Pacific Waves for Friday 5 June 2015

3:06 PM.Child abuse costs the Asia/Pacific US$209 billion; personal contribution call for World Environment Day; the Fiji Electoral Commission is on the defence; there's a call in Bougainville for more… Read more Audio

3:05 PM.The Vanuatu prime minister Joe Natuman says he terminated two ministers yesterday to stabilise support for the government, which now has majority of 28 MPs. Audio

3:04 PM.UNICEF has for the first time put a figure to the cost of child abuse in the Asia Pacific region and it is a whopping $209 billion US. Audio

3:03 PM.SPREP calls for Pacifc peoples to consider what role they can play to help protect the environment as the world marks Environment Day. Audio

5:04 AM.The Fiji Electoral Commission is on the defence; there's a call in Bougainville for more education on electoral rights; Niue could become a global bee sanctuary; Vanuatu's honorary citizenship scheme… Read more Audio

5:03 AM.The Fiji Electoral Commission is defending a decision to award a vacant parliament seat to a SODELPA MP earlier this year. Audio

5:02 AM.An unsuccessful candidate in Bougainville wants to see more education about the rights of women to contest open seats in the region. Audio

5:01 AM.Niue could become a global bee sanctuary if the plans of two businessmen succeed. Audio