Pacific Waves for Tuesday 9 February 2016

4:06 PM.NFP suspension endorsed in Fiji parliament; Fiji union unhappy with ILO government agreement; Bougainville considers its own gold refinery; FFA members considering fall out from US default; Vanuatu… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Fiji's parliament has endorsed the suspension of three opposition MPs from the legislature. The National Federation Party MPs' seats sat empty on the first day of parliament for the year as fellow… Read more Audio

4:04 PM.A Fiji union says government efforts to address workers rights do not go far enough, and it's asking the International Labour Organisation to continue to pressure the government to rectify these… Read more Audio

4:03 PM.Bougainville may move to formalise the alluvial mining industry and to boost tax coffers. Audio

6:06 AM.FFA members considering fall out from US default; Vanuatu lobbying on the home stretch; Academic says NFP's suspension from Fiji parliament is questionable; PNG govt to review West Papuans' refugee… Read more Audio

6:05 AM.The Forum Fisheries Agency says its member states will consider renegotiating the terms that led to America's withdrawal from the Pacific Islands Fisheries Treaty. Audio

6:04 AM.Lobbying in Vanuatu continues to intensify ahead of Thursday's parliament sitting which will see the establishment of a new government and the election of a new Prime Minister and speaker of the… Read more Audio

6:01 AM.The Pacific's only film festival focusing on the region drew to a close in French Polynesia yesterday. Audio