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Temotu Province Strengthens Regional Cooperation with Torba Province of Vanuatu

By Alfred Pagepitu The Premier of Temotu Province, Hon. Stanley Tehiahua visited Port Vila, Vanuatu, earlier this month where he met with the President of Torba Province, Edgar Haward.

25 Aug 2025

MSG
MSG Prime Minister’s Cup 2024 to Observe Minute of Silence for Vanuatu Earthquake Victims
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the MSG Prime Minister’s Cup 2024 has announced that all matches scheduled for Day 4 today (Wednesday 18 December) of the tournament will begin with a minute of silence to honor the recent earthquake victims in Vanuatu.
18 Dec 2024
Aviation
Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade signs new Air Service Agreement with Vanuatu.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon Peter Shanel Agovaka signed a Memorandum of Understanding with his Vanuatu counterpart Hon. Matai Seremaiah Nawalu, on a timebound Air Services between the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
9 Aug 2024
Independence
Vanuatu-Honiara Community celebrates Independence Day
By Alex Dadamu The Vanuatu community in Honiara celebrated Vanuatu’s 44th Independence Anniversary today at the National Auditorium. The colorful and lively event brought together ni-Vanuatuans in the country, along with friends and supporters.
30 Jul 2024
Breaking News
Vanuatu marks 40th Independence Anniversary
Vanuatu nationals working and residing in the country have celebrated its 40th Independence Anniversary over the weekend. The Vanuatu-Solomons community has expressed gratitude towards the Government and people of Solomon Islands.
4 Aug 2020
Health
Nurses discuss possible deployment to Vanuatu
Senior executives from the Ministry of Health and Medical Services will meet this Friday to discuss issues surrounding the recruitment of Solomon Islands nurses to work in Vanuatu.
29 Aug 2018
Fiji
MSG LEADERS HAVE GREAT RESPONSIBILITIES
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Chair, Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare says leaders of MSG countries have a ‘greater’ responsibility to ensure their decisions have positive impacts on the lives of their citizens.
18 Jan 2017
MSG
PRIME MINISTER IN PORT VILA ON MSG CAPITAL TOUR
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare has arrived in Port Vila last night from Brisbane, Australia, where he transited en route to the Vanuatu capital. The government confirms the Prime Minister is in Vanuatu for the first leg of his second MSG (Melanesian Spearhead Group) capitals’ visit in his…
17 Jan 2017
Government
PM SOGAVARE LEFT FOR PORT VILA ON TREATY SIGNING
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare will leave for Port Vila tomorrow in his capacity as Chair of the Melanesian Spearhead Group to visit the MSG Secretariat and to sign a historic Maritime Treaty with the Vanuatu Government.
2 Oct 2016
Fiji
MSG LEADERS DEFERRED TALKS ON WEST PAPUA’s MSG APPLICATION
Melanesian Spearhead Group Leaders have ‘deferred’ deliberations on the United Liberation Movement for West Papua’s application for full membership, a decision attributed to legal wording issues. MSG Chair, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare announced late this evening. Mr.
14 Jul 2016
Education
CONCERNED PARENT CALLED ON NTU TO SETTLE STUDENT ALLOWANCES
A concerned parent has called on responsible authorities to quickly settle the outstanding allowances of 13 students who are studying at the University of the South Pacific’s Emalus Campus in Vanuatu.
16 Apr 2016
Education
2017-2018 J. WILLIAMS FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIPS OPEN
The U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby has announced applications for the 2017-2018 J. William Fulbright Graduate Scholarship Program for citizens of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.
11 Apr 2016
Government
MSG CHAIR CONGRATULATED NEW VANUATU PM
Prime Minister and Chair of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG), Hon. Manasseh Sogavare has congratulated the newly-elected Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu, Hon. Charlot Salwai. A statement from the Prime Minister’s office says Sogavare has expressed great pleasure and gratitude to Hon.
13 Feb 2016
Disaster
RSIPV LATA RETURNS AFTER HELPING VANUATU
The Patrol boat Lata has returned to the country after assisting in Vanuatu’s National general Elections last month. The boat left the country 12th last month with a team from the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force upon request by the Vanuatu Government The team assisted the Vanuatu Police with…
5 Feb 2016
Airlines
AIRLINES TO OPERATE VILA ROUTE AS NORMAL
Solomon Airlines has announced it will continue to operate its services to and from Port Vila as normal. In a statement, General Manager Operations and Commercial, Gus Kraus said they have conducted an immediate review of the airport’s runway and concluded that conditions were safe from a flight…
27 Jan 2016
Australia
AUSTRALIA & SOLOMONS PROVIDE NAVAL ASSISTANCE TO VANUATU
Australia and Solomon Islands will be providing naval assistance to Vanuatu for its national election this Friday. Early this month, the Royal Solomon Islands Police Vessel Lata and crew departed Honiara for Port Vila.
19 Jan 2016
Elections
SIR FRANCIS LEFT FOR VANUATU SNAP ELECTIONS
Head of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Observer Mission to the Vanuatu snap elections, Sir Francis Billy Hilly has left for Vanuatu yesterday ahead of the polling date.
15 Jan 2016
Elections
RSIPF TEAM TO VANUATU ON SNAP ELECTIONS
A team from the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force has left for Port Vila, Vanuatu, to assist with the country’s upcoming Snap Elections next week. The officers left on board the Patrol Boat Lata Monday this week at the request of the Vanuatu Government.
15 Jan 2016
Election Observers
BILLY HILLY HEADS MSG OBSERVER MISSION TO VANUATU
A former Solomon Islands Parliamentarian and Prime Minister, Sir Francis Billy Hilly, has been appointed to head the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Observer Mission to Vanuatu’s Snap Elections scheduled for 22 January 2016.
8 Jan 2016
Aviation
VANUATU-SOLOMONS AIR SERVICE AGREEMENT RENEWED
A Vanuatu delegation has visited Honiara for a meeting with their Solomon Islands counterpart regarding a review and renewed agreement for a new Air Service Agreement (ASA) and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two countries.
3 Jan 2016