Blogs Posts on "Vanuatu"

Happy Birthday to The Commonwealth: could this be Britain’s future? by Scholars & Rogues on Nov 6, 2009I was surprised to learn that 2009 is the 60th anniversary of The Commonwealth—the association of former British colonies that still, amazingly, continue to work with each and talk to each other on a variety of issues. This would be a cause for cel...

Island of Vanuatu Earthquake 2009 Magnitude 7.8, Tsunami Alert by WideInfoz on Oct 7, 2009Vanuatu News- Two powerful earthquakes hitting the Vanuatu Islands today October 7 2009. The Vanuatu Earthquake prompts tsunami alerts for Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands of Santa Cruz, Nauru, PNG, Tuvalu, Fiji and New Caledonia. According to Associate...

Holy diver by JAZZ from HELL on Jan 28, 2009A Pentecost (Vanuatu) islander engaged in the famous old land-diving ritual of naghol, the inspiration for bungee jumping. Photo by Kurt McCulloch. More photos of the naghol ritual here, by Michael Craig.