Pacific Waves

Manus Island's Lorengau town calls for more development from Australia in return for hosting exiled refugees.

Fiji's Ministry of Health says people need to overcome their fear of cancer and realise it can be treated if they go to their doctor early enough.

The Cook Islands Red Cross is seeking old garden hoses from the public to help them with their disaster risk reduction program on the island of Mauke.

Last year's dissolution of parliament and this month's Cyclone Gita have not dampened the Tongan Prime Minister's determination to push through political reforms in the country.

Fiji unionists plan another march after their last attempt was scuttled by a police investigation; Calls for more action as infant death rates remain stubbornly high; Systemic issues are blamed for the recent Kiribati ferry disaster; PNG's forestry minister defends his government's response to fraudulent land leases; And, Vanuatu police say cyber crime is a growing issue there.

Trade unionists in Fiji say they are planning another major march for April, after plans to hold one over the weekend were scuttled.

UNICEF urges for more action in the Pacific to reduce high infant mortality rates

A Pacific maritime researcher says more aid money should be diverted to develop sustainable shipping in the region to avoid tragedies like the recent Kiribati ferry disaster.

Papua New Guinea's Forestry Minister says the government is cancelling defective Special Agriculture Business Leases as relevant departments work their way through the legalities of the process.

With the increase in young smartphone users in Vanuatu, the police are doing their bit to raise awareness on cyber safety.