Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 November 1998Vol. 68 No. 11

Letters

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Lifelong interest in Navosa

tragedy

My name is Kevin Phillips and I live at Darwin Australia. The letter refers to the Reverend Thomas Baker.

As a descendant of the Baker family, my interest in the Navosa Tragedy has been lifelong.

The Reverend Thomas Baker wisely kept a journal of his Fiji adventures, but sadly he was unable to record his last few days and hours on this Earth.

My family records of what occurred during and after the tragedy rely solely on reports from Church or Government insti tutions. Their conflicting reports lead me to believe that there might be some family who have kept an independent record of the event from way back then and by some chance the story they have to relate might be more believable.

I invite anyone with some previous unpublished incident about the life and death of the Minister of the Interior to con tact me please.

Kevin Phillips

6 Berrimah Road, Darwin, Australia 0828

Promoting sustainable

livelihoods

I was struck by an article in Pacific Islands Monthly entitled “Fiji company wins top award”. The article describes a highly successful family run business sell ing coconut soap logs and scented coconut oil. I noticed that Mrs Austin, the propri etor, is trying to get her son and daughter in law to market their products in America.

I work for Just World Trading, a branch of the non-govemment development organisation, UK Foundation for the South Pacific, which has sister organisations in Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomons and PNG. Just World Trading was founded in 1997 with the following aims.

1. To promote sustainable livelihoods for natural resource owning communities, through trade in eco timber and non-timber

products.

2. To ensure that primary producers receive prices which fairly reflect the value of their resources.

We noted that Sandollars place a strong emphasis on environmental responsibility and were interested in the enterprise as a cottage industry, allowing women to work from home.

It seems likely that Sandollars would meet the criteria we seek.

George Longman

Midlothian, Scotland

Letters to the Editor should be addressed to: The Editor Pacific islands Monthly PO Box 1167 Suva Fiji

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