Pacific Waves for Friday 22 January 2016

4:06 PM.Polling in Vanuatu's snap election is underway; The former Fiji assistant police commissioner says there has been no natural justice in an investigation against him; Pacific warned of ZIKA threat to… Read more Audio

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

4:04 PM.The former assistant commissioner of police in Fiji, Henry Brown, says the internal inquiry into unspecified allegations against him is being conducted contrary to principles of good governance. Audio

4:02 PM.Papua New Guinea's new tourism minister says he needs to invest in building up the countries tourism hubs before marketing it to the world. Audio

4:01 PM.A report on overseas born Tongans attending school in the kingdom suggests a more structured programme be introduced to avoid instances of bullying, violence and discomfort. Audio

6:06 AM.Pacific warned of ZIKA threat to foetal development; Vanuatu is ready for its snap election; US signals concern about West Papua forests; Palau to face human rights review; Tourist numbers surge… Read more Audio

6:05 AM.A medical expert from the Secretariat of the Pacific Community says countries in the region should be on the alert in regards to the possible links of the zika virus to foetal malformation in babies.

6:00 AM.Excitement builds in Samoa ahead of Parker-Bergman fight. Audio