Pacific Beat

Final preparations are being made in Solomon islands for the withdrawal of the military contingent from the Regional Assistance Mission RAMSI.

Solomon Islands' acting prime minister, Rick Hou says the work of RAMSI is not finished with more time needed for the country to heal all the ethnic division created by the civil war more than a decade ago.

A British research company has reported remarkable results in controlling the mosquito that causes dengue fever,At a trial in Brazil the company released sterile Aedes aegypti mosquitos resulting in a 96% reduction of the wild mosquito population in the target area after only 6 months.

It's not often that a major international conference has to turn away delegates, but that's the case with the World Indigenous Network conference that begins on Sunday in Darwin in northern Australia.

Across the Pacific, there's been a rapid increase in the use of mobile phones and the internet.

Tuvalu's education department is working to improve the standard of education of teachers and principles in primary and secondary schools.

Work will start soon on building Papua New Guinea's newest educational facility.

There are fears for the safety of two young Nauruan men who've been missing at sea for more than a week.

It's a story worthy of a Holywood film plot.

There's been prime ministerial intervention in Samoa's preparation for the Rugby Seven's World Cup in Moscow next month.

Papua New Guinea is a further step closer to fielding a team in a Queensland rugby league competition next year.

Mining companies are being urged to take much more notice of the impacts mining on women in developing countries.

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister says he'll shut down the country's Finance Department if that's what's required to get to the bottom of allegations of massive unauthorised payments to a prominent law firm.

There are conflicting claims over whether political parties in Fiji are free to campaign.

In Solomon Islands the annual Forum Ministerial Standing Committee on the Regional Assistance Mission RAMSI has wrapped up.

A surge in mining-related conflict is likely to occur in developing countries over the next decade as new projects come on stream.

There are fears more mining in Solomon Islands could bring with it more mining-related conflict.

A project to provide a high speed broadband internet connection to Tonga is ahead of schedule.

A fruit fly that's a noxious pest has invaded the Cook Islands and is causing concern about its potential to damage the country's fruit and vegetable exports.