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Papua New Guinea Prime Minister  James Marape, MP has handed over the Chairmanship of the Melanesian Spearhead Group to Vanuatu, after Papua New Guinea held it for three years. PNG Hands over MSG Chairmanship to Vanuatu  Prime Minister Marape handed over the Chairmanship yesterday in a small traditional ceremony held at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva, Fiji. The incoming Chairman, Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Hon. Bob Loughman thanked Papua New Guinea for holding the Chairmanship for the past several years which were tough and committed to implementing the Objectives of the MSG. Next :  PNG Elections : Court to decide on Hagen Open Returning Officer’s Appointment

CIA agent turned private security consultant, Emma Cross is on a fast paced, seven day mission to track down a stolen yacht Blackbird which may or may not be carrying a deadly cargo destined to destroy a major American city. When things get hot, she has no choice but recruit Blackbird’s transit captain, MacKenzie Durand, a former special ops killer into taking the yacht to its ultimate destination. Caught in an inter-agency crossfire, with the Russian mafiya as well as former KGB agents all interested in this particular yacht, Emma and Mac soon find themselves in a battle for their lives. Death Echo ( 423p, Avon, Isbn-0061664421 ) a fast paced, tension-filled adventure that keeps the readers hooked from start to finish. The focus is more on the action and mystery rather than romance and sex (sort of in the tradition of Catherine Coulter’s suspense novels) contrary to some other Lowell books I’ve read and that’s a welcome surprise. The romance that eventually crops up between the main