Pacific Waves for Thursday 21 January 2016

4:06 PM.Vanuatu is ready for its snap election; US signals concern about West Papua forests; Start date for 2017 Mini Games in Vanuatu pushed back; Solomons tourism welcomes proposed WWII park; Palau to face… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Despite problems, Vanuatu is set for its snap elections. Audio

4:05 PM.Vanuatu has been holding a snap election to choose a new parliament. Audio

4:04 PM.The US Ambassador to Indonesia has visited West Papua and indicated American interest in helping to keep the endangered forests of Papua region intact. Audio

4:03 PM.The 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Vanuatu will now start later that originally planned. Audio

4:02 PM.The chief executive of the Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau has welcomed a government proposal to develop a WWII memorial park at Bloody Ridge on Guadalcanal. Audio

6:05 AM.Palau to face human rights review; Tourist numbers surge around Pacific; US officially withdraws from Pacific fishery; Papua New Guinea urged to prioritise drought response; and Four Pacific countries… Read more Audio

6:04 AM.Palau will undergo a United Nations review of its human rights situation. Audio

6:03 AM.Tourist numbers have been surging around the Pacific, with many countries reaching record highs in 2015. Audio