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The prime minister of Vanuatu Bob Loughman asks for the dissolution of parliament as he faces a vote of no-confidence.
2022-08-16

Vanuatu halts outbound travel out of its main island of Efate following the confirmation of a COVID-19 case. Prime Minister Bob Loughman confirms that a Filipino fisherman whose body washed ashore last week near the capital of Port Vila had died of the disease.
2021-04-18

A Vanuatu patrol boat detains two Chinese fishing vessels near the Torres Islands in the Coral Sea for suspected illegal fishing.
2021-01-29

Vanuatu's opposition leader Ralph Regenvanu says he is taking the decision to suspend his party from parliament to the Supreme Court, saying the decision was an "outrage".
2020-06-17

The general assembly of Interpol elects Vanuatu and Kiribati as new members, but not Kosovo.
2018-11-20

The United Nations estimates that every school in Vanuatu has been destroyed or damaged by Cyclone Pam. The interim death toll has risen to 44.
2015-03-16

Russia becomes the 156th member of the World Trade Organization. Vanuatu becomes the 157th member.
2012-08-22

A dozen members of the Australian Federal Police are expelled from Vanuatu, following a diplomatic row over the arrest of the Prime Minister of Vanuatu's private secretary in Australia last month. [http:--au.news.yahoo.com-thewest-a---world-13653101-australian-police-thrown-out-of-vanuatu- (AFP via Yahoo News Australia)]date=July 2019
2012-05-10

A 7.6 magnitude earthquake and small tsunami hits the Pacific Ocean nation of Vanuatu.
2010-08-10

The 41st annual Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Summit opens in Port Vila, Vanuatu.
2010-08-3