Pacific Waves for Friday 29 March 2019

4:05 PM.Rights groups are concerned for the welfare of dozens of Bangladeshis who say they were trafficked to Vanuatu and are now in limbo there. Read more Audio

4:04 PM.The main hospital in Solomon Islands has been forced into emergency mode because many staff are leaving for their home provinces to participate in the election next week. It's one of the quirks of the… Read more Audio

4:03 PM.Papua New Guinea's government is expected to finalise a major Chinese loan next month to kickstart the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone project in Madang. But questions still remain over government's… Read more Audio

4:02 PM.Moves by Australia to divert aid funds into an infrastructure bank as part of its 'Pacific step up' to counter Chinese influence are being questioned in a new report. Read more Audio

4:01 PM.One person in every three in Solomon Islands doesn't have access to toilets and UNICEF wants to end this. Read more Audio