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ADB spending $US2 billion on Pacific energy and transport
The Asian Development Bank is investing more than US$2 billion over a five-year period to help Pacific countries transition to renewable energy production and to develop sustainable transport. Audio
'Your background is in the bush', carver reminds young Bougainvilleans
A master carver in Bougainville is encouraging young people to follow his steps into the traditional practice as a livelihood. Audio
Call in PNG for early investment in resource support activities
A Papua New Guinea business leader wants future resource developers to help set up food production and training facilities long before they start building their plants. Audio
Dateline Pacific for Monday 27 January 2020
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… Audio
Critical consultation period gets underway in Bougainville
Consultations over Bougainville's future are getting underway in what is described as a critical stage in the region's post-referendum independence process. Audio
Samoa group creating jobs for families of measles victims
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. Audio
Solomons drops two points in 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index
Transparency Solomon Islands says it is disappointing but not surprising that the country has dropped two points in the 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index. Audio
PNG loggers say new govt tax spells disaster for the industry
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. Audio
Marshalls' govt call for answers over killing in US
Earlier this month police in Spokane in Washington shot dead a Marshallese man, who had failed to stop for a routine traffic check. Audio
Dateline Pacific for Tuesday 21 January 2020
Cyclone Tino cast its shadow over the central South Pacific over the weekend with at least six Pacific countries or territories being impacted in some way; food businesses in the Cook Islands are… Audio
Cook Islands businesses want govt rethink on new health policy
Food businesses in the Cook Islands are calling on the government to rethink a strict new health policy it's planning to roll out this year. Audio
Community consultations on Bougainville constitutional changes
The Bougainville parliament is sending a team to consult on two planned constitutional changes. Audio
Vanuatu stops issuing kava export licenses
The head of Vanuatu's agriculture ministry has suspended the issuing and renewal of all kava export licences, citing concerns that farmers are being ripped off by exporters. Audio
Dateline Pacific for Tuesday 24 December 2019
Papua New Guinea's government has made a strong pitch of commitment to Bougainville's future following the autonomous region's historic independence vote; a group of political protestors on Nauru… Audio
PNG makes pitch to Bougainville after independence vote
Papua New Guinea's government has made a strong pitch of commitment to Bougainville's future following the autonomous region's historic independence vote. Audio
Custodial sentences for Nauru political protestors
A group of political protesters on Nauru, convicted on offences that occurred in June 2015, have all been given custodial sentences. Audio
Activists want overhaul on way world tackles climate change
Pacific countries and climate activists are calling for an overhaul of how the world tackles climate change, after this month's round of UN negotiations ended in failure. Audio
Project aims to boost Pasifika players in rugby leadership
A lack of understanding around Pacific Island culture and a fear of failure have been identified as key barriers preventing more Pasifika players becoming involved in rugby leadership in New Zealand.
…Dateline Pacific for Monday 23 December 2019
The humanitarian aid agency World Vision has been making preparations in the southwest Pacific for the cyclone season; a new environmental health laboratory made from shipping containers has been… Audio
World Vision prepares southwest Pacific for cyclone season
The humanitarian aid agency World Vision has been making preparations in the southwest Pacific for the cyclone season. Audio