Vanuatu makim 45 Independens Day Anniversari tude
Condominium blong Vanuatu hem tekem independence blong hem from UK mo Franis long namba 30 July, 1980. Solomon Islands hem kasem independence long July 1978 from UK, Papua New Guinea long September 1975 from Australia, and narafala Melanesian kantri, Fiji hem kasem Independence fest long 1970 from UK.
Port Vila hem bin statim finis ol Independence Day selebresen long Mande be long tude, city hem fulap moa yet long pipol we plande oli dressup long ol nasinol kala blong Vanuatu mo oli watchim ol parade we Police Band hem lidim.
Bihaen long Flag Raising, Praem Minista Jotham Napat hem welkamem evriwan long selebresen blong namba 45 independence anniversary blong Republic, mo hemi rimaendem ol pipol long hope mo unity we National Anthem blong Vanuatu hemi karem.
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3 days ago
- ABC News
Vanuatu makim 45 Independens Day Anniversari tude
Ol citizen blong Vanuatu we oli stap insaet long kantri, ol we istap long ol narafala kantri long Pacific wetem plande taosen we oli stap wok long Australia mo New Zealand mo long evriwea long wol, oli tingim mo selebretim namba 45 Independence Anniversary blong Republic blong Vanuatu tude. Condominium blong Vanuatu hem tekem independence blong hem from UK mo Franis long namba 30 July, 1980. Solomon Islands hem kasem independence long July 1978 from UK, Papua New Guinea long September 1975 from Australia, and narafala Melanesian kantri, Fiji hem kasem Independence fest long 1970 from UK. Port Vila hem bin statim finis ol Independence Day selebresen long Mande be long tude, city hem fulap moa yet long pipol we plande oli dressup long ol nasinol kala blong Vanuatu mo oli watchim ol parade we Police Band hem lidim. Bihaen long Flag Raising, Praem Minista Jotham Napat hem welkamem evriwan long selebresen blong namba 45 independence anniversary blong Republic, mo hemi rimaendem ol pipol long hope mo unity we National Anthem blong Vanuatu hemi karem.
Perth Now
17-07-2025
- Perth Now
Queen Camilla gets historic title with Royal Navy
Queen Camilla has become the first woman to be named Vice Admiral of the United Kingdom. The Royal Navy has confirmed the title was bestowed on the monarch by her husband King Charles on Wednesday (16.07.25), one day before her 78th birthday. In a statement, First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, General Sir Gwyn Jenkins RM, said: "We are honoured to welcome Her Majesty The Queen to HM Naval Base Devonport. "Her Majesty's visit has been a tremendous boost to morale, and the honorary appointment reflects the high regard in which Her Majesty is held by all of us.' He added that her appointment would 'further enhance Her Majesty's relationship with the Service". The queen is the first woman and only the second member of the Royal Family to be given the title, which can only be appointed by the sovereign on the nomination of the First Sea Lord. Before being named Vice Admiral, Queen Camilla visited HMS Astute at the Devonport Naval Base. During the visit, she inspected a Royal Guard of submariners, and went aboard Astute's deck for a photo with those who have commanded the boast over the past two decades. The HMS Astute's first commssion was formally ended, with the Ensign and Union Flag lowered as the National Anthem played. Following the formal ceremonies, Queen Camilla and King Charles joined a garden party on the grounds of HMS Drake. Chief Petty Officer Stuart 'Splash' Ashdown was a member of the commissioning crew of Astute, and he was present for the end of the first chapter of its career. In a statement, he added: 'It's nice to come full circle – and meet the Queen again. 'She is constantly in touch, sending letters, Christmas cards and the like when we're away. 'For the crew, today is an important event. Every member of HMS Astute's crew has put a lot of work in over the past 15 years, but the current crew especially, to keep her at sea and provide an operational platform.
