Pacific Waves for Tuesday 9 May 2017
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Contact made with cyclone stricken Vanuatu provinces
3:05 PM.Disaster authorities in Vanuatu have finally made contact with people affected by Cyclone Donna in the Torres Island group in the country's northernmost Torba province. Audio
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Solomons police rearmed for the first time in 14 years
3:03 PM.Police in Solomon Islands, who have been without guns for almost 14 years, were rearmed on Monday. Read more Audio
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Global media body worried about Tongan democracy
3:02 PM.The Tonga government's actions against the state broadcaster threaten to undermine democracy, according to the Public Media Alliance. Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 9 May 2017
5:06 AM.Aid agencies discussing response to Cyclone Donna; African, Caribbean and Pacific group of states urged to back West Papuan self-determination; Fiji planning to ban on beche-de-mer exports; more women… Read more Audio
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Aid agencies plan response to Cyclone Donna
5:05 AM.Aid agencies are planning how best to provide supplies to worst affected areas in Vanuatu in the wake of Cyclone Donna. Read more Audio
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West Papua diplomatic cause advances in Brussels
5:04 AM.There are signs of a new advance in the international diplomatic struggle for West Papua, with a coalition of Pacific Island nations calling for action from the African, Caribbean and Pacific group of… Read more Audio
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Fiji to ban export of beche-de-mer this month
5:03 AM.Fiji fisheries authorities are planning to ban beche-de-mer exports as they say the marine animal is on the verge of being wiped out. Read more Audio
