Pacific Waves for Monday 9 November 2015

4:06 PM.Reconciliation of Bougainville's BRA and the PNGDF planned; Drought awareness needed in Solomons: NDMO; Fiji's USP designs new device for the blind; Student numbers expected to double at USP Kiribati… Read more Audio

4:04 PM.Bougainville rebels and the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, which opposed each other during the civil war, are considering a reconciliation. Audio

4:03 PM.Engineers at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji have developed what they say is a hand-held mobility device for blind people that can easily identify all kinds of obstacles in their way. Audio

4:01 PM.Student numbers are expected to double at the University of South Pacific in Kiribati after a new campus opened last week in Tarawa. Audio

6:08 AM.El Nino affected communities in Solomon Islands are being urged to adapt prepare for ongoing drought; a PNG governor looks to grow links with Indonesia; a French Polynesia court is to decide the… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Drought affected communities in Solomon Islands Western, Eastern and Southern provinces are being urged to take steps to adapt to ongoing dry conditions in the country. Audio

6:05 AM.The Governor of West Sepik province in Papua New Guinea says the border with Indonesia should not be seen as a barrier to greater engagement between the two countries in areas of culture, trade… Read more Audio

6:04 AM.An appeals court in French Polynesia is to decide the future of a man who has been living in a canoe outside a large resort near Tahiti. Audio

6:03 AM.The Central Bank of Samoa is holding meetings today and tomorrow with government, private sector, and civil society organisations to develop the country's first financial inclusion strategy. Audio

6:01 AM.A Papua New Guinea model who regards herself as a pioneer is facing a storm of abuse for not fitting cultural norms. Audio