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Happy New Year
Staff Writer
Priya Chand
Design Consultant IT’s our first edition again for yet an- requirements.
Ilaitia Turagabeci other new year and to say that the days The most immediate advantage of in-
Main Correspondents are just flying by is fast becoming an troducing electronic magazine is obvious
understatement. – Islands Business will be able to widen
Fiji Anish Chand First things first, vinaka, thank you its availability almost immediately. The

Australia Nic Maclellan all our avid readers for your trust and other wonderful attraction of course is
Cook Islands Helen Greig your business. the luxury of reading your monthly copy
April this year would mark our fourth at the first day of each month, irrespec-
Kiribati Taberannang Korauaba
year as the new owners of this publi- tive of whether you live in Suva or in
French Polynesia Nic Maclellan cation that has stayed true to its self- New York!
New Caledonia Nic Maclellan appointed but welcome role of being the Having said all that, we are of course
true and bold witness and reflector of mindful that a segment of our readership
New Zealand Jason Brown
all the businesses of the islands for over prefers to read a hardcopy version of the
Niue Naea Michael Jackson four decades now. magazine.
Papua New Guinea Sam Vulum We have a lot of plans for 2018. Be assured that we have no intention
Patrick Matbob Our list of things to do is as long as of stopping printing at all. In fact we are
the year would be and most of them are, currently reviewing this particular aspect
Samoa Taina Kami-Enoka
I’m afraid to admit, carried over from of our business with the aim of ensuring
Solomon Islands Priestly Habru the previous 12 months. Foremost is its continuation.
Tonga Iliesa Tora widening the option of the medium you 2018 should also see us venture into
receive your own copy of the magazine. new business with some exciting new
Very soon, we are going to offer the e- partners both in Fiji and across the
Islands Business is published monthly by magazine facility, utilising our widely islands of the Pacific and again, in do-
Front Page Limited used www.islandsbusiness.com ing so, we are grateful and indebted to
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