Australian Foreign Minister Wong pledges to engage with Vanuatu over security pact

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia will meet Vanuatu halfway and address any concerns in a security pact between the two nations. Vanuatu’s new prime minister Sato Kilman said he believed the already signed pact would need to be reworked...

World Bank Appoints New Division Director For Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, And Vanuatu

Press Release – World Bank New Port Moresby based position to deepen partnership and accelerate development results. The World Bank has announced the appointment of Han Fraeters as the World Bank’s Division Director for Papua New Guinea, Solomon...

Pacific Island Forum leaders brief bank on vision

THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been briefed by Pacific Islands Forum leaders about the need for a shared vision of development for the region. ADB president Masato Kanda outlined in turn outlined to them key changes in how ADB partners with...

You Only Have Until 11PM Tonight to Score Virgin Australia Flights to Bali, Fiji, Vanuatu and More from $419 Return

If September weather still isn't hitting compared to a tropical holiday, then maybe it's time to book a short-haul flight with Virgin Australia's happy hour sale. From now until 11pm today (AEST), score international flights for as little as $419...

‘Trade is better than aid’: Australian investors make sweet returns in the Pacific

Private Australian finance is creating jobs for more than 1000 Solomon Islands workers through a major social enterprise that produces coconut and cocoa-based products that are sold locally and back in Australia. Kokonut Pacific SI turns 21 this...

'Groceries cheaper here': Sydney's financial gap year exodus

Sydney schoolteacher Hayley Reynolds always wanted to work overseas, but it was never meant to be long-term. After moving to the United Arab Emirates in 2020, the 38-year-old initially envisaged a two-year adventure of travel and living in a new...

Vanuatu official says they are training Africans in AI to solve economic and social problems

Prof Hugh Keku Aryee – Vanuatu Trade Commissioner to Ghana. Prof Hugh Keku Aryee, Vanuatu Trade Commissioner to Ghana, says the Commission is training a new generation of Africans in artificial intelligence to use technology in solving...

Vanuatu investigates citizenship applicants as Syrian’s approval is revoked

The head of Vanuatu’s Citizenship Commission says a Syrian national had his approval for citizenship revoked, and others are being investigated over concerns that international criminals are buying Vanuatu passports. It comes after The Guardian...

Vanuatu Trade Commissioner urges religious communities to care, protect God’s Creation 

By Patrick Ofoe Nudzi Accra, Sept. 15, GNA – Prof Hugh Keku Aryee, Vanuatu Trade Commissioner to Ghana, has called on religious communities, especially the Christian communities, to be faithful Stewards of God’s Creation, who care and protect it....

We train Africans in AI to solve economic, social problems – Vanuatu Trade Commissioner  

By Patrick Ofoe Nudzi Accra, Sept. 16, GNA – Prof Hugh Keku Aryee, Vanuatu Trade Commissioner to Ghana, says the Commission is training a new generation of Africans in artificial intelligence to use technology in solving environmental, economic...

Australian politicians to see aid in action amid health challenges and economic and climate pressures in Laos

A group of Australian parliamentarians has arrived in Laos to see first-hand how Australian-funded programs are helping communities adapt to health and development challenges. Hon Kate Thwaites MP, Andrew Wallace MP, Dai Le MP, Jodie Belyea MP and...

President Mahama applauds Gomoa Assin people for peaceful  Ahorbaa Kese festival

By J. K. Nabary, GNA Gomoa Assin (C/R), Sept. 16, GNA – Obirifo Ahunako Ahor Ankobia II, the Paramount Chief of Gomoa Assin Traditional Area and his people have been applauded for the peaceful celebration of the 2025 edition of the Ahorbaa Kese...

How two Utah companies became critical to international shipping overnight

In late July, an executive order from President Donald Trump sent the global postal world scrambling when he scrapped a 1938 law that allowed customers to skip paying import fees on packages valued under $800. With about a month’s warning, dozens...

Businesses request Yunus for LDC deferment to 2032

Leaders of the country's top 16 business chambers and trade bodies requested Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus to defer the LDC graduation for six more years considering the current situation of the economy. At present, there are some risks of...

Paedophile declares bankruptcy to avoid paying $1.4m in damages

A victim of convicted paedophile Maurice Van Ryn says a legal loophole that prevents victims from receiving compensation from their abusers if they declare bankruptcy needs to be closed. Edan van Haren was 14 when repeated sexual abuse began in...

Small Business: French technique meets Pacific passion with Coromandel Chocolate

I had a passion for chocolate growing up, but I actually studied law for four years. One of my best friends back home, his family owns a chocolate factory in Bordeaux with a really good reputation. We would work there over winter to finance surf...

Pacific nations care about survival and prosperity, not contests for influence

Australia’s engagement with the Pacific must be built on strategic empathy rather than transactional language. Otherwise, it risks overlooking the region’s core priorities: preserving the Pacific Way and confronting the existential threat of...

UN presses ahead with mission for a better world despite global headwinds

The Secretary-General’s annual report, released on Thursday ahead of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly’s yearly high-level session, offers a sobering yet resolute account of the Organization’s efforts in the face of mounting challenges....

Vanuatu warns Australia that expanding Woodside’s North West Shelf gas project could breach international ruling

CANBERRA (ABC) — Vanuatu’s climate minister has warned Australia that approving the extension of Woodside’s massive North West Shelf gas project could be in breach of a landmark International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on climate change, saying...

Vanuatu delays pact over Chinese funding concerns

Vanuatu is not yet ready to sign a security and economic treaty with Australia over concerns the bilateral pact could restrict the South Pacific island nation’s ability to secure infrastructure funding from a third country, Vanuatuan Prime...