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CI’S SEABED MINING AMBITIONS CUBA CONNECTIONS
Cook Islands has ambitions to begin seabed A different attitude to tobacco in neighbouring 7 Thurston St
mining within five years. However Deputy Fiji, where Voreqe Bainimarama became the first PO Box 12718, Suva, Fiji Islands.
Prime Minister Mark Brown expects funding for Fijian leader to visit Cuba on an official state visit Tel: +679 330 3108, 773 1118.
exploration and research to dry up with Cook recently. Visiting Havana, Bainimarama discussed Email: advertising@islandsbusiness.com
Islands’ graduation to developed nation status. Jacqui agriculture, medical collaboration and tropical Circulation & Distribution
Evans, the former Director of Cook Islands’ mixed medicine, climate change, sports, and reciprocal
use marine protected area –the Marae Moana—was free visa entries with his counterpart. He also visited Joseva Ratabua
stood down earlier this year, reportedly because of a cigar factory, saying Fiji’s small tobacco industry jratabua@islandsbusiness.com
her support for a ten-year moratorium on seabed could learn from their mature Cuban counterparts. subs@islandsbusiness.com
mining. The government denies this was the reason, Finance
but her removal smooths the path for mining plans. KIRIBATI’S SARTORIAL STYLE finance@islandsbusiness.com
Kiribati’s traditional handicrafts look set to appear Regional and local magazine sales agents
NIUE BANS VAPING in unlikely places, including around the necks of new
Niue has one of the lowest rates of smoking in the UN Security Council delegates from Saint Vincent Amy Street Pharmacy - Amy Street, Toorak
Pacific, but it is going further, and will ban vaping. and Grenadines. The Caribbean island nations have Kundan Singh Supermarket – Arts Village, Pacific Harbour, Fiji
It’s part of the island’s effort to address public health ordered pandanus neckties with the word ‘Peace’ Kundan Singh Supermarket – Tamavua, Suva, Fiji
concerns. Just last year Niue passed its first tobacco woven into them, says Kiribati Ambassador to the
control act. As a result cigarettes more than doubled UN, Teburoro Tito. The Ambassador says he has Lami Pharmacy – Main Street, Lami
in price. also negotiated to have Kiribati handicrafts to the Methodist Bookstore – Stewart Street, Suva, Fiji
Aquarium of the Pacific in Los Angeles. MHCC – Suva, Fiji
Nausori Airport Bookshop – Nausori
Samabula Drugstore – Samabula, Suva, Fiji
Sanatan Bookshop - Tebara Shopping Complex
Suva Bookshop – Downtown Boulevard, Suva, Fiji
Post of the month: Tappoo outlets – Fijiwide
Textbook Wholesalers – BSP Centre Suva, Fiji
Total Lautoka - Vitogo Parade
USP Bookcentre – USP, Laucala Campus, Suva, Fiji
Palm Court Bistro – QBE Arcade, City Centre, Suva

Boroko Foodworld – Boroko, PNG
Friendly Islands Bookshop – Nuku’alofa, Tonga
Hachette Pacifique – Papeete, French Polynesia
National Stationery Supplies – Honiara, Solomon Islands
Nouvelle Messageries Caledoniennes de Presse – Noumea, New
Caledonia
Pacific & Occidental Capelle & Partners – Yaren, Nauru
Pacific Supplies – Rarotonga, Cook Island
Robert Reimers Enterprises – Majuro, Marshall Islands
South Seas Traders – Alofi, Niue
Stop Press – Port Vila, Vanuatu
Yap Cooperative Association – Colonia, YAP, FSM
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