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CNO Future Fund Relaunches as Vanuatu’s Gold Standard CIIP Option
Photo Courtesy of: VIMB PORT VILA, Vanuatu, May 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The CNO Future Fund has officially relaunched under Vanuatu’s revised Citizenship by Investment regulatory framework, reinforcing its role as the leading option under the...

The Professor’s Collection Part One Reveals Rare Indigenous Artifacts at Auction
Objects gathered through decades of research and travel to be offered by Blue Box Auction Gallery NORFOLK, VA, UNITED STATES, June 23, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Blue Box Auction Gallery announces the release of The Professor’s Collection Part...

South Australian doctors head to Vanuatu in response to devastating earthquake
Release date: 22/12/24 Three SA Health staff will travel to Vanuatu as part of the Federal Government’s response to the tragic natural disaster that occurred in the country last week. Dr James Doube, a doctor based on Kangaroo Island, will head up...

GIS Training Enhances Data Analysis and Mapping Capacity in Vanuatu
The effective use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) helps drive informed decision making for sound environmental management through data analysis, mapping and enhanced research skills and innovation. This was highlighted at a GIS training...

Pacific Tourism Organisation and Vanuatu Tourism Office Collaborate on Data Analytics Capacity-Building Workshop in Port Vila
As the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) in-country visits continue, the SPTO team, in collaboration with the Vanuatu Tourism Office (VTO), was in Port Vila from July 1 to July 5 to conduct a week-long capacity-building workshop. The workshop...

Enhancing Vanuatu’s National Capacity for Sustainable Development
Vanuatu has taken a significant step towards enhancing environmental governance following a transformative week-long workshop on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and enhancing national development permitting processes in the country. Held...

Samoa Legally Protects 30% and Sustainably Manages 100% of its Ocean
Samoa becomes one of the first Pacific nations to legally protect 30% of its ocean, ahead of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference. APIA, CA, UNITED STATES, June 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Samoa became one of the first Pacific Island nations to adopt...

Solomon Airlines Reconnect Espiritu Santo with Direct Flights from Brisbane
International air services were re-connected to Santo today. The resumption of services is a badly needed shot in the arm for the tourism industry who are looking forward to getting back to business. “We know we live in a magnificent place, and we...

How Does Ghost Gear Affect Small Island Developing States?
In 2016, I first traveled to the island nation of Vanuatu with a mission: to understand the real-life impacts of ghost gear(abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear) on the local communities. When you look at Vanuatu’s remote location...

Spotlight on work to encourage behaviour change towards waste management
31 July 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu - Whether it is dealing with disposable diapers in Vanuatu, improving waste management in Solomon Islands or changing mindsets about how to dispose e-waste at the Ensisi Valley in Papua New Guinea (PNG), the work of...

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning’s Regular Press Conference on July 5, 2024
At the invitation of Premier Li Qiang of the State Council, Prime Minister Charlot Salwai of the Republic of Vanuatu will pay an official visit to China from July 7 to 12. At the invitation of Premier Li Qiang of the State Council, Prime Minister...

Forest and Nature Reserves encroachment can lead Taveuni into a crisis
The development of Taveuni’s agriculture has increasingly been at odds with the need to protect and conserve its natural environment. As encroachment into the Taveuni Forest Reserve and Ravilevu Nature Reserve for agricultural production of dalo...

Journalists from 14 Countries Conclude Tour of China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
BEIJING, Sept. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Journalists from 14 countries, including Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, and Fiji, concluded a six-day tour of China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on Monday. The visit, co-hosted by the China Public...

Press Statement by the Hon. Prime Minister: Fiame Naomi Mataafa at the Press Conference on the Progress of the Samoa CHOGM Preparations by the Samoa National Task Force chaired by the Prime Minister (TATTE – 3 September 2024)
SAMOA, September 3 - It is not very often that we gather to speak about the Commonwealth, but this year, we are bringing the Commonwealth to Samoa, and to our Blue Pacific continent. It is fitting therefore that we pay tribute to the Commonwealth...

Minister of Health and Chair of Parliamentary Health Committee attend 8th Asia Pacific Parliamentarian Forum on Global Health
Minister of Health and Chair of Parliamentary Health Committee attend 8th Asia Pacific Parliamentarian Forum on Global Health MP for East Honiara, the Hon Morris Toiraena, Chair of Solomon Islands Parliamentary Health Committee. PC: WHO Dr Sam...

Welcoming Remarks, Hon Minister, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Samoa, Pacific Preparatory Meeting of the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD Pre-COP16), September, SPREP, Apia Samoa
Director General of SPREP Permanent Secretary, Directors and CEOs Senior Government Officials Distinguished Delegates Ladies and Gentlemen Talofa lava and warm greetings to you all. It is my honour to welcome you to Samoa for the Pacific...

Continued Growth Projected for the Pacific, but Resilience still Needed — ADB
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (14 August 2024) — The Pacific is projected to grow by 3.3% in 2024 and 4.0% in 2025, but the need to build resilience continues, according to the latest issue of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Pacific Economic Monitor...

Welcoming Remarks by the Minister for Natural Resources, Environment and Lands Hon. Toeolesulusulu Cedric Pose Salesa Schuster at the PACIFIC PREPARATORY MEETING OF THE 16TH CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (CBD…
SAMOA, September 9 - 9 – 14 September 2024, at 9am, Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC) at SPREP Director General of SPREP, Permanent Secretary, Directors and CEOs, Senior Government Officials, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen,...

Remarks by Chargé d’Affaires Daniel Tarapacki at the Welcome Reception, U.S. Embassy Residence
SAMOA, September 11 - (September 12, 2024) Faafetai Chaplain Lt Col (Todd) Brown for the thoughtful word of encouragement. Your Highnesses, Head of State and Masiofo Your Excellency, Council of Deputies and your good lady Honorable Deputy Prime...

PRESS RELEASE – New Zealand supports Samoa to strengthen security and safety at Fale’olo International Airport and CHOGM venues
(Thursday 15 August 2024) In preparation for Samoa’s hosting of CHOGM in October, New Zealand has been working with the Government of Samoa to strengthen security measures, and to ensure the safety of CHOGM delegates and visitors. Today, at...