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Samoa, as Chair of AOSIS, highlights human health risks at INC-3 in Nairobi
14 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - Samoa, as the Chair of the 39 Small Island Developing States of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), continues to amplify the One Pacific Voice calling for urgent attention and action to end the scourge of...

Vanuatu Announces The Return Of International Cruising In 2022
Home Vanuatu Announces The Return Of International Cruising In 2022 Thursday, 15th September 2022, Port-Vila – Vanuatu: The Vanuatu Government, through the National Cruise Tourism Management Committee (NCTMC) is excited to announce the official...


Pia shares WHO award with fellow advocates, credits parents for health advocacy
PHILIPPINES, May 31 - Press Release May 31, 2023 May 31 is World No Tobacco Day Pia shares WHO award with fellow advocates, credits parents for health advocacy Senator Pia S. Cayetano expressed gratitude to those who helped guide her health...

From Paris to Vanuatu, plastic pollution is a major global concern
While country representatives from across the world gathered in Paris to negotiate a treaty on plastic pollution, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) through the AFD-funded ‘Committing to Sustainable Waste Actions...

Philippine Senator Pia S. Cayetano recognized by WHO for her work on tobacco control, health promotion
PHILIPPINES, May 28 - Press Release May 27, 2023 World No Tobacco Day Awards 2023 Philippine Senator Pia S. Cayetano recognized by WHO for her work on tobacco control, health promotion Senator Pia S. Cayetano was recently named as one of this...

MHMS participates in the 14th Pacific Heads of Health meeting in Fiji
MHMS participates in the 14th Pacific Heads of Health meeting in Fiji Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) participated last week in the 14th Pacific Heads of Health Meeting in Denarau Fiji organized and funded by the...

MFAET advises local Nurses contracted in Vanuatu not to abscond contract for PALM
MFAET advises local Nurses contracted in Vanuatu not to abscond contract for PALM The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade is concerned that a number of Solomon Islands nurses have absconded their contract in Vanuatu to participate in...

PRESS RELEASE: IOM Samoa Launches Project to Strengthen Border Control and Response to Infectious Diseases in Pacific Island Countries
SAMOA, May 3 - Apia – Pacific socio-economic recovery from COVID-19 will be strengthened through safe resumption of border management operations and enhanced seamless border management infrastructure technology, equipment, and improved capacity....

MP Andrew Napuat from Vanuatu Government says “No to Japan’s Plan to dump the radioactive water into the ocean”
International Release of the new documentary film: The Fukushima Disaster – The Hidden Side of the Story - Directed by Philippe Carillo PORT VILA, SHEFA, VANUATU, March 9, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- “MP Andrew Napuat, featured in the newly...

IOM, Partners Scale Up Response as Tropical Cyclones Judy and Kevin Impact 250,000 in Vanuatu
Port Vila – Vanuatu’s National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) estimates that more than 250,000 people (approximately 80 per cent of the entire population of Vanuatu) were affected by Tropical Cyclones Judy and Kevin, which made landfall between...

Noble Kava Knoxville Hosts Disaster-Relief Benefit for Vanuatu
Destroyed villages will receive 100% of proceeds from drinks and sales at Noble Kava Knoxville fundraiser KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES, April 5, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Noble Kava, Knoxville's premier non-alcoholic herbal bar featuring...

Liaocheng City having established friendly and cooperative relations with Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu
LIAOCHENG, China, Feb. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Liaocheng City and Port Vila, the capital of the Republic of Vanuatu, held a signing ceremony for friendly cooperative relations with each other. Li Minggang, Ambassador Extraordinary and...

At Ocean Conference, Vanuatu rallies support for Advisory Opinion on implications of climate crisis
“We reach out the hand of friendship to all those who may wish to join us in taking a holistic, integrated approach to protecting human rights from climate change impacts as well as the survival of our oceans.” 30 June 2022, Lisbon Portugal, UNOC...

Cook Islands and Vanuatu Announce COVID-19 Restriction Free Travel
Home Cook Islands and Vanuatu Announce COVID-19 Restriction Free Travel The Cook Islands and Vanuatu have joined Fiji, New Caledonia, Tahiti, and Papua New Guinea in lifting all COVID-19 travel restrictions to international travel and tourism in...

PRESS RELEASE: Samoa raises plant health and pest risk concerns at a regional meeting – (26/08/2022)
This week, Samoa’s National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) representative was among biosecurity and plant health experts from across the Pacific who gathered to examine ways to prevent and mitigate the spread of plant pests and disease in...

Global Affairs Canada to Make an Historic Announcement at the Kigali Summit for Malaria & Neglected Tropical Diseases
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA, June 22, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On June 23, 2022, the Kigali Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases will be hosted by the Government of Rwanda and Uniting to Combat NTDs, one day ahead of the Commonwealth...

Phoenix Life Signs Exclusive Agreement with Vanuatu Government for 25-Year Diabetes Management Program and Global Medical Cannabis Export License
DENVER, CO and Port Vila, Vanuatu, June 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- Phoenix Life Sciences International Limited (OTC: PLSI) (“Phoenix Life”, the “Company”), an adaptive healthcare solutions company, today announced that it has...

Phoenix Life Sciences International Announces Dr. Santus Wari as Company's National Head of Healthcare in the Republic of Vanuatu
DENVER, CO, March 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE – Phoenix Life Sciences International Limited (OTC: PLSI) (“Phoenix Life” or the “Company”), an adaptive healthcare solutions company, today announced that Dr. Santus Wari has joined...

Phoenix Life Sciences International Announces Maturine Carlot-Tary as Director of Health and Nutrition
DENVER, CO, May 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- Phoenix Life Sciences International Limited (OTC: PLSI) (“Phoenix Life” or the “Company”), an adaptive healthcare solutions company, today announced that Ms. Maturine Carlot-Tary has...