South Pacific Islands

A huge low pressure system snuck up on Suva and disrupted schools and business. Princess Anne is in Papua New Guinea on a royal visit. Niue is now awaiting assay results from uranium drill cores. Palau shipping receives a major setback when a prominent operator decides to forsake the region. The ...

Few events in nature can surpass the thrill of spotting a Bird of Paradise in the wild. The photos done in zoos are technically superior but there is nothing like capturing the male Bird of Paradise on the wing.

Pacific Plan debate at meeting in Papua New Guinea;regional police training program;Vanuatu dialing for dollars;Tokelau link trial;overseas aid;Cook Island diplomacy; kava ban; Amnesty Bill and Pacific trade issue sums up this week's news

Emperor Gold Mines battling for survival; Australian military recruitment proposal; political tension in Wallis and Futuna; suspect bill tabled in PNG parliament, agricultural guest workers proposed for Australia,

A hospital evacuation in the Marshall Islands,Maori political clout on the horizon in New Zealand,Pacific Islands Forum gets a new inspection, marine waste dumping becomes serious and the human development index leaves Fiji lagging. Meanwhile fund raising in Vanuatu raises complaints.

There is a shortage of doctors in the Islands and especially in Guam; Brutality by PNG police reported; Guest work concept broached; Coconut power in the offing; Raratonga Flycatcher numbers increase; Fiji has plans for sugar money;Proposed Pacific Space launch a possibility.

Papua New Guinea is eager to increase its tourism numbers dramatically by 2008. Guadalcanal suffers significant landslide damage due to torrential rains. PNG and Fiji discuss direct airline routes. Sumitomo will begin prospecting for nickel and cobalt on Santa Isabel. Tuvalu plans universal Internet access for all Tuvaluans.

An improving economy in the Solomon Islands brings an embarrassment due to riches,Hawaiian educators are in trouble over the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the PNG stock exchange is maturing,Nauru's financial woes continue,a Blackbirding conference was held in Queensland,whaling controversy is still in the news, the United States may monitor ...

Fiji tourism appears to be at a crossroads. There is still tremendous development being carried out by both government and the private sector but there is also a large measure of uncertainty as to which direction the industry should be heading.

Romance South Pacific is about Fiji and the romantic appeal that the people and the place engender.