Pacific Waves for Monday 15 July 2013

3:03 PM.The Melanesian Spearhead Group is criticised for its strong support for Fiji's military regime. Audio

3:02 PM.Teachers in Solomon Islands are on strike over the same pay issue for the third time this year. Audio

3:01 PM.Australian-based Refugee Action Coaltion says protests and self harm continuing on Nauru as a minimum of six monthly delays to processing asylum seekers looks set to continue. Audio

3:00 PM.Protests and self harm by asylum seekers continues on Nauru; Solomons teachers will strike till paid; The Melanesian Spearhead Group is criticised for its strong support for Fiji's military regime… Read more Audio

6:05 AM.A senior adviser with the Washington-based think tank, the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, says the United States is keen to co-operate with China in the region. Audio

6:04 AM.Controversial Vanuatu diplomat denies a claim by Foreign Minister Edward Natapei that he is no longer Honorary Consul to Vietnam. Audio

6:03 AM.Health ministers and MPs in Pacific Island nations are being called on to prioritise adolescent sexual health and reproductive rights. Audio

6:02 AM.As RAMSI cuts back its operation in Solomon Islands there are some economic repercussions being felt in the capital, Honiara. Audio

6:01 AM.Vanuatu has imposed a year-long moratorium on international researchers so it can perform a stocktake of all its research. Audio

6:00 AM.Vanuatu imposes moratorium on international research; A smaller RAMSI in Solomons having an economic impact; Call to prioritise adolescent sexual health and reproductive rights; Pascal Ahn Quan Saken… Read more Audio