Fiji's head dissolves

[Meenzer 15347]

...is how I read the headline on BBC News.

 

The second line being "parliament".

 

I think I need to go to bed.

[Rob W 0]

Pity that they are on their way to another stretch of dictatorship

 

too many of the small pacific states are really "failed" states

[Guest alex]

Do any of those countries in the South Pacific have any sort of sustainable industries beyond tourism though? I know Tuvalu has done very well out of the internet (due to its .tv suffix) but in general a lot of these places seem to have shrinking populations (of indigenous peoples anyway). Can't be very healthy for these countries in the long term.

[sammynb 3342]

Do any of those countries in the South Pacific have any sort of sustainable industries beyond tourism though? I know Tuvalu has done very well out of the internet (due to its .tv suffix) but in general a lot of these places seem to have shrinking populations (of indigenous peoples anyway). Can't be very healthy for these countries in the long term.

Fiji has a growing clothing industry which is seeing them combined with sugar production move away from relying completely on tourism.

[Lazarus 0]

Do any of those countries in the South Pacific have any sort of sustainable industries beyond tourism though? I know Tuvalu has done very well out of the internet (due to its .tv suffix) but in general a lot of these places seem to have shrinking populations (of indigenous peoples anyway). Can't be very healthy for these countries in the long term.

Fiji has a growing clothing industry which is seeing them combined with sugar production move away from relying completely on tourism.

[Meenzer 15347]

Do any of those countries in the South Pacific have any sort of sustainable industries beyond tourism though? I know Tuvalu has done very well out of the internet (due to its .tv suffix) but in general a lot of these places seem to have shrinking populations (of indigenous peoples anyway). Can't be very healthy for these countries in the long term.

Shrinking land masses, too

[Guest alex]

Aye, a lot of these countries are under the biggest threat from rising sea levels.

[Rob W 0]

well of course the coral grows upwards as it floods so the islands continue to keep pace with rising sea level - its storms that do for them

 

Tuvalu is only a couple of feet ablove sea level and the main island is only a few hundred yards wide - went there in 1983 - amazing spot!

 

http://www.tuvaluislands.com/2005/index.html

 

is a recent set of photos

[manc-mag 1]

well of course the coral grows upwards as it floods so the islands continue to keep pace with rising sea level - its storms that do for them

 

Tuvalu is only a couple of feet ablove sea level and the main island is only a few hundred yards wide - went there in 1983 - amazing spot!

 

http://www.tuvaluislands.com/2005/index.html

 

is a recent set of photos

 

Where were you when we were shit?!

[geordieshandy 0]

Damn and I was wanting to emigrate to Fiji and start a sheep farm.

Edited December 7, 2006 by geordieshandy

[Rob W 0]

well of course the coral grows upwards as it floods so the islands continue to keep pace with rising sea level - its storms that do for them

 

Tuvalu is only a couple of feet ablove sea level and the main island is only a few hundred yards wide - went there in 1983 - amazing spot!

 

http://www.tuvaluislands.com/2005/index.html

 

is a recent set of photos

 

Where were you when we were shit?!

 

 

I was on the terraces at SJP when we played in Div 2 with every crap footballer that ever played in S Scotland on board.............................................