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It’s more than just sea, sand and surf out here in the sunny Pacific isles. February 2017 Vol. 43 No.02
There’s a bustling market worth US$11 billion - and growing. The Pacific
Island nations are increasingly viewed as the world’s newest frontier of PAGE wE SAY
opportunity. 33 STRENGTHEN THE BORDERS

But, given their geographical spread, there is no single trans-Pacific Sawari exposes immigration flaws
media publication which reaches these 22 island nations and territories PAGE 8
spread across 35 million square miles of ocean.

Almost all the media in these nations are intensely
localised. Whether newspaper, radio or television - COVER STORY
they’re all confined to individual island nations. Getting
your message across to this population of close to 9 RABUKA READY FOR 2018 RACE
million people, is indeed a challenge - without ISLANDS 8, 10 SODELPA MPs pledge loyalty
BUSINESS magazine, that is.
The Region
Think of us as your exclusive bridge to the islands... 12-13 SPC turns 70

Islands Business is a Pacific Islands monthly news magazine. Reporting, Trade
analysing and commenting on the affairs of the region month after month 1 4-15 Melanesia’s new single market economy
for more than 30 years, Islands Business is the only region-wide periodical 1 6-18 Suspect kava exports under scrutiny
that reaches each of the Pacific islands nations. There hasn’t ever been Lifestyle
another publication with the profile and reach of Islands Business in the 18 Uproar over Fiji’s kava-drinking women
region in all these years. Climate change
If you need to advertise your products or services or want the best 19 Tuvalu steps up climate action
when it comes to your publishing needs you need to talk to us, Islands women Business
Business Magazine. 24-25 Entrepreneur defies the odds
20 World Radio Day celebration Health
21 Bank governor calls for greater effort 28 India deal for Fiji hospital
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22 Pappy John - a life well lived 32 Freedom to the people
Politics
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COVER: Sitiveni Rabuka addresses SODELPA members Photo: Invictus
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