Pacific Waves for Monday 5 May 2014

3:05 PM.Anthony's party looking to stay one step ahead of Fiji regime; mining watchdog worried by state of emergency in Porgera; grassroots business participation is encouraged in PNG; and nearly 90 sailors… Read more Audio

3:04 PM.Fiji's People's Democratic Party says it will have to remain one step ahead of the Fiji regime as it sets up its apparatus for the general election. Audio

3:03 PM.A mining watchdog says it is worried by a state of emergency in place in the Papua New Guinea mining town of Porgera, following previous incidents of violence. Audio

5:05 AM.The leader of Fiji's Labour Party considers appeal; Fiji parties challenge ballot design of electoral papers; Grassroots business participation is encouraged in PNG; Almost 90 sailors are to graduate… Read more Audio

5:04 AM.The leader of Fiji's Labour Party is now considering an appeal after being sentenced to what is thought to be Fiji's largest ever fine. Audio

5:03 AM.Fiji's opposition parties are planning legal action to change the design of the ballot papers for the planned general election. Audio

5:02 AM.Papua New Guinea's Indigenous Business Council says more needs to be done to help grassroots people access capital in order to start up business but also asserts that people should make more of an… Read more Audio

5:01 AM.Kiribati sailor training set to graduate more and merge with fisheries. Audio

5:00 AM.A Pitcairn descendant of Fletcher Christian has laughed off reports of a symbolic reconciliation with the Bligh family 225 years after the legendary mutiny on the Bounty. Audio