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  Vanuatu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vanuatu suffered from the practice of flbirding, wherein half of the adult male population of some of the islands became indentured workers in Australia.
Vanuatu has a republican political system headed by a President who has primarily ceremonial powers and is elected by a two-thirds majority in an electoral college consisting of members of Parliament and the presidents of Regional Councils.
Vanuatu is recognised as a distinct terrestrial ecoregion, known as the Vanuatu rain forests.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vanuatu   (2018 words)

  
 The Earthquake and Tsuanmi of November 26, 1999 in Vanuatu.
The entire region where Vanuatu is located is characterized by high volcanic and seismic activity and is part of what is often referred to as the " Pacific Rim of Fire", an area notorious for frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
In the Vanuatu area this process of subduction has formed the New Hebrides Trench and is the cause of major earthquakes and locally destructive tsunamis.
The epicenter of this earthquake was initially determined to be 420 kilometers (252 miles) west-southwest of Rabaul, to the north of the Vanuatu Islands at 5.97 South, 148.81East.
www.geocities.com /Athens/Acropolis/4870/Tsunami1999Vanuatu.html   (1233 words)

  
 Vanuatu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Vanuatu is a Y-shaped archipelago of about 80 islands, 67 of which are inhabited, and twelve of which are considered major.
Vanuatu also benefits from a crewing arrangement which is connected with the Chinese agreement, and under which 131 Vanuatu seamen are currently employed as crew on Chinese fishing vessels operating in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Vanuatu is a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks.
www.spc.org.nc /coastfish/sections/Community/vanuatu.htm   (3182 words)

  
 Vanuatu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The highest point in Vanuatu is Mount Tabwemasana, at 1877 m (6158 ft), also on the island of Espiritu Santo.
Vanuatu was recently mentioned in Michael Crichton's 2004 novel State of Fear.
In this novel the nation of Vanuatu tries to file a lawsuit in the United States against the EPA for global warming which hurt the island by reducing their shores.
www.measuroo.com /eth-V/Vanuatu.php   (1002 words)

  
 NZAID | Where Do We Work? | Vanuatu
Vanuatu's population of approximately 200,000 is growing rapidly.
In 2006, NZAID is funding five in-country advisers from the New Zealand Department of Corrections to work alongside staff of the newly formed department as part of an institutional strengthening programme.
With NZAID support, the Sanma Counselling Centre is playing an effective role in addressing domestic violence against women and families in the three northern provinces of Vanuatu.
www.nzaid.govt.nz /programmes/c-vanuatu.html   (662 words)

  
 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Vanuatu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Richard Hatch is in prison after being convicted of lying, and now Survivor Vanuatu winner Chris Daughtery may lose his job as an Ohio highway worker for lying to his supervisors about a show-related trip he took.
Vanuatu is considered by some to be one of the few remaining truly unspoilt island paradises.
The highest point in Vanuatu is Mount Tabwemasana, at 1879 m (6158 ft), also on the island of Espiritu Santo.
www.blinkbits.com /blinks/vanuatu   (1240 words)

  
 Vanuatu profile
Responsibility for the development and management of Vanuatu’s fisheries is vested in the Fisheries Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry and Fisheries.
Fishery research in Vanuatu is the responsibility of the Department of Fisheries.
Vanuatu has enjoyed fisheries sector assistance from a range of multi-lateral and bi-lateral donors.
www.fao.org /fi/fcp/en/VUT/profile.htm   (3209 words)

  
 Vanuatu
Vanuatu, a small South Pacific island nation that gained independence from Britain and France in 1980, has a parliamentary form of government.
During the year, supporters of the Vanuatu Maritime Authority (VMA) Chairman assaulted the publisher of the independent daily newspaper after the newspaper published articles critical of the VMA.
The Government provided some financial help for the construction of churches for Vanuatu Christian Council members, provided grants to church-operated schools, and paid teachers' salaries at church-operated schools in existence since the country's independence in 1980.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2003/27793.htm   (3266 words)

  
 Ni-Vanuatu import rice from California
This would be done by empowering and uniting all people of Vanuatu through the responsible use of the country’s abundant natural resources to achieve real social and economic autonomy and independence for the country.
In Australia she managed to convince two individuals to assist the company with a soft loan as it was impossible to get any lending assistance from the banks in Vanuatu.
Apart from Guam and Hawai’i, Vanuatu is the only other Pacific island country that that is known to import this rice.
news.vu /en/business/Trade/041229-ni-vanuatu-import-rice-from-US.shtml   (638 words)

