PACIFIC ISLANDS REPORT

Pacific Islands Development Program/East-West Center
With Support From Center for Pacific Islands Studies/University of Hawai‘i


Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Taiwan Vice Premier Resigns Over Pacific Scandal
Takes blame for embezzled $30 million

Bougainville President, Former PNG Leader Reconcile
‘The past is gone,’ says Bougainville’s Kabui

U.S. Military Wants CNMI’s Pagan For Training
Remote island would accommodate 17,000 marines

Bainimarama Meets With Media Executives
Warns more deportations likely

Nukualofa Rioter Gets Suspended Sentence
Judge moved by remorse

Palauan Soldier Killed In Training Accident
Details yet to be disclosed

U.S. Recovers WWII Remains On Bougainville
Plane gunned down by Japanese forces

Australian Police Search Businesses In Vanuatu
Cooperative probe into tax haven schemes

Saipan Expert: Power Outages Fact Of Life
Troubled utility unable to pay bills

Paper Snag Stalls Guam Pest Eradication
Coconut rhinoceros killing trees in tourism hub

PNG’s Port Moresby Airport To Get Facelift
Landscape architect hired at $20,000 a month

Fiji To Promote Tourism At China Expo
Fiji brochure printed in Chinese

Solomons Government Plans For Logging Demise
Contributes 17 percent of government revenue

Business Key To Australia’s ‘Pacific Partnerships’
PNG, Samoa first on board with Aussie initiative

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