Pacific

Islands

Monthly

Vol 64 No. 5

The News Magazine

May 1994

Letters 4

Aid

Budget cuts to blame for US pullout 5 Tiffany moves on 5

Headlines 6

Papua New Guinea

Media freedom under threat 8 Haiveta wants Wingti out 9

Pacific Diary 10

Politics

The Fiji scene 11

Women

PAFCO: showcase or sweatshop? 13

Cook Islands

Henry wins big in election 15

Culture

Excessive kava drinking causes concern in Fiji 17

Aviation

Row brews over closure of Kiribati airport 19

Issue

Serving the disabled in the Pacific 20

The United Nations

Pacific diplomats at sea 23

Environment

Saving the coral from destruction 24

Cover Story

Why Mauritius is so successful 27

Business

Aborigines want slice of economic pie 33 Black pearl industry 35 Business bulletin 36

Building Feature

Industry grows 39 Building a bright future 43

Sport

Surprises at the Hong Kong sevens 53

Yachting

Celebration of rain and royalty 54

Shipping

Shipping schedules 57

Columnists

Jemima Garrett 18 Bill McCabe 22 David Barber 25 ’Atu Emberson-Bain 32 Alfred Sasako 47

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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