Sources: Radio Australia
The prime minister of Vanuatu Bob Loughman asks for the dissolution of parliament as he faces a vote of no-confidence. 2022-08-16
The Vanuatuan opposition files a no-confidence motion against the government of Prime Minister Bob Loughman over allegations of excessive spending for self-interest in times of national crisis. The country's economy has been severely impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of Cyclone Harold last year. This motion is the first attempt to oust Loughman since he formed a government last year. 2021-06-1
A Vanuatu patrol boat detains two Chinese fishing vessels near the Torres Islands in the Coral Sea for suspected illegal fishing. 2021-01-29
The general assembly of Interpol elects Vanuatu and Kiribati as new members, but not Kosovo. 2018-11-20
Vanuatu begins evacuating 11,000 islanders from the island of Ambae because of the erupting volcano Manaro Voui which pollutes the water. 2017-10-1
More than 134,000 people on the island of Bali, Indonesia, have been taken to shelters as the Mount Agung volcano continues to release smoke. The alert level for an eruption has been raised to the second highest level, 4. In addition, the entire population of Vanuatu's Aoba Island, also at alert level 4, is being moved from the path of the increasingly active Lombenben volcano. 2017-09-28
Authorities in Vanuatu report that it faces imminent shortages of food and water in the wake of Cyclone Pam. 2015-03-19
Russia becomes the 156th member of the World Trade Organization. Vanuatu becomes the 157th member. 2012-08-22
A pair of earthquakes, magnitude 7.1 and 7.0, occur in Vanuatu. 2011-08-20