The Advertiser
20-05-2025
- The Advertiser
Australia helping Vanuatu with museum collection upkeep
When the first people arrived at the National Museum of Vanuatu after the monster 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Port Vila in December, they were distraught. "I'd never seen something like this before. It was all mess," museum curator Kaitip Kami told AAP. "Objects had fell off from their showcases, we had 13 showcases which were destroyed ... the museum didn't even look like a museum." Museum staff began a mighty clean-up effort, given the internal damage and displacement. Housed in the Vanuatu Cultural Centre, the museum holds art, cultural artefacts and taxidermied birds in its priceless collection. While the buildings have been cleared of structural damage, some pieces have been lost, including thousands-of-years-old Lapita pottery, smashed and unsalvageable among broken glass. Fortunately, Mr Kami reported ancestral remains were held on lower shelves, so "when they fell off, they were okay". Ni-Vanuatu norms necessitate the repair of broken items to be conducted only by the tribes from which they came. "In our culture, if you want to make or fix these objects, you have to have the right," Mr Kami, who hails from Malakula, said. "Some people from my island where I come from ... we have a lot of objects that were broken, so we have to get people from that island who own those artefacts, to fly all the way from the island to Port Vila. "Once we get the funds, we'll bring some people to come to fix the objects." Funding is at the heart of the challenge facing Vanuatu's curators as they attempt to preserve the Melanesian nation's unique history. Mr Kamo's position is funded by the government of Vanuatu - which is, per capita, the poorest nation in the Pacific - but he says there is no extra money for upkeep. They are fundraising online at to help the earthquake recovery but broader challenges remain. Museums require predictable climactic environments to store wares appropriately: a difficulty enhanced by the unrelenting heat of the Pacific and the various disasters, including earthquakes and cyclones that Vanuatu faces. Counterparts at the Australian Museum are also helping, visiting this month to scope the museum's needs. "They have a huge collection, a very important and significant collection here ... and it is overcrowded," Heather Bleechmore, of the Australian Museum, said. "They're operating with limited resources and limited budgets, human resources as well as finances. The building here is very good, but the infrastructure needs updating. "So the approach is to try and help the museum get as much control over the environment within the collection stores and within the gallery space as possible." The Australian Museum's outreach comes courtesy of the US Embassy, which last year funded a year-long "Pasifika Tahui" project to undertake missions to Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Tonga to "look at cultural revitalisation and preservation in the face of climate change". However, their own funding has a cliff, given the change of direction under US President Donald Trump, who has cut or frozen the bulk of American development assistance. Melissa Sutton said the Australian Museum - which holds a significant store of Pacific treasures in its own collection - would "100 per cent" be looking for future funding, which would benefit both the Pacific and Australian museums. "We're learning a lot about how to care appropriately for these cultural artifacts and the approach. It is a reciprocal relationship where we're also learning," the museum's Pasifika collection officer said. When the first people arrived at the National Museum of Vanuatu after the monster 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Port Vila in December, they were distraught. "I'd never seen something like this before. It was all mess," museum curator Kaitip Kami told AAP. "Objects had fell off from their showcases, we had 13 showcases which were destroyed ... the museum didn't even look like a museum." Museum staff began a mighty clean-up effort, given the internal damage and displacement. Housed in the Vanuatu Cultural Centre, the museum holds art, cultural artefacts and taxidermied birds in its priceless collection. While the buildings have been cleared of structural damage, some pieces have been lost, including thousands-of-years-old Lapita pottery, smashed and unsalvageable among broken glass. Fortunately, Mr Kami reported ancestral remains were held on lower shelves, so "when they fell off, they were okay". Ni-Vanuatu norms necessitate the repair of broken items to be conducted only by the tribes from which they came. "In our culture, if you want to make or fix these objects, you have to have the right," Mr Kami, who hails from Malakula, said. "Some people from my island where I come from ... we have a lot of objects that were broken, so we have to get people from that island who own those artefacts, to fly all the way from the island to Port Vila. "Once we get the funds, we'll bring some people to come to fix the objects." Funding is at the heart of the challenge facing Vanuatu's curators as they attempt to preserve the Melanesian nation's unique history. Mr Kamo's position is funded by the government of Vanuatu - which is, per capita, the poorest nation in the Pacific - but he says there is no extra money for upkeep. They are fundraising online at to help the earthquake recovery but broader challenges remain. Museums require predictable climactic environments to store wares appropriately: a difficulty enhanced by the unrelenting heat of the Pacific and the various disasters, including earthquakes and cyclones that Vanuatu faces. Counterparts at the Australian Museum are also helping, visiting this month to scope the museum's needs. "They have a huge collection, a very important and significant collection here ... and it is overcrowded," Heather Bleechmore, of the Australian Museum, said. "They're operating with limited resources and limited budgets, human resources as well as finances. The building here is very good, but the infrastructure needs updating. "So the approach is to try and help the museum get as much control over the environment within the collection stores and within the gallery space as possible." The Australian Museum's outreach comes courtesy of the US Embassy, which last year funded a year-long "Pasifika Tahui" project to undertake missions to Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Tonga to "look at cultural revitalisation and preservation in the face of climate change". However, their own funding has a cliff, given the change of direction under US President Donald Trump, who has cut or frozen the bulk of American development assistance. Melissa Sutton said the Australian Museum - which holds a significant store of Pacific treasures in its own collection - would "100 per cent" be looking for future funding, which would benefit both the Pacific and Australian museums. "We're learning a lot about how to care appropriately for these cultural artifacts and the approach. It is a reciprocal relationship where we're also learning," the