Janet Mason, the senior legal counsel assisting the Commission in the ongoing FICAC Inquiry is herself facing disciplinary penalty in New Zealand for failing to comply with a disciplinary order.
Vanuatu's caretaker Prime Minister Charlot Salwai has reportedly declared a seven-day state of emergency in response to the powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck near Port Vila yesterday.
A Tsunami Watch has been issued for parts of Fiji following a major earthquake near Port Vila, Vanuatu, prompting warnings of potentially hazardous tsunami waves.