Contract for World’s first SMART cable establishment signed
A contract has been signed for the establishment of the world’s first Sensor Monitoring and Reliable Telecommunications (SMART) cable connecting Vanuatu and New...
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Frequent power cuts affecting businesses, hospital services on Tanna
By Anita Roberts. A successful businessman on Tanna, Bill Iapson, has urged the Government to look into the reliability of VanPawa, a subsidiary of the Vanuatu...
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Implementation of 2-year-old National Music Policy delayed by lack of funds
By Sabrina Tabi. Stakeholders, musicians, and local artists in Vanuatu are expressing growing concerns over the apparent inaction of the Department of Industry (DoI),...
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Titan FX Interns: Meet the next generation of knowledge workers
Titan FX, the largest employer in Vanuatu’s budding financial technology sector, is training the next generation of homegrown knowledge workers by offering one- to...
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Vanuatu entrepreneurs embrace E-commerce revolution
By Ezra Toara. 25 Ni-Vanuatu entrepreneurs have participated in an E-commerce training course, which unite Pacific entrepreneurs from Samoa, Tuvalu and Vanuatu last...
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Lew heads Air Vanuatu Board
By Anita Roberts. A new board for the Air Vanuatu appointed following the formation of the Government led by Charlot Salwai is chaired by businessman Alain Lew. This...
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Price awareness session targets efforts to promote fair trade and combat NCDs
By Sabrina Tabi. An awareness session was held by the Port Vila City Council (PVCC), and Price Monitoring and Consumers Affairs (PMCA), which turned out to be more of...
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P&O Cruises to hire more Vanuatu workers
The P&O team will be actively seeking candidates for important positions in Port Vila, such as Housekeeping, F&B, Galley, and Reception on February 6, 2024....
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Pikinini Bar revolutionises healthy living and local economy
By Doddy Morris. The newly established Pikinini Bar, situated at the Waterfall Kava Bar in Fatumaru Bay, has processed 400 pineapples and coconuts in just four days...
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Australian businessman found dead in Vanuatu residence
By Doddy Morris. An expatriate was discovered dead in his residence on January 8, 2023. The deceased was identified as Paul Richard Derrick, an Australian and the...
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Chuan Store introduces first-of-its-kind vending machine
By Matthew Kensen Chuan Store Vanuatu has unveiled its first vending machine in Port Vila. The innovative initiative, is a move towards enhancing customer convenience...
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VNPF achieves VT3B retirement fund contributions target
By Anita Roberts. The Vanuatu National Provident Fund (VNPF) achieved its retirement fund contributions target last year, collecting VT3 billion from employers for...
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VBoS Business Survey advances to Second Phase
By Sabrina Tabi. The Vanuatu Bureau of Statistics (VBoS) has shifted gears into the second phase of its Business Survey, initiated in November last year, focusing on...
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Value addition of oil into lotion and soap training for Malekula villagers
By Glenda Willie. A local business owner named Victorine Carlot, who runs a small business called Victorine Vanuatu Coconut Oil (VVCO), is currently in Norsup,...
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Port Vila Market vendors worried over use of electronic scales
By Sabrina Tabi. Vendors at the Port Vila Municipal Market are raising worries about the newly introduced electronic scales, which have been used at the main market...
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Kalosil heads new Air Vanuatu Board
By Anita Roberts. A new Air Vanuatu Board has been appointed, following the formation of the new Government to steer the company and ensure it meets the needs of its...
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BSP Committed to Local Communities
Bank South Pacific (BSP) Financial Group Limited has again demonstrated its commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of the residents of Vanuatu by...
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Small Business Success: Lepsu Organic Expands into Port Vila Market
Santo-based businessman Odil Soksok has expanded his business by traveling to Port Vila to meet the market demand. Mr. Soksok is the Owner of Lepsu Organic and is...
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