48-YEAR-OLD PRICE CONTROL ACT TO BE REPEALED
By Mavuku Tokona. The Price Control Bureau (PCB) intends to repeal the antiquated 1974 Price Control Act that was established during the condominium era with the...
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An Agency for Unemployed Graduates
By Josepheen Tarianga. Over 75 students attended the first registration of the newly established Van Graduate Recruitment Agency (VGRA). Aurelien Leye and Ernest...
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GOV’T EYES MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE
The Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) is against the decision to have private sector employees receive a severance pay at the rate of two months’...
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Vanuatu becomes 10th country to ratify Pacer Plus Agreement
Ratifying the PACER PLUS Agreement has made Vanuatu the 10th Pacific country to endorse the Agreement. Other countries that ratified the agreement include Australia,...
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Santo Tourism Association looks forward to resumption of international flights
By Jason Abel. The Santo Tourism Association (STA) is looking forward to the recommencement of international flights, particularly from Brisbane, Australia to Pekoa...
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Better homes, more productive workers
Titan FX has entered into a partnership with the National Bank of Vanuatu (NBV) to establish a Housing Support Program for its local employees. As Vanuatu’s leading...
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Vodafone to provide internet to USP, NUV, SOE
Vodafone now replaces Interchange Ltd in providing internet connectivity to the University of the South Pacific (USP), National University of Vanuatu (NUV) and the...
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Call for nationwide consultation on proposed severance pay increase for private sector
By Jason Abel. Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce (VCCI) President, Antoine Boudier, believes a nationwide consultation on the proposed increase of private sector severance...
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Over 200 locals engaged in VT4 Billion VMF Project
By Hilaire Bule. The Cook and Tiroas Barracks Redevelopment project reflects the growing relationship between Vanuatu and Australia. Prime Minister Bob Loughman, who...
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EU TO ASSIST VANUATU OUT OF SUSPENSION
By Mavuku Tokona. A European Official under the Council of the European Union (EU) has confirmed that Vanuatu is the only country in the Pacific that has had its visa...
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Diesel price increases in 2 months
Vehicle owners, drivers and the public will expect another increase in the price of diesel starting today, Thursday May 26. The price will increase from VT183 per...
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Hospitality Industry lacking skilled workers
By Josepheen Tarianga. Hospitality businesses are at different stages of staffing in preparation for the border reopening because seasonal work has taken able bodied...
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Push for a total marine ban in Port Vila harbour
By Anita Roberts. The local business community wants a 20-year marine ban to be imposed at the Port Vila harbour, to protect marine life and conserve ecosystem. The...
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Port Vila returning to normal
By Len Garae. In the same way that the world has been gripped by the deadly impact of the Coronavirus for which the President of America, Joe Biden, paid respect for...
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APTC hosts successful GEDSI Forum
By Josepheen Tarianga. The Australian Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) in Vanuatu hosted its first Gender Equality, Disability and Social inclusion (GEDSI)workshop...
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VT7B Pekoa Airport Runway Extension
By Anita Roberts. The runway of the Pekoa Airport on Santo will be upgraded to a Code E status, to allow larger aircrafts to fly in and out, and to make it accessible...
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The challenge to replace skilled tourism workers
By Charles Hakwa. As Vanuatu loses more and more of its skilled workers from the tourism industry to seasonal work in Australia and New Zealand, the Government has...
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Developing your small businesses sustainably: No one reaches their goals alone
Small and medium size businesses are the backbone of all Pacific Island cultures – without them the economy would not survive or thrive. In this series I look at...
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