Category: News

While schools around the nation have begun their academic year, approximately 300 students at the Napangasale Junior secondary school on Tongoa, still have not begun their classes. This comes about after the school principal,...

The Principal of Napangasale Secondary School on Tongoa has filed an Urgent Bail Application before the Supreme Court yesterday. The application was heard behind closed doors in chambers with the counsels and the judge. The...

Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Martin Mahe, Commissioner of Labour (COL) Murielle Meltenoven and their respective spouses have lodged a formal complaint on criminal defamation and unlawful discrimination under section...

There is now a moderate to high chance that the tropical low located at west southwest of Santo will intensify further and move into Vanuatu in the next 24 to 48 hours. If it forms into a cyclone, it will be named Tropical...

In the wake of the rape allegations against the Napangasale Junior Secondary School Principal on a student of his, some parents and members of the public in general are now asking themselves whether schools are still safe and...

The appointment of six women as Directors in six respective Government Departments and one occupying the position of Commissioner of Labour marks a milestone in the history of Vanuatu. They are: Meriam Seth Toalak — Director of...

The wife of the principal whose story shocked the nation when he was accused of raping one of his students – placing several questions on the ethics of principals and teachers in Vanuatu’s education system – has...

The Principal of the Napangasale Junior Secondary School on Tonga is now on remand after allegations that he raped one of his students in their science lab classroom. It is alleged that he obtained her consent through...

Police have reported that crime has increased rapidly across Port Vila and Efate over the past five months. Burglary is up by a third mostly in expats’ residences, according to police sources. The police sources said that there...

A principal at a Junior Secondary School in Tongoa has been accused of impregnating two students. One of them died during pregnancy last year. The principal has denied the accusation, saying he has already responded to the...

Two men have been sent to prison for stripping, whipping, raping and filming a girl, claiming they were correcting her over an affair. Philip Huri was charged with two counts of Unlawful Sexual Intercourse (Counts 1 and 2), and...

Acting Deputy Public Prosecutor, Simcha Blessing has confirmed that Armstrong Masanga, the Secretary of the Council of Ministers (COM), has been remanded over the death of a Filipino in front of a nightclub in Port Vila last...

Children in the remote South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu have received the first vaccines delivered commercially by drone. The drone delivery covered almost 25 miles of rainforests and rugged mountainous terrain. The...

A grandfather was sent to prison after he admitted to sexually touching his 13-years-old granddaughter again after a meeting has resolved and warned him not to reoffend in the first encounter. Justice Andree Wiltens said that...

President of the Leaders Party of Vanuatu and Tanna Island Member of Parliament, Jotham Napat has called for a parliamentary inquiry into sentencing laws in Vanuatu after a man was sentenced to community work for the long term...

Community leaders on Epi have strongly urged their people to take good care of their families following the tragic but shameful death of an old woman at one of the remotest villages on the island. It was alleged that the woman...

A 40-year-old Tanna driver was found dead some metres away from Whitegrass Airport terminal early Saturday, and foul play is suspected in his death, sources said. The death was confirmed by sources within Tafea Police Patrol who...

A sixty-three years old man has escaped a jail term after the judge convicted him over a long-lasting affair he had with his granddaughter since 2005. The granddaughter was reportedly in class 3 and 4 when the grandfather...

A man has escaped a jail sentence for burning down a house built with local materials in Mele Maat. Zepeta Noah Tari admitted one count of arson contrary to section 134 (1) of the Penal Code Act CAP 135. Justice Dudley Aru...

Parliament will debate the motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Charlot Salwai on Tuesday, December 4. The Supreme Court ruled in favour of the Opposition’s Constitutional Application yesterday morning, after the...

The Court of Appeal has reduced the sentence of Johnson Namri from 15 to seven years for assaulting his wife inside the Covenant Church in Anamburu with a hammer. During his appeal, Namri submitted that the judge should have...

With just over 500 secondary and primary schools in the country, only a few students are fortunate to have guidance counselors to tend to any emotional problems that they may face. This leaves approximately 98% of students...

A 45-year-old man has been sentenced to three years in prison for one count of unlawful sexual intercourse and one count of an act of Indecency. The victim is a 15-year-old girl. Justice Andree Wiltens said the offending took...

A search party is underway in the area of North to West of Ambrym after a mother and her 4-year-old son, a 17-year-old girl and a 10-to-11 year-old boy went adrift on two canoes over the weekend. Bule Obed, a relative of the...

