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Pacific Waves for Monday 17 June 2013
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Sport: Tahiti gets ready for debut on football's world stage
3:06 PM.Tahiti are keeping their expectations in check ahead of their debut at the Confederations Cup football tournament in Brazil. Audio
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UN agency welcomes talks on help for Fiji elections
3:02 PM.The head of the United Nations Development Programme in the region, Knut Ostby, says the agency welcomes the chance to give input on Fiji's elections next year. Audio
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Tongan Prime Minister's defamation action part of an 'ongoing saga'
3:01 PM.A prominent newspaper in Tonga has been ordered to pay fines for defaming the Prime Minister and other cabinet ministers, in what observers say is part of an ongoing duel between politicians. Audio
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 17 June 2013
3:00 PM.Observers say a defamation action brought by ministers in Tonga is part of an ongoing saga; a UN agency welcomes talks on help for Fiji's elections; a seabed mining company is confident in the… Read more Audio
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Energy Minister hails global interest in big PNG gas projects
6:14 AM.PNG's natural gas industry is steaming ahead with the entry of more major international players. Audio
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Call for more private sector support for Pacific aquaculture
6:12 AM.There's a call in the Pacific for more private sector support for aquaculture farmers. Audio
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Prefects hope to play more of a role
4:21 AM.A new Tonga National Leadership Development Forum initiative hopes to increase the role prefects can play in addressing the problem of violence in schools. Audio
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Bougainville government to finance inter-island ferry
4:20 AM.Bougainville in a joint venture to have a purpose built inter-island ferry built in China. Audio
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US military taking Pagan firing range concerns seriously
4:18 AM.The US Marine Corps says it's taking concerns about the possible impact of proposed live firing ranges in the Northern Marianas seriously. Audio
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Seabed mining company defends Vanuatu licences
4:16 AM.The revelation that former land ministers in Vanuatu have issued dozens of offshore seabed mining exploration licences without consultation is causing a stir in the Pacific. Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 17 June 2013
4:10 AM.There's a call in the Pacific for more private sector support for aquaculture farmers; PNG's natural gas industry is steaming ahead with the entry of more major international players; The revelation… Read more Audio