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Economy

Vanuatu Economy Grows 3.8% in 2024, Driven by Construction and Agriculture

The Vanuatu Bureau of Statistics has released preliminary GDP figures for 2024, showing that the economy continued to grow but at a slower pace...

PM Orders VCC to Submit Missing Grant Reports

The Government wants to see reports for all past grants provided to the Vanuatu Christian Council (VCC). Prime Minister Jotham Napat raised this concern...

SPLTA to Raise Membership Fee to VT7,000

The Shefa Public Land Transport Association (SPLTA) plans to increase its membership fee to VT 7,000 as part of a new plan to invest...

VFSC Releases First Risk Report to Tighten Control on Digital Finance Sector

The Vanuatu Financial Services Commission (VFSC) has taken a major step today to strengthen control over the digital finance sector. The VFSC has released a...

MIPU Celebrates First Women in Leadership Program Graduation

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Utilities (MIPU) has marked a historic milestone, celebrating the graduation of 20 participants from the first cohort of...

SOEs Ordered to Comply with New CGBE Law

A meeting between State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and the Commercial Investment Unit has made it clear that all SOEs must now comply with the new...

Government Approves Vt600 Million Road Rehabilitation for Seaside and Nambatu

The Government of Vanuatu has taken another major step toward improving urban infrastructure with the approval of a Vt600 million road rehabilitation contract for...

Vanuatu Expands Overseas Passport Enrolment Program

The Ministry of Internal Affairs, through the Department of Vanuatu Immigration and Passport Services, has confirmed that passport enrolment for Ni-Vanuatu citizens living overseas...

Validated Strategy & Policy Expected to Erase Banking Barriers for Industrial Hemp & Medical Cannabis

The validation of the Industrial Hemp and Medical Cannabis Strategy and Policy held today in Port Vila is expected to bring a sense of...

Biosecurity Reports Improved Importer Compliance Amid Border Checks

So far, non-compliance fees for 2025 have not increased significantly compared to the second quarter of 2024, indicating that importers are increasingly complying with...

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PHAMA Plus Ends After 15 Years Supporting Farmers

The PHAMA Plus Program is set to conclude in 2026 after 15 years of supporting Vanuatu’s agriculture sector, particularly in the kava and cocoa...

Interested Buyers Eye Historic L’Houstalet

Interest is growing in the purchase of L'Houstalet Restaurant, one of Port Vila’s most historic restaurants and the site linked to the signing celebrations...

VT6 Billion TamTam Cable Project Agreement Signed

An agreement worth VT6 billion was signed yesterday for Vanuatu’s second submarine cable, known as the TamTam Submarine Cable Project. The project is financed by...

PRV Targets 150,000 Coconut Trees by 2030

PRV Company in Malekula is set to roll out its first-ever five-year development plan in March 2026, beginning with a major coconut replanting program at...

Whooping Cough Cases Reach 795 as Health Ministry Confirms Seven Deaths

The Vanuatu Ministry of Health has confirmed a total of 795 whooping cough (pertussis) cases and seven deaths since the outbreak began last year...
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