museum's Pasifika collection officer said. When the first people arrived at the National Museum of Vanuatu after the monster 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Port Vila in December, they were distraught. "I'd never seen something like this before. It was all mess," museum curator Kaitip Kami told AAP. "Objects had fell off from their showcases, we had 13 showcases which were destroyed ... the museum didn't even look like a museum." Museum staff began a mighty clean-up effort, given the internal damage and displacement. Housed in the Vanuatu Cultural Centre, the museum holds art, cultural artefacts and taxidermied birds in its priceless collection. While the buildings have been cleared of structural damage, some pieces have been lost, including thousands-of-years-old Lapita pottery, smashed and unsalvageable among broken glass. Fortunately, Mr Kami reported ancestral remains were held on lower shelves, so "when they fell off, they were okay". Ni-Vanuatu norms necessitate the repair of broken items to be conducted only by the tribes from which they came. "In our culture, if you want to make or fix these objects, you have to have the right," Mr Kami, who hails from Malakula, said. "Some people from my island where I come from ... we have a lot of objects that were broken, so we have to get people from that island who own those artefacts, to fly all the way from the island to Port Vila. "Once we get the funds, we'll bring some people to come to fix the objects." Funding is at the heart of the challenge facing Vanuatu's curators as they attempt to preserve the Melanesian nation's unique history. Mr Kamo's position is funded by the government of Vanuatu - which is, per capita, the poorest nation in the Pacific - but he says there is no extra money for upkeep. They are fundraising online at to help the earthquake recovery but broader challenges remain. Museums require predictable climactic environments to store wares appropriately: a difficulty enhanced by the unrelenting heat of the Pacific and the various disasters, including earthquakes and cyclones that Vanuatu faces. Counterparts at the Australian Museum are also helping, visiting this month to scope the museum's needs. "They have a huge collection, a very important and significant collection here ... and it is overcrowded," Heather Bleechmore, of the Australian Museum, said. "They're operating with limited resources and limited budgets, human resources as well as finances. The building here is very good, but the infrastructure needs updating. "So the approach is to try and help the museum get as much control over the environment within the collection stores and within the gallery space as possible." The Australian Museum's outreach comes courtesy of the US Embassy, which last year funded a year-long "Pasifika Tahui" project to undertake missions to Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Tonga to "look at cultural revitalisation and preservation in the face of climate change". However, their own funding has a cliff, given the change of direction under US President Donald Trump, who has cut or frozen the bulk of American development assistance. Melissa Sutton said the Australian Museum - which holds a significant store of Pacific treasures in its own collection - would "100 per cent" be looking for future funding, which would benefit both the Pacific and Australian museums. "We're learning a lot about how to care appropriately for these cultural artifacts and the approach. It is a reciprocal relationship where we're also learning," the museum's Pasifika collection officer said. When the first people arrived at the National Museum of Vanuatu after the monster 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Port Vila in December, they were distraught. "I'd never seen something like this before. It was all mess," museum curator Kaitip Kami told AAP. "Objects had fell off from their showcases, we had 13 showcases which were destroyed ... the museum didn't even look like a museum." Museum staff began a mighty clean-up effort, given the internal damage and displacement. Housed in the Vanuatu Cultural Centre, the museum holds art, cultural artefacts and taxidermied birds in its priceless collection. While the buildings have been cleared of structural damage, some pieces have been lost, including thousands-of-years-old Lapita pottery, smashed and unsalvageable among broken glass. Fortunately, Mr Kami reported ancestral remains were held on lower shelves, so "when they fell off, they were okay". Ni-Vanuatu norms necessitate the repair of broken items to be conducted only by the tribes from which they came. "In our culture, if you want to make or fix these objects, you have to have the right," Mr Kami, who hails from Malakula, said. "Some people from my island where I come from ... we have a lot of objects that were broken, so we have to get people from that island who own those artefacts, to fly all the way from the island to Port Vila. "Once we get the funds, we'll bring some people to come to fix the objects." Funding is at the heart of the challenge facing Vanuatu's curators as they attempt to preserve the Melanesian nation's unique history. Mr Kamo's position is funded by the government of Vanuatu - which is, per capita, the poorest nation in the Pacific - but he says there is no extra money for upkeep. They are fundraising online at to help the earthquake recovery but broader challenges remain. Museums require predictable climactic environments to store wares appropriately: a difficulty enhanced by the unrelenting heat of the Pacific and the various disasters, including earthquakes and cyclones that Vanuatu faces. Counterparts at the Australian Museum are also helping, visiting this month to scope the museum's needs. "They have a huge collection, a very important and significant collection here ... and it is overcrowded," Heather Bleechmore, of the Australian Museum, said. "They're operating with limited resources and limited budgets, human resources as well as finances. The building here is very good, but the infrastructure needs updating. "So the approach is to try and help the museum get as much control over the environment within the collection stores and within the gallery space as possible." The Australian Museum's outreach comes courtesy of the US Embassy, which last year funded a year-long "Pasifika Tahui" project to undertake missions to Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Tonga to "look at cultural revitalisation and preservation in the face of climate change". However, their own funding has a cliff, given the change of direction under US President Donald Trump, who has cut or frozen the bulk of American development assistance. Melissa Sutton said the Australian Museum - which holds a significant store of Pacific treasures in its own collection - would "100 per cent" be looking for future funding, which would benefit both the Pacific and Australian museums. "We're learning a lot about how to care appropriately for these cultural artifacts and the approach. It is a reciprocal relationship where we're also learning," the museum's Pasifika collection officer said.
