Dateline Pacific evening edition for 31 January 2017

There is still doubt whether Australia's refugees on Nauru and Papua New Guinea will be accepted by the United States; The Tongan company behind a proposed casino says it represents much needed investment; The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has ended its shortwave service to the Pacific today; Fiji elections body allowed to lapse out of existence; Optimism that Fiji can move on from sugar crisis; PNG yet to release IMF economic performance report for 2016