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    Vanuatu Contributes Strongly at Pacific Regional Council for Early Childhood Development (PRC4ECD) Forum in Samoa

    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.

    Vanuatu Participates in the Regional Tok Stori on Indigenous Constitutionalism

    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.

    No Pardons Issued: 70 Inmates Granted Sentence Commutations After Earthquake Damage – Nalpini

    The Acting Director of the Vanuatu Correctional Services, Mr. Albert Nalpini

    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.

    A Nation Remembers: Honoring the Man Who Gave Vanuatu Its Flag

    In a powerful tribute to Vanuatu’s history and cultural identity, His Excellency Paul Robert Ravun Merhimba Dangdang, President of the Malvatumauri Council of Chiefs, led a distinguished delegation on a heartfelt journey across the islands—from the remote Torres to the southern tip of Aneityum, and including the island of Emao.

    Sino-Van Confirms Cannery Plans, Over 300 Face Eviction

    More than 300 residents of Salili, near the Sino-Van fish processing facility on Efate, have been ordered to vacate the area by June 2025, following a formal eviction notice.

    1. Strategic Shift: Disability Groups in Vanuatu Unveil Bold New Plans for Inclusion
    2. Vanuatu and Solomon Islands Law Reform Commissions Launch Historic Twinning Program
    3. Australia and Vanuatu Open Renovated Disability and Child Desk Office in MALAMPA
    4. Justice Minister and Australian Envoy Break Ground on New Vanuatu Corrections Office in Malekula

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