In This Issue

THE LIBYA CONNECTION Arab strongman Col. Moammar o Gaddafi is quietly forging links with liberation movements in the Pacific. Nobody in the region is willing to say much about the Libya connection, but PlM’s writers have pieced together some of the picture.

THE PALMYRA KILLINGS: After the final court case, the full -j story of the gruesome deaths of a yachting couple can now be 1 told.

THE BIG BALL GAME: Samoans are making names for * * themselves in the hard-hitting world of American football. It’s a short career but it can be very rewarding as some of the Samoan stars have discovered.

THE GOLD RUSH: Pacific island prospectors have already 2“| struck promising discoveries. PIM assesses the worth ana points to future developments.

FROM RUBBER TO RICHES: An old established PNG 24 plantation company now appears in the 150 largest companies on the Sydney Stock Exchange. We discover how it was done.

THE SILVER CONVENTION: Fiji’s 25th tourism industry 25 convention takes place this month. We have a 24-page special supplement which surveys trends and developments in this vital industry.

PROTESTERS KICKED OUT: A five-month demonstration at -J 3 Kwajalein was dispersed by police in what local leaders have described as a rough confrontation. They say the battle for land rights isn’t over yet.