Pacific

Islands

Monthly

Vol 62 NO. 9

The News Magazine

September 1992

From The Editor’S

Desk 6

Letters 7

Headlines 9

Politics:

France and Tahiti clash over budgetary control 12 Melanesian Spearhead scores the right goals 14

Cover Stories:

Facing the crunch 16 The honeymoon is over 20

Fiji’s sugar industry: the life-blood of its economy

Advertising Feature:

_ako Mai Fiji 25

Finance:

Cashing In The boys on Merchant Street 35 Competing and Niche Marketing 39 The political connection 42 Exporting financial services 45

Bank of Hawaii

Arts:

The stamp of disapproval 46 Cloth of Honour 50

Development:

What one highland man can do 52

Sports:

Fiji regain Melanesian glory 56 Soccer tournament a financial burden 57

Yachting:

Discovering Island of the glowing sky 58

Science:

Research in the Pacific 60

Shipping:

Shipping Schedules 61

Columnists:

Alfred Sasako 21 Jemima Garrett 23 David Barber 31 Bill McCabe 55

Ram Samuj: fame in the US

Publisher: Gene Swinstead Editor: Mala Jagmohan Senior 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, Lilo Vilisoni Macel Manua, Nicholas Rothwell, Pesi Fonua, Richard Dinnen, Ulafala Alavao, Wally Hiambohn.

Columnists: David Barber (Wellington), Futa Helu (Tonga, covering the Pacific Islands), Jemima Garrett (Sydney), Margot O’Neill (Washington), Julian Moti (Pacific Law), Alfred Sasako (The Forum).

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