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contract some 14 months before this, SPREP over SPC
and he has his family to thank for the WHEN it comes to work on climate Front Page Limited
privilege. change in the Pacific, SPREP is the go to 117 Amy Street
agency. At least that’s the message from PO Box 12718, Suva, Fiji Islands.
t Brussels where the European Commis- Tel: +679 330 3108. Fax: +679 330 1423.
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Struggling airwaves and representations made to it by a Circulation & Distribution
regional organisation that its climate Sara Vafoou
NATIONAL broadcaster in Solomon change aid to the region ought to be svafoou@islandsbusiness.com
Islands is struggling to stay on air be- directed through the Pacific Community, subs@islandsbusiness.com
cause its owner, the government has not the EC apparently stood its ground and Accounts
allocated any money to keep it going. So sent the money direct to Apia, location accounts@islandsbusiness.com
much so that it has had its power discon- of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Regional magazine sales agents
nected by Solo Power for an unpaid bill Environment Programme. Pacific Cosmos – 89 Brisbane Street,
of US$8,400. SIBC has also put on hold Oxley Park, NSW, Australia
its venture into national TV, a project that t Pacific Supplies – Rarotonga, Cook Islands
is budgetted to cost US$3m. Reduced Yap Cooperative Association – Colonia, YAP,
broadcast hours and redundancy would Federated States of Micronesia
follow. Sneaking fugitive Paper Power Bookshop – Town Council Bldg,
AUTHORITIES in New Zealand are Main Street, Nadi, Fiji
t tight-lipped about a ‘person of inter- Suva Bookshop – Downtown Boulevard, Suva, Fiji
est’ who apparently sneaked into their Fatiaki Enterprises Limited – Vakabalea St,
jurisdiction after Fijian police made it Lautoka, Fiji
known that he was wanted for question- Sanatan Bookshop - Nasinu, Tebara Shopping
Complex
ings for a murder of a girl some years Nausori Airport Bookshop – Nausori
back. Couple of men from the ‘person’s Ba Book Centre – Ba (opposite Ba Bus Station, Fiji
village were charged with the death Lami Pharmacy – Main Street, Lami
but they were released and exonerated Kays Kona Shop – Dolphin Plaza, Suva, Fiji
when fresh evidence came to light. This USP Bookcentre – USP, Laucala Campus, Suva, Fiji
‘person’ is said to have gone to work in Samabula Drugstore – Samabula, Suva, Fiji
New Zealand and this is where the script Kundan Singh Supermarket – Tamavua, Suva, Fiji
becomes more interesting. Police there MH Superfresh – Tamavua, Suva, Fiji
have charged him with some assault- Methodist Bookstore – Stewart Street, Suva, Fiji
Farm deductions related offence involving a minor, and Textbook Wholesalers – BSP Centre Suva, Fiji
THE death of a Tongan grower in the case is about to go before a judge. MHCC – Suva, Fiji
786 Supermarket – Toorak ,Suva, Fiji
Australia is a wake-up call for those TOTAL Hibiscus – Victoria Parade, Suva, Fiji
lining up to earn a place in that coun- Tappoo outlets – Fijiwide
try’s much-publicised seasonal worker t Kundan Singh Supermarket – Arts Village,
programme. Although he passed a Pacific Harbour, Fiji
vigorous medical check in order to be Gulabdas & Sons – Beach Road, Levuka, Fiji
part of the programme, Vaea Mahina Diplomats in retirement Hachette Pacifique – Papeete, French Polynesia
died three months later in a farm in New WITH Fiji calling for public interest in Kiribati Newstar – Bairiki, Kiribati
South Wales. His family believed the the positions of all its head of missions One Stop Stores – Bairiki, Kiribati
man worked himself to death with his overseas, whispers has been scouting Robert Reimers Enterprises – Majuro, Marshall Islands
pay slips detailing numerous deductions the horizon to see how some of their Pacific & Occidental – Yaren, Nauru
that at times left him with only US$8 previous heads now retired are faring. South Seas Traders – Alofi, Niue
a week to live on. One such pay slip Its top diplomat at the UN, after a year Nouvelle Messageries Caledoniennes de Presse
showed weekly deductions of US$91 for being treated as chief VIP by the UN – Noumea, New Caledonia
accommodation (a converted shipping as its general assembly president has Wewak Christian Bookshop – Wewak, PNG
Boroko Foodworld – Boroko, PNG
container shared with eight other men), retired from the Fijian civil service and UPNG Bookshop – Waigani, PNG
$55 for transport, $24 for visa fees and is now working fulltime for the world Wesley Bookshop – Apia, Samoa
$91 for sundry expenses (newspaper body as its special envoy on oceans. His Panatina Chemist Ltd – Honiara, Solomon Islands
subscriptions). counterpart in Korea is not doing too bad Officeworks Ltd – Honiara, Solomon Islands
either. He is back home with his family National Stationery Supplies – Honiara,
t but has just been appointed chairman Solomon Islands
of a Korean-owned biofuel company. Friendly Islands Bookshop – Nuku’alofa, Tonga
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