Pacific Waves for Wednesday 15 November 2017
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 15 November 2017
4:06 PM.Solomon Islands has a new prime minister; an Australian scholar examines the impact of the Paradise Papers on Pacific island tax havens; environmentalists in the Cook Islands support a call for… Read more Audio
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Rick Hou elected Solomons PM
4:05 PM.The Small Malaita MP Rick Hou has been elected as prime minister of Solomon Islands. A vacancy was created after the ousting of Manasseh Sogavare in a vote of no-confidence last week. Read more Audio
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Paradise Papers expose Pacific tax havens
4:04 PM.An Australian academic says it is too early to tell what kind of impact the release of the Paradise Papers will have on the four Pacific nations involved so far. Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 15 November 2017
6:05 AM.Tonga's Civil Society says public are fully engaged in election; Environmentalists support call for Cooks tourism curb; 20 dolphins saved in Solomon Islands; The lawyer representing Manus Island… Read more Audio
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Tonga's Civil Society says public is fully engaged in election
6:04 AM.The head of the Civil Society Forum in Tonga is excited about the prospects of Thursday's election. Read more Audio
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Environmentalists support call for Cooks tourism curb
6:03 AM.The Cook Islands environmental organisation Te Ipukarea Society says tourism growth on the main island of Rarotonga is not sustainable in its current form. Read more Audio
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Twenty dolphins saved in Solomon Islands
6:02 AM.20 dolphins were rescued and released from captivity in the western province of Solomon Islands. Read more Audio
