Pacific country’s trademark brew getting dearer – and weaker – as crops hit by drought and cyclone fail to meet demand Vanuatu has been hit by a shortage of kava after a surge in domestic and ...

A different kind of bar: Can an alcohol-free bar be relaxing? It’s the effort of the Vanuatu Kava Bar to prove just that. Photos by Max Cooper The Vanuatu Kava Bar has moved to a new location at 15 ...

The kava industries in Vanuatu and Fiji were devastated by the impact of Cyclone Pam and Cyclone Winston, and recovery has been slow because of drought, which in turn has led to a region-wide shortage ...

The Vanuatu Kava Bar has moved to a new location on Eagle Street next to Limones and will soon offer lunch, says owner Andrew Procyk. A grand-opening celebration is planned for Friday, Feb. 10. “We ...

For 28 years, Ronnie Watson has been running the Port Vila drinking venue, which has been frequented nightly by dozens of ­locals, tourists and expats. But the ferocious winds of ­Cyclone Pam lifted ...

The tiny Pacific nation of Vanuatu is battling to defend the reputation of its national drink, a bitter peppery concoction called kava, which is famous for its medicinal, stress-relieving properties.

It may look unappetizing and taste terrible, but many ni-Vanuatu regard kava’s warm, soporific embrace as a gift from the gods. Long a staple of South Pacific island rituals, the narcotic wrung from ...

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Impoverished Pacific island nations aim to capitalise on famously potent spirit that can only be made from local plant The Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu is leading a push to standardise production of ...

The tiny Pacific nation of Vanuatu is battling to defend the reputation of its national drink, a bitter peppery concoction called kava, which is famous for its medicinal, stress-relieving properties.