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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 May 1990Vol. 60, No. 5

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Vol. 60, No. 5

Voice Of The Pacific

May 1990

Cover /10 From canoes to big jets. That’s how the transport system has evolved in the Pacific Islands. The region is smaller. 1 b 8

The Region Tonga: the kingdom is uuiet

again after gaining wide publicity

outside the country during a month in which the crown was said to have been threatened. But

what really happened? pis

Vanuatu: Has Walter Lini sanc tioned the resettlement of Viet namese refugees? At least one memo from the Prime Minister’s Office in Port Vila suggested a change in attitude in Vanuatu. pl 6

Ethics/23

Guam bans abortion and raises old questions

Business / 32

After 10 years a clam experiment finds success

People/ 56

The women of Tuvalu find a champion