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Whispers

(see IB April issue) from CEO Ludwig
Kumoru, it appears he might have really
ruffled up feathers that the PNA wants
him out ASAP. “What is even worse is
that he has blocked me from doing any Front Page Limited
work for the PNA Office and have cut 117 Amy Street
off access to my emails and the PNA PO Box 12718, Suva, Fiji Islands.
fisheries information management sys- Tel: +679 330 3108, 330 8795.
tem, leaving only white people as con- Email: advertising@islandsbusiness.com
sultants. Oh well, that is his burden,” Circulation & Distribution
Quiet mission to West Papua Aqorau told Islands Business later. He Sara Vafoou
Slipping in quietly into the Indone- might be out of the picture for now but svafoou@islandsbusiness.com
sian controlled West Papua region, a if the PNA people think that’s the last subs@islandsbusiness.com
delegation from Solomon Islands was they’ve seen of him, they will have to Accounts
taken aback when a small group of think again. There is a likelihood that accounts@islandsbusiness.com
pro-independence activists held a pro- Aqorau will soon join the Solomon Is- Regional magazine sales agents
test outside the office of the Indonesian lands Government as its International Pacific Cosmos – 89 Brisbane Street,
government appointed governor in Jay- Fisheries Specialist. Solomon Islands is Oxley Park, NSW, Australia
apura. “We wanted to protest about the a member of the regional tuna alliance, Pacific Supplies – Rarotonga, Cook Islands
secrecy of the Solomon Island mission so, expect Aqorau to be at future PNA Yap Cooperative Association – Colonia, YAP,
but at the same time we wanted to thank events. “It’s going to be fun attending Federated States of Micronesia
the Solomon Island government for their PNA meetings,” he mused. Paper Power Bookshop – Town Council Bldg,
support of West Papua independence,” a Main Street, Nadi, Fiji
protestor told Radio New Zealand. Need- t Suva Bookshop – Downtown Boulevard, Suva, Fiji
less to say, the protestors were quickly Fatiaki Enterprises Limited – Vakabalea St,
hauled away by Indonesian police and Lautoka, Fiji
were released a few hours later. Ho- Sanatan Bookshop - Nasinu, Tebara Shopping
Complex
niara remained tightlipped about their Nausori Airport Bookshop – Nausori
so called ‘fact-finding’ mission to West Ba Book Centre – Ba (opposite Ba Bus Station, Fiji
Papua, although it has already been Lami Pharmacy – Main Street, Lami
whispered that the new government Kays Kona Shop – Dolphin Plaza, Suva, Fiji
of Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela is USP Bookcentre – USP, Laucala Campus, Suva, Fiji
re-thinking its support for the indepen- Samabula Drugstore – Samabula, Suva, Fiji
dence of West Papua. Kundan Singh Supermarket – Tamavua, Suva, Fiji
MH Superfresh – Tamavua, Suva, Fiji
Methodist Bookstore – Stewart Street, Suva, Fiji
t
Textbook Wholesalers – BSP Centre Suva, Fiji
MHCC – Suva, Fiji
786 Supermarket – Toorak ,Suva, Fiji
TOTAL Hibiscus – Victoria Parade, Suva, Fiji
Tappoo outlets – Fijiwide
Kundan Singh Supermarket – Arts Village,
Pacific Harbour, Fiji
Gulabdas & Sons – Beach Road, Levuka, Fiji
Tussle for votes on social media Hachette Pacifique – Papeete, French Polynesia
Photo: Giff Johnson FijiFirst spent $60,000 on social media Robert Reimers Enterprises – Majuro, Marshall Islands
“Anyone else find it odd that in 2017
Kiribati Newstar – Bairiki, Kiribati
One Stop Stores – Bairiki, Kiribati
alone,” a youth social advocate asks on
social media last month after the ruling
Pacific & Occidental – Yaren, Nauru
South Seas Traders – Alofi, Niue
as required by law. That’s USD29,000,
PNA mystery fight FijiFirst party published its financials Nouvelle Messageries Caledoniennes de Presse
Just what is going on in PNA (Par- although this comes amidst rumours – Noumea, New Caledonia
ties to the Nauru Agreement) that has that another political party paid $10,000 Wewak Christian Bookshop – Wewak, PNG
got current administrators so peeved for ‘social media’ software. Looks like Boroko Foodworld – Boroko, PNG
at its former CEO and legal advisor Dr this year’s elections, at a date yet to be UPNG Bookshop – Waigani, PNG
Wesley Bookshop – Apia, Samoa
Transform Aqorau (above)? Not only announced, would be fought to a great Panatina Chemist Ltd – Honiara, Solomon Islands
was he unceremoniously dumped as its extent in the varied platforms that social Officeworks Ltd – Honiara, Solomon Islands
legal advisor in a two- sentence email media offers. National Stationery Supplies – Honiara,
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