Pacific

Islands

Monthly

Vol 64 No. 8

The News Magazine

August 1994

Letters 4

Media

Training concern 6

Headlines 7

Cover Story

Golf courses money and controversy 8

Pacific Diary 10

Papua New Guinea

The women in Wingti’s life 13

Celebration

Two Samoas celebrate one’s independence 14

Vanuatu

Logging dilemma 17

Women

Ministers endorse action 19 OPINION South Pacific Forum Flaying golf won’t do 20

Economy

Cure the 'Dutch disease' 24

Business

Economy’s gone bananas

but is not yet squashed 27 Business bulletin 28 Beer brewers join forces 29

Nature

A stinking bird, and the downside of western education 37

Farming

Pearlers face problems 42

New Caledonia

Mine of the future 43

Books

Aid under scrutiny 56

Sport

Fiji Bati in giant leap 57 Tonga emerges champ 58 Super Solomons 59

Yachting

Mahalo Flawaii 60

Shipping

Shipping schedules 61

Columnists

Alfred Sasako 23 ’Atu Emberson-Bain 31 David Barber 39 Jemima Garrett 41 Futa FHelu 47

Publisher: Brian O’Flaherty Acting Editor: Arvind Kumar Senior Writer: Fiona Phillips

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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