Vanuatu

The publisher of Vanuatu's only daily newspaper passed away on Monday following a long illness.

French Armed Forces Commander in New Caledonia General Yann Latil was in Vanuatu on Friday where he held meetings with Vanuatu Mobile Forces Commander Colonel Ben Nicholson.

However, opposition leader Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau says that this can be described as legitimising racism by the current administration.

"Nakamal does not separate the people, nakamal has a place for everyone": PM Napat.

Jotham Napat says economic recovery and infrastructure rebuilding are critical issues in the 100-day plan to tackle political instability in the country.

Australia pledged to remain the South Pacific's largest aid donor.

A red alert remains in place for Vanuatu's Tafea Province due to tropical cyclone Seru.