The Deputy Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Ishmael Kalsakau laid a wreath Friday afternoon marking the start of a week-long ‘Haus Krai’ for the late former PNG leader Sir Michael Somare.
Residents in the coastal areas throughout southern, central and northern Vanuatu have been told to evacuate and move to higher ground after an earthquake struck in the Kermedec Islands region this morning.
Members of the public in Vanuatu will be able to pay their last respects to former Papua New Guinea leader, Sir Michael Somare at during a ‘Haus Krai’ organised by the Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat and the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Senior public servants in Vanuatu have been given a nearly two week extension to submit their annual returns after more than two thirds of them failed to meet the initial deadline of the 1 March.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP), working with Queensland and Victoria Police, Australian Border Force (ABF), Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) and the Royal Papua New Guinea...