Pacific Waves for Monday 2 September 2013

3:03 PM.A Marshall Islands cabinet minister says the next five years will be the key to protecting Pacific islands from rising sea levels. Audio

3:02 PM.A month of commemorations and celebrations through August to mark 150 years since the Queensland Government formally allowed plantation owners to bring in Pacific Islanders as indentured labourers has… Read more Audio

3:00 PM.Fiji's radical new electoral plan a challenge, says electoral expert; Attempts to re-unite families helped by blackbirding commemorations; Next five years seen as crucial window for Pacific to protect… Read more Audio

6:05 AM.The Solomon Islands Manufacturers Association wants the government to get behind coconut oil producers. Audio

6:04 AM.Banaban islanders maintain that countries involved in stripping their homeland of phosphate still owe them compensation. Audio

6:03 AM.Panguna landowners' group chair says MOU with Chinese state-owned company is not about mining but rather farming, tourism and dealing with tailings. Audio

6:02 AM.Fiji's new constitution has a provision to make the teaching of the iTaukei and the Hindi (along with English) compulsory at primary-school level. Audio

6:01 AM.An expert in electoral systems in the region says the new system planned for Fiji is a radical change from the past and will be a challenge for the country. Audio

6:00 AM.Fiji's radical new electoral plan a challenge, says electoral expert; Fiji's new constitution makes teaching of iTaukei,Hindi compulsory with English; Bougainville group says MOU with Chinese company… Read more Audio