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say hello” when borders re-open, when gold purchased from PNG company,
she meet them via video call recently. Golden Valley. The banks have cited
potential damage to their reputation
PNG’s winged tenants reports the Australian Financial Re-
Repairers of the PNG High Commis- view. The London Bullion Market Asso-
sion’s roof in Canberra have had to ciation is reviewing Perth Mint’s ethi-
contend with a few challenges, not cal sourcing accreditation. The Mint Front Page Limited
the least being 10,000 bees they found says it has replaced its auditors and 7 Thurston St
sheltering inside the distinctive build- no longer sources gold from the PNG PO Box 12718, Suva, Fiji Islands.
ing. The bees, and the 10 kilograms of company. Golden Valley owner Justin Tel: +679 330 3108, 773 1118.
honey they had produced, have been Parker was sentenced to 13 years in Email: advertising@islandsbusiness.com
removed and the project is nearing jail in 2017 after being found guilty Circulation & Distribution
completion. The roof was damaged in of beating his helicopter mechanic subs@islandsbusiness.com
a hailstorm, and sourcing its red cedar to death, but was released on parole Finance
shingles during the pandemic has also last year, says the AFR. Concerns have finance@islandsbusiness.com
been challenging. also been aired that the company buys Regional and local magazine sales agents
gold from small-scale miners who use
(Not so) Golden valley mercury and have children working Amy Street Pharmacy - Amy Street, Toorak
Global banks HSBC and JPMorgan are at alluvial mine sites alongside their Kundan Singh Supermarket – Arts Village, Pacific Harbour,
no longer buying gold from the Perth families. Fiji
(Australia) Mint following concerns over Kundan Singh Supermarket – Tamavua, Suva, Fiji
Lami Pharmacy – Main Street, Lami
Picture of the month Methodist Bookstore – Stewart Street, Suva, Fiji
MHCC – Suva, Fiji
Nausori Airport Bookshop – Nausori
Samabula Drugstore – Samabula, Suva, Fiji
Suva Bookshop – Downtown Boulevard, Suva, Fiji
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
Three stranded mariners were rescued after an S.O.S signal they drew on
the beach on which they were stranded, was spotted from the air. They were Yap Cooperative Association – Colonia, YAP, FSM
found on Pikelot, Yap, by a US Air Force crew based at Andersen Air Force
Base, Guam. They had been missing for three days.

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