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Vanuatu

Nadi squeezes into semis after draw

Ratu Viliame Toma was the toast for the Jetsetters this evening when he scored the equaliser against Suva that will see his team join pool 1 leaders Labasa in tomorrow’s semi-finals. The lanky defender gave his team something...

Schools and councils waste £300,000 on useless 'emotional literacy' course from faraway island in...

Tiny: The University of Action Learning based on South Pacific island Vanuatu has been stripped of educational status Schools and councils have wasted £300,000 allowing staff to study for a worthless qualification in 'emotional...

Lava lovers go dashing toward a rain of fire

Chasing volcanoes that look like they're about to erupt is not for fainthearted tourists. ADAM MAJENDIE / BLOOMBERG NEWS Volcano tours • John Seach organizes volcano visits for around $300 per day plus accommodation, depending...

The Perfect Energy Policy

Oct 10, 2008

By Holly MoellerOn Monday night, Kresge Auditorium was filled with good-natured banter, verbal pats on the back, smiles, and even a hug. It was hardly the atmosphere I’d expected from two senior advisors to the presidential...

Nigeria: Operators Join 22 Others to Source Alternate Power

MTN Nigeria and the Zain Group are among 25 GSM companies under the GSM Association now exploring renewable energy sources such as solar, wind or sustainable biofuels to power mobile networks. The project is targeted at...

Expanded NZ-Melanesia Partnerships Proposed At Summit

By Lisa Williams-Lahari in Wellington Friday: October 03, 2008 Left to Right - Vanuatu VANWODS John Salong, Auckland University's Professor Jane Kelsey, SPC's Sidney Suma, and Fiji's former Foreign Affairs Minister Kaliopate...

UNHCR rejects Papuans' resettlement plea

By PNG correspondent Steve Marshall The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it will not resettle more than 100 Papuan refugees living in Papua New Guinea to Vanuatu. The Papuan refugees crossed the border...

Timeline: Vanuatu

A chronology of key events: 1606 - European explorer Pedro Fernandez de Quiros leads an expedition to the islands naming them Terra Austrialis del Espiritu Santo. Tanna island in the south: Captain Cook was the first European...

Digicel launches network in Vanuatu

Mobile operator Digicel Pacific has launched in Vanuatu. The company was recently granted licences by the governments of Fiji and already has mobile operations in Samoa, Papua New Guinea and Tonga. With an initial investment of...

NZ official: Melanesian states still suffering

Sep 30, 2008

Corruption, disease and poverty threaten the futures of Melanesian countries that are home to 85 percent of Pacific Islands people, a top New Zealand official said Tuesday. The populations of Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the...

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