Pacific Waves

As Fiji gears up for the 2018 polls five opposition parties have launched a campaign for new electoral laws; An elevated rail project in Hawaii's capital, Honolulu, is way behind schedule and cash strapped, as lawmakers scramble to find ways to continue to fund it; A community outreach group in Fiji believes there are a lot of young girls caught in a vicious cycle that includes poverty, broken families and sex exploitation; An economist says the Papua New Guinea government says ballooning debt servicing costs and the main reason for an enormous lift in public debt, and; A point of difference in the candidate field in a rural Papua New Guinea district is breeding some hope for change on the eve of the national election.

An economist says the Papua New Guinea government says ballooning debt servicing costs and the main reason for a surge in public debt; a point of difference in the candidate field in a rural Papua New Guinea district is breeding some hope for change on the eve of the national election; the SML landowners at Panguna in Bougainville say no to a return by BCL but yes to another company coming in to mining the substantial gold and copper deposits; an effort to create a Second World War Museum in the Vanuatu town on Luganville is gaining traction, and its directors hope to start construction in the next couple of years.

An economist says the Papua New Guinea government says ballooning debt servicing costs and the main reason for an enormous lift in public debt.

A point of difference in the candidate field in a rural Papua New Guinea district is breeding some hope for change on the eve of the national election.

As Fiji gears up for the 2018 polls five opposition parties have launched a campaign for new electoral laws

An elevated rail project in Hawaii's capital, Honolulu, is way behind schedule and cash strapped, as lawmakers scramble to find ways to continue to fund it. The controversial project, which began on 2011, is now billions of dollars over its original cost estimate.

A community outreach group in Fiji believes there are a lot of young girls caught in a vicious cycle that includes poverty, broken families and sex exploitation.

The Unit Trust of Samoa has had another record year, paying out just over one and a half million US dollars to investors, but ownership of a key strategic investment is about to change.

The SML landowners at Panguna in Bougainville say no to a return by BCL but yes to another company coming in to mining the substantial gold and copper deposits; An effort to create a Second World War Museum in the Vanuatu town on Luganville is gaining traction, and its directors hope to start construction in the next couple of years; Australia accused of flouting international law on PNG's Manus Island; Drugs return to PNG hospitals but medical crisis not over; Another record year for Samoa investor, but changes loom.

The SML landowners at Panguna in Bougainville say no to a return by BCL but yes to another company coming in to mining the substantial gold and copper deposits.