Vanuatu s former prime minister Charlot Salwai
Photo: RNZ / Hilaire Bule
Former Vanuatu PM resigns
His resignation letter to the speaker of parliament followed his conviction for perjury last week.
Salwai plans to appeal against that conviction.
In his letter, he said the decision was to uphold the integrity of parliament.
NGO is Fiji says people have been traumatised by Yasa
A civil society organisation in Fiji says people have been traumatised by Cyclone Yasa.
The category five cyclone tore through the northern island of Vanua Levu last week, destroying entire villages and leaving thousands homeless.
The region is also home to many informal settlements, small-scale farms, and struggling sugar cane plantations.