Category: News

Political parties in Vanuatu are already lobbying ahead of next year’s national election, due early in the 2020 — while the current Government of Prime Minister Charlot Salwai holds on to power, despite constant threats of...

Six Port Vila Municipal Councillors with special responsibilities have resigned from their positions as a protest against the leadership of Lord Mayor Albert Daniel. They have asked him to either apologise or resign, saying they...

Under aged consumption of alcohol has been an ongoing issue. Recently it has gotten out of hand with clubs being filled with minors every weekend. In Saturday’s (1st June 2019) issue of the Daily Post, a father who resides at...

The Police Traffic Unit has recorded a total of 34 careless driving accidents and 13 alcohol-related road accidents in May. Sergeant Edward Kalura from the Port Vila Police Traffic Unit said the number of alcohol-related...

Concerns have been raised over a convicted child rapist who is working as a registered nurse at the Vila Central Hospital (VCH). The registered nurse pleaded guilty to the sexual assault of a 10-year-old school girl at his home...

Vanuatu Women in Maritime (VANWIMA) celebrated Pacific Women in Maritime (PACWIMA) day with a parade from the Grand Hotel, through town and ended at the Ministry of Infrastructure & Public Utilities last Saturday the 18th...

The Public Relations Officer (PRO) to the Office of the Prime Minister has confirmed a formal complaint will be lodged with the police this morning, over the inappropriate use of a photo of Prime Minister Charlot Salwai...

A 16-month-old baby girl has tragically died after a fire broke out in her home at the Tagabe Area on Thursday. The baby was reportedly home alone sleeping as her parents reportedly locked the door of the house and went to the...

The Ministry of Health through its superiors is currently addressing the issue involving a nurse at the Vila Central Hospital (VCH) Eye clinic who has been accused of asking sex from a female patient. Confirming that the nurse...

A respected doctor who asked for anonymity has called on the Vila Central Management Team to break its silence on an alleged sexual harassment report on a recent Daily Post front page article, to assure the public that the...

While the introduction of a new Eye Facility at Vila Central Hospital is a plus for those with eye problems, Minister of Health, Jack Norris Kalmet, has reportedly been advised of an allegation that a male member of staff has...

The Supreme Court has sentenced a 38-year-old father to two years and 10 months behind bars for committing incest with his 13-year-old daughter. The offence was committed in a village on West Epi in June 2018. It was revealed in...

Vanuatu is the world’s most at risk country to natural disasters and of concern, women and girls are the most affected. Reflecting on this year’s International Women’s Day celebrations, the Department of Women’s Affairs...

A father who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping his 7-year-old stepdaughter has had his appeal dismissed by the Court of Appeal. He was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment on seven charges of aggravated sexual...

The accused in the murder of Year 10 Montmartre student, Aicha Maccoe, has been committed to the Supreme Court for plea. John Étienne Samuel will stand trial for plea next month. Samuel is facing one count of premeditated...

A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to three years and nine months behind bars after he pleaded guilty to raping a 16-year-old girl. His name has been withheld for security reasons. The facts showed that the defendant agreed...

The Government of Vanuatu has agreed to ban a list of manufactured products made of plastic in Vanuatu, based on a research to reduce marine litter by the Commonwealth Litter Programme (CLiP). The decision was announced by...

A sexual assault complaint has been lodged with the French High Commission in New Caledonia against France’s ambassador to Vanuatu, Robby Judes. A senior New Caledonian businesswoman alleges that at a function during last...

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...