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consulted before the passing into law of village. The facility in question is in
the criminal libel act, he reportedly fired close proximity to a regional medical
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freighter Southern Phoenix is still await- Suva Bookshop – Downtown Boulevard, Suva, Fiji
ing salvage operations to begin. There Fatiaki Enterprises Limited – Vakabalea St,
were hopes that operations could begin Lautoka, Fiji
last month, but by press time, part of Sanatan Bookshop - Nasinu, Tebara Shopping
the ship’s bridge, containers and masts newspaper is reporting that parents of Complex
could still be seen from Suva’s water- young girls are involved in the practice, Nausori Airport Bookshop – Nausori
front. The container freighter was under giving the hands of their daughters to Ba Book Centre – Ba (opposite Ba Bus Station, Fiji
charter to Kiribati when it took on water Asian men in return for money. The Lami Pharmacy – Main Street, Lami
while docked at the Suva Wharf in May newspaper said a case is currently Kays Kona Shop – Dolphin Plaza, Suva, Fiji
last year. Its Solomon Island owners before the courts where an Asian has USP Bookcentre – USP, Laucala Campus, Suva, Fiji
remained tightlipped on when salvage been charged with living with an un- Samabula Drugstore – Samabula, Suva, Fiji
operations would begin nor how much derage girl. Kundan Singh Supermarket – Tamavua, Suva, Fiji
it would cost. MH Superfresh – Tamavua, Suva, Fiji
Volcano defiant Methodist Bookstore – Stewart Street, Suva, Fiji
Students of a remote school in Ambae Textbook Wholesalers – BSP Centre Suva, Fiji
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Vanuatu with the excellent result of their
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MARIJUANA has become quite com- having to drop everything at school and Tappoo outlets – Fijiwide
mon throughout many Pacific countries. Kundan Singh Supermarket – Arts Village,
But at a hospital? Apparently there is Pacific Harbour, Fiji
Gulabdas & Sons – Beach Road, Levuka, Fiji
concern at one hospital that patients Hachette Pacifique – Papeete, French Polynesia
Kiribati Newstar – Bairiki, Kiribati
One Stop Stores – Bairiki, Kiribati
Robert Reimers Enterprises – Majuro, Marshall Islands
Pacific & Occidental – Yaren, Nauru
South Seas Traders – Alofi, Niue
evacuate out of island due to the threat Nouvelle Messageries Caledoniennes de Presse
posed by volcano eruptions, and having – Noumea, New Caledonia
to spend at least two months away from Wewak Christian Bookshop – Wewak, PNG
the classrooms, students of St Patrick Boroko Foodworld – Boroko, PNG
College still scored very high marks in UPNG Bookshop – Waigani, PNG
their finals. Daily Post newspaper re- Wesley Bookshop – Apia, Samoa
have been slipping out at night to smoke ports that the exam results showed that Panatina Chemist Ltd – Honiara, Solomon Islands
joints with young men from the nearby St Paricks is still among the top public Officeworks Ltd – Honiara, Solomon Islands
schools in Vanuatu. National Stationery Supplies – Honiara,
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