Pacific Beat Program for 30 May 2011
Estonian man accused of helping Ratu Tevita Mara
An Estonian man has appeared in Fiji Court accused of assisting Ratu Tevita Mara escape to Tonga.Listen: Windows Media Read: Transcript
Fiji law firm says Estonian, Risto Hamat will fight charges
The layer for Estonian man, Risto Hamat says their client has admitted taking Ratu Tevita Mara on a fishing trip to Kadavu, where he dropped him off.Listen: Windows Media Read: Transcript
High Aussie dollar hurting Pacific islands consumers
The high Australian dollar is having a negative impact on the Pacific according to new research from the ANZ Bank ..and it is consumers that are feeling it most.Listen: Windows Media Read: Transcript
The question of whether PNG's economic boom is sustainable
Papua New Guinea is experiencing high economic growth...thanks largely to it's current resources boom.Listen: Windows Media
European Investment Bank welcomes investment in Pacific
The Vice President of the European Investment Bank has welcomed greater investment in the Pacific, including from China, saying 'the more the merrier'.Listen: Windows Media
Reluctance in PNG to move against corruption - academic
PNG's public finances are so badly recorded that only now has the Public Accounts Committee been able to hand down a report into the 2007 financial year.Listen: Windows Media
PNG LNG boss speaks out on landowner threats
The boss of the massive ExxonMobil-led Papua New Guinea liquid natural gas project says it would be of great concern if landowners shutdown construction of the project.Listen: Windows Media Read: Transcript
Mineral boom but PNG fails on Millenium goals
A major symposium on Australia's relations with Papua New Guinea, held in Melbourne last Friday, was told repeatedly that Australians knew very little about PNG apart from the Kokoda legend and the fact that PNG is one huge mining quarry.Listen: Windows Media Read: Transcript
Amnesty International's role just as important after 50 years
A candle wrapped in barbed wire has become a powerful symbol over the last 50 years.Listen: Windows Media Read: Transcript
Solar circumnavigation to 'prove' renewable energy works
The world's largest solar-powered boat has arrived in Australia.
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Further training for Samoa's surf lifesavers
A new surf lifesaving club in Samoa is opening which will provide training to the next generation of lifesavers.Listen: Windows Media
Recording session training for Fest Napuan participants
Fest Napuan - one of the region's biggest music festivals - is already on the horizon.
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Sevens World Series testament to format's growing popularity
At Murrayfield in Edinburgh Australia beat Sevens World Series champions New Zealand 19-12 in the 100th event of the World Series.Listen: Windows Media
Media freedom in Fiji not on agenda of Beirut conference
The role of the media in the revolutions that have swept Tunisia, Egypt and Bahrain is being discussed at the 17th International Freedom of Expression Change conference in Beirut.
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Saracens break a 13 year drought
It's taken 13 years, but at last Saracens have a trophy after defeating Leicester Tigers in a Premiership championship at Twickenham.Listen: Windows Media
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