Pacific Waves for Tuesday 27 January 2015

4:05 PM.Plans to address the state of broadcasting in Vanuatu; A new hi-tech tuna processing plant gives American Samoa a boost; Tonga tries to reverse a tide of secondary school dropouts; health authorities… Read more Audio

4:04 PM.Despite millions of dollars being poured into it, Vanuatu's public broadcaster remains, by the government's own admission, hamstrung. Audio

4:03 PM.The American Samoan economy has received a boost with the opening of a 70 million US dollar a high tech tuna cannery. Audio

6:06 AM.Tonga tries to reverse a tide of secondary school dropouts; calls for Indonesia's president to follow through on his campaign promise of addressing human rights issues in Papua; health authorities in… Read more Audio

6:05 AM.Non-government organisations and regional bodies are urgently trying to curb the alarming rate of secondary school drop outs in Tonga as it climbs to around an average of 1,000 a year since 2008. Audio

6:04 AM.The Director of Health in Tonga says many residents need to improve their sanitation practices and facilities if the kingdom is to avoid another typhoid outbreak. Audio

6:03 AM.Two non-government organisations in Tonga are using money from the European Union to conduct a three year study into rates of violence against children, including those with disabilities. Audio