Pacific Islands Monthly
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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 March 1990Vol. 60, No. 3

Pacific

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Islands

Monthly

Vol 60 No. 3

Voice Of The Pacific

March 1990

Cover: Cyclone Ofa roared into Polynesia last month and brought death and destruction to thousands of defenseless people. After counting the dead and the homeless the policy-makers look for a key to survival. In Suva, an expert hurries to provide the solution. But, as he says, it’s not going to be easy going. Page 10

Letters 6 Stamps 7 Headlines 8 Shipping 40 Pacific People 51

Tonga: People pushing for more democracy swept the polls with a landslide victory in last month’s general elections. Page 16.

Solomon Islands: Andrew Nori is gaining popularity as he continues to challenge the government of Solomon Mamaloni. Page 17.

Vanuatu: Secessionist Jimmy Stevens made the news again when Barak

Sope’s Melanesian Progressive Party

asked for his release from jail. Page 19.

Palau: Another vote on the Compact fails and the path ahead remains unclear. Page 22.

Business: The world is in the midst of a tourism boom and the Pacific is not going to be left out. In Fiji and Vanuatu the race is on to catch the tourists. Page 34.

Sports: Pacific

Islands athletes continue to lose international events. The hard lesson learnt from the Auckland Commonwealth Games was: money talks. Page 44.

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

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