Vanuatu is not the only country offering the ‘golden passport’ scheme. About 30 other countries including Canada, Spain, Turkey, Egypt, Malta, Dominica, Montenegro and Antigua and Barbuda ...

But the agreements are not registered with Vanuatu's land authorities — a process that is expensive and can be complex. More people are moving to Port Vila from Vanuatu's rural areas.

"Land is in their blood," says Peter Robinson, a vet who recently returned from working as a volunteer in Vanuatu. "It is about closeness to their ancestors, the land is continuous spiritual contact ...

1963 - The NaGriamel political movement emerges on Espiritu Santo. Followers advocate the return of land to the ni-Vanuatu people and a return to traditional ways. 1971 - NaGriamel, anxious that ...

Using the land. Chief Viraleo dealt with his last customer then walked through the wooden hut to the bank's vault. Thousands of pig tusks hung from the walls, ... In response, Vanuatu's government has ...

An ancient ritual on remote Pentecost Island is a heady experience. Land-diving on Vanuatu's remote Pentecost Island was once an ancient, unique and private ritual where young men hurled ...

People remained trapped in a collapsed building in Vanuatu's capital Port Vila on Wednesday a day after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific nation, killing 14 people including two ...

The Security Assistance Training Management Organization's Vanuatu Mobile Training Team trained Vanuatu Mobile Force service members during a 9mm gun range in September 2023.

1963 - The NaGriamel political movement emerges on Espiritu Santo. Followers advocate the return of land to the ni-Vanuatu people and a return to traditional ways. 1971 - NaGriamel, anxious that ...

Vanuatu's first ombudsman, Marie-Noelle Ferrieux-Patterson, releases reports harshly critical of the government's financial dealings including the sale of ni-Vanuatu passports to foreign nationals.