Dateline Pacific for 6 May 2019

While the latest industrial strife in Fiji ended with unionists stopped from holding protests, the union movement will continue to push for the restoration of key rights; PhD student hopes his research will lead to more support and protecttion for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (or SMEs) in Fiji against climate change disasters; widespread fear of kidnappers harvesting organs in PNG may have been whipped up to foment civil unrest, a social commentator says; Vanuatu needs more agricultural scientists to help improve the country's food security; Cook Islands marine conservationist wins prestigious global environmental prize.