Pacific Waves for Friday 13 March 2015

4:05 PM.Vanuatu braces for Cyclone Pam; Repair work continues on vital Kiribati causeway; Fiji army forges closer ties with Indonesia ; A group fights for the political rights of the US Pacific; The UN calls… Read more Audio

4:04 PM.Vanuatuans in Tafea province are bracing for a direct hit from cyclone Pam early Saturday morning. Audio

4:03 PM.Repair work on an essential causeway in Kiribati will continue throughout the weekend after part of it was near collapse earlier in the week. Audio

4:02 PM.A former leading figure in the Fiji military, Jone Baledrokadroka, says moves by the Royal Fiji Military Forces to increase co-operation with Indonesia's military are a natural progression. Audio

4:01 PM.An American non-profit group hopes people from US Pacific territories will soon get more political power. Audio

6:05 AM.Vanuatu braces for Cyclone Pam; Fiji's military readies for potential disaster response; A causeway collapse proves a headache in Kiribati; The UN calls for action at a troubled Solomon Islands dam… Read more Audio

6:04 AM.Authorities in Vanuatu are preparing for the worst as Tropical Cyclone Pam inches its way towards the country, looking set to be Vanuatu's most devastating cyclone since 1987. Audio

6:02 AM.Government ministries, businesses and schools have been affected by the near collapse of part of a main causeway in Kiribati. Audio

6:01 AM.The United Nations and the World Health Organization are calling for the immediate de-watering of a tailings dam at the closed Gold Ridge Mine in Solomon Islands, which is dangerously close to… Read more Audio