Proponents say the traditional Pacific Island drink is basically harmless. Critics say the story is less simple, pointing to potential health risks. Chris McCall reports.

Kava is the ancient drink of Pacific people. Surrounded in custom, and steeped in thousands of years of tradition, it is considered a 'life source' for many. 'Anau Mesui Henry describes kava as "being ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By Stephen Coates PORT VILA (Reuters) - The sprinkling of fairy lights on the roadside was the only sign of life as darkness ...

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 ...

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Kiribati was the world's largest consumer of Vanuatu kava in 2024. The Vanuatu Daily Post reported that last year the country imported 280 metric tonnes of kava from Vanuatu. Michael Louze, former ...

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 ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A worker chops up fallen trees next to a destroyed boat at a resident's compound days after Cyclone Pam in Port Vila, capital city ...