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Pacific Waves for Friday 3 March 2017
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 3 March 2017
4:05 PM.Police in Solomon Islands are rearming for the first time in 14 years, but some are anxious; The UN's urged to investigate human rights in West Papua; A court stops Australia from returning an ill… Read more Audio
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Solomons police rearm after 14 years, leaving some anxious
4:04 PM.After 14 years without guns police in Solomon Islands have been given the approval to rearm specialised units within the force. Audio
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UN urged to investigate West Papua rights situation
4:03 PM.Seven Pacific nations have raised concern over human rights abuses in West Papua at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, on the back of international consultations on Papua hosted by the World… Read more Audio
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Court stops ill refugee from being returned to Manus
4:02 PM.An Australian court has ordered that a refugee held in Papua New Guinea not be returned to Manus Island until his medical condition is properly diagnosed. Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 3 March 2017
6:05 AM.The difficulties of inter-island shipping in Cook Islands are laid bare; PNG's government still seems reluctant to cancel fraudulent leases; PNG's urged to seek help from the IMF for its flailing… Read more Audio
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Cook Islands inter-island shipping difficulties laid bare
6:04 AM.A Cook Islands shipping operator, Tapi Taio, says the only way any inter island shipping service can survive is if subsidies are given. Read more Audio
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Controversial PNG leases still not cancelled
6:03 AM.Papua New Guinea's government is pushing ahead with plans to convert controversial Special Agriculture Business Leases to registered land using Incorporated Land Groups. An NGO says this is not… Read more Audio