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Pacific Waves for Thursday 17 August 2017
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 17 August 2017
3:05 PM.Cooks on path to decriminalising homosexuality; Miner's withdrawal from Solomons prompts call for better regulation; Tonga eliminates tropical disease after three centuries; Eighty voters called in… Read more Audio
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Cooks on path to decriminalising homosexuality
3:04 PM.Following the recent movement of the Cook Islands in the process of decriminalising homosexuality, there are still a handful of Pacific nations that view homosexuality as a crime. Read more Audio
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Miner's withdrawal from Sols prompts call for better regulation
3:03 PM.The Solomon Islands' Chamber of Commerce has expressed regret over the withdrawal of the Japanese mining giant Sumitomo. Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 17 August 2017
5:05 AM.Tonga eliminates tropical disease after three centuries; Eighty voters called in Cook Islands by-election; Call for improved financial oversight in Tonga government; Ceasefire in place after… Read more Audio
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Tonga eliminates tropical disease after three centuries
5:04 AM.The chief medical officer for Public Health in Tonga is warning against complacency towards lymphatic filariasis, which has finally been eliminated from the kingdom. Read more Audio
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80 voters called in Cook Islands by-election
5:03 AM.A by-election on Mangaia in the Cook Islands to choose successor for former prime minister. Read more Audio
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Call for improved financial oversight in Tonga Govt
5:02 AM.A new Auditor General's report in Tonga shows widespread mismanagement in the government's ministries and agencies. Read more Audio