Pacific Waves for Thursday 20 February 2014

4:03 PM.Papua New Guinea to host matches at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, with Samoa and Fiji also in discussions with organisers. Audio

4:01 PM.Health experts, university professors, dentists and dietitians are wanting to make the Pacific sugary-drink free by 2030. Audio

4:01 PM.Details of violence on Manus Island remain sketchy as Australian Government stands by its claim detainees tried to escape. Audio

4:00 PM.More details emerge about violence at PNG asylum seeker camps; There's a push to make the Pacific free of sugary drinks; Fiji police are urged to crack down on child sex traffickers; Pacific countries… Read more Audio

6:05 AM.Tonga launches 'practice parliament' in efforts to boost number of women in politics. Audio

6:03 AM.A Pacific religious leader says Pacific countries need to have more say in development decisions that affect them. Audio

6:01 AM.The Fiji Women's Crisis Centre says there must be both a mindset and policy change to combat child sex trafficking. Audio

6:00 AM.Fiji police urged to crack down on child sex traffickers; Multiple investigations are launched into recent violence at the Australian asylum seeker detention centre on PNG's Manus Island; Pacific… Read more Audio