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Strong earthquake strikes Vanuatu
Harry S. Johnson- August 5, 2020 15:31Strong Magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Vanuatu today. Vanuatu is a South Pacific Ocean nation made up of roughly 80 islands that stretch 1,300 kilometers. Preliminary Earthquake Report Magnitude 6.4 Date-Time ... Read More
USA officially declared 2020 New Year 14 hours before Washington DC: Biba Anu Nuebu
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 31, 2019 20:24The United States officially stepped into the new decade 14 hours before Washington DC did. Happy New Year! Biba Anu Nuebu! When Guam was counting down the New Year 2020 ... Read More
Strong 6.3 earthquake strikes Vanuatu, no tsunami warning so far
Chief Assignment Editor- March 20, 2019 16:06A 6.3 magnitude quake struck 64 km east of Luganville on Espiritu Santo, the largest island in Vanuatu, on Wednesday, at a depth of 123 km, the US Geological Survey ... Read More
Air Vanuatu is counting on Airbus for fleet expansion
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 26, 2019 10:10Air Vanuatu, the national flag carrier of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, has signed a firm order with Airbus for four A220s (two A220-100s and two A220-300s). Air Vanuatu’s ... Read More
No tsunami threat after new Vanuatu earthquake
Chief Assignment Editor- January 18, 2019 15:53An earthquake of 6.0 magnitude struck of the coast of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean on Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. There were no immediate reports of casualties ... Read More
6.6 earthquake strikes Vanuatu
editor- January 15, 2019 19:09A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu at 18:06:36 UTC today, January 15, 2019. Read More
Solomon Islands: 82,000 potentially affected by latest 6.2 earthquake
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 9, 2018 20:33Locals and tourists were woken up on Monday morning at 6.37 am after a 6.2 earthquake in the Solomon Islands hit. It could affect potentially 82000 people within 100km. Read More
Active Ring of Fire: 6.7 quake strikes near Vanuatu
editor- August 21, 2018 23:36A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck north of Ambrym Island in the Vanuatu archipelago today, August 21, 2018, at 22:32:29 UTC. Read More
Vanuatu flooded! With visitors
editor- July 31, 2018 01:30Independence Park in Vanuatu welcomed airplane loads of visitors from Noumea to its Independence Ceremony. Read More
Strong 6.1 earthquake strikes Vanuatu islands
editor- June 21, 2018 22:20A strong 6.1 earthquake struck Vanuatu islands today, Thursday, June 21, 2018, at 21:13:32 UTC, 21 miles from Port Vila. There have been no reports of damages or injuries, and ... Read More
Vanuatu on track for tourism arrival and has 2018 plan in motion
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 2, 2018 09:05International visitor arrivals in Vanuatu by air totaled 10,877 in September 2017, or 39% of all international arrivals to Vanuatu. This is an increase of 12% over the corresponding month ... Read More
Acquisition of Da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi Involved Geopolitical Mediation including Vatican Museums
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 10, 2017 19:46Da Vinci's Salvator Mundi at the Louvre Abu Dhabi is likely the result of a geopolitical mediation, involving Anglo-Saxon investment funds, financial firewalls and Mohammad Bin Salman (the Crown Prince ... Read More
Tsunami Warning issued for New Caledonia and Vanuatu
Juergen T Steinmetz- November 19, 2017 23:57A Pacific Tsunami warning in effect for New Caledonia and Vanutu after a 7.0 earthquake earlier. More information pasted below: (more…) Read More
Pacific Tourism Insights Conference examines the future of tourism in the Pacific
Chief Assignment Editor- November 14, 2017 17:30Key topics analyzed and discussed during the insightful event contributed towards achieving the objectives of the Pacific Tourism Strategy 2015-2019. Read More
Vanuatu hosts Council of Tourism Ministers meeting
editor- October 20, 2017 23:07Tourism Ministers from 17 Pacific island countries will gather in Port Vila next week (Friday, October 27) to attend the annual Council of Tourism Ministers meeting and to discuss a ... Read More
Former Vancouver tourism chief to address insights conference in Vanuatu
Juergen T Steinmetz- October 16, 2017 05:19The inaugural Pacific Tourism Insights Conference (PTIC), which takes place in Port Vila, Vanuatu on Wednesday, October 25, is set to address key opportunities and challenges facing the region’s public and ... Read More
Vanuatu citizenship: Invitation from paradise
Juergen T Steinmetz- October 9, 2017 13:27Visa-free to Europe, Russia is just one of the perks a Vanuatu citizen enjoys. Vanuatu is inviting the world to become fellow citizens. The Republic of Vanuatu this month is ... Read More
Thousands ordered to evacuate Vanuatu island as volcano threatening to blow
Chief Assignment Editor- September 29, 2017 00:1011,000 people were ordered to evacuate an island in Vanuatu where a rumbling volcano is threatening to erupt. Officials in the Pacific archipelago decided they could not risk people’s lives ... Read More