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Pacific Waves for Thursday 28 March 2019
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Dateline Pacific for 28 March 2019
4:06 PM.Alcohol ban across Solomon Islands for the General Election; New international airport to open in Solomons; Plan to expand Vanuatu cabinet encounters pushback; Amnesty calls out ongoing human rights… Read more Audio
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Nationwide alcohol ban in lead-up to Solomons' election
4:05 PM.A nationwide alcohol ban will be declared in Solomon Islands for the National General Election on Wednesday next week.Koroi Hawkins is in Honiara to cover the election, and has been gauging the public… Read more Audio
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New international airport to open in Solomons
4:04 PM.New Zealand's investment in tourism infrastructure in the Solomon Islands is about to start paying dividends with the opening of a new international airport in the country's Western Province. Read more Audio
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Plan to expand Vanuatu cabinet encounters pushback
4:03 PM.Vanuatu's parliament is to have a special sitting tomorrow to debate the Prime Minister Charlot Salwai's proposed expansion of the size of cabinet. Read more Audio
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Amnesty calls out ongoing human rights abuse in Fiji
4:02 PM.Amnesty International says Fiji's leaders are ignoring their calls to tackle what they call, "the country's severe human rights failings." Read more Audio
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Small island states urged to reduce disaster risk
4:01 PM.A Commonwealth conference to strengthen small states' access to disaster finance and help build their resilience against external shocks is underway in Samoa this week. Read more Audio