PNG, Vanuatu Police Join Forces to Strengthen Pacific Crime-Fighting Capacity

The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) and the Vanuatu Police Force are strengthening their partnership through a new recruit training program aimed at building policing capacity and improving cooperation across the Pacific. Commissioner of Police …

Scanlan hat-trick seals Samoa’s win over Vanuatu

Hosts Samoa finished their OFC U-19 Men’s Championship campaign on a high note with a 3-1 win over Vanuatu, thanks to a second-half hat-trick from Lomitusi Scanlan. Scanlan scored three goals in the final 13 minutes of the match to help Samoa finish …

Vanuatu PM praises China's 'generous' NZ$155,000 donation for dual-disaster recovery

China has donated about VU$11 million (approximately NZ$155,000) to help Vanuatu's recovery efforts following the Ambae volcanic emergency and the weekend ferry disaster, the Vanuatu government says.In a statement on Wednesday night, the Vanuatu Prime …

Vanuatu: Where Fintech Has to Cross an Ocean

The following is a fintech and wider digital economic development view of the US Pacific territory of Vanuatu. In Vanuatu, the distance between a customer and their bank can involve more than a long drive. It might involve another island. The Pacific …

More than 30 missing after ferry sinks off Vanuatu

Wellington, Sep 15: A search in waters off the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu continued Monday for more than 30 people who officials said were missing after a passenger ferry sank. The MV Matui was travelling between the islands of Ambae and Santo with …

Questions after Vanuatu ferry tragedy, dozens missing

Vanuatu PM scraps UNGA trip as dozens remain missing after ferry disaster

Vanuatu's Prime Minister Jotham Napat has cancelled his trip to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) this week, as the search for survivors from the MV Matui continues.Napat was scheduled to lead Vanuatu's delegation to the 81st Session of …

Vanuatu MV Matui disaster exposes ferry safety system failings

The search area after the ferry disaster in Vanuatu has been extended, with some 30 passengers still missing. The Vanuatu government, which is under fire over the speed of its response, has said the operators of MV Matui appear to have ignored marine …

Vanuatu PM cancels UN trip after MV Matui tragedy

Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat has cancelled his planned trip to the United Nations General Assembly in New York as search and rescue operations continue following the MV Matui tragedy, with up to 30 people still unaccounted for. Napat and his …

Questions after Vanuatu ferry tragedy, dozens missing

Jotham Napat has cancelled a trip to the UN General Assembly to deal with the disaster. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS Questions are growing about a passenger ferry believed to have sunk off the coast of Vanuatu as rescuers search for more than 30 people …