Pacific

Islands

Monthly

Vol. 66 No. 2

The News Magazine

February 1996

PUBLISHER: Brian O’Flaherty EDITOR: Debbie Singh SENIOR WRITER: Sophie Foster

Correspondents:

David North, Sam Vulum lan Williams, Liz Thompson, Atama Raganivatu, Wally Hiambohn, Patrick Decloitre, and Chris Peteru COLUMNISTS: David Barber (Wellington), Futa Helu (Tonga), Jemima Garrett (Sydney), Alfred Sasako (The Forum).

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Inside

4: Letters 11: The Maisin’s log ging alternative 16: The way Fiji could be 21: Peace Corps leave, ambassadors arrive 24: A new beginning 26: Woman gets life for murder 28: French testing affects regional tourism 32: The smoked bodies of Bulolo 34: Surviving beyond economic aid 40: A cultural renais sance 44: Islands gambling on casino draws 47: Suicide of a president

Sports

50: Troubling times for Manoa Thompson 53: Nauru’s iron might

Yachting

55: Warriors once again 57: Rugged red rock by the sea

Views

Alfred Sasako: Welcome Palau, South Korea David Barber: Experiment in parliamentary democracy COVER DESIGN; James Ranuku