Illegal fishing in Vanuatu: Chinese fishing captains face jail

Feb 20, 2021, at 01:25 am

Beijing: Two captains of two separate Chinese vessels are facing up to five years in prison and millions of dollars in fines after they were accused of illegal fishing and carrying driftnets in the waters of Vanuatu, an island country in the South Pacific Ocean.

Tsunami warning for South Pacific region after 7.7 magnitude earthquake

Feb 11, 2021, at 07:21 am

Sydney/IBNS: A Tsunami generated after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook the South Pacific region has put the island nations in the area under threat.

Vanuatu graduates from list of least developed countries

Dec 05, 2020, at 03:07 pm

New York: The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu has graduated from the official list of Least Developed Countries (LDC), becoming the sixth country to achieve the milestone since the development categorization was created in 1971.

Vanuatu, UN to test drones for vaccines delivery to inaccessible communities

Jun 15, 2017, at 05:16 am

New York, June 14(Just Earth News): The Government of Vanuatu and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) are partnering to launch what may be the Pacific's first-ever trial of drones to deliver life-saving vaccines to inaccessible remote communities in the island nation.