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TERRITORIES, D.C. ALSO STAND

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CONGRESSMAN ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD Delegate from Guam U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C.

NEWS RELEASE October 4, 2001

UNITED AND WANT TO SEND GREETINGS
THROUGH NEW STAMP SERIES: UNDERWOOD

On the heels of the unveiling of the U.S. Postal Service's new "United We Stand" and "Greetings from America" stamp series, Congressman Robert A. Underwood today expressed disappointment that the insular territories and the District of Columbia were again left out.

"We are included by implication in the 'United We Stand' stamp, since the flag flies over the District of Columbia and the insular areas, but at this point the 50-stamp 'Greetings from America' panel excludes D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas," the Congressman said from his District Office in Hagåtña. "And this is most disturbing, because we too would like to offer our greetings."

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FATE OF ILLEGAL USED CARS IN IRIAN JAYA NOT YET DECIDED

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JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya, Indonesia (October 3, 2001 – The Jakarta Post/Kabar-Irian)---The Irian Jaya Provincial Legislative Council has asked Governor J.P. Solossa to make a decision on the fate of 415 Japanese cars aboard the Panamanian flagged freighter Golden Coast, which has been detained in Jayapura Port for the past two months.

Paulus Sumino, Chairman of the Provincial Legislative Council's Commission B on economic affairs, said the governor should immediately decide whether to bring the case to court or send the ship and its cargo back to Japan.

"The council has no executive authority and can only make recommendations to the provincial administration as to what action it should take in handling this case," he said after a hearing with provincial officials here on Monday.

Dorteus Asmuruf, the provincial secretary, represented the governor during the hearing.

The local customs and excise office detained the vessel on July 18, 2001, as its cargo...

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SECURITY FORCES RETAKING ILAGA, IRIAN JAY, FORCE REBELS TO FLEE

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JAKARTA, Indonesia (October 3, 2001 – The Jakarta Post/Kabar-Irian)---Security forces began to retake Ilaga Tuesday, pushing back rebel forces that had occupied the small hinterland town in Puncak Jaya regency since Friday to the outskirts of town near the airport.

Military sources at the Trikora military command told The Jakarta Post they were confident of success and said it was only a matter of time before soldiers and police regained full control of the town.

An intelligence officer, who asked not to be named, said rebel forces had been pushed back to near Gomay village.

However, there was no information on whether security forces had encountered resistance as they retook the town. There were also no immediate reports of casualties.

According to the military, the separatist Free Papua Organization's National Liberation Front (TPN) on Friday occupied the district capital, running amok, burning down buildings and forcing residents to flee.

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MARSHALL ISLANDS CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE FALLOUT FROM TERRORIST ATTACKS IN

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MAJURO, Marshall Islands (September 28, 2001 -- Marshall Islands Journal)---The Marshall Islands continues to experience fallout from the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States.

This week, Aloha Airlines announced that while it is not reducing service to the Marshalls, it will be changing equipment and the route for its Tuesday/Wednesday flight in view of the lighter than normal passenger loads.

Aloha manager John Hawley said that the Tuesday flight that normally flies non-stop from Honolulu to Kwajalein will, starting next week, fly to Majuro first and then to Kwajalein, following the same route as the Friday/Saturday flight.

The reason for this is that from October 1, Aloha will start using a Boeing 737 - 200 series plane, instead of the larger 800 series that it has been using.

"There is no reduction in service as of now," Hawley said. "But we’re changing the aircraft because passenger loads are low at this time."

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SAMOAN SURVIVORS RESCUED NEAR VANUATU TELL OF DEATHS AT SEA

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APIA, Samoa (October 3, 2001 - Samoa Observer/PINA Nius Online)---Two Samoan fishermen rescued at sea near Vanuatu after weeks adrift in their small boat have told the tragic story of two young fellow fishermen who did not survive.

Fishermen Vaafuti Kolia, 22 and Clarke Afa, 21, said from Port Vila that they were about to give up hope when an oil tanker spotted them after they had been lost at sea for a month.

But the parents of fellow fishermen Faalauau Masoe (17) and Isamaeli Semo Soia (18) said they were shattered to hear how their sons' lives came to an end.

According to the survivors, Faalauau died because he hadn't eaten for days while Isamaeli was washed off into open seas when he tried to grab a floating coconut for their meal.

