Frank Karae embraces the moment in Vanuatu’s FIBA return

HONIARA (Solomon Islands) - Half Vanuatuan, half Solomon Islander, Frank Karae is no stranger to Honiara. But this time, he arrived not as a visitor, but as a competitor on an international level. Wearing the Vanuatu jersey, Karae's first game for...

Fiji men’s basketball team thrashes Vanuatu 123-61 in FIBA Melanesian Cup match

The Fiji men’s basketball team secured a commanding 123-61 victory over Vanuatu at the FIBA Melanesian Cup today. Tyrone McLennan finished the game with a competition-high 44 points, including an impressive seven three-pointers. Speaking during...

How an independent record store survived the waves of MP3 and streaming

Tucked away at the end of a Parramatta arcade is a record store that survived three decades of change, from the rise of digital music platforms to Sydney's second CBD being created around it. Digging through the archives, Beatdisc Records owner...

Vanuatu Kava exports reached VT5.3B last year

Vanuatu generated VT5.3 billion(US$43,523,273) in kava exports last year, a rise from VT4 billion(US$32,851,501) in 2023, and VT3.3 billion(US$27,099,924) in 2022. Kava has been the leading agricultural export since 2016. In 2024, kava made up...

Vanuatu runs tender for supply, installation of solar systems

A tender is open in Vanuatu to deliver eight solar water pump systems and 24 standalone solar PV systems. The deadline to submit expressions of interest is October 27. October 9, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Seiji Seiji/Unsplash The Global Green...

Vanuatu Basketball Fuelled by Heart and Hardship

PORT VILA (Vanuatu) – The Vanuatu men’s basketball team enters the 2025 FIBA Melanesian Cup ready to prove they belong on top. Being away from the competition has only made this team hungrier to face their opponents on the court. Vanuatu Men’s...

Vanuatu leads Pacific ocean protection as expedition sets sail

The National Geographic Pristine Seas (NGPS) team is leading a month-long expedition across Vanuatu’s waters, which aims to combine deep sea science with community knowledge to update the nation’s marine spatial plan. The project follows an...

Fears domestic Vanuatu politics could foil important security pact with Australia

Anxieties are growing in Canberra that a landmark security agreement between Australia and Vanuatu could stall in the Pacific nation’s parliament, with Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau facing increasing political blowback after signing the pact...

‘How he treated me was not okay’: second person jailed for ‘stealthing’ in the ACT

Rony Niatin, 37, has been handed a jail sentence by the ACT Supreme Court for ‘stealthing’. Photo: Michelle Kroll. CONTENT WARNING: This article refers to sexual assault. The second person to be sentenced for the crime of ‘stealthing’ in the ACT...

Vanuatu Hosts First-Ever Hague Academy Session in the Pacific

For the first time, the prestigious Hague Academy of International Law has brought its External Programme to the Pacific, with Vanuatu hosting the 46th session at the National University of Vanuatu (NUV). The week-long event welcome co-organised...

Vanuatu Ready to Make FIBA Women's Melanesian Cup Debut

PORT VILA (Vanuatu) – The Vanuatu women's team will debut at the 2025 FIBA Women's Melanesian Cup next week, and they’re proud to step into the spotlight and represent their home nation. They’re the unknown team, the team that no one can...

Director of Hong Kong-listed FSM Holdings resigns amid Cambodia allegations

Li Thet, executive director of Hong Kong-listed FSM Holdings, resigned after US authorities linked him to an alleged Cambodian cyber-scam operation. The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Li for...

38-member squad for MSG Cup

EIGHT players from Labasa and seven from Ba have been named in the extended 38-member Fiji national football squad for the upcoming MSG Prime Ministers Cup, which will be held in Papua New Guinea next month. The squad, announced by the Fiji...

Chinese FM spokesperson addresses question regarding Vanuatu reportedly seeking policing agreement with China, stresses co-op based on mutual respect

Guo Jiakun When responding to a question regarding report that Vanuatu's Minister of Internal Affairs Andrew Napuat stating that Vanuatu is seeking a formal policing and security agreement with China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo...

Daltron opens one-stop shop in UPNG’s medfac

THE WR Carpenters Group of Companies’ subsidiary Daltron is opening a one-stop shop in the University of Papua New Guinea medical faculty campus. This shop will serve students, lecturers and the community at the Three-Mile campus. Daltron is an...

A local’s guide to Vanuatu

Vanuatu resident and Australian expat Joel Slattery has been living on Moso Island for a decade, running his boutique resort The Moso along with co-owner Antoun Jabbour. After packing up his life in Sydney to become a hotelier in paradise,...

Youth Explore Green Jobs Pathways in Vanuatu through UNDP’s VGET Project Workshop

Vanuatu open to signing deal with Australia but will not be…

Vanuatu remains open to signing a wide-ranging deal with Australia but must assert its sovereignty and will not be subject to pressure or “bullying” from larger countries, the country’s internal affairs minister, Andrew Napuat, said. Australia...

Vanuatu open to signing deal with Australia but will not be subject to ‘bullying’ from larger countries

Vanuatu remains open to signing a wide-ranging deal with Australia but must assert its sovereignty and will not be subject to pressure or “bullying” from larger countries, the country’s internal affairs minister, Andrew Napuat, said. Australia...

Very strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Coral Sea, 16 km northwest of Pentecost Island, Penama Province, Vanuatu, on Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025, at 09:36 am (GMT +11) - information

Date and Time Mag Depth Distance Location Details Map Oct 3, 01:00 am (GMT +11) 5.0 151 km 97 km (60 mi) to the NW 39 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu I FELT IT - 2 reports Info Sep 26, 01:41 pm (Efate) 4.6 136 km 28 km (17 mi) to the W 76 km NE of...