Tag: Walter Lini
Motarilavoa Hilda Lini, ‘a trailblazer’ for Vanuatu women in politics, dies
RNZ Pacific
Motarilavoa Hilda Lini, a pioneering Ni-Vanuatu politician, has died.
Lini passed away at the Port Vila General Hospital on Sunday, according to local news...
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...
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 names founding PM’s daughter Lora as Papua envoy
By the Vanuatu Independent
The Vanuatu government has appointed Lora Lini, daughter of founding prime minister Father Walter Lini, as special envoy for West Papua.
United...
PM Salwai praises leaders who ‘broke horizon’ for Vanuatu independence
By Bob Makin in Port Vila
Prime Minister Charlot Salwai paid a moving tribute to the late Father Walter Lini’s leadership of Vanuatu at the...
Sope praises Fidel Castro over Cuban backing for Vanuatu independence
By Godwin Ligo in Port Vila
Former Vanuatu Prime Minister and the country's first Roving Ambassador, Barak Sope, has expressed his personal tribute to the...
