Pacific Waves for Friday 25 October 2013

4:05 PM.The waiting is almost over for rugby league fans with the World Cup kicking off in Britain this weekend. Audio

4:01 PM.Papua New Guinea's Sustainable Development Programme Ltd says it has had to lay off workers and cancel major projects because of the financial problems it faces after the controversial government take… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Papua New Guinea's Sustainable Development Programme lays off workers; Amnesty International Australia says recognised refugees are still being detained on Nauru; The Greens in French Polynesia urge… Read more Audio

7:03 AM.Higher education for young women in the Pacific is not translating into more or better jobs. Audio

7:02 AM.The Greens in French Polynesia are urging Paris to give information about the risks of Mururoa Atoll collapsing. Audio

7:01 AM.Amnesty International says asylum seekers who have been processed as refugees are still being held at the Nauru refugee processing centre. Audio

7:00 AM.Amnesty International Australia says asylum seekers are still being detained; The Greens in French Polynesia are urging Paris to give information about the risks of Moruroa atoll collapsing; Higher… Read more Audio