Pacific

Islands

Monthly

Vol. 61 No. 3

Voice Of The Pacific

March 1991

Cover Stories

FIJI ELECTIONS: Will they really be held this year? A look at the procedures and challenges faced by the organizers and the parties. THE COALITION: Is it time they went their separate ways? 10. ADI KUINI: Her vows to her Australian fiance Clive Speed ... and to the Coalition. 15

FOCUS: World Champion windsurfer Tony Philps wants to go for gold at the Barcelona Olympics. 43. A look at some top surfing spots through Ed Lovell’s lens. 44.

THE REGION: Nauru - A look at life and the future for a place where time and the phosphate are running out. 1 9.

SPECIAL REPORT: It’s the nervous ’9os, and the Pacific must move quickly to smoothe out problems in the aid process. 17 TOURISM: Does Fiji have a drawcard to offset the tourism downturn? 46 BUSINESS: Suffering or spin-offs ahead?

Robin Bromby looks at the Pacific’s future in the light of the Gulf War. 30 : A flaw in the Sparteca agreement comes to

light with changes to quotas, threatening Fiji’s garment industry. 38 : Hawaii’s solution to developers’ drain on the environment impact fees. 32 SHIPPING: News and schedules. 39 ENVIRONMENT: Tonga’s giant clam sanctuaries are a success. 25 : The Pacific islands voice is heard at a major climate convention. 54