カテゴリー: Vanuatu
A new documentary shows that while the health impacts of the pandemic have – so far – been largely avoided, the effects of isolation on families, communities, and livelihoods has been profound Faith, family, and a little bit of farming.The Pacific’s re…
The majority of the Pacific nation’s population won’t be immunised for another two years, government planning documents showCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDespite a tourism-dependent economy devastated by coronavirus shutdo…
Boats’ owner says holds of vessels were empty and allegations of illegal fishing are baselessThe captains of two Chinese fishing vessels accused of illegal fishing and carrying driftnets in Vanuatu waters face up to five years in prison and millions of…
Exclusive: Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and Nauru question whether to remain members amid bullying claimsLeaders of Micronesian countries are contemplating abandoning the Pacific Islands Forum altogether, after a fractious vote for a new s…
Global-Migrate accused of promoting access to travel document without the government’s authority, although advertisements ‘not unlawful in themselves’An international migration firm is being investigated for allegedly promoting access to the Vanuatu’s …
Crew on two vessels face further investigation in Pacific nation, a month after similar incident in PalauTwo Chinese fishing vessels have been detained by Vanuatu authorities amid allegations they were fishing illegally in the Pacific nation’s territor…
Conservationist on a remote Papua New Guinean island finds message from American girl thrown overboard more than 2,500km awayThis bottle was different. Glass, with its lid sealed tight, it contained a handful of rice grains and a few seashells. And a n…
Fourteen eminent signatories urge Canberra to commit to net-zero emissions by 2050Pacific leaders have condemned Australia’s Paris climate target as “one of the weakest”, urging Canberra to commit to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and abandon its Ky…
Vulnerable to cyclones, volcanoes and the impacts of climate change, the Pacific archipelago is using blockchain technology to provide aid money directly to families recovering from natural disastersThe most at-risk country on earth to natural disaster…
Singer-songwriter Tio Massing writes songs from a sprawling banyan tree, and says ‘I have to do something for this earth, and the next generation’Vanuatu singer-songwriter Tio Bang Massing writes from a place that few still remember.He tries to live th…
With little of the homemade Pacific brew available in Australia, prices have skyrocketed, and there’s been a spike in seizures at the borderThe questions are asked quietly, but urgently: “Kava, do you have any? Do you know where to get any? Have you he…
Police fire shots as crowds of demonstrators demand a vote on secession from IndonesiaUnrest has flared in the restive Indonesian region of Papua with police firing shots during a protest by hundreds of university students in the provincial capital, Ja…
Police fire shots as crowds of demonstrators demand a vote on secession from IndonesiaUnrest has flared in the restive Indonesian region of Papua with police firing shots during a protest by hundreds of university students in the provincial capital, Ja…
Economy devastated by Covid shutdowns and a destructive cyclone, but citizenships-for-sale are keeping the country afloatSurging demand for Vanuatu passports has driven an unexpected record surplus, funding Covid-19 bailout packages and cyclone recover…
While the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic has so far spared the Pacific, its economies are in free-fall, the region’s chief diplomat warnsBeyond the health and economic crises of Covid-19, the global pandemic has the potential to cause political instabi…