Vanuatu hit by magnitude 7.4 earthquake, U.N. reports six unconfirmed deaths

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila today, with the United Nations reporting six unconfirmed deaths and that two reservoirs and a hospital had been damaged. State broadcaster VBTC showed...

Donald Trump’s tariffs jar the U.S. stock market, worry consumers

NEW YORK — Financial markets around the world are reeling Thursday morning following President Donald Trump’s latest and most severe volley of tariffs, and the U.S. stock market may be taking the worst of it. The S&P 500 was down 3.3% in early...

Vanuatu: 7.4 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Island

A massive 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu’s capital, Port Vila, on Tuesday, causing extensive damage and claiming at least one life, according to Reuters. The quake, described as “the most violent” in recent memory by local journalist Dan...

Vanuatu hit by deadly 7.3-magnitude earthquake, Port Vila buildings damaged, casualties reported

The island nation of Vanuatu has been rocked by a deadly 7.3-magnitude earthquake which hit just 30 kilometers west of the capital of Port Vila. The earthquake took place at 9:47am, at a depth of 57 kilometers, and was followed by a magnitude 5.5...

Vanuatu Tourism Industry Shows Resilience and Optimism in 2024

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in collaboration with the Vanuatu Tourism Office (VTO), released the January-June 2024 International Visitor Survey (IVS) Report. The report examines key aspects such as visitor profiles, decision-making...

Pacific Tourism Organisation Supports Vanuatu Tourism in Implementing International Visitor Survey

The Vanuatu Tourism Office (VTO), in collaboration with the Pacific Tourism Organization (SPTO), is pleased to announce the successful implementation of the International Visitor Survey (IVS) under the Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI)....

Vanuatu becomes first country to partner with UN’s new Santiago Network on Loss & Damage

Vanuatu has reaffirmed its global leadership in climate action as the first country to launch a technical assistance programme under the Santiago Network for Loss & Damage. This historical achievement was announced by the United Nations Office for...

"Desperate And Deceitful"- Deep Sea Mining Frontrunner Turns Its Back On Pacific Nations

Friday, 28 March 2025, 4:33 pm Press Release: Greenpeace Greenpeace has slammed deep sea mining frontrunner The Metals Company (TMC) as "desperate and deceitful" after it announced plans to bypass procedure at the International Seabed Authority...

Vanuatu hopes for a climate change opinion that will 'inspire global action'

Arnold Kiel Loughman By Pacific Island Times News Staff Statements at the International Court of Justice highlighted a compelling legal case, Vanuatu’s attorney general said Friday at the conclusion of the two-week oral hearings that examined the...

Vanuatu counts earthquake cost with 14 dead, 200 hurt

Rescue efforts are underway from Tuesday's 7.3 magnitude tremor, with infrastructure and communication breakdowns still hampering a full assessment of damage. In the capital Port Vila, which was shaken violently for 30 seconds in the Pacific...

Vanuatu earthquake kills 14 as prime minister declares emergency

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Vanuatu equalizes late to hold Fiji in MSG Cup opener

Fiji’s opening match in the MSG Prime Ministers Cup ended in a 1-1 draw against Vanuatu at the Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Sairusi Naulubu gave Fiji the lead in the 60th minute, capitalizing on a rare goalkeeper error. The...

Vanuatu releases a world leading NDC to the Climate Change Paris Agreement

Vanuatu, one of the world’s most climate vulnerable countries, has today submitted one of the world’s most ambitious nationally determined contribution (NDC) commitments to the Paris Agreement on climate change. At last year’s COP26 climate...

Vanuatu becomes first country to partner with new UN climate loss funding network

By Anita Roberts in Port Vila Vanuatu has reaffirmed its global leadership in climate action as the first country to launch a technical assistance programme under the Santiago Network for Loss and Damage. This historical achievement has been...

Strengthening market research, insights and data collection through MOU between Carnival Corporation & plc and the Vanuatu Tourism Offic

The Vanuatu Tourism Office, signed a Memorandum of Understanding yesterday, 27th of February 2025 with Carnival Corporation & plc, representing several international cruise lines within the Carnival Group. The signing occurred during the Carnival...

Vanuatu Makes Opening Argument In International Court’s Climate Change Opinion

Vanuatu's special climate envoy Ralph Regenvanu prepares to speak as the International Court of ... [+] Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, opens hearings into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help...

Lalit Modi Vanuatu bid has failed, but list of fugitives in safe havens grows

Vanuatu, a country of islands in the southern Pacific Ocean, made all of India sit up nine days ago when Lalit Modi, the fugitive former IPL chief, announced he had taken up its citizenship and wanted to surrender his Indian passport. In the din...

Dozens of blacklisted Victorian workers stripped of children check

About half of the people banned by the childcare regulator for posing an unacceptable risk still held permission to work with children until recently, the Victorian government has revealed. The government told the ABC it had revoked the Working...

China's struggle for growth is reshaping its Pacific diplomacy

China's rise in the Pacific isn't just about aid or diplomacy — it's about survival and power. As domestic demand slows and Western tariffs squeeze exports, Beijing has been forced to turn its industrial surplus outward. Behind the roads, mines...

Steep and icy slopes no barrier for legally-blind skier

Georgia Gunew is all too familiar with the combination of adrenaline, excitement and nerves that come with skiing at high speeds down mountains. The fact she has a blind spot in the centre of her vision and sees in "low resolution" makes it all...