supply
By Nicholas Mwai. What was once known as Veneer Logging has officially become Paradise Timber as of August last year, marking a new chapter under local ownership with...
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Handicraft mothers ready for cruise ship return
By Doddy Morris. The return of cruise ships to Port Vila early next month marks a fresh beginning for many mothers who used to sell Vanuatu Made products at the Haos...
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Port Vila prepares for cruise tourism comeback
By Ezra Toara & Kiranga Taufa. Port Vila is buzzing with preparations as the capital gets ready to receive its first cruise ship of the year—the Carnival...
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Dongoleowia Local Stringband Returns with Fourth Album, Ending 15-Year Silence Since 2010 Release
By Ezra Toara. After a 15-year break, Dongoleowia Local String Band (LSB) has officially returned with the release of its long-awaited fourth album, NCD. The popular...
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Aelan Chocolate draws global attention at Japan Expo
Compiled by Ezra Toara. Founder and owner of Aelan Chocolate, Sandrine Wallez, brought international attention to Vanuatu’s value-added products during her recent...
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‘Tourism is everyone’s business, get involved’: Lopez
By Ezra Toara & Kiranga Taufa. Seasoned local entrepreneur Adam Lopez has shared an inspiring perspective on how small businesses can help shape Vanuatu’s tourism...
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Commercial Agriculture Business Permit launching in Port Vila this Thursday
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) is preparing to launch the country’s first Commercial Agriculture Business Permit and Agriculture Export...
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Export Permit Programme to formalise agriculture: Minister
Compiled by Anita Roberts. The Commercial Agriculture and Export Permit Programme launched yesterday in Luganville, Santo, will transform agriculture by shifting it...
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Tove Foods sues Gov’t, VCBN and former GM for VT190M
By Doddy Morris. Tove Eats Limited, operating under the name Tove Foods, has filed a lawsuit totalling VT190 million against the Vanuatu Government, the Vanuatu...
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