Pacific

Islands

Monthly

Vol 64 No. 9

The News Magazine

September 1994

Letters 4

Headlines 6

Cover Stories

The Forum 9 Fiji vs The Forum 11 Unwanted export 13 Let’s not panic 14

Western Samoa

Under pressure 15

POLITICS Tonga

Political party for kingdom 17

Sovereignty

A matteer of style 18

Business

Western Samoa: could the economy get worse? 21 Sorry saga of the Reef Endeavour 22

Peacekeeping 24

Culture

Rasigatale’s US adventure 28

Tonga

Tonga treat 49

Theatre

Wan Smol Bag: a success story 52

Guam

Heroes honoured 53

Vanuatu Feature 55

Sport

Manu Samoa slaughtered 65 Tua takes it easy 66 Samoans tipped as giantkillers 67

Nauru joins Olympic team 67

Yachting

Journey’s end 68

Shipping

Shipping schedules 69

Columnists

Alfred Sasako 27 Jemima Garrett 32 David Barber 54

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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