Pacific Beat Program for 12 July 2011
Fiji and Australian unionists tight-lipped on plans
Australia's peak trade union body is remaining tight-lipped about what actions it might take in support of unions in Fiji.
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Pacific pension funds can learn from Fiji's pension crisis
One of the region's leading economists says pension funds across the Pacific can learn from the current predicament of Fiji's troubled National Provident Fund.
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PNG 15 missing at sea found alive
In Papua New Guinea, the 15 people who went missing at sea in the waters off East New Britain province have been found alive and they have been reunited with their families.
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NZ foreign minister Murray McCully arrives in Tonga
Tonga, Samoa, the Cook Islands and Niue - those are the countries New Zealand foreign minister Murray McCully is visiting, as part of preparations for the Pacific Islands Forum in Auckland in September.
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85 Sri Lankans from Indonesia not welcomed in NZ
While a boat carrying asylum seekers has never before made it to New Zealand, the country now appears to be on the radar for people smugglers.
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Bad weather system easing for Vanuatu, Fiji and New Caledonia
Regional weather forecasters say a high pressure system coming out of the Tasman sea has slowed.
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Growing Marianas waiting list for government economic assistance
The economic downturn is starting to really bite in the Northern Marianas with a growing waiting list for people to get government assistance, known as food stamps.
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Solomons opposition rejects claims three members have deserted
The Solomon Islands Opposition has rejected claims three of its members have switched sides.
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Flood alert as Fiji hit by six metre swells
There's a warning of possible coastal flooding in Fiji from heavy swells generated by a high pressure system to the far southwest of Fiji.
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Internet service expanded in Vanuatu
In Vanuatu, four communities on the islands of Embrym, Pentecost and Malekula will soon be able to access Broadband Internet in a pilot project set up by the government.
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Weekly former monthly a women's issue success story
There's a women and media success story in Samoa.
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PNG in dark over Manus asylum plan - Bishop
The Australian opposition foreign affairs spokeswoman, Julie Bishop, says Papua New Guinea is still in the dark over what Australia proposal to re-open an asylum seeker processing centre on Manus Island.
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PNG public service needs shake up - Uni head
A leading educationist in Papua New Guinea is challenging the country's public service to change the culture of its work practices - so that people can get better value for service.
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Excise tax rise as American Samoa legislature considers budget
Budget considerations are expected to dominate the new session of the legislature in American Samoa.
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Hype to carry NZ to World Cup success - coach
New Zealand has named its under-20 football team to take on the world at the FIFA World Cup in Colombia which begins later this month.
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"Frightening" PNG four years away from top tier cricket
After a week of intense competition Papua New Guinea remains the top cricketing nation in the pacific.
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