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Vanuatu’s tourism sector struggles as international travellers keep away

The Vanuatu government had promised its biggest stimulus package ever to try to soften the coronavirus blow, and at 4.2 billion vatu ($52 million), it was considered to be one of the largest in the Pacific on a per capita basis. But people say they are yet to receive any of the relief payments promised for those who have lost work, the ABC has reported. Vanuatu is a South Pacific Ocean nation made up of about 80 islands that stretch 1,300 kilometres. With school holidays in Australia, Vanuatu’s picturesque beaches and turquoise waters would normally be busy with tourists at ... Read more