Neu: 2001-10-27 Contents of this issue:
1. Combating Terrorism 2. Polynesia Casualty ======================================================================== October 27th, 2001 1. Combating Terrorism: United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) observers have been attending the South Pacific Chiefs of Police Conference in Apia. International terrorism, and drug and people smuggling are understood to have featured in the discussions. Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Chief of Police Asi Tuiataga Blakelock and the Police Department have been the official hosts. Delegations came from American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu. Asi said the importance of these meeting is in the resolutions to be made at the end. "It is on these resolutions and sharing of information that development needs can be addressed," he said. (PINA Nius Online). 2. Polynesia Casualty : The internationally known Club Med hotel at Moorea, French Polynesia, yesterday announced its temporary closure in continuing fallout from the world terrorism crisis. Club Med Moorea will close December 1st and hopefully will reopen "as soon as possible", according to the management. The suspension of activity could last up to nine months. French Polynesia's important tourism industry has already been hit by the sudden close down of Renaissance cruise line operations in its islands. Mainly American tourists had flown in on special flights to board two Renaissance liners in Papeete and cruise French Polynesia's islands. Club Med Moorea has 350 bungalows with terraces and a capacity of 700 people.It was established on the site of Haapiti Moorea in 1962. __END__
