Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 January 1997Vol. 67 No. 1

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. COVER: A recent health study into the ■ Q lives of a thousand of the faceless and I 1 1 heretofore silent men and women who I W worked on the French nuclear test site alleges astounding terms of their employment contracts and the sad medical conditions they are subjected to

4 Letters 10: Good news on global warming 22: The fury of Manam 23: Nauru’s new-new president 24: Winston’s u-turn 26: Samoa elects Tauese and Eni 27: Soldiers or assassins? 35: Coconut oil up, copper, coffee down 37: Best for the select 39: Talking with Wingti 42: The first day 47: A song of protest 50: Celebrating the Pacific 53: The sunken president

Sport

43: At the crosroads 44: Tony emerges from shadows

Book Review

46: Life of a master carver

Views

6: David Barber (NZ): NZ’s defence ‘farce’ 7: Alfred Sasako (Forum Secretariat): 1997 - the hopes and aspirations 8: Jemima Garrett (Aust): 1997 - a year for Greenhouse action

Yachting

56: Megayachts in the Pacific

Feature

29: Exporter of the year

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