Index: March 1, 2002


Cover

Cover Story


CEO Bosco Outlines Fiji's Plan

Without funds, it¹s going to be difficult

Getting Back on Track?

The Worst May Be Over in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas.

Guam on the Ropes

Continuing Economic Woes, Elections Highlight America's Most Affluent Territory.

Guam’s Economy at a Glance



Rugby's Leap into Professionalism

How our unions are handling the pressures of the new era

Features


Business
Colonial's New Product Attracting Good Response

Enables people to save and invest

Business
Kava Growers on a War Path

They want PMs to raise issue at CHOGM

Business
Last Call for French Polynesian's Le Truck?

Reform wants trucks replaced by buses

Business
Tinkering with Coconut Oil

How its powering cars in Vanuatu

Health
AIDS Campaign Now Targets New Risk Group

Survey reveals little is known about them

Island Achiever
Meet the Region's Mr. Olympics

Dr. Robin Mitchell, the only Pacific Islander on the all-powerful IOC

Pacific Fisheries
First Fishery Ecosystem Plan is Developed in the Western Pacific Region



Pacific Profiles
Margaret Vakasausau

Force of Nature

Politics
Cooks Parliamentary Coup Forces a Change of Govt

Now Robert Woonton is the new PM

Politics
Governor Ipatas Goes Gun Smart

He wants PNG election trouble-free

Politics
It's Not Over Yet. Oceania Still Under OECD Microscope

Niue surrenders, Nauru seeks legal advice

Politics
Stormy Times Ahead For Fiji's Laisenia Qarase

He's trying to fend off invasion by Chaudhry

Telecom
Alcatel Focusses on Pacific Islands Needs

New services to boost telecom connections

Telecom
Upping Efficiency and Getting Ready for Competition

Turning Telecom Fiji around

Tourism
Diving with Dolphins

Palau's Latest Attraction Sets New Standard for Visitor Industry

Tourism
More Hotel Rooms in Samoa, Vanuatu

But elsewhere resort investment light

Tourism
South Pacific Escapes Tourism Slowdown

Most Major Markets Weather 9-11 Storm, While Others Gained

Tourism
Two Heads Are Better Than One

Can a Samoan-American Samoa Partnership Breath Life into Ailing Visitor Industries?

Tourism
Uncertainty in the Air

Islands Hedging Bets Against Reductions by Foreign Airlines

Viewpoint
Doors of Opportunity



Departments


Business Briefs
 

Cooks Islands Quietly Optimistic
 

Health Briefs
 

Indonesia’s New Suva Base
 Keeping A Lid On Explosive West Papua Is The Agenda

Pacific Notes
 

People Briefs
 

The Best Defense
 Blaming Developing Nations

Writing for the Region
 New Books Offer Tremendous Resources for Readers

Youth No Barrier
 

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