Jotham Napat, a senior disaster management official before entering politics, was backed to be prime minister by 50 of the 52 members of parliament, a livestream of the proceedings showed.

But on Monday, Vanuatu's Prime Minister Jotham Napat announced that his country had decided to cancel Mr Modi's citizenship. Napat said a Vanuatu passport was a "privilege" and that "applicants ...

Port Vila: Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat on Monday orderd authorities to cancel the Vanuatu passport issued to former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairperson Lalit Modi. Napat's order came ...

In an official media release by the Republic of Vanuatu, Napat said that following the recent revelations by the media, he ordered the Citizenship Commission to cancel Lalit Modi’s Vanuatu passport.

Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat on Monday instructed the Citizenship Commission to revoke Lalit Modi’s passport. The decision came despite Interpol rejecting India’s request for an alert ...