Pacific Beat Program for 15 August 2011
Fiji cane growers say mill breakdown is not bad sign
The Fiji Cane Growers Association says delays in crushing the sugar crop due to a shutdown at one of the country's four crushing mills are NOT a sign that the industry is in for another bad year.
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English versus Pacific languages in NZ schools debate
Should Pacific Island parents in New Zealand and Australia emphasis English language skills to their children, or stress retaining their Pacific vernacular languages such as Samoan, Tongan, Niuean or Cook Islands Maori?
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PNG National Book Week promotes reading.
The first week of August was National Book Week in Papua New Guinea.
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NZ heavy snowfall update.
New Zealand has been hit by heavy snowfall overnight with some regions reporting the heaviest falls in about 40 years.
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ILO meets Fiji leaders on labour rights
A high-level delegation of the International Labor Organisation has been sent to Fiji, over concerns of increasing restrictions on trade union activities.
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Fomer NZ Governor Paul Reeves dies
One of the architects of Fiji's 1997 constitution Sir Paul Reeves died from cancer at the weekend he was 78.
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Anger in New Caledomia at airline prices
The findings of autopsies for four people shot dead in demonstrations on Mare in the Loyalty Islands of New Caledonia are yet to be made public.
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Australia invests in Solomon's education
Australia has, formally signed an agreement with the Solomon Islands Government to provide direct budgetary support to the tune of $48 million Solomon Dollars thats 6.3 million Australian dollars to the country's Education Sector.
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PNG landowners invest in Australia
A Papua New Guinean landowner company has purchased a prime property at the heart of Brisbane's Central Business District area in the Queensland state of Australia.
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High rates of stillbirth among Pacific women
A New Zealand study has found that Pacific mothers have higher rates of still births than women from other backgrounds.
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Flying Fijians in rugby win over Tonga
The Flying Fijians won the first of two test with Tonga at the weekend.
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Jolt to England's World Cup preparation
England dominated much of the play against Wales at the Millennium Stadium but their hardman act couldn't compensate for their lack of creativity or cohesion.
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Former Rugby flyhalf turns referee
Former Chiefs and New Zealand Maori flyhalf Glen Jackson made his debut as a Super Rugby referee this year.
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Wallabies beat full strength Springboks
The Wallabies redeemed themselves over the weekend after their loss to the All Blacks last week.
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World Bank warns of economi 'danger zone'
The president of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick has warned that the deepening economic woes in the United States and Europe have pushed the world into a new "danger zone".
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Independent MP promotes renewable energy
Australian independent MP Tony Windsor says it's time Australia embraced the renewable energy sector.
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Heavy snowfall blankets New Zealand
New Zealand has been hit by heavy snowfall overnight with some regions reporting the heaviest falls in about 40 years.
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