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VIMB Emerges as Premier Agent for Vanuatu Citizenship
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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May 28, 2025
Photo Courtesy of: VIMB PORT VILA, Vanuatu, May 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following a comprehensive review by the Government of Vanuatu into the operations of all Capital Investment Immigration Plan (CIIP) agents, VIMB Vanuatu has emerged as...
CNO Future Fund Relaunches as Vanuatu’s Gold Standard CIIP Option
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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May 27, 2025
Photo Courtesy of: VIMB PORT VILA, Vanuatu, May 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The CNO Future Fund has officially relaunched under Vanuatu’s revised Citizenship by Investment regulatory framework, reinforcing its role as the leading option under the...
U.S. Prepares to Expand Travel Ban, Targets Over Thirty Countries
MENAFN
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) The Trump administration is reportedly preparing a significant broadening of its travel restrictions, potentially barring entry from an additional 36 countries, according to a confidential memo from the US State Department. This memo,...
Samoa Legally Protects 30% and Sustainably Manages 100% of its Ocean
EIN Presswire
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June 13, 2025
Samoa becomes one of the first Pacific nations to legally protect 30% of its ocean, ahead of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference. APIA, CA, UNITED STATES, June 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Samoa became one of the first Pacific Island nations to adopt...
SigniFlow and Vodafone Vanuatu Unite to Deliver Affordable eSignature and Document Digitalisation Solutions
EIN Presswire
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March 25, 2025
SigniFlow partners with Vodafone Vanuatu to deliver secure, cost-effective eSignatures & document digitalisation, driving Vanuatu’s digital transformation. PORT VILA , VANUATU, March 26, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SigniFlow, a global leader in...
Trade and Environment Sustainability Agenda for the Pacific Highlighted at WTO Trade and Environment Week
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 16, 2024
The relationship between trade and the environment and how it can mutually support each other was discussed during the ‘Trade and Environment Sustainability Agenda for the Pacific’ side event held on 8 October at the 5th Trade and Environment Week...
ADB Provides $5 Million Grant for Vanuatu Earthquake Relief
Asian Development Bank
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December 24, 2024
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (24 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided $5 million in contingent disaster financing to support emergency relief efforts in Vanuatu following the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the capital Port...
Vanuatu taking next steps to reduce plastic pollution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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July 31, 2024
22 July 2024, Port Vila - In 2018, in Vanuatu’s bid to reduce waste and pollution in the river and marine environment, the nation implemented the first policy to outlaw the sale and distribution of certain single-use plastics – including plastic...
Vanuatu Launches the World's First Sustainable Citizenship Program
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 10, 2024
PORT VILA, VANUATU, July 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vanuatu launches the CIIP-CNO Future Fund, the world's first citizenship-by-investment program linked to environmental sustainability. The program offers citizenship and investment...
Vanuatu full steam ahead in managing container waste
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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July 10, 2024
10 July 2024, Port Vila - Vanuatu’s Department of Environment Protection and Conservation (DEPC) is serious about improving waste management in the country. Under the guidance of the Minister of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology and...
“Dispiriting, dangerous, anti-development” education and health cuts by nearly every country with World Bank and IMF loans
Oxfam
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October 21, 2024
94 percent of countries (94 out of 100 countries) with current World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans have cut vital investments in public education, health and social protection over the past two years, according to a new report...
Transformer les déchets en énergie – une autre voie vers l’économie circulaire
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 9, 2024
2 octobre 2024, Port Vila – Les dispositifs existants de transformation des déchets en énergie et la manière dont cela peut contribuer à une économie circulaire ont été discutées lors de l’atelier régional sur l’économie circulaire qui s’est tenu...
Turning waste into energy – a pathway to achieving circular economy
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 5, 2024
2 Oct 2024, Port Vila – The possibilities of turning waste into energy and how this can contribute to a circular economy were explored during the Regional Circular Economy workshop being held in Port Vila this week. Waste-to-Energy technologies...
Harnessing natural solutions to achieve sustainable development in Vanuatu
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 27, 2024
16 September 2024. Port Vila, Vanuatu - The importance of effectively harnessing the power of nature to help solve sustainable development challenges, such as climate change, food security and disaster risk reduction, was explored at the Aligning...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapon
Solomon Islands Government
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September 26, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapon Solomon Islands signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. at the margins of...
Solomon Islands and Vanuatu discuss International Shipping Registry
Solomon Islands Government
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September 24, 2024
Solomon Islands and Vanuatu discuss International Shipping Registry Hon Manasseh Maelanga and Hon. Marc Ati in Port Vila this week The Honourable Minister for Infrastructure Development, Manasseh Maelanga, held a productive meeting today with his...
ADB, Vanuatu Sign $16.5 Million Grant to Address Skills Shortages
Asian Development Bank
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September 16, 2024
PORT VILA, VANUATU (16 September 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu today signed a grant agreement of almost $16.5 million to help fund Vanuatu’s Supporting the Delivery of Skills Development...
ADB Supports Climate and Disaster Resilience in Vanuatu
Asian Development Bank
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September 6, 2024
PORT VILA, VANUATU (6 September 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) joined the Government of Vanuatu in a groundbreaking ceremony to start the construction of a multipurpose emergency shelter—a key component of the Greater Port Vila Urban...
BIEM initiative supports Vanuatu coastal communities and government ridge to reef ecosystems and fisheries by-catch projects
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 2, 2024
Sustainable use of coastal and marine biodiversity through improved management of ‘ridge to reef’ ecosystems and fisheries by-catch is the focus of the By-catch and Integrated Ecosystem Management (BIEM) Initiative project being implemented in...
GIS Training Enhances Data Analysis and Mapping Capacity in Vanuatu
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 2, 2024
The effective use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) helps drive informed decision making for sound environmental management through data analysis, mapping and enhanced research skills and innovation. This was highlighted at a GIS training...