Pacific Islands Monthly
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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 February 1990Vol. 60, No. 2

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Vol 60 No. 2

Voice Of The Pacific

February 1990

Cover

Suicide in Truk has become the most disturbing social problem in the Federated States of Mic ronesia. Suicide rate there has be come one of the highest in the world, a trend that is worrying so cial workers and leaders in the re

gion. The same question is being

asked again and again: Why are

Trukese youths killing themselves?

Page 8.

Cover photo: Nitin Lai.

Business

Special Report: Banking in the

Pacific Islands is seeing better days, except in Papua New Guinea where the crisis in Bougainville has caused the country’s economy to dive. The Australians are the

leading figures in the region’s

banking industry. But locally

owned banks are popular with small account holders because they understand local customs and traditions. Page 35.

The region

Papua New Guinea: The country’s political crisis deepens as the war in Bougainville escalates. Foreigners have been asked to leave the island as the government contemplates fullscale war. Page 12.

Fiji: Freedom of the press is at stake as the interim government plans a legislation to issue newspaper licences on an annual basis. At the same time the Minister for Information refuses to talk to the press. Page 13.

Vanuatu: A former private secretary of the President goes to Washing ton and talks to Vietnamese about the possibility of resettling refugees at Pentecost, island of Prime Minister Walter Lini. Page 15.

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

Cover prices are recommended retail only Registered by Australia Post, publication No NBP 1210 Copyright Fiji Times Limited, Suva, Fiji.

Departments

Letters p 4, Stamps p 6, Health p5O, Books p5l, Pacific People p 52.

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