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VIMB Emerges as Premier Agent for Vanuatu Citizenship
Photo Courtesy of: VIMB PORT VILA, Vanuatu, May 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following a comprehensive review by the Government of Vanuatu into the operations of all Capital Investment Immigration Plan (CIIP) agents, VIMB Vanuatu has emerged as...

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...

A Hidden Global Tradition: One Nation Sings Its Anthem Together Worldwide
It’s a tradition unlike anything else: every year Lithuanians, wherever in the world they are, sing their national anthem together. VILNIUS, LITHUANIA, July 7, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- It’s a tradition unlike anything else on Earth: every year...

SigniFlow and Vodafone Vanuatu Unite to Deliver Affordable eSignature and Document Digitalisation Solutions
SigniFlow partners with Vodafone Vanuatu to deliver secure, cost-effective eSignatures & document digitalisation, driving Vanuatu’s digital transformation. PORT VILA , VANUATU, March 26, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SigniFlow, a global leader in...

Vanuatu and SPREP strengthen collaboration with Strategic Partnership Framework
17 September 2024, Port Vila, Vanuatu – The Government of Vanuatu and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) have committed to working together for a resilient Vanuatu environment by signing a Strategic Partnership...

ADB Provides $5 Million Grant for Vanuatu Earthquake Relief
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (24 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided $5 million in contingent disaster financing to support emergency relief efforts in Vanuatu following the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the capital Port...

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...

Timor-Leste expresses solidarity with Vanuatu after devastating earthquake
Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste Ninth Constitutional Government ............................................................................................................................. Press Release December 19th, 2024...

Academic collaboration in focus as WTO Chairs Programme looks ahead to MC14
Since its launch in 2010, the WTO Chairs Programme has supported academic institutions in trade-related research, curriculum development and policy outreach. This year, the programme welcomed five new universities – from the Dominican Republic,...

Vanuatu taking next steps to reduce plastic pollution
22 July 2024, Port Vila - In 2018, in Vanuatu’s bid to reduce waste and pollution in the river and marine environment, the nation implemented the first policy to outlaw the sale and distribution of certain single-use plastics – including plastic...

Solomon Airlines Invites You to Answer the Call of Vanuatu! Vanuatu Escape Sale Offering 30% off Year-End Escapes
Solomon Airlines Invites You to Answer the Call of Vanuatu! Vanuatu Escape Sale Offering 30% off Year-End Escapes Looking for an affordable overseas getaway? Solomon […]

Vanuatu full steam ahead in managing container waste
10 July 2024, Port Vila - Vanuatu’s Department of Environment Protection and Conservation (DEPC) is serious about improving waste management in the country. Under the guidance of the Minister of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology and...

Vanuatu Launches the World's First Sustainable Citizenship Program
PORT VILA, VANUATU, July 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vanuatu launches the CIIP-CNO Future Fund, the world's first citizenship-by-investment program linked to environmental sustainability. The program offers citizenship and investment...

Minister Ramofafia meets US Ambassador to PNG, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu Ms. Anne Marie Yastishock
Minister Ramofafia meets US Ambassador to PNG, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu Ms. Anne Marie Yastishock Minister of National Planning and Development Coordination Hon. Rexson Ramofafia, […]

Harnessing natural solutions to achieve sustainable development in Vanuatu
16 September 2024. Port Vila, Vanuatu - The importance of effectively harnessing the power of nature to help solve sustainable development challenges, such as climate change, food security and disaster risk reduction, was explored at the Aligning...

Solomon Islands and Vanuatu discuss International Shipping Registry
Solomon Islands and Vanuatu discuss International Shipping Registry Hon Manasseh Maelanga and Hon. Marc Ati in Port Vila this week The Honourable Minister for Infrastructure Development, Manasseh Maelanga, held a productive meeting today with his...

ADB, Vanuatu Sign $16.5 Million Grant to Address Skills Shortages
PORT VILA, VANUATU (16 September 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu today signed a grant agreement of almost $16.5 million to help fund Vanuatu’s Supporting the Delivery of Skills Development...

Ministers of Health of Solomon Islands and Republic of Vanuatu sign Health Workers South South Cooperation MOU
Ministers of Health of Solomon Islands and Republic of Vanuatu sign Health Workers South South Cooperation MOU At the closure of the 8th Asia Pacific Parliamentarian Forum on Global Health recently held in Port Vila Republic of Vanuatu, Minister...

ADB Supports Climate and Disaster Resilience in Vanuatu
PORT VILA, VANUATU (6 September 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) joined the Government of Vanuatu in a groundbreaking ceremony to start the construction of a multipurpose emergency shelter—a key component of the Greater Port Vila Urban...

BIEM initiative supports Vanuatu coastal communities and government ridge to reef ecosystems and fisheries by-catch projects
Sustainable use of coastal and marine biodiversity through improved management of ‘ridge to reef’ ecosystems and fisheries by-catch is the focus of the By-catch and Integrated Ecosystem Management (BIEM) Initiative project being implemented in...