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Editor’s Note

Managing Director / Publisher WHY THE CRISIS AT OUR REGIONAL
Samisoni Pareti
UNIVERSITY MATTERS
Managing Editor
Samantha Magick
The past month has seen the crisis to businesses as we start to see the
at the University of the South Pacific longer term impacts of COVID.
develop at a frenetic pace. We’ve In French Polynesia, long-time
Designer been covering it online, and in this independence leader Oscar Manutahi
Dick Lee
issue we take some time to reflect on Temaru is again locked in battle with
the latest developments, but more
Contributors the French legal system. Last month,
Nic Maclellan importantly, why it is so important Temaru launched a two-week hunger
Ambassador Kaliopate Tavola that the USP survives and thrives. strike, in protest over the seizure of
Dionisia Tabureguci The ongoing tussle between factions his personal finances by French pros-
Maholopa Leveil aligned behind Vice Chancellor Pal ecutor Hervé Leroy in relation to fund-
Stephen Howes Ahluwalia and Chancellor Winston ing of Radio Tefana. Temaru sees the
Emily Moli Thompson comes as USP struggles to actions of French judicial authorities
Len Garae retain its position as a place where as payback for his protests on decolo-
future Pacific leaders can learn about nisation and nuclear testing, issues
our region and each other, where that have rallied the region, including
Islands Business is published monthly by deep and lasting relationships are a generation of leaders at USP. Nic Ma-
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practice. with us—and the Fiji postal system—at
We also continue our coverage of this time. We’re hoping more frequent
Printing: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic flights will resume soon so we can
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a business, even at the SME level, deliveries.
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COVID-19: Samantha
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