Pacific Waves for Tuesday 2 August 2016
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 2 August 20216
3:06 PM.Tensions remain high in the tourist town of Alotau in PNG; youth are being targeted in the Cook Islands to fight an epidemic of lifestyle diseases; anti-nuclear campaigners in French Polynesia not… Read more Audio
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Reports of PNG hostage drama not so
3:05 PM.Police in Papua New Guinea have confirmed that a suspected hostage situation in Alotau in Milne Bay Province was a false alarm. Audio
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Cook Islands target youth to combat NCDs
3:04 PM.A school and community partnership in the Cook Islands is aiming to change the mindsets of its youth as a way to combat non-communicable diseases in the country. Audio
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French Polynesia nuclear compo pledge met with cynicism
3:03 PM.A former French PM seeking the presidency's promise to revisit French Polynesia nuclear compensation has been met with cynicism. Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 2 August 2016
5:05 AM.Internal investigation underway in Solomons hospital arson case; Ramu mining, logging operations in PNG resume amid blurred track record; Academic say Pacific research needs Pacific control; The ADB… Read more Audio
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Internal investigation underway in Solomons hospital arson case
5:04 AM.An internal investigation is underway in Solomon Islands after several buildings burned down at Gizo Hospital, in Western province. Read more Audio
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Ramu mining, logging operations resume
5:03 AM.A Chinese mining company has been given the green light to resume its Papua New Guinea operations in both mining and logging after both were halted due to deaths of workers. Yet the Ramu Nickel… Read more Audio
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Pacific research needs Pacific control
5:02 AM.Pacific research is increasingly dictated by funding instead of the practical needs of Pacific communities. Read more Audio
