Vanuatu Trade Commission Ghana delegation calls on Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament

A delegation from the Vanuatu Trade Commission Ghana, led by H.E. Prof. Hugh Keku Aryee, Vanuatu Trade Commissioner to Ghana, paid a courtesy call on Hon. Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, at the Speaker’s Conference Hall. The …

NZ High Commission in Vanuatu gets de-commissioned

New Zealand’s largest demolition contractor in the clean-up after Vanuatu’s December earthquakes. Ward has teamed up with local contractor Pierre Brunet. Ward Demolition, the country’s largest demolition contractor, says it’s set up a joint venture with …

'Future of planet' at stake in ICJ hearings, Vanuatu representative says

The hearings on climate change at the International Court of Justice will determine the fate of the planet and vulnerable countries, said Vanuatu's representative for climate change on Monday. "The outcome of these proceedings will reverberate …

Vanuatu election: One woman secures seat in new parliament amid five-party coalition govt

Vanuatu's snap election has resulted in former Deputy Prime Minister Jotham Napat's party winning the most seats. However, those seats are still short of a majority. Only one woman, Marie Louise Milne, secured a seat, making Port Vila's deputy …

Recognition for keeping Vanuatu connected

Department of Defence Australia Day A quick-thinking and tenacious signals officer has been awarded a Conspicuous Service Medal for her work leading a team to deliver the Vanuatu Government National Emergency Radio Network (VGNERN). Captain Natasha Kirkham …

2025 Vanuatu official election results: Solitary woman elected to 52-member parliament

Vanuatu elections 2025. Photo: RNZ Pacific / Koroi Hawkins Against all odds one woman has secured a seat in Vanuatu's 52-member parliament. Marie Louis Paulette Milne, one of only seven women among 216 election candidates, secured 1227 votes to pip …

Vanuatu Trade Commission Delegation Engages with Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament.

By Rukayatu Musah A delegation from the Vanuatu Trade Commission Ghana, led by the Trade Commissioner to Ghana, Prof. Hugh Keku Aryee, has paid a courtesy call on Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, at the Speaker’s Conference …

Five-way coalition likely in Vanuatu, just one woman MP

Five-way coalition likely in Vanuatu, just one woman MP

However, in closed-door negotiations since the poll, the group has won the support of the Vanua'aku Party, with seven seats, and the Eagle Group, with six seats, to form a five-way coalition of 32 MPs.

NSW minister admits use of ministerial car for 'long lunch' inappropriate

NSW Transport Minister Jo Haylen has agreed to pay back the cost of a taxpayer-funded car and driver she used to travel to a private "long lunch" in the Hunter Valley with friends on the Australia Day long weekend.  According to the official log …