Pacific Waves

Guam's governor Eddie Calvo says his island is prepared for the worst as a war of words continues between the US and North Korea; community groups in Guam hold a rally for peace; a big wage rise pushes Niue Budget into deficit; activists in Papua New Guinea say the newly re-elected government needs to step up and rein in illegal logging; there is a push for the Pacific Islands Forum to develop regional foreign policy to counter expanding risks in the Pacific; an Anglican nun working with victims of violence in post-conflict Solomon Islands says the lack of adequate trauma counselling is perpetuating violence.

Guam's governor Eddie Calvo says his island is prepared for the worst despite an assurance there is only a one in a million chance of the US territory being hit by a North Korean nuclear missile.

The Niue legislature has passed a deficit budget which one MP says is largely due to a pay hike awarded to some public servants just prior to the election in May.

Community groups in Guam are calling for peace amidst bellicose rhetoric from the United States and North Korea.

An Anglican nun working with victims of violence in post-conflict Solomon Islands says the lack of adequate trauma counselling is perpetuating violence.

Community groups in Guam are calling for peace amid the bellicose rhetoric from the United States and North Korea; Activists in Papua New Guinea say the newly re-elected government needs to step up and rein in illegal logging; There is a push for the Pacific Islands Forum to develop regional foreign policy to counter expanding risks in the Pacific; Twenty dead in PNG as election-linked bloodbath continues; Fiji employment data not as good as it would seem - economist; A majority of the known political prisoners in Papua are now free, and; Samoa's attorney general supports an increase in alcohol tax.

Activists in Papua New Guinea say the newly re-elected government needs to step up and rein in illegal logging.

There is a push for the Pacific Islands Forum to develop regional foreign policy to counter expanding risks in the Pacific.

Twenty dead in PNG as election-linked bloodbath continues; Fiji employment data not as good as it would seem - economist; A majority of the known political prisoners in Papua are now free, and; Samoa's attorney general supports an increase in alcohol tax.

A prominent Fiji economist says the latest employment data released by the government paints a picture that's far rosier than reality.