Disaster struck for the fishing crew when their alia's engine failed off Samoa.

In a radio interview, Mr. Afa and Mr. Kolia said their alia was not fully equipped.

"We told the owner that there was no spare...

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EUROPEAN COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE

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COMMONWEALTH PEOPLE’S FESTIVAL

Brisbane, Australia

NEWS RELEASE October 3, 2001

URGES PACIFIC CIVIL SOCIETY
TO SEIZE OPPORTUNITY UNDER COTONOU

The Cotonou Agreement has set out a number of general principles regarding the recognition of civil society organizations as fully-fledged partners of the development process, but what is not specified is the practical terms and conditions of its implementation, says a representative of the European Commission Delegation to the Pacific, Mrs. Shamina Narayan. And unless these terms and conditions are specified, Mrs. Narayan said that the involvement of civil society as one of the main features of the Cotonou Agreement will remain only an ideal.

Speaking to delegates of a Pacific civil society meeting on the Cotonou Agreement at the Commonwealth People’s Festival in Brisbane, Australia, Mrs. Narayan said that it fell on all partners in the Agreement to contribute to its success, and urged civil society...

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EAST-WEST CENTER NAMED MANAGING PARTNER

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EAST-WEST CENTER

Honolulu, Hawai‘i

NEWS RELEASE

October 2, 2001

FOR PACIFIC DISASTER CENTER IN MAUI

The Washington, D.C.-based Pacific Disaster Center Program announced that the East-West Center has been selected as the managing partner to further develop the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), a federal research and development activity located in Maui.

The Maui PDC furnishes disaster information to local, state, regional and federal emergency officials. Its activities support mitigation, preparation, response and recovery in a wide region including Hawai‘i, Alaska, and the countries of the Pacific and Indian oceans.

The concept of the PDC was first discussed in the aftermath of Hurricane Iniki, which struck Hawai‘i in 1992.

The East-West Center’s responsibility will be to develop a management system as well as facilitate the PDC’s further development, enhancing the application and utilization of its information and communications...

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FRENCH POLYNESIA SHOULD HAVE ITS OWN SENATE, AND TWO SENATORS IN PARIS, SAYS

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PRESIDENT FLOSSE

PAPE‘ETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia (October 2, 2001 – Tahitipresse)---French Polynesia President Gaston Flosse, who is also a member of the French Senate, said Monday that the territory should have two senators in Paris.

He said that this is necessary because French Polynesia "has more than 200,000 inhabitants."

He pointed out that two representatives from French Polynesia are already elected for five-year terms in the French National Assembly.

The President said that French Polynesia should one day have its own Senate, to work in tandem with the existing Assembly of French Polynesia.

For additional reports from Tahiti Press, go to PACIFIC ISLANDS REPORT News/Information Links: Other News Sources: Agence Tahitienne de Presse.

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U.S. CHIEF COMPACT NEGOTIATOR STAYMAN IS OUT

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KOLONIA, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (September 20 – October 3, 2001 – The Kaselehlie Press/BNN)---Allen Stayman, the soft spoken U.S. Chief Negotiator for the Compact of Free Association renegotiations and who sat across the table from the FSM Negotiating Team in three rounds of negotiations, has recently left the job.

Details of his departure were unavailable at press time.

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BHP WASHES ITS HANDS OF OK TEDI DESTRUCTION IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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By Alan Boyd

SYDNEY, Australia (October 4, 2001 – Asia Times Online)---After 17 years of dumping waste into a Papua New Guinea rain forest, resources giant BHP is closing its books on one of the darker episodes of South Pacific foreign investment.

The key shareholder in Ok Tedi copper mine has had its fill of environmental studies, impact assessments and compensation demands. Senior management admitted earlier this year that rehabilitation costs were out-weighing the benefits of keeping the operation going.

Mining will continue for at least another decade, but with BHP being replaced early next year by the Papua New Guinean government, which already holds the biggest gross equity through a string of subsidiaries. Canada's Inmet also has a minority stake.

So the Australian firm can wash its hands of Ok Tedi, preferably not in the putrefying mess it has bequeathed to the 37,000 villagers who are unfortunate enough to be living around Mount Fubilan in Papua...

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