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Aho Baa Kɛse Festival: Vanuatu Trade Commissioner champions culture and development in Gomoa Assin
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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September 4, 2025
By Gloria Anderson Rich tradition, unity, and cultural pride were on full display in Gomoa Assin as the Chiefs and people marked the grand Aho Baa Kɛse Festival, chaired by Vanuatu’s Trade Commissioner to Ghana, H.E. Amb. Prof. Hugh Keku Aryee....
Vanuatu Named Fastest Citizenship-by-Investment Program in 2025 as Global Demand for Second Passports Rises
Justice News Flash
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September 1, 2025
In a year where mobility, compliance, and economic diversification continue to dominate global conversations, citizenship-by-investment programs have once again emerged as focal points for individuals and families seeking greater international...
Vanuatu Trade Commission champions digital future with AI focus for education at GNAPS conference
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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September 1, 2025
By: Gloria Anderson The Vanuatu Trade Commission Ghana has thrown its weight behind Africa’s digital future, spotlighting Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a catalyst for educational and economic transformation. Delivering the keynote address at the...
Heroism and heartbreak: Two AFP officers receive bravery awards for conduct during 2024 Vanuatu earthquake
The National Tribune
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September 4, 2025
Two AFP officers last night (3 September, 2025) received National Bravery Awards for running into the fray amidst the chaos following the 7.3 magnitude earthquake which hit Vanuatu in December, 2024. AFP Sergeant Aaron Cox and Inspector Peter...
Many Pacific Islanders lack access to clean water, sanitation
Solomon Star
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August 28, 2025
A staggering number of Pacific Islanders continue to face water and sanitation challenges, according to the Communiqué issued at the conclusion of the 9th Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministerial (PWWM) Forum held in Honiara from 25–26 August...
The world’s fastest growing destinations – and the ones we’re avoiding
WAtoday
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September 3, 2025
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Conference marksspirit of tripartism
The Fiji Times
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September 4, 2025
The inaugural Pacific Regional Tripartite Conference was officially opened on Monday by the Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka at the Crowne Plaza Resort in Wailoaloa, Nadi. The event coincided with the 50th anniversary of the International Labour...
UN top slavery expert concerned with treatment of PALM scheme workers in Australia
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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September 3, 2025
The United Nations top slavery expert is calling on the Australian Government to do more to protect the rights of Pacific seasonal workers in the country. Special Rapporteur on slavery Professor Tomoya Obokata travelled to Australia last November...
Community And Hospitality At Heart Of PNG Welcome
The National Tribune
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September 4, 2025
Papua New Guinea (PNG) has hosted a welcome barbecue near HMAS Choules, inviting Australian Defence Force personnel and international partners as part of the lead-up to the nation’s 50th Anniversary of Independence (PNG50). The barbecue brought...
Meet the former Kildare TD and senator who's turned to baking bread
KildareLive
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September 3, 2025
You might assume that the arrival of Anthony Lawlor at the Naas Country Market (NCM) is merely the latest local manifestation of the drift away from consuming produce made in factories. But, you’d be wrong. Because there is, in fact, a linear...
FAQ: What International Students Should Know About Trump’s Travel Ban
WTOP - District Columbia
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September 3, 2025
Some prospective and current international students have reconsidered or altered their U.S. higher education plans for this academic year after… Some prospective and current international students have reconsidered or altered their U.S. higher...
The Pacific war and the myth of liberation 80 years on
Solidarity
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September 3, 2025
Eighty years after the end of the Second World War imperialist tensions are again rising in the Pacific, with Australia boosting its military spending by hundreds of billions of dollars to acquire nuclear submarines for a US-led war on China. The...
Three Men Detained After Vanuatu’s Largest Cocaine Haul Since 2013
OCCRP
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September 2, 2025
Vanuatu authorities seized 450 kilograms of cocaine from a yacht in the country’s biggest drug bust in more than a decade, officials said Tuesday. Internal Affairs Minister Andrew Napuat told reporters that three men—two Turkish citizens and one...
A Credibility Test: Will the U.S. Stand by the Pacific Islands Region Amid Its Exclusion?
Asia Society
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August 27, 2025
Scheduled for September in the Solomon Islands, the 2025 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting was expected to serve as a key test for U.S.-Pacific Islands relations. However, recent developments indicate that the U.S.—along with China and...
Tariff tensions: Pacific islands brace for impacts of Trump policy
The Pacific Island Times
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August 27, 2025
While Pacific island nations are not directly tied to high-volume manufacturing exports, economic volatility across the Asia-Pacific region poses indirect threats that are difficult to ignore. “For most Pacific Island countries, the direct effects...
Pacific leaders’ endorsement for ICJ advisory opinion bid must spur global groundswell
Pacific News Service
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The support from Pacific leaders for an advisory opinion on climate change from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is welcomed and must begin a global groundswell of support ahead of the UN General Assembly in September, The Civil Society...
Free TV Australia extends partnership with Football Australia for greater Pacific broadcasting
Mumbrella
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September 3, 2025
Free TV Australia and Football Australia have extended their partnership to broadcast “matches across the Pacific through PacificAus TV”. Football Australia and Free TV Australia have extended their partnership to distribute matches across the...
SHIPPING TIMES | Uto ni Yalo sails to Honiara for Pacific Islands Forum meet
The Fiji Times
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August 27, 2025
The Uto ni Yalo voyaging canoe, with a regional crew from Oceania, has left Suva for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM) in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Upon reaching Temotu, the crew will accompany the Taumako TePuke canoe to Honiara,...
iBASIS Acquires Global Voice, IPX and Messaging Wholesale Assets From Telstra International and Signs Long-Term Agreement for the Provision of These Services
Financial Post
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September 3, 2025
The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals, represents a major expansion of iBASIS’ commercial scale, geographic reach, and customer portfolio across the Asia-Pacific region, reinforcing its presence in Hong Kong and Singapore, and...
South African environmental groups push to block Shell’s new wells – how world court opinion might help
The Conversation
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September 9, 2025
The International Court of Justice’s landmark advisory opinion on climate change has come in handy for South African communities that are trying to stop global oil company Shell from drilling for oil and gas off the coast. The opinion, handed down...