Pacific Waves for Wednesday 12 October 2016
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 12 October 2016
4:06 PM.Samoa's largest employer is to close its doors next year leaving hundreds without jobs; Tonga's prime minister is criticised for making poor excuses for government failures; Half of Manus Island… Read more Audio
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Concerns in Samoa over Yazaki closure
4:05 PM.Samoa's government is vowing to find ways of offsetting the 740 jobs that will be lost when its largest private employer shuts down next year. Read more Audio
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Tonga PM comments an excuse for poor performance
4:04 PM.A Tongan publisher says the prime minister's complaint that his government is deadlocked because it's being stymied by senior officials is a poor excuse for his government's failures. Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 12 October 2016
6:05 AM.A detainee on Manus Island confirms damning UN reports; A PNG Catholic bishop will be appointed as a cardinal; Supporters say the Marshall Islands' attempt to take nuclear powers to court wasn't in… Read more Audio
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Manus detainee confirms damning UN reports
6:04 AM.A detainee on Manus Island has confirmed damning information leaked from UN reports on Australia's offshore detention centres. Read more Audio
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First PNG cardinal says Pope is looking to the developing world
6:03 AM.The first Catholic bishop of Papua New Guinea to be appointed as a cardinal says he will spread the message of his country's plight with the rest of the world. Read more Audio
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Sport: Fijian duo to ref on World Sevens Series
6:00 AM.Fiji rugby referees picked for World Sevens Series Read more Audio
