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China eyeing PNG for emerging agriculture opportunities
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 10, 2025
CHINESE delegation from Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Science (JAAS) from Jiangsu province visited Papua New Guinea, to run a one-day workshop for public servants in the agriculture space. The team consisted of six professors covering topics on...
Pacific Islands focus: deep sea mining, reproductive injustice and a new breast screen campaign
Croakey Health Media
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July 10, 2025
Introduction by Croakey: World leaders are calling for a moratorium on deep sea mining to prevent devastating and irreversible environmental harm. This week, governments are meeting in Jamaica at the 30th Session of the International Seabed...
Fletcher Construction worker killed at Port Vila wharf, Vanuatu
Newstalk ZB
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July 10, 2025
A Fletcher Construction worker has been killed at a wharf in Vanuatu’s Port Vila. A Fletcher Building spokesman said: “We are saddened to confirm that an incident occurred yesterday at one of our projects in Vanuatu. Tragically, this incident has...
Fletcher Construction fatality reported in Vanuatu
Northern Advocate
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The immediate priority was to support the worker’s family and his colleagues. “The loss of a valued colleague is felt deeply across our entire organisation, and our thoughts and sympathies are with their loved ones.” The accident was reported by...
Mapping for the future: MACBLUE led workshop upskills Vanuatu in seagrass and mangrove conservation
Pacific Community (SPC)
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The MACBLUE GIS workshop series concluded last week in Vanuatu, bringing together key stakeholders for a week-long event from June 23 to 27. Throughout the week, participants immersed themselves in hands-on training focused on the use of GIS and...
Groundlink Energy’s vision for sustainable geothermal growth in Vanuatu
ThinkGeoEnergy
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July 7, 2025
Groundlink Energy's vision for sustainable geothermal growth in Vanuatu (inset photo: view of Emao Island taken at Takara 13 May 2025 by Groundlink Energy) Groundlink Energy is building on industry experience, existing geologic data, and...
Vanuatu hails landmark climate ruling by Inter-American Court
Pacific News Service
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Vanuatu has welcomed a historic ruling by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), calling it a breakthrough in linking climate change with legal obligations to protect human rights. Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s Minister of Climate Change...
Balancing Adaptation and Mitigation: The Agricultural Sector under the UN Climate Change Regime
EJIL: Talk!
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July 7, 2025
The climate change regime has been one focal point of international law over the past year, as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has undertaken the task of addressing the questions presented as part of the advisory proceedings on climate...
US Deep Sea Mining order disrespects Pacific, say campaigners
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 7, 2025
President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order that supports deep sea mining in both United States and international waters. The move has upset environmental groups and Pacific leaders who say the order puts Pacific countries and their...
Vanuatu Tourism Launches ‘Adventure Passes’ Campaign To Lure Aussies To Pacific
B&T
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July 4, 2025
Vanuatu Tourism Office has this week unveiled ‘Adventure Passes’, a new consumer marketing campaign in Australia that promotes Vanuatu as the ultimate destination for adventure, nature and cultural exploration. Live from today through to 10...
Vanuatu Statement On Inter-American Court Advisory Opinion On The Climate Emergency And Human Rights
Scoop
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Statement from Ralph Regenvanu, Minister of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology & Geo-Hazards, Energy, Environment and Disaster Management for the Republic of Vanuatu PORT VILA, VANUATU (4 July 2025) “The Government of the Republic of Vanuatu...
Vanuatu Arts in Global Museum Collections
Art of the Ancestors
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Located in the heart of the South Pacific Ocean, Vanuatu is situated east of New Guinea, northeast of New Caledonia, and south of the Solomon Islands. The archipelago is composed of four main islands surrounded by eighty smaller orbital isles. The...
Regional Pacific Workshop Strengthens Link Between Agriculture and Tourism
Hospitality Net
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July 3, 2025
UN Tourism, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), concluded a successful three-day Regional Workshop on Sustainable Gastronomy...
Pakistan Becomes First South Asian Country To Join Fossil Fuel Treaty Amid Domestic Energy Contradictions
Friday Times
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July 2, 2025
In a time of deepening planetary crisis, Pakistan is doing something few expected from a fossil‑fuel‑dependent developing country: it has become a vocal supporter of, and the first South Asian nation to formally join, the global movement for a...
Michaelia Cash urges Albanese to maintain ‘vital’ Pacific relations after Vanuatu dumped a key strategic pact
The West Australian
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July 1, 2025
Shadow Foreign Minister Michaelia Cash has urged the Albanese Government to maintain Australia’s “vitally important” Pacific relations after Vanuatu dumped a key strategic pact. Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat has refused to ratify the...
Warnings over 'catastrophic' gas leaks after home blast kills 85yo
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 9, 2025
Authorities are warning people to maintain regular safety checks on gas appliances after a house fire started by a suspected LPG-fuelled explosion fatally injured an elderly northern New South Wales man. The 85-year-old suffered severe burns to 50...
'Weaselling out of it': Developers go unpunished for delaying defect orders
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 9, 2025
Thomas Luxton has been forced to launch his own legal action against the developer of his Sydney apartment building after it ignored the regulator's order to fix serious fire safety issues. The developer behind the Rockdale property was referred...
Q&A: Making a case for Vanuatu’s survival in the highest court
The Third Pole
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June 27, 2025
Arnold Kiel Loughman grew up on Tanna, the southern island of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. Now, Loughman is the attorney general of his country, where he witnesses the devastation of frequent extreme weather events: land lost to the sea, dying...
Finalists Named For NZ’s Peak Infrastructure Construction Awards
Scoop
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The finalists for the 2025 Civil Contractors New Zealand Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards have been announced, with awards to be presented on the big stage during the Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards Dinner at Mercury Baypark in...
Vanuatu Trade Commissioner strengthens development partnership with Mafi Traditional Area
Ghana News Agency
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June 17, 2025
By Kekeli K. Blamey Adidome (V/R), June 17, GNA -Professor Hugh K. Aryee, the Vanuatu Trade Commissioner to Ghana, has reaffirmed his commitment to fostering sustainable development in the Mafi Traditional Area, with a strong emphasis on youth...