Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 December 1991Vol. 61, No. 12

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Pacific

Monthly

Vo I. 61, No. 12

The News Magazine

December 1991

The Region

■ Ratu Mara talks about Pacific Islands cooperation, defence and future /8 ■ Tuhanuku fuels the campign to oust Mamaloni as the Solomons faces economic hardship /13

Business

■ The airlines industry is becoming one of the fast expanding sectors of the region /41

The Environment

■ Tourism can get off the beaches and into hidden forests /54

Sport

■ What the World Cup did for rugby in the Pacific Islands / 24

Viewpoints

■ Jemima Garrett on Evans /20 ■ Margot O’Neill on US market/27 ■ David Barber on the Cooks /35

Focus

■ Gaining power over fire /28

Publisher: Geoffrey Hussey Editor: Jale Moala Assistant Editor: Beryl Cook Senior Writer: Martin Tiffany Correspondents: Al Prince, Angela McCarthy, David North, David Robie, Diana McManus, Dykes Angiki, Frank Senge, Franck Madoeuf, lan Williams, Irene Nisbet, Karen Mangnall, Lito Vilisoni, Loveni Enari, Macel Manua, Nicholas Rothwell, Pesi Fonua, Richard Dinnen, Ulafala Aiavao, Wally Hiambohn Columnists: David Barber (Wei

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The good news is that some children who were doomed to die, are alive today because of charity. The bad news is that the threat of rheumatic heart disease, one of the major killers of people in the Pacific Islands, remains. Why is this disease so prevalent? And what can we do to stop it? /36

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