  
 Vanuatu - Questionz.net , answers to all your questions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Politics The parliament of Vanuatu is uni-cameral, and has 52 members.
Provinces Vanuatu has six provinces: * Malampa * Penama * Sanma * Shefa * Tafea * Torba Geography Vanuatu consists of 83 islands, of which two - Matthew and Hunter - are also claimed by the French oversea department of New Caledonia.
Demographics Most of the inhabitants of Vanuatu (95%) are native Melanesian, or Ni-Vanuatu, with the remainder made up of Europeans, Asians and other Pacific islanders.
www.questionz.net /Countries/Vanuatu.html   (710 words)

  
 Traditional Money Banks Project (Vanuatu Cultural Centre)
The first activity of the project, a survey of the production processes and investment and banking mechanisms for traditional wealth items in Vanuatu, was completed by Mr Kirk Huffman at the end of 2004 and the survey report was published in July 2005.
From the 14th to the 18th of March 2005, the community of Uripiv Island hosted this workshop called “Workshop to recognise and promote the traditional economy as the basis for achieving national self reliance”.
Participants in the workshop included chiefs and community leaders from the six provinces of Vanuatu, officers from Provincial Governments and different government departments, officers from statutory bodies and representatives of NGOs.
vanuatuculture.org /projects/050628_traditionalmoneybankproject.shtml   (856 words)

  
 ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Vanuatu: Cyclone Ivy Information Bulletin No. 3
The Vanuatu Red Cross relief operation is now well underway, with the main focus on providing basic relief including tarpaulins, blankets, kitchen sets, water containers, purification tablets and other items to affected families.
Tropical Cyclone Ivy struck Vanuatu on 26 February, moving southwards from the northern islands and affecting all six provinces.
Vanuatu's northern and central islands were hit by winds of 130-150 km/h with gusts of up to 200km/h, accompanied by torrential rain and surging seas as the cyclone moved slowly through the island-nation.
www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ACOS-64BVHP?OpenDocument   (770 words)

  
 Vanuatu
Medical services are free, and there is a program of immunization; however, the Government has few resources for medical care, particularly in outlying provinces where there are no hospitals.
In addition membership in the Vanuatu Public Servants Union fell dramatically following the Government's wholesale dismissal of hundreds of full-time public servants during a protracted general strike in 1994.
The Supreme Court in 1994 ruled that the union had not complied with its own rules when it undertook the general strike and declared the strike illegal.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/eap/8382.htm   (3083 words)

  
 Let's Go! Vanuatu quiz -- free game
Vanuatu is split up into six different administrative divisions, or provinces.
Which of these is NOT one of the six provinces of Vanuatu?
The flag of Vanuatu is fl, red, and green, all separated by a yellow horizontal 'Y' shape.
www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=171342   (137 words)

  
 Kastom on Ambae, Vanuatu
Kastom is a term we use in Vanuatu, in our language Bislama, to mean the way of life in which we grew up and still practice.
The nominated members include one women's representative, two youth representatives in the province and two representatives of the chiefs, and two representatives of the church.
Representatives from Vavine bulu attend the biannual conference of the Vanuatu Council of Women which is a non-government organisation.
rspas.anu.edu.au /papers/melanesia/conference_papers/1998/kastom.htm   (2556 words)

  
 Vanuatu Daily Post - Latest News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Vanuatu’s Mineral Coordinator, Mr Brooks Rakau from the Department of Geology and Mines will be joining scientists from Australia, Fiji and Russia on a 24-day study of the ocean floor between Vanuatu, Fiji and New Caledonia.
Vanuatu has been voted as the happiest place on earth but that does not mean it is not vulnerable to cyclones and earthquakes.
Vanuatu Prime Minister Ham Lini has admitted in his national address to mark the 26th Anniversary of the country’s political independence that foreign influence remains one of the main challenges that Vanuatu, as a nation must confront daily.
vanuatudaily.com /news/currentweek.php?...&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1   (8661 words)

  
 Australianbasket - Vanuatu Basketball
The Independence tournament has been celebrated every year in all provinces of Vanuatu in commemoration of the country's independence in 1980 and has become one of the most competitive event of the Port Vila Basketball Association.
Vanuatu Basketball Federation is happy to assist the Port Vila Basketball Association in Drawing its Independence Tournament for the first time this year with the FIBA Organizer.
Jon reported that there are a number of problems facing basketball in Vanuatu at the moment, including reduced court time at the main indoor facility because volleyball and futsal have moved into ExFol since the Korman indoor stadium is in disrepair.
www.australiabasket.com /van/van.asp   (2323 words)

