Pacific Waves for Monday 18 August 2014

3:02 PM.Papua New Guinea's resident coordinator for the United Nations says it's likely PNG won't fully achieve any of the Millennium Development Goals which are set to conclude at the end of next year. Audio

3:01 PM.The special secretary to the Solomon Islands Prime Minister says the layoff of hundreds of workers at the Gold Ridge mine on Guadalcanal will have a big impact on local employment. Audio

3:00 PM.Hundreds of jobs go at the Gold Ridge mine in Solomon Islands; PNG focusses on last 500 days for achieving the Millennium Development Goals; An NGO in Fiji accuses police of not taking domestic… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.An NGO in Fiji says police are not taking domestic violence seriously; There's concern in PNG at the number of opposition MPs defecting to government; Tonga's Fiji community worried by student… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.The Fiji Women's Crisis Centre says domestic violence complaints made by women are not being taken seriously by the police. Audio

5:04 AM.Papua New Guinea's Registrar of Political Parties and Candidates is concerned at the cross-floor movement in parliament that has left the opposition decimated to two members. Audio

5:03 AM.In Fiji the Tongan community is trying to counter growing violence among its students at the University of the South Pacific. Audio

5:02 AM.Cuba's National Forecast Centre says it hopes to share with the Pacific region how it has reduced the crippling impacts of severe weather events. Audio

5:01 AM.The newly-appointed vice president of the Pacific Islands Political Studies Association says there isn't enough research done into the Pacific, considering the geopolitical issues facing the region. Audio

5:00 AM.The President of Nadi's Chamber of Commerce, Ram Raju, says there is optimism that the elections will be good for business in Fiji's tourism capital. Audio