A father is now being investigated after police claimed he allegedly killed his 8-month-old baby and buried in South Pentecost. The father’s name has been withheld. Police Acting Commander South Graham Bihu confirmed the father...

While the Pacific region is forecasted to have 7 to 11 cyclones in the 2018/2019 tropical cyclone season, Vanuatu alone is expecting at least two cyclones. The cyclone season in Vanuatu begins next month, November to April next...

The man who was charged with the death of late Sylvie Sam in a fatal road accident in January this year has been acquitted of all charges in the Supreme Court. Justice Gus Andree Wiltens said the evidence produced before his...

A highly skilled surgical team from New Zealand (NZ) and Vanuatu will be treating sick children at the Vila Central Hospital (VCH) starting today, October 15 until Monday next week. All patients are to be screened today, October...

A man has been sentenced to eight years behind bars after he admitted he and his wife raped a child that was living under their care in Tutuba, Santo. Justice Oliver Saksak told the man who could not be named that he was lucky...

The Supreme Court has convicted a former cruise ship worker for the rape of another former co-worker. Justice Daniel Fatiaki found Noel Isaac of Tanna guilty of one count of an act of indecency and an additional count of sexual...

A teacher has been suspended for impregnating a Year 12 student. Investigations into the allegations that the teacher has a sexual relationship with the student proved to be true. Subsequently, a report was filed against him...

A man from Ambae was given a suspended sentence after he pleaded guilty to three counts of extortion. The man was handed 13 months imprisonment suspended for two years, after he sent text messages to his pregnant girlfriend...

A man from Tanna was sentenced to 17 years behind bars after he walked into a church at Anamburu and assaulted his wife with a steel hammer, following claims that she was having an affair with the pastor. Johnson Namri, 44, was...

Justice Oliver Saksak has returned a verdict of guilty against a Luganville man who raped a student on September 24, 2017. After one day trial, Justice Saksak pronounced the guilt of the man who could not be named for the...

The Etas alleged abducted and murder case was adjourned this week because the prosecution is still waiting for more DNA results from the crime scene. The report is not clear but Daily Post can confirmed that the case is pending...

The enforcement of the Vt500,000 traffic spot fine for drunk drivers remains a challenge for police officers. The issue made headlines when it was announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs in May but to date no one has been...

A man from Vuigalato on Ambae has been given a suspended sentence but ordered to do 100 hours of community work after he was found guilty of intentional assault. Abel Quaga faced one count of intentional assault causing...

The Supreme Court has sentenced a Pastor to nine months imprisonment, after he was found guilty on one count of an act of indecency with a young person. The offence has 10 years imprisonment as its maximum penalty. Justice...

A 51-year-old father was sent to prison for two years after he admitted to raping his biological daughter at Ohlen Area, Port Vila. The father in this case could not be named as it may identify the victim. Chief Justice Vincent...

A 45-year-old man from Buninga was recently sentenced to 4 years imprisonment, after he pleaded guilty to incest with his two stepdaughters. The defendant was charged with two counts of incest, contrary to section 95 (1) (a) of...

A 34-year-old man has received an imprisonment sentence of five years and four months after the Supreme Court found him guilty of sexually assaulting his 12-year-old stepdaughter. The man lives in Port Vila with his partner and...

A man has received an imprisonment sentence of 15 years and six months after the Supreme Court found him guilty of raping his 7-year-old stepdaughter. He was convicted of seven charges of Aggravated Sexual Assault on a child...

A man has had his 15-month imprisonment sentence suspended after he was found guilty of intentional assault and malicious damage. In 2014 Esrom Mael had assaulted his wife at home with an iron rod, breaking her wrist as well as...

A 41-year-old father was ordered to serve three years and four months behind bars after he admitted that he raped his daughter. His sentence was backdated to March 13, 2018 when he was first remanded in custody. The father, who...

The Court of Appeal has set aside a 15-year sentence for sexual intercourse without consent against a father who was initially charged for digitally penetrating his three daughters. The Appellant in this case was initially...

A 32-year-old father has been sentenced to one year and six months in prison for raping a teenage girl, eight years ago. The man who could not be named is from Gaua. He is married with three children, the incident happened when...

A 42-year-old man has been sentenced to imprisonment after he was found guilty on charges of sexual intercourse without consent, domestic violence and interfering with a witness. Justice Andrée Wiltens set an end sentence of...

A stepfather has been acquitted and discharged of the offence of acts of indecency after the stepdaughter admitted in court that the statement she made to the police against her stepfather was not true. The defendant was charged...