Tag: Bob Loughman
Vanuatu’s Kilman warns against ‘misuse’ of freedom of speech, threats and...
By Doddy Morris in Port Vila
Vanuatu’s newly elected Prime Minister, Sato Kilman, has spoken out on the importance of preserving freedom of speech while...
Ishmael Kalsakau elected Vanuatu PM, applause for Gloria King swearing in
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific reporter, and Hilaire Bule, RNZ correspondent in Port Vila
Ishmael Kalsakau was elected today unopposed as the 13th Prime Minister...
Independents, minor parties needed to form Vanuatu government
RNZ Pacific
The results of Vanuatu's snap election have been released, but it is not clear who has come out on top.
The official results have...
Vanuatu snap election: International observers arrive for key vote
By Hiliare Bule, RNZ News correspondent in Port Vila
Forty nine regional and international observers have arrived in Vanuatu to monitor the running of...
Vanuatu’s chief justice orders change over dissolution of parliament plea
RNZ Pacific
The Chief Justice of Vanuatu has ordered the amendment of a constitutional application against the dissolution of Parliament to exclude the president of...
Vanuatu president dissolves parliament – ‘respect it’ plea by Loughman
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific journalist
The president of Vanuatu has dissolved the country's Parliament just over halfway through the current four-year-term.
President Nikenike Vurobaravu signed...
‘Just a power grab’ claim over Vanuatu PM’s no-confidence vote boycott
By Koroi Hawkins and Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalists, with reporting and photography from RNZ correspondent Hilaire Bule in Port Vila
The Vanuatu Prime Minister...
Vanuatu PM fails to push through constitutional changes – again
RNZ Pacific
The Vanuatu Prime Minister has again failed to push through controversial constitutional changes.
These include extending the term of Parliament, changing the definition of...
‘We won’t drop our support for West Papua,’ pledges Vanuatu’s PM
By Len Garae in Port Vila
Vanuatu Prime Minister Bob Loughman has rejected a claim that he had been invited by the Indonesian government to...
Thousands march through Port Vila to mark Vanuatu’s independence
By RNZ Pacific
More than 20,000 people have marched through Port Vila for the opening of Vanuatu's 40th Independence Anniversary celebrations.
The parade started in the...
Vanua’aku Pati’s Bob Loughman becomes new Vanuatu PM
By Godwin Ligo, Terence Malapa and Kizzy Kalsakau in Port Vila
The new Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu is Bob Loughman, president of...
