Tag: Governance

By Bob Makin of Vanuatu Digest in Port Vila Pastor Tallis Obed Moses has been sworn in as President of the Vanuatu Republic. Nineteen votes secured...

By Mackenzie Smith in Auckland Tokelau’s controversial helicopter buy was part of at least one major Samoan airline deal, along with plans for the establishment...

By Mackenzie Smith in Auckland Tokelau has suspended two of its public servants in Samoa, after a review into the purchase of two helicopters found...

Reports of the sacking of nine civilian staff of Papua New Guinea's Defence Department should be of concern to all public servants and the...

OPINION: By Keith Locke No self-respecting country sells its passports to rich people who don’t even live there, which is why it was so bad...

COMMENT: By Bob Makin in Port Vila Two big issues for Vanuatu lead today’s news and need quick resolution to restore confidence in the current administration. There are...

By Stephen Diisango in Honiara The current trip to Taiwan by a 16-member government delegation in the Solomon Islands is costing tax-payers more than $1.6 million. This...

Vanuatu Loop The former Lands Minister, Ralph Regenvanu, says he is available for the position of Vanuatu's next Prime Minister, Vanuatu Loop reports. Regenvanu's Graon mo...

From Vanuatu Daily Post By Jane Joshua in Port Vila Lobbying for numbers to form Vanuatu’s next Government is continuing in earnest after the official declaration...

Transparency International NZ New Zealand has fallen to fourth place in the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index - the second consecutive drop in a survey...

From Vanuatu Daily Post By Len Garae in Port Vila Provisional successful candidate for North Ambae Alickson Vira has kept his promise in the Vanuatu snap...

Report from Pacific Media Watch By Catherine Putz of The Diplomat Of Vanuatu’s 270,000 people, an estimated 200,000 turned up to vote in last Friday's snap...

Report from Pacific Media Watch By Glenda Willie in Port Vila Transparency International Vanuatu has called on all candidates in today's snap election to act with...

Report by the Pacific Media Centre One of 53 doctoral students who have graduated at Auckland University of Technology this week is the first Papua...