Vanuatu
‘Chilling’: Vanuatu libel bill prompts fears for free speech
Bill placing libel under criminal rather than civil law could see journalists jailed for three years for ‘misleading’ content
Lyndal Rowlands
29, Apr, 2021 @2:27 AM
‘His spirit lives on’: Vanuatu’s Tanna island mourns Prince Philip as its own
Villagers believe Duke of Edinburgh was born on Tanna and left it to woo and wed the Queen
Dan McGarry on Tanna
14, Apr, 2021 @12:08 AM
Prince Philip: the unlikely but willing Pacific deity
Cargo-worshipping sect on Tanna in Vanuatu revered Duke of Edinburgh as the pale-skinned son of an ancient spirit
Caroline Davies
10, Apr, 2021 @1:19 PM
Deserted islands: Pacific resorts struggle to survive a year without tourists
Algae-filled pools and shuttered hotel windows are a reminder that Covid-19 is not just a public health problem
Dan McGarry in Port Vila, Sheldon Chanel in Suva, Emmanuel Samoglou in Rarotonga
02, Apr, 2021 @9:30 PM
Sea of resilience: how the Pacific fought against Covid
A new documentary shows that while the health impacts of the pandemic have - so far - been largely avoided, the effects of isolation on families, communities, and livelihoods has been profound
Ben Doherty, Pacific Editor
12, Mar, 2021 @7:00 PM
Vanuatu coronavirus vaccine rollout to take until end of 2023
The majority of the Pacific nation’s population won’t be immunised for another two years, government planning documents show
Dan McGarry in Port Vila
25, Feb, 2021 @11:38 PM
Chinese fishing captains face jail, big fines for alleged illegal fishing in Vanuatu
Boats’ owner says holds of vessels were empty and allegations of illegal fishing are baseless
Dan McGarry in Port Vila
16, Feb, 2021 @7:00 PM
Future of Pacific Islands Forum in doubt as Palau walks out
Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and Nauru had questioned whether to remain members amid bullying claims
Bernadette Carreon in Koror and Ben Doherty Pacific editor
05, Feb, 2021 @12:45 AM
Migration firm investigated over ads promising Vanuatu passports
Global-Migrate accused of promoting access to travel document without the government’s authority, although advertisements ‘not unlawful in themselves’
Ben Doherty Pacific editor
03, Feb, 2021 @7:00 PM
Chinese vessels detained by Vanuatu, accused of fishing illegally
Crew on two vessels face further investigation in Pacific nation, a month after similar incident in Palau
Dan McGarry in Port Vila and Ben Doherty Pacific Editor
25, Jan, 2021 @7:00 PM
'A memory bobbing around the ocean': message in a bottle found after two years
Conservationist on a remote Papua New Guinean island finds message from American girl thrown overboard more than 2,500km away
Lyanne Togiba in Port Moresby
14, Jan, 2021 @12:07 AM
Pacific leaders condemn Australia's 'weak' climate target in open letter to Scott Morrison
Fourteen eminent signatories urge Canberra to commit to net-zero emissions by 2050
Ben Doherty Pacific Editor
01, Dec, 2020 @4:12 AM
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