Index: August 1, 2003


Cover

Cover Story


2003 SPGOC Chair Looks Back At The Games

Keep numbers down, Robin Mitchell says

Empire In The Sun

Willie Tan's $250M Success-And What's Next

New Games Boss Wants Eligibility Rule Changed

But he could face tough opposition

South Pacific Games

Has it lost its innocence?

Striving To Be The Best

Willie Tan On What's Ahead

Features


Briefs
Business



Briefs
Government



Briefs
People



Business
Ban Use Of Purse Seine Fishing Boats, Fiji Says

'This type of fishing is killing marine life'

Business
Bula Fiji Generates A Lot Of Interest

It's a place where the who's who in tourism meet

Business
Kava Producers Declare War

They're striking back to restore its good name

Business
PNG'S Oil Palm's Making Leaps And Bounds

Despite economic gloom, its future looks bright

Business
Rugby Blackbirders Snatching Island Boys

It's gross exploitation of the South Pacific

Business
The Next Big Thing?

Tokyo Cafe Serving Noni Drinks Has Global Ambitions

Business
Why Modern Budget Format Not Working In The Cooks

It's highlighting a number of weaknesses

Education
Alafua, More Than Just A Campus

It does more than just train agriculturalists

Environment
Can Eco-Forestry Replace Logging?

Solomon's Timber Shipment Is Good News For Native Forests

Environment
Talking Around The Table



Northern Marianas
Gov. Juan Babauta

Turning the Economy Around

Northern Marianas
On The Ropes

Saipan's Main Industries Battle Long Odds

Northern Marianas
Reality Check

Speaker Blasts Babauta

PITA Newsletter
Fiji's Telecom War Not Over Yet



PITA Newsletter
Solomon Telikom looks to CPDI for upgrade work



PITA Newsletter
What's PITA up to this year



Politics
Be Prepared, Visiting Contingent Told

The revival of paganism could be one surprise

Politics
Chaudhry, Qarase Continue Discussions

But country in suspense as it awaits decision

Politics
Crisis Hits Tiny Tuvalu

PM faces court challenge over his majority

Politics
Judicial Independence Under Scrutiny In Region

Solomon Islands, Tonga situation highlighted

Politics
No Need To Fear, Kemakeza Tells Solomon Islanders

'They are coming to help us, not harm us'

Politics
PM Woonton's Winning Ways

How one MP is making coalition politics work

Politics
President Tong Focuses On National Agenda

First to go: Immunity and media legislations

Solomon Islands
Australia's New 'Burden'

Solomon's Scholar Says The People Want Change

South Pacific Games
Games Close on High Note

New Caledonia Leads Tally

Tourism
How To Recover?

The North Pacific Visitor Industry Has Taken One Hit After Another

Tourism
Shangri-Lost

Paradise Isn't Enough Anymore In the South Pacific

Departments


Britain's Foundering Legacy
 Solomons Will Need Decades to Repair

Business Briefs
 

Celebrating the Hundredth Issue
 10 Years Ago in Pacific Magazine

Lead Us Not Into Baghdad
 Australia Won't Leave Solomons Soon

Letters
 

Letters to the Editor
 

Pacific Notes
 

Political Briefs
 

The Other Secretary-General Job Up For Grabs
 

We Say
 

We Say
 

We Say
 

Where Cha-Cha Rules
 And If You Can't Cha-Cha, Forget It!

Whispers
 

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