Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 February 1998Vol. 68 No. 2

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Cover Story: Drought in PNG worsens

Editorial 4 Letters to the Editor 5 From the Archives 7 Briefs 7 Fiji dollar drops 20 per cent 8 Special Report: US adoptions a major industry 9 Cover stories: Drought in PNG worsens 14 Uproar in Vanuatu 24 Skate on thin ice 27 Dengue epidemic hits Fiji 28 A chance to start anew 29 Apocalypse over ... peace now in Bougainville 32 Airline tragedy prompts family support act 34 Leadership struggle on Tuvalu 35 Freedom's gains and setbacks in the Pacific 37 Legal tender controversy 38 Cooks' situation likely to worsen in 1998 39 Preserving sacred burial caves 40 Manu - Pacific's pride in Hollywood 42 Sports 43 Culture, Art, Book Review 47 The magic of pine and teachers 52 Opinion 54

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