Pacific

Islands

Monthly

Vol. 60 No. 1

Voice Of The Pacific

January 1990

Cover

The late Jean-Marie Man Of Tjibaou is the unchallenged as Pacific’s Man Decade of the Decade.

Why? Page 8

The Region

Cook Islands: Television makes it to the Cooks after an agreement was signed with Television New Zealand.

Page 18.

Nauru: The phosphate-rich republic

elects a new Parliament and long-time ruler Hammer Deßoburt loses out again. Page 21 Marshall Islands: The need to de velop a viable export industry has re sulted in a worrying increase in the population of foreign workers. Page 15 Health: A study links the increase of sexually transmitted diseases to tour ism and travel. Page 53.

Solomons: Opposition Leader Andrew Nori goes to court to chal lenge the national budget. Page 16.

Business

Special Report on Fiji’s growing tuna industry

Editor Jale Moala Correspondents: Al Prince, Belinda Meares, Carrie Loranger, David North, David Robie, Diana McManus, Dykes Angiki, Ed Rampell, Frank Senge, John Hunter, Jope Balawani lotu, Karen Mangnall, Macel Manua, Nicholas Rothwell, Paul Moon, Richard Dinnen.

Business correspondent Robin Bromby

Publisher Geoffrey Hussey

Advertising Manager Lionel Heffernan Business Manager Charlotte Thomas Advertising Sales • Fiji: Peter Prasad, Tel (679) 314 111 • Sydney & Melbourne: Fergus Maclagan, Tel (02) 4123918 • Brisbane: Robert Walker, Tel (07) 3710533 • Adelaide: Hastwell Williamson Representations, Tel (08) 799522

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