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The Vanuatu Maritime Safety Authority (VMSA) is seeking criminal charges against the captain and owners of the MV Matui. The VMSA is accusing the owners of Tui Shipping Agency, a company that has reportedly been deregis…
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The Vanuatu Maritime Safety Authority (VMSA) is seeking criminal charges against the captain and owners of the MV Matui. The VMSA is accusing the owners of Tui Shipping Agency, a company that has reportedly been deregis…
RNZ · 16 Sept 2026
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Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department (VMGD) director Levu Antfalo said his office could forecast dangerous conditions and warn the public, but it had no authority to stop vessels from putting to sea.Talaia Mik…
Scoop · 14 Sept 2026
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(Reuters): One person has been confirmed dead and more than 30 remain missing after the MV Matui ferry sank off the coast of Vanuatu, according to a statement from the office of Prime Minister Jotham Napat. The incident…
The Frontier Post · 13 Sept 2026
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The Vanuatu Maritime Safety Authority (VMSA) is seeking criminal charges against the captain and owners of the MV Matui. The VMSA is accusing the owners of Tui Shipping Agency, a company that has reportedly been deregis…
RNZ · 16 Sept 2026
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Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department (VMGD) director Levu Antfalo said his office could forecast dangerous conditions and warn the public, but it had no authority to stop vessels from putting to sea.Talaia Mik…
Scoop · 14 Sept 2026
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(Reuters): One person has been confirmed dead and more than 30 remain missing after the MV Matui ferry sank off the coast of Vanuatu, according to a statement from the office of Prime Minister Jotham Napat. The incident…
The Frontier Post · 13 Sept 2026
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Suspected case definition: Any person with an acute fever illness that lasts more than 2 days with two or more of the following: anorexia and nausea; aches and pains; rash; low white blood cell count; tourniquet test po…
ReliefWeb · 9 Sept 2026
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Suspected case definition: A suspected case is any person with cough illness lasting >2 weeks, with at least one of the following symptoms; fits for coughing, OR; 'whoop' when breathing in, OR; vomiting after coughing f…
ReliefWeb · 9 Sept 2026
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 3. Vanuatu has filed an official appeal with the International Court of Justice (ICJ), protesting France's ongoing colonial policy and illegal territorial claims on the islands of Matthew and…
Trend · 3 Sept 2026
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CN) - Two tiny Pacific islands put Vanuatu and France before the United Nations' top court Monday, but France gets to decide whether the doors open. Vanuatu applied to the International Court of…
Paris Guardian · 1 Sept 2026
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The small island nation wants the U.N. top court to decide who can claim two remote islands and draw the surrounding sea border. But France has to agree first. THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CN) -- Two tiny Pacific islands put…
Court House News Service · 1 Sept 2026
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A national seminar held in Port Vila, Vanuatu (18-20 August) has identified practical next steps for establishing a Maritime Single Window (MSW) to ease the flow of maritime traffic. A Maritime Single Window is a centra…
Hellenic Shipping News · 28 Aug 2026
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