Pacific Waves for Friday 21 September 2018
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 21 September 2018
3:06 PM.The Cook Islands government sacked its former minister of Internal affairs. There's outrage in Fiji over a US businessman trademarking the word 'bula'. An academic sees big role for India in Pacific… Read more Audio
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Cook Islands' government sacks former minister
3:05 PM.The Cook Islands' coalition government has sacked its former minister of Internal affairs Albert Nicholas. The Cook Islands Party candidate had recently been appointed to cabinet and was set to take… Read more Audio
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US businessman urged to seek consent over use of Bula
3:04 PM.There's outrage in Fiji over a United States-based businessman trademarking the word 'bula'. Florida-based Ross Kashtan has trademarked the word - a commonly-used traditional Fijian greeting - which… Read more Audio
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Academic sees big role for India in Pacific
3:03 PM.An academic says an the increasing role India is playing in the Pacific could help the region escape sole reliance on China. Read more Audio
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Improvement in child survival rates in Solomon Islands
3:02 PM.Solomon Islands is included among 10 countries in the world with the most significant improvement in under five mortality rates between 2017 and 2018. Read more Audio
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Sport: Pacific Rugby Players want World Rugby audience
3:01 PM.The Pacific Rugby Players welfare group says World Rugby won't engage with it over its Seats at the Table campaign. Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 21 September 2018
5:06 AM.People of the Pacific need to decolonise their minds and reflect on the traditional role of women as men's equals; Plans for a Marshall Islands atoll to become a special administrative province… Read more Audio
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Pre-colonial Pacific culture inspiration for feminism today
5:05 AM.People of the Pacific need to decolonise their minds and reflect on the traditional role of women as men's equals. Read more Audio
