The Prime Minister has issued the following message to the President of the United States of America on the occasion of the disaster wreaked by the recent tornado in Oklahoma. The full text of Prime Minister Stuart's message reads:

Government has promised to work more closely with its European partners to develop areas of trade to boost the local cultural industries sector.

The local media is being urged to work with the Ministry of Home Affairs in establishing a reporting protocol to deal with issues of human trafficking.

Efforts to increase awareness about coastal hazards such as tsunamis and hurricanes were stepped up today when Breaker, the Coastal Hazard Mascot, was revealed for the first time.