Port Vila, Vanuatu — A high-level delegation from the Solomon Islands Correctional Services (CCSI) is currently in Port Vila on a week-long study visit, aimed at deepening justice sector collaboration between the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
Port Vila, Vanuatu – A significant milestone in regional cooperation was achieved last night as the Correctional Services of Solomon Islands (CSSI) and the Vanuatu Correctional Services (VCS) officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), marking a new era of collaboration in correctional service delivery across Melanesia.
Apia, Samoa – Representatives from Vanuatu played a prominent role at the 2025 Pacific Early Childhood Development (ECD) Forum, held from 13–15 May in Apia, Samoa. The forum, held under the theme “Our Children, Our Heritage: Blue Pacific Resilience through ECD Leadership”, brought together delegates from 15 Pacific Island Countries, including New Zealand, along with regional development partners and stakeholders committed to advancing early childhood development.
Honiara, 9 May 2025
Vanuatu was fortunate to participate in the regional dialogue on Indigenous Constitutionalism held in Honiara from 7th to 9th May 2025 organized by the Islands Knowledge Institute and the SINU Centre for Islands Futures, at the Amazing Grace in Honiara Solomon Islands.
The President has used his constitutional authority to commute the sentences of 70 inmates—not to pardon them—following structural damage to correctional facilities caused by a powerful earthquake.