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Pacific Waves for Wednesday 30 January 2019
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 30 January 2019
4:06 PM.A repair vessel, the cable maintenance ship Reliance, has begun work on the severed Tonga undersea cable which had connected the country with the outside world via Fiji; doctors in Papua New Guinea… Read more Audio
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Hopes Tonga cable can be repaired before weekend
4:05 PM.A repair vessel, the cable maintenance ship Reliance, has begun work on the severed Tonga undersea cable which had connected the country with the outside world via Fiji. Read more Audio
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Commonwealth joins fight to save the oceans
4:04 PM.The Commonwealth has launched a series of schemes to help its members deal with the challenges they face in their oceans. Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 30 January 2019
5:05 AM.Doctors in Papua New Guinea have reacted angrily to the health minister's insistence that there's no crisis in the health system; Police in Papua New Guinea's Milne Bay province are struggling to… Read more Audio
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Health crisis denial astounds PNG doctors
5:04 AM.Doctors in Papua New Guinea have reacted angrily to the health minister's insistence that there's no crisis in the health system. Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Samoa's preventative measures hitting travellers
5:04 AM.Travel restrictions imposed by the Samoan government amid the deadly outbreak of coronavirus is having an impact on theose planning to visit the island. Audio
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PNG prison escapee taps into public discontent with police in Alotau
5:03 AM.Police in Papua New Guinea's Milne Bay province are struggling to contain spiralling lawlessness and violent unrest linked to a criminal gang led by the notorious prison escapee, Tommy Baker. Read more Audio
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Extreme measures understandable - epidemiologist
5:03 AM.Samoa's government has imposed heavy restrictions on its border in a bid to stave off the coronavirus, in the wake of last year's measles epidemic. Audio
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CNMI company to buy new generator to deal with power emergency
5:02 AM.The power company in the Northern Marianas is expected to fork out for a new generator for Rota, as the island experiences rolling blackouts this week. Read more Audio
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Bougainvilleans expectations for independence high
5:02 AM.A Port Moresby-based Bougainvillean with a background in IT says there is much work to do for Bougainville to go it alone, but says Papua New Guinea cannot ignore an emphatic vote for independence. Audio