Tag: Vanuatu Daily Post
‘I feel vindicated’ – Vanuatu Daily Post in landmark work permit...
RNZ Pacific
Vanuatu's Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Trading Post Ltd, the owner of the Vanuatu Daily Post newspaper, BUZZ FM96 and other...
Wenda slams Jakarta over Papuan student arrests, seeks support
By Kizzy Kalsakau and Jason Abel in Port Vila
The interim President of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) provisional government, Benny Wenda,...
Group of youth in Vanuatu sentenced for ‘barbaric’ Wan Smolbag attack
By RNZ Pacific
Four people convicted of assaulting the director of Vanuatu's highly acclaimed Wan Smolbag Theatre Company have been sentenced for what the judge...
Vanuatu media group condemns ‘intimidation’ of woman journalist
By RNZ Pacific
Vanuatu's media advocacy group Media Association blong Vanuatu (MAV) has condemned what it calls intimidation of a local journalist by airport security...
Consider government of national unity, suggests former PM Ham Lini
Compiled by Godwin Ligo in Port Vila
The former president of the National United Party (NUP) and one time former Prime Minister, Ham Lini Vanuaroroa,...
Vanuatu Daily Post: ‘Serious Concerns’ in USP Audit Report
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
Earlier this week staff and students of the University of the South Pacific received a summary of an independent...
Vanuatu Daily Post: Indonesia online propaganda undermining West Papua
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
In the wake of a Vanuatu Daily Post investigation into what appeared to be a deliberate attempt to spread...
Vanuatu police question journalists over ‘detained’ vehicle story
By Royson Willie in Port Vila
Two Vanuatu Daily Post journalists were literally given a pat-down by the police criminal investigation unit yesterday over a...
Daily Post: Vanuatu is not China … questions over arbitrary powers
EDITORIAL: By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
After nearly two weeks of silence, Vanuatu's Minister of Internal Affairs Andrew Napuat has answered some—but not all—of...
Vanuatu government more open under information law, says journalist
By RNZ Pacific
One of Vanuatu's leading journalists has said the right to information law has contributed to an air of openness in the country.
The...
Daily Post: No pardons for Vanuatu politicians – no one is...
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
To pardon those convicted of betraying the public trust does a disservice to Vanuatu.
It is disrespectful to the rule...
Vanuatu’s ‘shared vision 2030’ tourism goal – a pipe dream...
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
The government of Vanuatu has convened three major tourism and travel stakeholders this week to announce a major shakeup...
Vanuatu Daily Post … latest news hot off the free press
"How your newspaper gets to you" ... Vanuatu Daily Press press rolling with the day's news. Video: VDP
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
The Vanuatu Daily Post,...
No injuries in Vanuatu ‘runway excursion’ emergency landing
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
An Air Vanuatu ATR-72 made an emergency landing in Port Vila today. The aircraft, which had 39 passengers and...
Nauru government’s move against press freedom ‘disgraceful’
COMMENT: By Miranda Ward on Red Ink
The Nauru government’s refusal to allow the ABC from entering the country to cover the upcoming Pacific Islands...
Dan McGarry: Want to lead in the Pacific? Try listening first
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
The average Australian’s conception of Pacific island nations is so limited it makes some of us wonder if they...
Vanuatu man jailed for 26 years for murder of his girlfriend
By Fern Napwatt and Glenda Willie in Port Vila
The Supreme Court in Vanuatu has sentenced Philip Jimmy, a man found guilty of murdering his...
Vanuatu Daily Post editor wins top award for leadership among women
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Vanuatu Daily Post editor Jane Joshua, a journalist who has set new standards for social justice and human rights reporting in...
Australian lawyer accused of ‘bullying’ in Vanuatu court clash with journalists
Vanuatu Daily Post in Port Vila
Australian-born lawyer Dane Thornburgh, who has offices in Vanuatu and Australia, employed bullying tactics yesterday morning in a tense...
Breaking the glass ceiling – two women top Vanuatu ministry
By Jane Joshua in Port Vila
Vanuatu's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and External Trade is proud to have two women appointed to the...
‘I won’t resign – yet,’ says Natuman over Vanuatu obstruction case
By Glenda Willie and Jonas Cullwick
Vanuatu's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism, Trade, Commerce and Ni-Vanuatu Business Joe Natuman has pleaded guilty to...
Vanuatu Daily Post: A call to action for endangered Pacific media...
EDITORIAL OPINION: Dan McGarry and Marc Neil-Jones of the Vanuatu Daily Post call for media associations and professionals throughout the Pacific to act to...