Category: News

The Supreme Court has sentenced a 24-year-old man to 2 years and 8 months in prison for the death of his young partner on Ambrym. Mr. Yaltun Rexley pleaded guilty to a charge of intentional assault causing death. The defendant...

As a feminist organisation, we believe that women have a right to freely express themselves, whether through dance, clothing or verbal expression. This is reflected in our constitution where Vanuatu recognizes an individual’s...

A senior officer of the Department of Correctional Services has received a suspended sentence, following his conviction on charges of Domestic Violence, Drunk and in Possession of a Firearm. Jask Carlo was sentenced to 5 months...

Member of Parliament (MP) for Malekula, Mr. Sanick Asang is currently facing criminal charges, contrary to the Criminal Procedure Code Act. It was alleged that he assaulted his wife on two separate occasions on two consecutive...

Movement building in the Pacific feminist space through the We Rise Coalition will have a wider reach with the inclusion of four regional non-governmental organisations that signed a partnership agreement this week. Brown Girl...

Members of the Vanuatu Police Force are investigating the death of an elderly woman aged 60 that was allegedly murdered, last weekend. The incident occurred last Sunday in the village of Toak Village in South-East Ambrym. Police...

The Mormon Church in Vanuatu has apologised to the Executive Committee of the Vanuatu Christian Council (VCC) for media reports of a reported “marriage” of a same sex couple at their church sometime last month. VCC Chairman...

The Latter-Day Saints (LDS) Church has issued a statement on the alleged same-sex marriage that was facilitated by the LDS church in Nambatu last month. LDS Language Supervisor Christiane Tounguen explained that a couple...

Port Vila, Vanuatu (February 3, 2021) – Partners of the Markets for Change (M4C) project in Vanuatu, including the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs Hon. Maau’Koro Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau joined Australia’s...

A Pastor from the Crossover Movement on Tongoa has been remanded at the Correctional Facility in Port Vila after he was apprehended over allegations of having sexual intercourse without consent. Sources close to the victim said...

Public Service Commission (PSC) has suspended the Director General of Justice and Social Welfare, Doresthy Kenneth Watson. The suspension reportedly took place Thursday Last week. The Commission met last Thursday and took the...

Autopsies will be performed on two women who have died over the weekend in separate incidents. A woman from Paama reportedly died on the Tamate Road, Efate while she was with her partner. Another woman from Gaua was allegedly...

Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister responsible for Police and other departments under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ishmael Kalsakau, recently signed an Order to amend the Police Rule schedule. This change, that came...

SUVA, FIJI, 13 October 2020 – Yesterday the United Nations and the European Union (EU) launched a multi-year partnership – the Spotlight Initiative Regional Pacific Programme focused on amplifying efforts to end violence...

A total of Vt2.4 million was spent on jewelries to decorate Members of Parliament (MPs) and their spouses, Directors General (DGs) and Directors during the 40th Independence anniversary celebration. The Vt2.4 million cost of...

The Supreme Court has sentenced a 59-year-old man to jail term for sexual intercourse and acts of indecency on a girl living with a disability. Pakoa Sam Andrew from Tongoa pleaded guilty on the two charges after the Court heard...

Pathologist Crystal Garae conducted an autopsy on a 20-year-old girl on Ambrym last weekend. According to the Police Media Desk, this was the first ever autopsy to be done on another island, apart from Efate. The post-mortem was...

The Magistrate Court on Malekula has sentenced a woman to 18 months imprisonment for intentionally assaulting another woman over her de-facto partner. On August 19, 2020 Mariedu Jacob appeared in Court and pleaded guilty to one...

The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) and the Pacific Community (SPC) have made a joint submission to the Australian Parliamentary Inquiry into the human rights of women and girls in the Pacific.  The submission offers...

The former principal of Nabangasale Junior Secondary School on Tongoa has been sentenced to 13 years and 9 months in prison. John Richard William was convicted after a trial on sexual-related charges against two of his then...

The Supreme Court has handed a suspended sentence to a woman over the fatal stabbing of her de-facto partner. 23-year-old Heromingly Marie Therese was convicted of one charge of intentional assault resulting in death, an offence...

A 14-year-old boy who was convicted of having sexual intercourse without consent and threatening to kill has been given a sentence of two years and nine months, but suspended for three years. Additionally, the young offender was...

A 54-year-old man that threatened to kill his de-facto partner for voting for a particular candidate without his approval, has been sentenced by the Supreme Court this week. Sam Philimon said these words to effect when he used a...

A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to 3 years and 8 months imprisonment for unlawful sexual intercourse with 14-year-old girl. Timothy Salro pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity to unlawful sexual intercourse with a...

A young mother of one has entered a guilty plea on one count of Intentional Assault causing death, contrary to Section 107 (d) of the Penal Code Act [CAP 135]. Ms. Lasari Hinge admitted in court this week that she stabbed late...

The Supreme Court has sentenced a woman to six years and 10 months in jail, in relation to the fatal stabbing of her husband last year. Ms. Caroline Wasabulu, who resides in Pango had been convicted on one charge of intentional...