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Pacific Waves for Tuesday 21 March 2017
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 21 March 2017
4:06 PM.Bougainville signs a Memorandum of Understanding with PNG, what's in it?; PNG's police commissioner pledges election support for the provinces; Cracks in a Samoan church over a controversial minister… Read more Audio
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Bougainville/PNG sign MOU on handing down powers
4:05 PM.The President of Bougainville hopes the latest memorandum of understanding signed with the PNG national government will lead to improved financing for the autonomous region. Read more Audio
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PNG police prepare for elections
4:04 PM.Different to previous general elections, policing Papua New Guinea's upcoming elections in each province will be managed by provincial and divisional commanders, rather than from Moresby. The Police… Read more Audio
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Cracks in Samoa church over minister
4:03 PM.The Congregational Christian Church of Samoa remains divided over one of its ministers. Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 21 March 2017
6:05 AM.Tokelau furious over helicopter buy; Warning of a new blockade in PNG's Hela Province; Tonga gets its first Ombudsman; Pacific urged to unlock coconut potential; And Vanuatu kava growers chase… Read more Audio
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Tokelau furious over helicopter buy
6:04 AM.Tokelau's leader says the people of the three atolls are in an uproar over the government buying two helicopters. Read more Audio
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Warning of a new blockade in LNG project hub
6:03 AM.Papua New Guinea's major Liquefied Natural Gas or LNG project could be shut down again due to simmering landowner frustrations in Hela province where tribal unrest and weapons proliferation continue… Read more Audio
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Tonga finally has Ombudsman
6:02 AM.Tonga can finally say it has an Ombudsman after years of legislative preparation. Read more Audio