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Whispers Whispers

what they say about unpaid bills and Island travel woes
workers’ rights. Imagine the perplexed looks on the Front Page Pte Limited
That’s if they want to avoid even faces of Pacific Islanders as the major GPO Box 12718, Suva, Fiji Islands.
higher legal bills and fines. regional airline announce its new Tel: +679 9209375
services to Cairns for under FJ$1000 Sales & Advertising
Fiji the new porn hub return from Nadi, Fiji. Nadi is 3000km marketing@islandsbusiness.com
Fiji is quickly gathering a name for from Cairns, 2200km from Tarawa and
itself as a regional porn hub. This 1000km from Funafuti. Circulation & Distribution
month it ejected two porn stars who But flights to Tarawa which is only subs@islandsbusiness.com
were believed to be on the hunt for two thirds the distance cost twice as Finance
Australian and New Zealand school boys much as the trip to Cairns. And Funafuti finance@islandsbusiness.com
as raw talent for their videos. —on third the distance—costs the same Fiji stockists
But after an alert from Australian as the Cairns flight. And then there’s
authorities, Fijian law enforcement Vava’u in Tonga – 900km away at a cost Baka Books - 23 McGregor Rd, Suva
agencies were notified and the women of FJ$1500. Bulaccino - Namaka, Nadi
experienced a premature end to their Dominion Bookshop - BSP Life Building Arcade, Suva
activities in the islands. Fiji has been Extractive defences Ginger Kitchen - Fiji Museum
cited among the 10 most prolific Once again the ugly creature of Hot Bread Kitchen - Damodar City, Suva/LICI building,
porn consuming nations per head of colonialism and extractive industry Butt St, Suva/Namaka, Nadi/Rajendras Foodtown Complex,
Valelevu/Namoli Avenue, Lautoka
population. rears its head, this time in Papua New Malo - Garden City, Raiwai
Ironically, Fiji’s efficiency in dealing Guinea.
with errant sex tourists is overshadowed Fearful of China’s continued advance, Maui Bay TOTAL Service Station - Lot 15, Maui Bay Estates
by its failure to deal with the night— Australia is considering the recruitment Nausori Airport Kiosk - Nausori International Airport,
Nausori
and more recently daytime—activities of Papua New Guina nationals to serve Palm Court Bistro - QBE Arcade, Victoria Parade, Suva
of members of the world’s oldest in the Australian Defence Force. There’s Raiwaqa Bakery - Flagstaff/Nausori
profession on its streets. unlikely to be a lack of volunteers.
But the question is, how long will Samabula Drug Store - Samabula
First hand experience Australia continue to exploit the Pacific The Projects Collective - Colova Estate (The Beachouse),
Coral Coast, Korolevu
Imagine the horror of the MP who people as cannon fodder – literally and USP Book Centre - USP Laucala Campus, Suva
took his son to hospital only to be told figuratively? In the 1960s, Australia— Vuda Marina General Store - Vuda Marina, Lautoka
there were no doctors available. His with the United Kingdom and the U— Yees Xpressmart - Unit S22, Port Denarau, Nadi
political party has provided leadership sold out the people of West Papua and
to the country for close to two decades gave them to Indonesia. Regional
yet there was no doctor, nurses were That was to place a buffer between ASCC Le Bookstore - Pago Pago, American Samoa
on break and the X-ray facilities were Australia and the so-called advancing Friendly Islands Bookshop – Nuku’alofa, Tonga
closed for the weekend. tide of communism. Sixty years Heritage Park Hotel – Honiara, Solomon Islands
The MP’s son was forced to wait three later, the country which wants to be Naoero Postal Service Corporation (Nauru Post) – Civic
days (it was a long weekend) before a member of the Pacific Family is Centre, Aiwo District, Nauru
he could be treated at a public facility exploiting the region again. Palau Community College - Koror, Palau
where X-ray machines were available Samoa Stationery and Books - Apia, Samoa
and there was a doctor on duty. Tuvalu Post - Funafuti, Tuvalu
We wait to see whether the Vanuatu Post - Port Vila, Vanuatu
parliamentarian will attack his Yap Cooperative Association – Colonia, YAP, FSM
colleagues for the state of affairs in the
country’s hospitals.

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