Index: December 1, 2002


Cover

Cover Story


North Pacific Air War

Airlines Need Deep Pockets To Compete With Continental

Pacific People Of The Year

Wan Smol Bag - Why they've been a success in the region

Features


Analysis
U.S. Redux

Washington Needs To Recalculate Its Role In The North Pacific—Again

Arts
New Caledonia’s Lifou Island Dancers

Melanesian Troupe Wows American Audiences

Aviation
Aloha Rising

A Hawaii Regional Airline Is Becoming A Trans-Pacific Player

Aviation
Kiribati Fights The Odds



Aviation
Next Stop Niue



Aviation
Opportunities Ahead

Continental Micronesia’s New CEO Is Ready To Act

Aviation
Rockin’ To Palau Air’s Tune

Alan Seid Takes on Continental Micronesia

Book Review
The Art of Kiribati Dance

'It’s supposed to look relaxed, but it’s not'

Briefs
Business



Briefs
Government



Briefs
People



Business
Fiji Budget See Tax Up On Goods And Services

Private sector worried about some measures

Business
Kina In Crisis. Businesses Reassessing Future

Impression of gloom and doom reigns in PNG

Culture
Bride Price Still Very Much Alive in PNG

One can pay as much as K60,000 for a bride

Environment
Cautious Optimism for the Future



Environment
Figuring Out El Nino

New Pacific Climate Condition Means Drought For Some Islands, Cyclones for Others

Environment
Testing The Waters

Tahiti and Hawaii Youth Start Environmental Dialogue

Fishing
Pacific Fisheries Split Over Tuna Commision HQ

But they’ve been warned: Stick together or else

Government
Down To The Wire

Washington’s Chief Negotiator Wraps Up Compact Talks

Law
The Most Litigious People on Earth

On Palau, Land Disputes Are A National Pastime

Media
Video Boot Camp

Two Young Islanders Take A Crash Course In Video Production

Pacific Fisheries
Overview of 2002 US Pacific Islands Fishery Management and Conservation Activities



PacTravel
Paddling Through Paradise

Seeing Kosrae’s Mangrove Forests In A Canoe

Politics
Anti-Terrorism Bill Creating Alarm

Democrats fear it could be used against them

Politics
Crunch Time In The Solomons

Kemakeza faces big test in parliament

Politics
President Flosse Escapes Yet Again

But his days in court are not over yet, he predicts

Politics
President Tito Goes To The Poll In Panic Mode

Can he muster enough support to be re-elected?

Politics
Woonton Promises Snap Election Early Next Year

Continued political instability draws public protest

Profile
Sia Figiel: Writing With Mana

This Samoan Writer Brings A Woman’s Voice To Pacific Literature

Telecommunications
FSM Telecom Works On Customer Satisfaction

First task: Upgrading billing system

Telecommunications
Vanuatu's Smile Taking Off

Now it’s moving into the rural areas in a big way

Tourism
After Bali

The Threat Of Terrorism May Change Tourism Throughout The Region

Tourism
Bali bombings pushing some business our way

But for how long?

Tourism
More Air New Zealand Flights To Papeete

And so as Air Tahiti Nui to Auckland

Tourism
SPTO New Chairperson Says It's Time To Get Serious

‘We must focus on protection of the environment’

Viewpoint
Put Your House in Order, Before Blaming Others



Departments


Expatriates: The Good, The Bad, and The ...
 

Letters To The Editor
 

Pacific Notes
 

Post-Bali Scenarios
 The Pacific Might Benefit, But It Could Also Become A Target

Real Sovereignty
 A Dawning Sense Of Confidence Points To A New Era

Stuff We Like
 

We Say - 1
 

We Say - 2
 

Whispers
 

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