Pacific Waves for Monday 27 January 2020
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Dateline Pacific for Monday 27 January 2020
6:05 AM.A critical post-referendum consultation period gets underway in Bougainville; a support group is creating work for families of Samoa measles outbreak victims; Solomon Islands drops two points in the… Read more Audio
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Critical consultation period gets underway in Bougainville
6:04 AM.Consultations over Bougainville's future are getting underway in what is described as a critical stage in the region's post-referendum independence process. Read more Audio
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Samoa group creating jobs for families of measles victims
6:03 AM.The Samoa Victim Support Group says it is working to create employment opportunites for members of families impacted by the deadly measles outbreak that killed 83 people, most of them children. Read more Audio
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Solomons drops two points in 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index
6:02 AM.Transparency Solomon Islands says it is disappointing but not surprising that the country has dropped two points in the 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index. Read more Audio
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PNG loggers say new govt tax spells disaster for the industry
6:01 AM.Papua New Guinea's Forest Industries Association is warning of disaster for its sector due to a hefty new export tax imposed by the Marape government. Read more Audio
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Marshalls' govt call for answers over killing in US
6:00 AM.Earlier this month police in Spokane in Washington shot dead a Marshallese man, who had failed to stop for a routine traffic check. Read more Audio
