https://agnesherbert.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Agnes HerbertenFri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://asiapacificreport.nz/2022/08/30/dont-forget-our-past-write-about-us-says-vanuatu-founding-father/?utm_source=chatgpt.comBy Agnes Herbert in Port Vila A founding father and former politician has urged young journalists to write more about Vanuatu’s history. In a presentation to trainee journalists, Pastor Sethy John Regenvanu called on future writers to write more about people who have contributed to Vanuatu’s history and record their stories. “I am one of the few leaders who is still around and we are sort of a rare commodity,’’ he said. “I’m not going to be speaking to people all the time. “You may say that you...Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://asiapacificreport.nz/2022/08/30/dont-forget-our-past-write-about-us-says-vanuatu-founding-father/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://australianhumanitarianpartnership.org/field-stories/women-leading-the-way-in-disaster-readiness-and-community-resilience?utm_source=chatgpt.comWith her leadership and commitment, Nikao took action to address the problem. She worked closely with the CDCCC chairman and engaged with the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) distribution team to rectify the oversight. “I coordinated with our CDCCC chairman, who liaised with the NDMO team to ensure that those left out received their food rations,” she explained.Nikao highlighted the critical need for accurate and updated community population data, which she believes is essential for ef...Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://australianhumanitarianpartnership.org/field-stories/women-leading-the-way-in-disaster-readiness-and-community-resilience?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.benarnews.org/english/news/pacific/us-coast-guard-expands-pacific-deployment-03262024224925.htmlU.S. diplomacy in the South Pacific is getting a boost from the regional deployment of the Coast Guard cutter Harriet Lane, which has started a years-long involvement in fisheries and anti-narcotics enforcement in conjunction with Pacific island countries. The home port of Harriet Lane, one of a class of 13 U.S. Coast Guard vessels that can carry out so-called medium range operations lasting up to three months, changed in December to Pearl Harbor from Portsmouth, Virginia, as part of recent U.S....Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/pacific/us-coast-guard-expands-pacific-deployment-03262024224925.htmlhttps://www.benarnews.org/english/news/pacific/us-coast-guard-expands-pacific-deployment-03262024224925.htmlU.S. diplomacy in the South Pacific is getting a boost from the regional deployment of the Coast Guard cutter Harriet Lane, which has started a years-long involvement in fisheries and anti-narcotics enforcement in conjunction with Pacific island countries. The home port of Harriet Lane, one of a class of 13 U.S. Coast Guard vessels that can carry out so-called medium range operations lasting up to three months, changed in December to Pearl Harbor from Portsmouth, Virginia, as part of recent U.S....Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/pacific/us-coast-guard-expands-pacific-deployment-03262024224925.htmlhttps://www.benarnews.org/english/news/pacific/vanuatu-referendum-seeks-to-end-party-hopping-02222024013732.html?utm_source=chatgpt.comAn upcoming referendum in Vanuatu to outlaw political-party hopping by legislators has sparked lively debate in the Pacific island country, which has faced three changes of government in the past year. Dissatisfaction with political instability and a fast-rising cost of living is widespread in the archipelago nation of more than 300,000 people. But there are also concerns that outlawing changes of political allegiance during a parliamentary term could be undemocratic. The past year has been part...Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/pacific/vanuatu-referendum-seeks-to-end-party-hopping-02222024013732.html?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://vbtc.vu/no-drink-mo-draev-polis/Polis bae i holem trak blong ol pipol we oli drink mo draev long Festive Season. Long Friday ia, Polis operation Noel i talem se hemi holem taet sam trak mo bae oli rilisim long 2023. Polis i talem se Operation ia mbai emi difren long ol ol operation blong ol pas yia from bae i kat rod blok mo bae oli mekem ol jek. Wetem ol pas trabol blong man i draev taem i drong, polis mbai mekem ol jek long ol ples we man i save ko dring long hem, olsem ol bij raon long Efate. Polis i apil i ko long pablik m...Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://vbtc.vu/no-drink-mo-draev-polis/https://vbtc.vu/moa-woman-long-fos/Vanuatu Police Force continues to recruit more female officers - 2022Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://vbtc.vu/moa-woman-long-fos/https://vbtc.vu/woman-long-force-polis-awod-naet/Vanuatu Polis Force awod naet hemi luksave ol woman insaed long fos long ol wok we oli stap mekem. Insaed long wan total blong 19 ofisa we oli risivim ol awod long event ia, 11 hemi ol woman. Vanuatu Polis Fos women advisory network hemi organisem wan fes eva awod naet, we i stanap long tingting se, gender hemi no talemaot ability blong sevem nation.. Ol awod ia hemi kamaot long ol difren eria olsem service mo gud kondak, courage mo bravery, Most outstanding investigator, most outstanding admini...Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://vbtc.vu/woman-long-force-polis-awod-naet/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/05/left-out-of-society-vanuatus-deaf-community-push-for-national-sign-languageTasale Edward Bule, a 45-year-old fisher from Vanuatu’s Efate island, remembers the day the world went silent.“I woke up one morning and remember not hearing the birds sing, or the rooster crowing,” Bule says.“I asked everyone to call my name to see if I would hear them – it was then I realised I had lost the hearing in both my ears.”The illness that took his hearing has never been clearly explained to Bule by a doctor. But at 14, and with no access to sign language or disability support, he lef...Sun, 04 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/05/left-out-of-society-vanuatus-deaf-community-push-for-national-sign-languagehttps://vbtc.vu/reform-long-public-sector/During his time as Vanuatu's PM, Ishmael Kalsakau's 100-Day-Plan included a reform in the Public SectorSun, 13 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://vbtc.vu/reform-long-public-sector/