L'Hebdo du Vanuatu is Vanuatu 's weekly periodical , the first issue of which dates to December 11, 2008. [1] This is the first newspaper in Vanuatu, published exclusively in French [2] [3] , which, along with bilam and English , is one of the three official languages of the state [4] .
| L'hebdo du vanuatu | |
|---|---|
| Original title | |
| Type of | weekly |
| Owner | Gene Wong, Mark Neal-Jones |
| A country |  Vanuatu |
| Founded by | 2008 |
| Tongue | French |
| Main office | Port vila |
The founders of the newspaper are Gene Wong and Mark Neil-Jones , journalists of the English-language publication Vanuatu Daily Post [2] [3] [5] . The publication was established with the support of the European Union and the French Embassy in Vanuatu [1] . The intended audience of the newspaper are French-speaking citizens of both Vanuatu itself and neighboring New Caledonia [1] . In addition, the materials of each issue include news from both regions [3] .
Each issue is priced at 100 watts (150 Pacific francs ) [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 "Un hebdomadaire 100% francophone au Vanuatu" . Agence Universitaire Francophone (December 11, 2008). (inaccessible link)
- ↑ 1 2 "Lancement du nouvel hebdomadaire du Vanuatu" . French Embassy in Vanuatu .
- ↑ 1 2 3 "New French language newspaper for Vanuatu and New Caledonia" . ABC Radio Australia (October 20, 2008).
- ↑ "Vanuatu gets French language newspaper" . Solomon Star (October 23, 2008).
- ↑ "Les Français du Vanuatu ont le goût d'entreprendre" . Government of New Caledonia (February 2009). (inaccessible link)