Pacific

Islands

Monthly

Vo I 63 No. 7

The News Magazine

July 1993

From The

Editor’S Desk 4

Letters 5

Headlines 6

Pacific Diary

Law

i/Vhen trust funds go astray 11

Business Bulletin 12

Business

SPARTECA under fire 15 r TIB’s one-stop-shop 17

Dover Story

3 olice on trial 18

Profile

Vingti explains why 22

Solomon Islands

)eliberating on a prime minister 25 : ocus )ecent Housing ffor everyone 27

Felevision

he soap opera continues 35

Opinion

Great council or House of Lords 36

Advertising Feature

Books

Simply frightening stuff 47

French Territories 48

Sports

A special place for ‘Fats’ 52

Yachting

..and a littie help from friends 55

Shipping

Shipping schuldes 57

Columnists

David Barber 9 Alfred Sasako 33 Jemima Garrett 34 Bill McCabe 38

Publisher: Brian O’Flaherty Editor: Mala Jagmohan Senior Writer: Martin Tiffany Correspondents: Christine Hatcher, David North, Ed Rampell, lan Williams, Johnson Honimae, Karen Mangnall, Liz Thompson, Nicholas Rothwell, Pesi Fonua, Wally Hiambohn.

Columnists: David Barber (Wellington), Futa Helu (Tonga, covering the Pacific Islands), Jemima Garrett (Sydney).

Julian Moti (Pacific Law), Alfred Sasako (The Forum).

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