Pacific

Islands

Monthly

Vol. 61 No. 11

The News Magazine

November 1991

COVER STORIES: starts on 35 Fiji’s economy bounces back Kamikamica, the mastermind Investment potential Tax incentives Has the interim Government delivered?

THE REGION: starts on 8 Papua New Guinea: Giro’s demise Namaliu looks back .. and forward Expo ’92 Guam: Move toward Commonwealth status loses steam 24 Aid to reduce dependence on aid 32 UN ASSEMBLY: starts on 16 Points made and scored for the Pacific

Environment:

A deadly new arrival 24

Health:

No-frills childbirth in remote areas of PNG 56 SPORT: Samoans stir up a storm in World Cup 49

Pacific People:

NZ’s Sir Paul Reeves is a bishop in a coat of many colours 58 FOCUS: Collecting combat relics has tied one Australian man to Kiribati 28 BOOKS: There’s little new for the Pacific in the post-Gulf War New World Order 55 Futa Helu 18 David Barber 33 Letters 6 Shipping 51

Publisher: Geoffrey Hussey Editor? Jale Moala Assistant Editor? Beryl Cook Sonlor Writer? Martin Tiffany Correspondents: Al Prince, Angela McCarthy, David North, David Robie, Diana McManus, Dykes Angiki, Frank Kolma, Franck Madoeuf, lan Williams, Irene Nisbet, John Hunter, Karen Mangnall, Lovenia Enari, Lito Vilisoni, Macel Manua, Nicholas Rothwell, Pesi Fonua, Richard Dinnen, Ulafala Aiavao, Wally Hiambohn

Columnists: David Barber (Welling ton), Futa Helu (Tonga, covering the Pacific Islands), Jemima Garrett (Syd ney), Margot O’Neill (Washington) Business and Advertising Man ager: Charlotte Thomas Advertising Sales: Fiji: Salendra Narayan, Tel (679) 304111, Fx (679) 303809 Sydney, Melbourne: Fergus Mac lagan, Tel (61-2) 4134689, Fx (61-2) 4123918 Brisbane; Robert Walker, Tel (61-7) 3710533, Fx (61-7) 8798964

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