  
 Vanuatu National Olympic Commitee
The launch went inside with the Children's day celebration which was on the 24th but Vanuatu had Moday as a holdiday to signify this day.
The report found that in Vanuatu, there is a need to establish a more extensive school sport system beginning from the primary to secondary/tertiary and ultimately to club levels.
The Celebration was a part of the Vanuatu Independence Silver Jubilee Festivities and followed on from the International Children's Day activities the day before.
www.oceaniasport.com /vanuatu/index.cgi?det=1&intArticleID=253&sID=35   (337 words)

  
 Food in vanuatu
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 THE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI OF 26 NOVEMBER 1999 IN VANUATU. by Dr. George Pararas-Carayannis
THE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI OF 26 NOVEMBER 1999 IN VANUATU.
The waves washed away many of the homes along the southern coast of Pentecost island and, in some areas, purportedly surged two kilometers inland.
The gauge recorded height does not represent the maximum height of the tsunami observed elsewhere in Vanuatu.
www.drgeorgepc.com /Tsunami1999Vanuatu.html   (1339 words)

  
 Vanuatu Provinces
The new division is shown on the CIA map dated 1989-09; in a FIPS code update dated 1991-01-17; and in the 1990 edition of the Rand McNally International Atlas.
Each new province was formed by merging one or more island councils.
The new province names are acronyms for the former councils that were merged to make them.
www.statoids.com /uvu.html   (613 words)

  
 vanuatu flag and description
The flag of Vanuatu was officially adopted on February 18, 1990.
The Vanuatu chain of islands is in the shape of a Y, and the yellow horizontal Y on the flag is representative of same, as well as yellow being symbolic of sunshine; green symbolic of the fertile lands, red symbolic of bloodshed for freedom, and fl represents the Melanesian people that originally settled the islands.
If you would like to submit an addition, change or correction, or suggest a new link, please forward it to our map department and we will give it our immediate attention.
www.worldatlas.com /webimage/flags/countrys/pacific/vanuatu.htm   (209 words)

  
 Vanuatu Quizzes and Trivia -- FunTrivia
This is all about Vanuatu, a former British and French colony in the South Pacific.
* Vanuatu is split up into six different administrative divisions, or provinces.
* The flag of Vanuatu is fl, red, and green, all separated by a yellow horizontal 'Y' shape.
www.funtrivia.com /ql.cfm?cat=11181   (279 words)

  
 Pacific Islands
In a world increasingly dominated by McDonald’s, cars and American jeans it was reaffirming to enter a place where kastom has a different face and meaning—meanings that go back to old traditions and practices, but at the same time move forward, innovating with their own distinctive character.
From the six provinces of Vanuatu came groups as incredibly diverse as their lands.
Women and men from Pentecost Island (Vanuatu) performed wearing their distinctively colored plaited and dyed mats which are also valued as exchange and ceremonial commodities.
www.pacificislands.cc /pm102002/pmdefault.php?urlarticleid=0008   (556 words)

  
 HIOX FREE JavaSCRIPT - Form select option Vanuatu Provinces or Divisions
Download the code, which will list the names of Vanuatu Provinces or divisions as select option.
Two methods of coding are displayed one using javascript array and other the simple plain html option list.
The countries are usually divided as states or provinces or counties or municipalities or parishes or districts or regions.
www.hscripts.com /scripts/JavaScript/option/vanuatu-provinces.php   (176 words)

  
 FSP Vanuatu
FSPV is also a voluntary membership organization with various members representing all of Vanuatu's provinces.
They also work in partnership in the areas of programme planning and management with multinational aid agencies, bilateral government aid donors and of course FSPI and its network of affiliates.
While staffing at FSP Vanuatu depends entirely on projects, core staff made up of the Executive Director, a Finance Officer and two Administrative staff hold the fort otherwise.
www.fspi.org.fj /affiliates/vanuatu.htm   (208 words)

  
 Oceania Basketball Confederation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The Solomon Islands Games, being held in Makira/Ulawa province hopes to be a uniting event for the people of the war-torn country.
A number of federations have commenced posting stories, while American Samoa and Samoa are both using the FIBA Organizer to run their competitions as well.
Monday 8th of May was the beginning of a two week holidays in Vanuatu and VBF took the opportunity to organize a school basketball tournament for the secondary schools of Port Vila.
www.fibaoceania.com /news.html?oid=1474317   (2361 words)

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