Pacific Waves for Friday 24 May 2013

3:06 PM.The European Union has increased funding for a project aimed at helping Pacific businesses boost their exports. Audio

3:05 PM.Disability organisations in region hope SPC can further help in their work Audio

3:04 PM.The Norfolk Island government is looking to slash its spending and cut jobs as the economy remains in the doldrums and Australian commonwealth funds remain tight. Audio

3:03 PM.Papua New Guinea's Opposition has been significantly depleted by recent defections to government which appears to be very secure in its position for this parliemtnary term. How does the apparent… Read more Audio

3:02 PM.The Samoan Prime Minister says the accusations against Finance Minister Faumuina Tiatia Liuga are just misunderstandings and he is standing by his man, as the opposition calls for an independent… Read more Audio

3:01 PM.The first consultations on the Nansen Initiative, which aims to develop a legal framework for people forced to crosss borders by a natural disaster, are being held in the Cook Islands. Audio

3:00 PM.Talks on how to protect people discplaced by climate change are underway in the Cook Islands; The Samoan Prime Minister defends his embattled Finance Minister; Defections to the government… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.New Tahiti leader wants referendum on self-determination; A Tongan church in shock after eight pastors found to have misused thousands of dollars of church funds; Solomons tsunami refugees forced back… Read more Audio