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Locals from the village of Paunangisu in Vanuatu have proclaimed their Public Toilet as being "the best in the South Pacific" and are charging visitors 200 Vatu ($2 pa'anga) to use it. Locals have a special rate of 50 Vatu, and its free for children. The business venture is so far proving successful and the villagers have even set up a website to promote the toilet.

Annie Joseph who is of Tongan descent died in a hospital in Vanuatu on Thursday, 7 January after allegedly collapsing at her home in a suspected domestic violence case.

Four Tongan law students who arrived in Tonga today are hoping that government will assist the remaining Tongan students to return. They are grateful to be back home after Tropical Cyclone Pam devastated Vanuatu five-days ago, “but we feel really bad that we had to abandon the rest of our Tongan students,” said Esther ‘Aholelei in tears at Fua'amotu airport.

Fakafeta'i ko kimautolu eni fanau ako lao ‘i Port Vila 'oku mau kei mo'ui pe he ‘osi atu e maumau ne fakahoko ‘e Cyclone Pam. Ko e faka-tangi pe na’a ‘i ai ha tokoni mai ‘a e pule'anga ki heni ki he fanau ako Tonga heni. – Tupou Fa’aoa.

A severe Tropical Cyclone Pam that was upgraded to Category 5 early this morning is expected to hit Vanuatu tonight, Friday March 13 and emergency plans have been activated.

Development partners are being asked to channel Aid for Trade resources through a regional trade and development facility that now has ten Pacific Islands as signatories.

The European Commission last week has announced that free-visa travel will soon be granted for nationals from 19 third-world countries, including ten Pacific Island countries.

The first of two 17 seater Y-12 aircrafts leased by Real Tonga airline from Vanuatu is expected to arrive in Tonga next week to start servicing the outer islands on March 4, 2013. Tonga's current sole domestic carrier Chathams Pacific of New Zealand would discontinue its services on March 2.

Tonga's Minister for Labour, Commerce and Industries Hon 'Isileli Pulu will attend the 95th Session of the ACP Council of Ministers and 37th Session of the Joint ACP-EU Council of Ministers Meetings, on June 11-15 in Vanuatu.