Pacific

Islands

Monthly

Vol 64 No. 4

The News Magazine

April 1994

Letters 5

Headlines 6

Politics

The new Rabuka 8

Western Samoa

Protestors hit govt 9

Pacific Diary 10

Cover Story

America’s painful atomic secrets 11

Women

Law and the Fiji woman 14

The United Nations

Diplomacy Pacific style 16

Business

Tonga on the move 17 Garment trouble in Saipan 20 Business bulletin 21

New Caledonia

The healing visit 22 The healing convention 23 Arms seized 25

Britain

Special feature 27

Tourism

The last word? 36

People

Flereniko comes of age 37

Guam

Landmark resolution 58

Sport

Super sevens 61

On the right track 62

Yachting

Fabulous Funafuti 63

Shipping

Shipping schedules 65

Columnists

David Barber 26 Bill McCabe 38 Futa Helu 60

Publisher: Brian O’Flaherty

Acting Editor: Martin Tiffany

Associate Editor: Arvind Kumar

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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Apia: special feature on Western Samoa starts on page 39